QRG - STR - FF STD - Order To Cash - en
QRG - STR - FF STD - Order To Cash - en
Process Diagram
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Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................................. 2
Customer Management................................................................................................................................................. 3
Create a New Customer Record .............................................................................................................................. 3
Create a New Customer Contact............................................................................................................................. 5
Review Customer Dashboard .................................................................................................................................. 6
Order Management ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Create a Sales Order................................................................................................................................................ 7
Approve a Sales Order ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Create a Customer Deposit ..................................................................................................................................... 9
Close a Sales Order................................................................................................................................................ 11
Create a Cash Sale ................................................................................................................................................. 12
Fulfilment..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Fulfill Sales Order .................................................................................................................................................. 14
Partially Fulfill Sales Order .................................................................................................................................... 15
Bulk Fulfill Sales Orders ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Invoicing....................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Create Standalone Invoice .................................................................................................................................... 17
Invoice from Sales Orders ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Partial Invoice from an Item Fulfillment Record ................................................................................................... 19
Bulk Invoice ........................................................................................................................................................... 20
Create Invoice from Item Fulfillment .................................................................................................................... 21
Customer Payment ...................................................................................................................................................... 22
Receive a Customer Payment ............................................................................................................................... 22
Generate Customer Statement ............................................................................................................................. 23
Key Reports .................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Review Standard Reports ...................................................................................................................................... 25
Review Custom Record ......................................................................................................................................... 26
Key Performance Indicators .................................................................................................................................. 27
Steps
Option B: Select Individual and enter the first, middle, and last Name.
Note: This information helps return accurate shipping rates from UPS and FedEx.
Residential addresses may result in higher shipping rates.
Note: (For US only) Enter the Zip code and press the Tab key to populate the City and
State/Province fields.
Note:
• Select the Email and Fax checkbox to automatically send emails and/or faxes to the
address entered in the header whenever you create or edit a transaction.
• To set up the fax service, navigate to Setup > Company > Printing, Fax.
Steps
1) Perform a Global Search to locate the Customer record.
Note: You can designate any number of alternate contacts, consultants, and decision
makers but only one Primary Contact per customer.
5) Select a Category.
6) Enter a Job Title.
7) Enter the contact Email, Main Phone, and Address.
8) In the Classification section, select a Subsidiary.
9) Navigate to the Relationship subtab.
10) Select the contact’s Supervisor and Assistant details, if available.
11) Confirm the information in the Address subtab.
12) Click [Save].
Steps
1) Perform a Global Search to locate the customer record.
Note:
• Use this portlet to view customer’s summary, including transactions and activities
for the customer's related projects and subcustomers.
• To return to the customer record, click [View] or [Edit].
Note: Use this portlet to view a summary line for each selected KPI.
Note: Use this portlet to view links to Financial Reports, Sales Reports.
• Transactions
a. Filter the list by transaction Type and Employee.
b. Use Quick Sort or click on the menu headings.
Note: Use this portlet to access customer’s sales orders, invoices, and payment
records.
• Activities
Note: Use this portlet to Edit or View tasks, phone calls, and events.
• In NetSuite, the Sales & A/R role is responsible for creating and submitting a new sales order
in the system and ensuring that the order contains as much information known at the time.
This will help streamline the process and limit the need for corrections downstream.
Steps
Note: Click Personalize and enable Sales Order to appear in the drop-down list if Sales
Order doesn’t appear as an option.
Steps
1) Navigate to the Reminders Portlet on the Home dashboard. Select Sales Orders to Approve.
2) Option A: Bulk Approve Sales Orders
a. Select the checkboxes next to the sales order records you want to approve.
b. Click [Submit].
b. Click [Approve].
Steps
1) Locate the sales order.
a. Perform a Global Search to locate the Customer record and Click Dash.
Option B: Enter the Transaction Number or Customer PO# on the Global Search field.
Note: Choose Undeposited Funds account for cash that is not immediately deposited into
a bank account. When cash is moved into the bank account, record the deposit in
NetSuite using the Make Deposit transaction.
5) Enter a Memo.
6) On the Payment Method subtab, select a Payment Method.
7) Click [Save].
To close a sales order using the Close Order button, the following conditions must be met for the button
to show on the sales order:
• The sales order must have been created using a standard sales order form.
• The sales order has an amount remaining to bill.
• The sales order must be in one of the following statuses:
o Pending fulfillment
o Partially fulfilled
o Pending billing
Steps
1) Perform a Global Search to locate the Customer record.
2) Click Dash.
