Using your Gestix in global trading – example: Aviation Parts

The purpose of this article is to show how to configure Gestix in order to process quotes, orders, and subsequent invoices optimized for global trading.

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This is a personalized version of Gestix’s “US” invoice layout that uses the Industry-specific option “Ship date by item” to enable entering the ship date for each item, and the “Article Options Set 1” as the table of “Parts Condition Codes”. All these parameters are found in the Admin menu.

Choosing the Industry-specific option “Ship date by item”.

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Activating Article’s Options Grid. Fill the first data field with “Conditions” and leave the other field empty)

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Entering Part Conditions Codes:

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Configuring the order and similar documents to use the personalized version of the invoice layout (doc_template_aero.html)

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After likewise checking all other involved document series, as needed, the configuration is complete.

Now, the every-day kind of tasks. Before entering the order into the system, lets checking the item file:

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And go on to entering the quote:

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Then, the order and finally the invoice.

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Send the PDF directly by email if you wish,

Invoice layout "Aviation Parts"
Invoice layout “Aviation Parts”

For more information call us at tel. (00 351) 213 477 410 or mail us through sales@gestix.com. Thank you.

 

 

Product Costing in the new Gestix Business 2014

Diluting the shipping cost across the items  in a purchase invoice.
Diluting the shipping cost across the items in a purchase invoice.

Domestic Auto – domestic purchases, does not add the shipping costs to the items

Domestic Manual – enable entering the total amount in domestic purchases

Import Auto – Dilutes the shipping cost across the items in a purchase invoice

Import Manual – enable entering the total amount in import purchases

Handling returnable container/packaging with Gestix

In some countries it’s obligatory to include the returnable container/packaging in the invoice, and then issue a credit memo for the return of those returnable items.

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Click the Credit button to issue the Credit/Return Memo for that particular invoice. Then remove all lines except those that have the returned items.

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Check again before saving the final document…

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The Credit/Return Note is now ready to be printed or emailed.

 

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Finally, check the customer’s current account.

From invoice to return memo, to account statement
From invoice to return memo, to account statement

Print batches of invoices with Gestix

Gestix allows you do print documents in batches, this means you can enter a set of documents into Gestix and then print them all at once as a PDF file or directly to the printer.

Press the Print button to print batches of the desired series of documents.
Press the Print button to print batches of the desired series of documents.

Select the document and check the criteria, including the period (dates Between/And) that tells which documents will be processed. Then press Print button.

Check the documents to be printed
Check the documents to be printed

Check the documents to be printed and press either Print or PDF button to proceed. the Document prints will be opened in a pop up window, so one should remember to enable the browser to accept pop up windows from Gestix, sooner or later.

Unblocking pop-ups
Unblocking pop-ups

Last minute enabling of pop-ups.

And the result print file.

The result of pressing the PDF button
The result of pressing the PDF button

Configuring Gestix for the Kuwait

After installation, open Gestix.

http://localhost/gnet/cgi-bin/gnet-app.cgi

Gestix Lifetime license Serial Number
Gestix Lifetime license Serial Number

Provide the license serial number if applicable. Cloud licenses don’t usually show this step.

Login details
Login details

Fill the Manager’s log in details (your name, email, and new password).

Company name and address
Company name and address

Then fill in the next form with your company’s details.

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The database will then be updated with the license and company information.

Log in to Gestix
Log in to Gestix

Log into Gestix using the user name and password previously indicated.

Revise the company details
Revise the company details

Since Kuwait does not handle VAT or IVA tax, leave the Handle Sales Tax field unchecked, then press the Next button to advance to the invoice branding step.

Invoice branding
Invoice branding

When finished, the main Gestix menu for your application will show (your license may differ from the figure below regarding the menus is deploys).

Gestix is ready, showing the main menu
Gestix is ready, showing the main menu