Last updated: 2025-09-03

Customers (window)

Register > Customers

The customer registry brings together all your customers and is where you configure settings that affect pricing, invoicing, account coding, how orders are dispatched and so on.

For information on the Customer section of Order reception, see Customer (order reception).

The Search box

To display a list of all your customers, leave the Find field blank and click on Search.

Function

Description

Drop-down list

Choose how to search for the customer:

  • Automatic: searches in all the following fields.

  • Customer code: searches by customer code and sales ledger number.

  • Name

  • Address: searches for the street address in the visiting address; “storg” finds all customers who have a visiting address on, for example, Storgatan and Storgränd, regardless of the city.

  • Corporate ID number

  • Reference

  • Main customers: displays a list of customers who have the Main customer (SAP) checkbox selected on the Invoice information tab. You cannot search for specific main customers, but all main customers are displayed.

Find

Free text field for searching. The whole or the first part of the search string can be entered. "opt" finds "Opter" and "Optimal". "ter" does not find "Opter". The search is not case-sensitive.

Region

You can search for customers in a specific region or in all ([Any]).

General

Visiting address

The physical address of the customer. It sometimes differs from the billing address, which is indicated on the Invoice information tab.

Function

Description

Information

Information on the customer's address. The text is downloaded to the Information field under Sender/Receiver, and the Information column in the address list, in the Order reception

The text can be displayed in Opter Driver with the fields Order - Address information (from) [DELIVERYADDRESSINFOFROM] and Order - Address information (to) [DELIVERYADDRESSINFOTO] (the tags DELIVERYADDRESSINFOFROM/DELIVERYADDRESSINFOTO if you use App.OpterDriver.Design). For more information, see Information linked to the customer’s address and Design field for mobile (window).

Log

Function

Description

Created

Updated

Date and time when the customer was created and last modified, and who made the modification. This information is included when you export the customer register to Excel.

Proof of Delivery (POD)

Use this tab to set up how the proof of delivery for customer orders will be handled in Opter Driver.

Proof of Delivery (POD)

Function

Description

Standard POD type

Select the proof of delivery type to be used as the default for the customer. If you select [Default], the type set as the default in the Proof of delivery types window is used.

Disable change of main POD type in mobile

If the checkbox is selected, the main proof of delivery type cannot be changed in the apps. It is only possible to choose between the proof of delivery types available under the main proof of delivery type set in the Standard POD type field above.

POD time limit

Select the time limit within which the proof of delivery must be registered after ordering or delivery. If you select [Default], the time specified by default in the POD time limits window, which you can open by clicking on , will be used. This function is used for subsequent registration of a proof of delivery.

Name always optional

: The receiver’s name is never required on a proof of delivery.

: The setting for the POD type being registered applies (Settings > Proof of Delivery (POD) > Proof of delivery types).

Signature always optional

: The receiver never needs to sign a proof of delivery.

: The setting for the POD type being registered applies (Settings > Proof of Delivery (POD) > Proof of delivery types).

Remark always optional

: The driver never needs to type anything in the Remark free text field.

: The setting for the POD type being registered applies (Settings > Proof of Delivery (POD) > Proof of delivery types).

Remark always optional

: The driver never needs to type anything in the Comment free text field.

: The setting for the POD type being registered applies (Settings > Proof of Delivery (POD) > Proof of delivery types).

Image always optional

: The driver never needs to attach an image to a proof of delivery.

: The setting for the POD type being registered applies (Settings > Proof of Delivery (POD) > Proof of delivery types).

Database fields: CUS_PodPictureAlwaysOptional

Information text to show in app on POD

: Text that is displayed in Opter Driver when the receiver accepts the proof of delivery. For example, this could be a disclaimer. If an image is selected in the Logo to show in app on POD field, it will be displayed above the information text.

Images

Function

Description

Logo to show in app on POD

An image that can be displayed in Opter Driver. The image can be displayed in the shipment list, shipment view, POD view and in the information text in the POD view. For more information, see Display customer logo in Opter Driver (classic).

Order Settings

Mandatory fields in order reception

Here you specify which fields should be mandatory to fill in on new orders for this customer. These settings override the corresponding settings on the Form flow tab in the order settings (see Order entry settings (window)).

Mandatory fields are highlighted in yellow in order reception.

: Mandatory to fill in on orders for this customer.

: The setting on the Form flow tab in the order settings applies.

Function

Fields in Order reception

Reference

The field Reference under Customer.

Customer project

Literature section of the field Cus.Proj./Proj.No under Customer.

Project

The project part of the field Cus.Proj./Proj.No under Customer.

Receiver reference

The field Receiver's ref under Data.

Sender reference

The field Sender's ref. under Data.

Freight bill number

The field Freight billunder Data.

Account coding projects

The field Account coding projectunder Customer.

Extra ID 1Extra ID 5

The fields Extra ID 1-Extra ID 5under Data.

If these fields have been given names on the Terminology tab in the office settings, those names will be displayed instead of “Extra ID 1”.

