Set up external sales
You can use the External Sales Setup page to define the number series, journal template, batch, G/L accounts, and data exchange framework for processing external sales orders.
To configure the External Sales Setup page, follow these steps:
Select the Search icon
, enter External Sales Setup, and then choose the related link.
The External Sales Setup page opens.On the No. Series FastTab, in the External Sales No. field, select the number series code for the external sales orders. This number series is used to assign unique numbers when new external sales orders are created.
On the Indirect Sales FastTab, fill in the fields as follows:
Field Description Indirect Sales Journal Name Select the general journal template used for posting sales journals when external sales orders are posted. Indirect Sales Batch Select the general journal batch used for posting sales journals when external sales orders are posted. Indirect Sale G/L Account Select the G/L account where the amount is posted as a debit in sales journals. Indirect Credit G/L Account Select the G/L account where the amount is posted as a credit in sales journals. On the action bar, select Create Data Exch Definition to generate a data exchange definition code specifically for importing external sales orders. This also updates the value in the Data Exchange Definition Code field. This action is visible only when the Data Exchange Definition Code field is blank. For importing external sales orders, see External sales order staging.