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How to Manage Accounts

An Account represents a company / organization / individual (e.g., customer, supplier, partner) and is required to perform financial transactions such as quotations, invoices, and payments.


How Accounts Are Created

Accounts can be created in three ways:

Method Explanation Remarks
Convert from Lead Convert a qualified lead into an account 2.1.2 Convert Lead to Account
Create from Debtor / Creditor Module Account is automatically created when added in accounting modules
Add Directly from Accounts Module Manually create a new account from Contact Book 2.2 How to Manage Accounts

? Where to Access CRM


Where to Access This Function

  1. Go to CRM > Accounts > View List
  2. On the Accounts View List page, you will see:
No. Function Description
1 Add Add a new account manually
2 Details View full account information
3 Edit Update account details
4 Delete Remove unused account

Use the screenshot below to locate these buttons. 


How to Add a New Account

  1. Go to CRM > Accounts > View List

  2. Click Add 

  3. Fill in the required information such as:

    1. Account Information

    No.
    Field
    Description / Notes
    1
    Image
    Upload company logo (Max 5MB)
    2
    Account Name *
    Company/organization/individual name
    3
    Identification Number / Registration No *
    Company registration or identification number
    4
    Short Code
    Unique short code used for public pages (optional)
    5
    Tag
    Optional label or category
    6
    Account Type * 
    Select Customer, Supplier, Partner, etc.
    7
    Order From Account
    Optional reference account for orders
    8
    Introducer Account
    Optional reference if another account introduced this account
    9
    Salesperson * 
    Select staff responsible for the account
    10
    Credit Terms (Days) * 
    Default is 30 if left as 0
    11
    LHDN e-Invoice Registration Type
    Optional, for e-invoicing
    12
    TIN Number
    Ensure no additional space when inserting the TIN number
    13
    New Registration Number / NRIC
    For e-Invoicing; numbers only
    14
    MSIC Code
    Optional industry classification

    2. Contacts (PIC) – This will also appear in Contacts > View List

    No.
    Field
    Description
    1
    Title
    Mr, Mrs, Madam, Dato’, etc.
    2
    First Name *
    PIC first name
    3
    Last Name
    PIC last name
    4
    Phone
    Include country code (e.g., 60)
    5
    Mobile
    Include country code (optional)
    6
    Email
    Contact email
    7
    Add More
    Click to add additional PICs


    3. Custom FieldsClick Add More Custom Fields for any additional company-specific information

    • Click Add More Custom Fields to include additional information.

    • Optional, but recommended if your company wants to track extra details such as:

      • Vehicle plate numbers

      • Document reference numbers

      • Any other account-specific info


4. More Information

Field Description
Industry Select from default industry list
Number of Employees Enter total employees
Email Company email (optional)
Phone Company phone (optional)
Fax Company fax (optional)
Website Company website (optional)

5. Billing Information

Field Description
Address Line 1 & 2 Company billing address
Country / State / City / Postcode Complete address

6. Shipping Information Same as Billing if shipping is same as billing. Otherwise, fill in shipping address fields


7. Other Addresses

  • Optional addresses for different branches
  • Fields: Street, Street 2, City, Postcode, State, Country


8. Bank Information

Field Description
Payable To Name on the bank account
Bank Name Select bank
Bank Account No Bank account number

 

 4. Click Save Form.


How to View Account Details

  1. Go to Accounts > View List

  2. Click Details.


How to Edit an Account

  1. Go to Accounts > View List

  2. Click Edit and make any changes

  3. Click Save Form


How to Delete an Account

  1. Go to Accounts > View List

  2. Click Delete

  3. Confirm the deletion.

 

⚠️ Important Notes:

Situation Explanation
With transactions Cannot be deleted if used in financial transactions
Without usage Can be deleted if unused
Data removal Deleted data cannot be recovered

Extra Notes

Topic Explanation
Financial Transactions Only accounts can be used for invoicing, quotations, etc.
Contacts (PIC) One account can have multiple contacts