Landed Updating
Landed Updating shows you the newest landed costs on new transactions like Orders. Later when the order is converted to an Invoice the newest Landed Costs are included.
Once new Landed Costs are added in the new transaction they are saved for reference. The Landed Costs in the Order stay the same, while in the new Invoice they are new.
Saved Invoices show the Landed Cost that was updated when the invoice was created.
AWS Installing Server
Installing Big Business Server on AWS is the same as for a local computer but remote.
Remote into Windows Server, run the Edge browser, and go to https://bigbusiness.com. On the Download tab, click Windows Server, wait, and click ellipsis... to choose Keep. Show More, Keep Anyway, wait, and click Open File. Run the Installer and Finish.
Start Big Business Server from its Shortcut on the Desktop and follow the prompts to open a copy of your Data File, or the Demo File found in the Program Files folder. Wait once more for a minute while it compresses files. Waits are disk use, now done.
AWS Installing Client
Installing Big Business Client is the last step to connecting to a Big Business Server.
On you local client computer open a browser, go to https://bigbusiness.com and on the Download tab click on Mac Client, Windows Client, or Client SDI (multiple window). For Security, on the Mac go to System Preferences, Security and click Open Anyway. For Windows, click the Ellipsis ..., Keep, Show More, Keep Anyway, and Open File.
Run Client, wait for the Connect dialog and on the Custom tab enter a Name and the Public IP Address of your AWS Server. Contact support@bigbusiness.com for help.
Free Trial
Free Trial lets you turn on Ecwid Connect to test with a Free Trial of Ecwid Business.
Presumably, Ecwid still lets you try all features in a free trial including API integration. If purchasing you need their Business Plan to include API and license for Big Business.
To try Ecwid, sign up for a trial, turn on Free Trial in Big Business, and use Automatic settings to bring in new Customers and Orders. Email support@bigbusiness for help.
To Register Ecwid Connect:
1. Go to System toolbar, Company card, and click Upgrade.
2. Click Ecwid to open the Registration dialog.
3. Enter your Registration code and click Continue
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3. Click Free Trial
4. Click OK on the Thank You! dialog.
5. Click OK to Save the Company card.
6. Quit and restart Big Business Client.
Gemini Test
Gemini Test runs when you click Test in Gemini Settings in your BigBusiness Client. Test uses your city name and asks Gemini to describe [your city] in a few words.
Gemini Settings are in Company card, Connect Setting tab, and require an API Key. Visit Google AI Studio to obtain a no-cost API Key and enter it into Gemini Settings.
Ask AI
Ask AI let you set specifics for how you want to use your AI services and get results.
To start, you may want a blank window for regular chat. Eventually you may want to preset a prompt using on-screen data for quick and consistent results that copy easily.
You will want to use API Keys safely and direct your asks to the services you prefer. Settings for these appear in the Company card, Connect Settings, for your AI services.
ShipStation Auto-Run
ShipStation Auto-Run is not added yet to automate the continuous exchange of orders.
ShipStation Orders will run batches to invoice at end of day and reconcile shipments.
To process, import Customers, then import Invoices, then repeat Customers to check. ShipStation allows a maximum of 200 orders per batch including Redacted or Return.
Exclude Codes
Exclude Code let you set a Prefix to ignore when automatically matching. Some users and companies put ZZ in front of the Listing of Customers that are no longer useable.
For Folder Connect, to import custom files, go to Folder Settings and click Advanced. In the Exclude Code field enter the code you put before defunct customers, such as zz.
This feature is for convenience. Setting Customers as Inactive is an option to consider.
ShipStation Connect
ShipStation Connect helps you ship using ShipStation to get the best rates for carriers.
Stores Locked
Stores Locked is updated to work for Tool Access in addition to All Access, a default.
Stores Admin
Stores Admin will bring together more of the options for Stores to sort orders or sales.
PO Prefix
PO Prefix helps identify the customer for an imported PO by matching coded prefixes.
In Folder Settings enter a number, like 5, of characters for the prefix to use for matches.
PO Prefix is used when multiple customers or no customer is found and the PO Prefix is not entirely numbers but contains a code that the customer uses to separate entities.
Order Auto-Imported
Auto-Imported is added to Reponse to identify Orders imported with Folder Connect.
Folder Connect lets you import Orders from an online folder and send back Invoices. Auto-Import is added in the Response field to clarify an Order is from Folder Connect.
Invoice Auto-Imported
Auto-Imported is added to Reponse to label Invoices for Orders from Folder Connect.
Folder Connect lets you import Orders from an online folder and send back Invoices. Auto-Import is added in the Response field to show when an Invoice can be sent back.
Sent OK
Sent OK lets you know an Invoice was sent successfully using Folder Connect service.
Add the Response column to the Invoices List and you can see automatic task results.
Set Ready
Set Ready shows as an action in the Response to help you track the status of Invoices. Response entries are listed in reverse order with latest entry on the left of a Response.
Depending on your Access you might select Mark Ready or click the Ready checkbox. Ready tells BigBusiness to send the invoice using its Export Invoices settings assigned.
Once the invoice is marked as Ready, it will automatically processed and reset to Sent. An invoice marked as Sent cannot be Set Ready and will have Response of Not Ready.