Settings

Function

Description

Address history

Addresses that are entered in order reception and on the web portals are stored in a temporary address registry. Enter the number of days the addresses will be stored in the temporary address registry.

If nothing is entered here, the addresses will be saved for as long as is specified in the office settings (Order Settings tab).

Weight calculation

Select the calculation to be used for converting dimensions to a pricing weight. If [Default] is selected, the option specified in the price list used on the order will be used.

Status time group

Select the times that are to be suggested for orders in order reception. If [None] is selected, the option specified for the service used on the order is used.

Never delay

: no deliveries to the customer are considered to be late, regardless of when they are delivered.

: orders delivered later than the latest delivery time are considered to be late.

Freight bill number

Function

Description

Number series

The number series used for freight bills.

[Default]: the option specified in the office settings (Order Settings tab) is used.

ID extension

The modification of the freight bill number used.

[Default]: the option specified in the office settings (Order Settings tab) is used.

On pickup in Opter Driver

No check (default): the freight bill number does not need to be checked.

Check valid freight bill number: The freight bill number is already filled in Opter Driver and needs to be checked.

Force new freight bill number entry: The freight bill number must be scanned or entered into Opter Driver.

By default, the check is made when the status of the first shipment of an order changes to Picked up and/or when the last shipment of an order changes to Delivered/Delivered, i.e. at the sender and/or receiver of the order. However, it can be defined that the check is done during the loading or unloading of each shipment on the order by setting the mobile data setting CheckFreightBillAtAllPickUpAndDelivery to "True". For information on how to set up mobile data settings, see Mobile data settings (window).

On delivery in Opter Driver

No check (default): the freight bill number does not need to be checked.

Check valid freight bill number: The freight bill number is already filled in Opter Driver and needs to be checked.

Force new freight bill number entry: The freight bill number must be scanned or entered into Opter Driver.

By default, the check is made when the status of the first shipment of an order changes to Picked up and/or when the last shipment of an order changes to Delivered/Delivered, i.e. at the sender and/or receiver of the order. However, it can be defined that the check is done during the loading or unloading of each shipment on the order by setting the mobile data setting CheckFreightBillAtAllPickUpAndDelivery to "True". For information on how to set up mobile data settings, see Mobile data settings (window).

Check Digit Calculation

The method by which the freight bill number should be checked. Currently only the Modulus 10 option is available.

A checksum can only be calculated if the freight bill numbers contain only numbers.

Database fields: CUS_CDC_Id_FreightBillCheckMobile

Number of characters

Enter the number of characters that make up the freight bill number, if you want it to be checked in Opter Driver. If you do not want the number to be checked, enter “0” (default).

Package id

Function

Description

Number series

The number series used for packages.

[Default]: the option specified in the office settings (Order Settings tab) is used.

ID extension

The modification of the package ID used.

[Default]: the option specified in the office settings (Order Settings tab) is used.

Invoice information

The default invoicing setting applicable to all customers is configured on the Invoice settings tab in the office settings. To use different settings for a specific customer, configure those settings here.

Invoice information

Function

Description

Fee

The invoice fee, which is added to all the customer’s invoices. For more information, seeInvoice fee.

[Default]: the setting is retrieved from the Invoice settings tab in the office settings.

Supplier/Subcontractor

Invoice attachment

Used to show/hide elements with the condition CUS_InvoiceAttachment in reports, such as invoice reports. This means that the same report can be used, but showing or not showing certain information based on the specific customer.

: Elements conditioned with CUS_InvoiceAttachment in reports appear on printouts for this customer.

: Elements conditioned with CUS_InvoiceAttachment in reports do not appear on printouts for this customer.

Example:

<item name="**Bilagor" condition="CUS_InvoiceAttachment" x="0" y="10" width="65" />

Displays the text "**Attachments" on invoices to customers with the checkbox ticked, but not on invoices to customers where it is unticked.

The attachments themselves are not attached. This is done via the invoice export. For more information, see Attaching files to invoices.

Internal customer

: The following applies to the customer:

  • The account coding for internal invoicing is used instead of the normal account coding.

  • The account coding scheme (on the Account coding tab) is ignored.

  • Invoices are automatically marked as paid when the invoice period is closed.

: The customer is invoiced as usual and the normal account coding is used.

Report tag: Header.CUS_InternalCustomer (displays "True"/"False").

For more information, see Internal invoicing.

Database fields: CUS_InternalCustomer

Information

The invoice address. If it is the same as the visiting address, as entered on the General tab, it can be copied by clicking on Same as address.

Dispatching

Dispatch

Function

Description

Color

If you wish, you can specify the background colour and text colour for the customer. You can then choose how the colour setting will be used in the dispatch system by doing the following

  1. In the Customers window, click on to save all changes.

  2. Click on Settings > Dispatch settings, the tab Tabs and then on the tab Columns.

  3. In the Color selection column, you can select Customer for columns containing customer information, for example Customer name and Customer code.

    For those customers for whom you have not made any colour settings, the fallback colour is used, which you set in the column Fallback color. (If you do not see the column Fallback color, please scroll to the right.)

