Text categories

For text types, there are different categories, which are also connected to text numbers in the Text table. This allows you to customise texts for local markets or other purposes.

Texts with predefined values

These text types have predefined values that you can define text for, for example:

CRM texts domain

You can use this text type (type 128) to override texts in the CRM module.

A look-up in this field gives you the following list of possible values:

  1. Campaign distributed
  2. Transferred from campaign
  3. Quotation to @
  4. Following up quotation
  5. Document created
  6. Document received

Document name domain

You can use this text type (type 3) to print document names in order documents, reminders and interest notes, delivery notes and price refund requests using the @DocName() macro.

A look-up in this field gives you the following list of possible values:

  1. Reminder
  2. Interest note
  3. Invoice
  4. Credit note
  5. Consignment note
  6. Packing slip
  7. Pick list
  8. Order confirmation
  9. Quotation
  10. Purchase order
  11. Inquiry
  12. Label
  13. Delivery note
  14. Refund request
  15. Production order
  16. General note
  17. Account statement
  18. Order print
  19. Approval request

Heading domain

You can use heading texts (text type 56) and total line texts when printing reports and documents.

Headings 1 - 4 are used by the @Parameter () macro in list forms; Headings 1 - 3 in account statements, balance lists and profit and loss accounts and balance sheets, and Heading 4 in tax statements.

Headings 5 and 6 are used as column headings in columns for age distribution in balance lists for customers and suppliers, Heading 6 in the last column and Heading 5 in the previous columns.

Headings 7 and 8 are used in the description field in order lines which Business NXT adds as heading lines before the order line set, in connection with completing the invoice reference field in the order head, when the Invoice ref. processing field has the value 2 in the Company information table.

The @s in the texts are replaced by values, periods/deadlines and years in Headings 1- 4, and number of days in Headings 5 and 6.

Heading texts for different languages can be defined in the Text table.

Note:
If you double-click or press * in this field, you can look up a heading in the Text table.

A look-up in this field gives you the following list of possible values:

  1. Period: @/@
  2. Period: @ - @/@
  3. Period: @/@ - @/@
  4. Term: @/@
  5. @ - @ days
  6. Above @ days
  7. Was
  8. Should be

Total line domain

Heading texts and total line texts (text type 57) are used by Business NXT as required, when printing reports and documents. Total lines may be suppressed via a field in the Form table.

The total line texts for total discount, exchange value, special tax, invoice fee, non-taxable total, VAT, withholding tax, rounding and order total are used in order documents; the total line text for truncation is also used in interest notes and suggestions.

Previous balance, balance and new balance are used in account statements. Balance is also used in balance lists, reminder suggestions, interest suggestions and payment suggestions. Total, main ledger and difference are used in balance lists for customers and suppliers,

Reminder fee and reminder amount are used in reminders, reminder suggestions and interest suggestions, interest amount and interest fee are used in interest notes and suggestions, To pay is used in reminders, interest notes, reminder suggestions and interest suggestions, and Payment amount is used in payment suggestions.

Total line texts for different languages can be defined in the Text table.

Note:
If you double-click or press * in this field, you can look up a total line in the Text table.

A look-up in this field gives you the following list of possible values:

  1. @ % total discount of @
  2. Special tax
  3. Invoice fee
  4. Exchange value
  5. @ % VAT of @
  6. Order total
  7. Previous balance
  8. Balance
  9. New balance
  10. Total
  11. General ledger
  12. Difference
  13. Reminder fee
  14. Reminder amount
  15. Interest fee
  16. Interest amount
  17. Payment amount
  18. Truncation
  19. To pay
  20. @ % withholding tax of @
  21. Non-taxable total
  22. Total payment amount
  23. Sum accrued
  24. @ % interest of @
  25. Capital assets
  26. Total capital assets
  27. Capital assets GL
  28. Total capital assets GL
  29. Balance according to general ledger
  30. Withdrawals posted, but not occurring in bank
  31. Deposits posted, but not occurring in bank
  32. Withdrawals not posted, but occurring in bank
  33. Deposits not posted, but occurring in bank
  34. Sum (plus)
  35. Sum (minus)
  36. Corrected book balance
  37. Bank balance according to account statement
  38. Difference
  39. Notice/conclusion

Custom values

For these text types you define your own values.

Custom values linked to a table

For these text types you define your own values in the linked tables.

Example

You want to replace the text Special tax in the Total line with the text Environmental tax.

  1. Select the text Total line.
  2. Select 2 in the Text no. field.
  3. Enter Environmental tax in the Text field.

The following text types are examples of custom values linked to a table:

Payment terms domain

Payment terms texts (text type 6) for different languages can be defined in the Text table.
Note:
If you double-click or press * in this field, you can look up a payment term in the Text table.

Payment method domain

Payment method texts (text type 7) for different languages can be defined in the Text table.
Note:
If you double-click or press * in this field, you can look up a payment method in the Text table.

Unit domain

Unit texts (text type 16) for different languages can be defined in the Text table.
Note:
If you double-click or press * in this field, you can look up a unit in the Text table.