Overview
This lesson covers the process of Emailing Account Statements to an Account Group from BackOffice along with the prerequisites required to be fulfilled to use the function
Overview
An Account Statement is a Periodic summary of Account Activity with a beginning date and an ending date
Statements can either be printed or emailed within BackOffice
The information on this Page will help guide you through the necessary steps for Emailing Account Statements to an Account Group
Workflow
Prerequisites
Venue Maintenance
Go to BackOffice> Venue, Stores & Tills
From there, select the Venue that from where the Email Account Statements are being sent
Double-click on the desired Venue to open the Venue Maintenance window for that Venue
In the Flags Tab, ensure that the Enable Email Statements flag has been enabled
The Email Setup Settings from the Messaging & Billing Tab needs to be completed
There are some Preset Email Servers available
Operators may also need to alter the Security Settings for the Email Account that they would like to use
After completing the Email Setup Settings, Operators may test by clicking the Check Email button
Once done, Press OK to save the settings
Account Settings
In addition to ensuring that the Venue will be setup properly to send Emails, Operators will also need to configure the Account Settings for the Accounts they would like to send Emails to
To send an Email to an Account, the Account must have a email address assigned
If there is no Email Address set for the account - the Statement will not be Emailed
To add an Email to an account you will need to select the Account from the Account List in BackOffice and Edit it
After opening the Maintenance window, navigate to the Details & Address tab and enter the desired Email Address into the Email1 field
Repeat these steps for each Account that would like to Email Statements to
Emailing an Account Statement
To email an Account Group, complete the following steps in BackOffice
Select Sales Reports from the menu and select Account Summaries beneath that, which will open an Account Summaries Tab
Within the Account Summaries Tab, select the Account Group that you would like to Email Account Statements to
Use the settings to select the desired Display Period, Profile, etc.
Click on the Print Statements button in the Header Section which will generate the following window
Select the Email option to email the Statements to the Selected Account Group
Operator will then receive a Prompt displaying the number of Statements which will be Emailed, and the number of which will be Printed for Manual Mailing
Any Accounts that do not have Email Addresses assigned will have the option to Print for Manual Mailing