3) On the Customer Dashboard, locate the Transactions portlet.
4) Set the Filter to Sales Order type.
5) Locate the sales order and click View.
Note: If your sales order contains multiple items, be sure to fulfill and bill all available
items on the order prior to closing. Once a sales order is closed, items cannot be fulfilled
and billed.
Steps
1) Navigate to Customers > Sales > Enter Cash Sales.
Note: The Subsidiary, Primary Currency, and Sales Rep populate from the customer
record.
5) Add a Memo.
6) Select between:
Option B: Select Undeposited Funds for a cash or check payment that is not immediately
deposited into a specific account.
Note: If selecting Check, enter the Check Number in the Primary Information section.
9) On the Communication > Messages subtab, select if the receipt is either To Be Printed, To Be
Emailed, or To Be Faxed.
10) Click [Save].
Typically, fulfillment is required for customers who sell physical inventory. The fulfillment workflow is
also used for software/services items that require a provisioning step prior to invoicing for reporting
purposes.
Steps
1) Navigate to Shipping > Shipping > Fulfill Orders.
OR Locate the Reminders portlet on the Home dashboard. Click the Orders to Fulfill.
OR Perform a Global Search to locate the Sales Order.
2) Click [Fulfill]. The Item Fulfillment record displays.
3) Enter a descriptive Memo.
Note: This will make the record easier to identify in searches and reports.
4) On the Items subtab, verify the Location and Quantity of items to be fulfilled.
Note: In the Quantity field, the total defaults to the Committed quantity for items marked
for fulfillment
5) On the Shipping subtab, confirm the Shipping Information and Shipping Address.
6) On the Packages subtab, confirm the package weights (lbs), Package Contents Description, and
Package Tracking Number.
7) Click [Save].
Steps
1) Navigate to Shipping > Shipping > Fulfill Orders.
OR in the Reminders portlet, click Orders to Fulfill.
2) On the Fulfill Orders page, select the sales order’s Date that you will fulfill.
3) Set the Filter By field to Some Items Committed to display orders that can be partially fulfilled.
4) Locate the sales order and click Fulfill.
5) On the Item Fulfillment record, enter a Memo.
6) On the Items subtab, only select the items you are fulfilling.
7) Confirm or edit the Quantity of items to be fulfilled.
Note: In the Quantity field, the total defaults to the Committed quantity for items marked
for fulfillment.
8) On the Shipping subtab, confirm the Shipping Information and Shipping Address.
9) On the Packages subtab, confirm the following:
• package weights (lbs)
• Package Contents Description
• Package Tracking Number
10) Click [Save].
Steps
1) Navigate to Shipping > Shipping > Fulfill Orders.
OR in the Reminders portlet, click Orders to Fulfill link.
2) Filter the orders by Customer and Transaction Type.
3) Enter the item fulfillment Date.
4) Select the item commitment level to Filter By:
• Some Items Committed
• Respect Ship Complete
• All Items Fully Committed
• Ignore Item Availability
5) Select the Bulk Fulfill from Location where the orders will be completed.
6) In the Ship Via field, select a shipping method for these orders.
7) Select the sales orders to Fulfill.
OR Click [Mark All] to fulfill all orders.
8) Click [Submit].
Steps
1) Navigate to Customers > Sales > Create Invoices.
2) Select a Customer. The Subsidiary, Currency, and Sales Rep fields will populate with information
from the selected customer record.
Note: Once you save this record, you can use the PO number as a Global Search term.
6) Enter a Memo.
Note: The Rate displayed factors in the Price Level and Quantity discount.
9) On the Shipping subtab, confirm the Shipping Carrier and Shipping Method.
10) On the Billing subtab, review the Billing Address or update if necessary.
11) On the Communication subtab, select the communication preference for the invoice.
Steps
1) Perform a Global Search to locate the Sales Order record.
2) OR In the Reminders portlet, click Sales Orders to Invoice.
3) Locate the sales orders and click Date.
4) Verify the Primary Information for this invoice, modify if necessary.
5) Review the line items, Qty, and Amount listed under the Items subtab.
6) Select what to invoice.
Option A: Click [Bill] to create an invoice for the sales order.
Option B: Click [Next Bill] to create an invoice based on the billing schedule (if applicable).
7) Navigate to Billing subtab to verify the Bill To address.
8) Navigate to the Communication > Messages subtab to review the invoice delivery method
options.
9) Select a Delivery Method.
Option A: Select the To Be Printed checkbox to print the invoice.
Option B: Select the To Be E-mailed checkbox to email the invoice.
