Backbone MRP

Factory control & optimization platform

Settings

The Settings drop-down menu in the workbench toolbar holds the reference lists and configuration a company sets up once and reuses across its orders, shipments, and invoices. The menu items are described below.

Accounts

Opens the Accounts list — the company's chart of accounts — used to categorize financial activity and to map data to QuickBooks Online.

Accounts details →

Terms

Opens the Order Terms list, where payment terms such as Net 30 are defined and, optionally, linked to QuickBooks Online.

Order Terms details →

Ship Vias

Opens the Ship Vias list, where shipping methods (carriers or services) are defined for use on shipments.

Ship Vias details →

FOBs

Opens the FOBs list, where Freight On Board options (such as Origin or Destination) are defined for use on orders.

FOBs details →

Exchange Rates

Opens the Exchange Rates list, used to convert amounts between currencies for international business.

Exchange Rates details →

QB Settings

Opens the QuickBooks Settings dialog. The main option here is Connect to a sandbox account, which lets users test the QuickBooks integration against a QuickBooks Online Sandbox company instead of a live company. When checked, the next QuickBooks connection is made to the sandbox account.

Tip: See the QuickBooks section for how to connect and what can be exported once connected.