Sales Clerk Academy (O2C)
Capture demand, manage customers, and move orders through the order-to-cash cycle. 4 courses.
Course 1 · Customers & contacts
Maintain customer records
Keep customer records complete: billing and shipping addresses, payment terms, and credit information.
Manage contacts
Link contacts (buyers, program managers) to customers so order follow-up is easy.
Set pricing context
Verify the customer's currency and tax treatment before orders so quotes are accurate.
Exercise
- Review the customer list and identify records missing addresses.
- Add a contact to one customer.
- Confirm payment terms on your top customer.
Completion criteria
- Customer data reviewed
- Contact added
- Quiz answered correctly
Course 2 · Sales orders (demand capture)
Create a sales order
Open Sales Orders and create an order with customer, dates, and warehouse. Add items with product, quantity, unit price, and promised date.
Route for approval
Submit the order; W10 approval routing handles approvals by amount or rules.
Understand demand flow
Approved sales order items are demand for MRP. Keep dates accurate so the plan reflects the customer promise.
Exercise
- Create a sales order with two items for a customer.
- Submit it for approval and confirm status.
- Check the items are visible as demand for the next MRP run.
Completion criteria
- Sales order created
- Approval understood
- Quiz answered correctly
Course 3 · Shipping & invoicing
Create shipments
Build a Shipment for the order's completed items. Shipping triggers W12 shipment and COGS posting.
Generate invoices
Run Invoice Creation to generate the customer Invoice from shipment data, then post it with W14.
Confirm financial impact
Check that AR increased and COGS was recognized. Resolve discrepancies before the period closes.
Exercise
- Create a shipment for a completed sales order.
- Generate and post the invoice.
- Verify the journal entries for revenue and COGS.
Completion criteria
- Shipment created
- Invoice generated and posted
- Quiz answered correctly
Course 4 · Payments & customer service
Record payments
Log Payments Received and run W15 to apply them to invoices and post cash.
Answer order status questions
Use the order, shipment, and invoice records to give customers accurate status without guessing.
Handle disputes
Route disputes to finance with the invoice and shipment evidence attached.
Exercise
- Record a payment for a posted invoice.
- Run W15 and confirm the invoice status is Paid.
- Practice answering an order status query from the records.
Completion criteria
- Payment recorded and applied
- Status flows understood
- Quiz answered correctly