Sale Document Comments

Sale Document Comments

Adding Comments to Sale Documents      

If you have the generic bank details and mail information showing on your invoice, this comment will be above the details.

In the Livestock Module of Stockyard:

Step 1: Open the Sale Type

  1. Click on Maintenance > Sale Type or
  2. Click on the Sale Type button if there is one.




Step 2: Select Sale Type



Step 3: Select New Comment



Step 4: Select Report Type



Step 4: Enter Comment Detail
  1. Enter a couple of blank lines to give some space at the end of the invoice.
  2. If you would like to attract more attention to the comment you can add some separating lines as below.
  3. Add the required information


Step 5: Save as Quick Comment for future use in other Sale Types



Step 6: Click on OK

Generate the report to check comment displays as you would like it to.



This will need to be repeated for each Sale Type you would like the comment to appear in.
The saved Quick Comment can be used when updating the other sale types.

To Add Customised Comments for a Sale already generated in Livestock:

  1. Click on the Sale button to make changes just for this sale, or


  2. Click on the Sale and Sale Type buttons consecutively to make permanent changes for the sale type so that it appears in all future sales too.


  3. Click on New Comment 


  4. Enter a few blank lines to separate the new detail from what is already in the invoice.
  5. Make a dividing line to bring attention to the comment (see below)
  6. Add the comment e.g. bank details (if you have removed the generic remittance details)


  7. Save as Quick Comment for future use.


vii.  Generate your invoice and check the details

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