Option C: Select the To Be Faxed checkbox to fax the invoice.
Leading Practice: NetSuite automatically sends the invoice via email to the customer if the
preferred method is selected within Customer Preferences or per a Company Setting.
When Preference is fax or mail you may proceed to process these manually. Where the
invoice is to be delivered by print, this can be done on a per-invoice level or in bulk, by
using the Print Checks and Forms functionality.
10) Select a predefined customer message in Select Message or manually enter a Customer Message
to print on the invoice.
11) Click [Save].
Steps
1) Perform a Global Search to locate the Sales Order record.
OR Navigate to Customers > Sales > Enter Sales Orders > List.
2) In the Sales Order page, click View next to a sales order record with Pending Billing/ Partially
Fulfilled status.
3) Navigate to the Related Records subtab.
4) Click the Date of the fulfillment record.
5) On the item fulfillment record, click [Bill].
6) Review the item list that displays the items and quantities fulfilled.
7) Enter a Memo.
8) Click [Save].
9) The partial invoice is now created. The sales order status updates to Partially Fulfilled.
Note: To view the partial invoice, go to the Related Records subtab. The remaining
balance can be invoiced from the sales order by clicking the [Next Bill] or [Bill Remaining].
• The Sales & A/R should utilize dashboard alerts for notification of overdue invoices.
Steps
1) From the Reminders portlet on the Home Dashboard, select Sales Orders to Invoice.
2) (Optional) Filter the Orders list by:
• Customer - select a specific customer.
• Next Bill on or Before – filter the list by a specific billing date.
3) Enter the Posting Period and billing Date for the transactions.
4) In the To be Printed and To be Emailed field, select
Option C: Select Respect Customer Preference to print/email based on the default preference on
the customer record.
Note: On cash sale record, the Credit Card Approved box and the Account field will be
automatically populated.
7) In the Orders subtab, select the sales orders to invoice or click [Mark All].
8) Click [Submit].
Steps
1) Navigate to Customers > Sales > Fulfill Orders > List.
OR Perform a Global Search to locate the Item Fulfilment record.
2) Click View.
3) Click [Bill]. Review the items and quantities fulfilled.
4) Click [Save].
• Customer payments in NetSuite should be collected against the Undeposited Funds if payments
from customer are not deposited to bank as and when they are received.
Steps
1) Navigate to Customers > Accounts Receivable > Accept Customer Payments
2) Enter the Customer name.
3) Verify the A/R Account.
4) Select the account to deposit the funds.
Option B: Select the Account if the payment has already been deposited.
Note: If the Auto Apply checkbox is selected, then credits will be automatically applied to
the oldest invoice. If the Auto Apply is not checked, you can apply the credit to a specific
invoice.
Note: For other payment methods, you can use Check # to record reference numbers.
1) Click [Save].
Steps
1) Navigate to Customers > Accounts Receivable > Generate Statements.
2) Confirm or edit the Statement Date field. The current date autopopulates this field.
3) Enter the Start Date for your statements. This appears as the oldest transaction date.
Note: If you do not enter a start date, the Balance Forward does not appear and all
transactions in the customer's history appear on the statement.
4) Select from the Restrict By Group list to filter the customer list.
5) Select the Include Zero Balances checkbox to generate statements for customer accounts that
meet these requirements:
• have a zero balance as of the statement date
• have accounts receivable transaction activity between the statement date and the start date
6) Select the Show Only Open Transactions checkbox to include only open transactions on
statements.
Note: The Show Only Open Transactions option is most useful for statements printed as of
your current today date. If you select Show Only Open Transactions and are using a date
other that today’s date, you may have balance discrepancies.
Navigate to the Order to Cash reports and review the following available reports:
Steps
1) Navigate to Reports > Order Management or Sales or Sales Orders or Customer/Receivables.
Add these reports your Favorites menu by clicking the Favorites icon and select Add to Shortcuts.
• Review the default Name. Rename the report to something more meaningful to you.
Steps
12) Perform a global Search for the report name.
Tip: Press [Alt]+[G] to move the cursor to the global Search field.
13) Select filters one at a time and wait for the screen to refresh before entering another filter.
Note: Refer to SuiteAnswers or NetSuite Help for more information on setting up portlets.
The following table identifies the Scorecards and KPIs available in your account.
Steps
1) Navigate to the Home dashboard.
2) Review the dashboard and locate the portlet with the Scorecard Name listed above.
4) Hover over the KPI to see the KPIs Trend Graph icon .
5) Click the icon to view a KPIs Trend Graph.