Categories and course settings
Course and check categories · how course expiry is counted
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Why
Every item needs a category (separate sets for courses, checks, diagnoses and reference values), used for grouping in reports. Course expiry counting is one shop-wide setting
How
- 1Owner: User menu › Shop settings › Tags / categories, then open the Category tab
- 2Press Add categoryAdd category window
- 3Category Type: what the category is for (e.g. courses or checks) — each type has its own set
- 4Category Name: e.g. laser, filler, blood tests
- 5Press Save — repeat until both courses and checks have their categories
- 6Shop settings › Course settings: in Course Expiration Counting choose the receipt date or first use (good when customers buy ahead), then Save
Tips
- A course’s deferred-revenue account must be a liability account mapped to PEAK in Shop settings › Chart of accounts
Done when: You have the categories you need