  4. Click on to save all changes.

For more information, see Dispatch settings (window).

Number of extra days before completed shipments are removed from dispatch

Enter the number of extra days you want completed shipments to remain in the dispatch before they are cleared.

Number of extra days before shipments without POD are removed from dispatch

Enter how many extra days you want shipments without pods to remain in the dispatch queue before they are cleared.

Service time per stop (s)

Service time is the time it takes to drop off the goods in addition to the actual driving time between addresses.

Indicate how many seconds each stop is expected to take. For more information, see Service time.

Time per additional shipment (s)

State how much extra time a delivery to the same address is expected to take in addition to the service time, for example if there is a delivery to floor 3 and a delivery to floor 5 in the same building. Enter the time in seconds. For more information, see Service time.

Alternative for Opter Driver

Function

Description

Warn if early pickup

: The driver receives a warning for early collection.

The early pick-up warning will appear in Opter Driver if the following applies:

  • The driver will collect from the sender or manually change the status to Picked up at a time before the earliest time and date of collection of the shipment.

  • This is the first shipment on the order. When scanning, the warning is only displayed during pickup scan at the sender's premises, i.e. not during pickup scan at the Terminal.

When the driver receives the alert in the app, they can choose to undo the scan/status change or go ahead and still change the status to Picked up. So it's just a warning, not a block.

For more information, see Warning for premature collection, Opter Driver.

: (Standard). No warning is displayed for early collection.

Force reason and comment if delayed delivery

If a driver sets the status of a shipment to unloaded or performs a delivery scan later than the last possible delivery time specified on the order, the delivery is considered to be late. This only applies to delivery to the order receiver, not to the terminal.

You can choose whether the driver has to give the reason for the delay and a comment in case of delayed delivery using the Mobile data settings App.ForceDelayReasonOnDelay. You can make exceptions to the general setting for certain customers using the checkbox:

  • : Drivers must state the reason for delay and enter a delay comment in the event of delayed delivery.

    This setting replaces the one made in App.ForceDelayReasonOnDelay, for this customer.

  • : Drivers cannot provide any reason and comment for the delay.

    This setting replaces the one made in App.ForceDelayReasonOnDelay, for this customer.

  • : (Default). Mobile data settings App.ForceDelayReasonOnDelay are followed for this customer.

For more information, see Reason and comment mandatory in Opter Driver in the event of a delay.

Force deviation if delayed delivery

If a driver sets the status of a shipment to unloaded or performs a delivery scan later than the last possible delivery time specified on the order, the delivery is considered to be late. This only applies to delivery to the order receiver, not to the terminal.

You can choose whether the driver must indicate deviation in case of late delivery using the Mobile data settings App.ForceDamageOnDelay. You can make exceptions to the general setting for certain customers using the checkbox:

  • : Drivers must indicate deviation in case of delayed delivery.

    This setting replaces the one made in App.ForceDamageOnDelay, for this customer.

  • : Drivers do not have to declare deviation in case of late delivery.

    This setting replaces the one made in App.ForceDamageOnDelay, for this customer.

  • : (Default). Mobile data settings App.ForceDamageOnDelay are followed for this customer.

For more information, see Mandatory deviation in case of delay in Opter Driver.

Internet

Customer-specific settings for the customer web portal and Track & Trace.

Information

Function

Description

Internet order setting

Customer's internet order setting. You can have a different setting for individual References (see Reference (window)), for example a variant of the customer's internet order setting, but with a few changes.

Internet style sheets

CSS file used to format the customer web. The CSS file is also used on Track & Trace after a search has been made.

Reference documents

On the Reference documents tab, files that can be opened on other computers can be added. The files that are added are not attached to orders, instead the function works as a file server and is intended for exchanging information. The files are saved in the database.

Function

Description

New

Adds a file that is on the computer. It is only possible to add one file at a time.

Delete

Deletes files from the registry. It is only possible to delete one file at a time.

Open

Opens the selected file in the list.

File name

(column)

The file name.

Created

When the file was added as a document in Opter.

File name

(field)

The file name of the selected file. The file can be renamed by typing the new name and clicking on . Remember to keep the same file extension (for example “.docx”), otherwise the application to use has to be selected when the file is opened.

Comment

Free text. Information about the file. The information is only shown here.

Account coding

In Opter, the VAT rate on the order determines the income and cost account to which a certain amount is booked. On this tab you can make exceptions to the regular account coding. The tabs you make changes to are marked with .

Click on to display the VAT rates held in the system. Then select the account to which amounts with the different VAT rates should be posted. More information on the individual drop-down lists can be found at The Account coding tab. The settings in this tab apply if you reach item 4 in the list in How Opter selects accounts for income and expenses. If [Default] is selected for any of the options here, the account coding is taken from the VAT rate.

For more information on how Opter selects the VAT rate on orders (column Sales) and supplier bills (column Cost), see How Opter chooses the VAT rate for customer invoices and How Opter chooses the VAT rate on credits.

The menu

The following options are available in the customer register menu.

See also