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Order Types

On the Order Types page, there are columns that facilitate working with Aptean Rental. These columns are described in the following table. More information on other columns of the order types can be found under Setting Up Order Types.

Column Name Description
Code In this column, enter a meaningful code for the order type.
Description In this column, you can enter a description of the order type.
Rent Select this checkbox to be able to select the order type in rent documents.
Rent Subtype In this column, you can select whether the contract is a regular Rent contract or a Rent with Sales Option contract. These options can only be selected for order types where the Rent checkbox has been selected.
Default Invoice Plan Calculation Type Select the method for how the invoice plan should be calculated. You can find more information about the configuration options for the calculation types here.
Skip Printing Select this checkbox to be able to skip the printing process in rent documents for this order type.
Use SignPad Rent Document Select this checkbox if the SignPad may be used to add a signature to a rent contract.
Blocked from In this column, select whether it should not be possible for a rent contract with this order type to be included in either Batch Invoicing or Invoicing. You can then process the final invoice for this rent contract manually. This is useful, e.g., if the rent end date has already been posted but the final invoice is not to be written yet.
Skip Holidays Select this checkbox if the Skip Holidays option should be automatically enabled in the rent contract as soon as this order type is selected.
Reduce Quantity Select this checkbox to automatically enable the option to reduce the contractually agreed quantity when posting a delivery. When posting the delivery/return, the system creates an additional contract which reduces the quantity in the contract to the delivered quantity.
Invoice Limit Enabled Select this checkbox to enable the invoice limit function for rent contracts with this order type. You can find more information on invoice limits here.
Calculation Entry Type In this column, the calculation entry type is entered. The options you can select here are predefined by the system and cannot be created by the user. For example, the options Rent and Rent with Sales Option are available for Rental.
Purch. Calc. Type (Rental) In this column, the purchase calculation type is entered. The options you can select here are predefined by the system and cannot be created by the user.
Prices Incl. VAT Select this checkbox to be able to view all prices in a rent contract including VAT. If this order type is selected in a rent contract, the Prices Incl. VAT toggle switch in the Invoice Details FastTab of the rent contract is activated automatically.