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How do transaction screens work

Introduction

There are two main types of data screens in Paragon: reference screens and transaction screens. Here, we'll focus specifically on navigating around transaction screens and what you can expect from each section. The majority of screens in Paragon were designed to look very similar to each other in order to make it easier to learn how to use the system. So what is true in one transaction screen should be true for most other transactions as well.

Transaction screens

Transaction modules handle all the steps or actions in a business's workflow.

The following are the transaction modules that Paragon offers and are all more or less based on the same structure.

  • Pack
  • Order
  • Quote
  • Invoice
  • Receive
  • Pick
  • Purchase order
  • Work order
  • RMA
  • Credit
  • Reserve
  • Ship
  • Receive payment
  • Vendor invoice
  • Vendor credit
  • Make payment

Navigate to any transaction

Once you've logged into Paragon you can access any transaction module by clicking on its icon in the right-hand navigation bar. If the icon you are looking for does not appear in the navigation bar, you can find it by clicking the more button in the bottom right of the screen.



List view for transactions

All transaction screens are laid out in the same way, so whether you’re in the Quotes, Invoice, or any other transaction module, the screens should all look very similar.
When you first open a module, you will see a screen that we call the list view. This screen shows you a list of all the records that currently exist in that module. The columns on that list view can be configured as you see fit after you've created attributes



Double-clicking any transaction will bring you to that transaction's detail view. You can also access the detail view by clicking on it (highlighting it) and then hitting the list-detail toggle button.

On both the list view and detailed view of any transaction screen, there are 4 buttons:

- Back button: This button will bring you back to the previous screen you were on. This is not to be confused with undo. It will freeze the screen you were on as is and bring you back to the previous screen you were on in the exact state you left it.

- Reporting button: When clicked the first time, this button will bring you to all the reports that relate specifically to the module you are in. So, for example, if you are in the Quotes module the reporting button will take you to all the reports related to quotes. If you are in the Invoice module it will take you to the reports relating to invoices. To see all the reports available in Paragon, click this button a second time.

- List-detail toggle: This button lets you toggle between seeing a list of all the records in the module and viewing a single record in detail. In the list view, when a line is selected and you click this button, it will open up the record in detail. You can also double-click a line to open it up in detail. In the detail view, clicking this button brings you back to the list view.

- Add new button: This button creates a new transaction or record in the module you are in. So, if you are in the Quotes module, this means it will open a brand new quote. If you are in the Invoice module, it will open a brand new invoice

Detail View

This is what the detail view of a transaction looks like. There are 8 major components on any detail view of a transaction. We will split them by looking at the top and bottoms halves of the transaction screen.


Top section



General information: Found in the center at the top of the screenThis is where you will find the name of the module, the transaction number, the company name, the date and the status of the transaction.
From address: Found at the top left of the screen. This area is where you will select the bill from and ship from addresses
To address: Found at the top right of the screen. This area is where you will select the bill to and ship to addresses
Attribute panel: The list of available attributes below your addresses (in Quote you can see currency).  You can fit up to 6 attributes here. All others can be found in the more tab.

You have control over what attributes are shown in this area when you configure your transaction screens

Bottom section




Line items: This is where the line items go - in this example, we have a school bag. In other words, each item on an invoice, a quote, or other type of transaction will get its own line.
Notes: A handy textbox at the bottom of the screen. This is where you can enter any notes related to the transaction, for example, "Request sent by customer, etc".
Totals: This is where you will see the total value of the transaction along with any discounts, other charges, and taxes. The majority of these values cannot be edited without changing the line items. The tax value, however, can be edited, given that the screen is set up to allow users to edit the tax. This applies to all transaction modules with a tax field.
Action button: The action button can be found in many places throughout Paragon and basically allows you to perform actions or functions on the current record. Get all the info by checking out How to use the action button.

What's next?

Transaction screens will certainly be a big part of your workflow with Paragon. There are a few other articles that we think might interest you: 

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