Balances Tab


If a customer has outstanding balances, a green circle will appear on the Balances tab of the window.  Of course, for a new customer, there should be no balances.

The Balances tab contains a listing of account balances, including house accounts, credits, and service jobs.  

In this tab, a supervisor can manually adjust a customer balance without the customer charging to or paying on the account.

enlightenedUse of this function is not recommended for day-to-day transaction corrections.  It is only recommended to correct conversion errors during the first days of using The Edge after conversion.

Fields in the Balances tab include:

Type

Lists the type of balance:

R  Repair

L  Layaway

S  Special Order

A  Appraisal

CH  Store Charge

CR  Store Credit.

Key

Transaction ID number.

Balance

The present balance on the listed account.

Created

Date the balance appeared on the record.

Most Recent

The most recent date sales were charged to the account.

NOTE:  For couples, balances are blended to include transactions conducted by both parties.

To adjust a balance:

  1. Select Adjust Balance from the Balances tab of the customer edit window.  The Adjust Customer Balance window will appear.

     
  2. In the Adjustment field, enter an amount by which to adjust the balance.  These balances are based from the store’s liability point of view.
     

    Rewards Account           To increase the rewards to the customer, enter a negative amount.

    Credit Memos               To increase the credit to the customer, enter a negative amount.

    House/Credit Accounts  To decrease the amount owed by the customer, enter negative amount.

    Layaways                     To decrease the amount owed by the customer, enter a negative amount.
     

  3. Enter a reason in the Reason field.
  4. Select a date from the Adjustment Date date picker.
  5. Select OK/Save & Close.

NOTE that balance adjustments may impact your bookkeeping:

House Account & Credit Memo

These adjustments will post as sales activity on the specified adjustment date.

Layaway

Adjusting a balance here may require manual adjustments to accounting and will appear confusing on balance reports. Best practice:  Cancel the open layaway and re-enter the layaway with an updated price.

Special Order

Adjusting a balance here may appear confusing on balance and on account reports. Best practice: Adjust the price of a special order by editing the service record under Services > Find.

Repair

Adjusting a balance here may appear confusing on balance and on account reports. Best practice: Adjust the price of a repair by editing the service record under Services > Find.

Custom

Adjusting a balance here may appear confusing on balance and on account reports. Best practice: Adjust the price of a custom job by editing the service record under Services > Find.

Appraisal

Adjusting a balance here may appear confusing on balance and on account reports. Best practice: Adjust the price of a appraisal by editing the service record under Services > Find.

Updated on Thu, 29 Jul 2021 by Angela Chiaravalle

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