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How to Create and Edit a Location

How to Create and Edit a Location

The Location detail form is where you configure everything about a store — its name, address, contact information, tax rates, policies, email settings, payment processing, and more.

Opening the Location Form

To create a new location:

  1. Go to Program → Locations
  2. Click Add New Location in the toolbar
  3. A blank Location form opens

To edit an existing location:

  1. Go to Program → Locations
  2. Double-click the location you want to edit
  3. The Location form opens with all current settings loaded

The Information Tab

The Information tab is the first tab you see. It contains the location's core identity and contact details.

Location Name

Enter a descriptive name for this store (up to 200 characters). Examples: "Downtown Store", "Warehouse East", "Main Street Branch".

The name appears in reports, invoices, and throughout the system.

Name Printing Option

Choose how the location name appears on printed invoices:

Option What It Does
Print On Invoices Instead Of Company Name The location name replaces the company name on invoices
Print On Invoices With Company Name Both the location name and company name appear on invoices
Only Print Company Name The location name does not appear on invoices — only the company name prints

Location Address

Enter the full street address for this location (up to 250 characters). This can be multi-line. The address is used on invoices and reports.

Address Printing Option

Choose how the location address appears on printed invoices:

Option What It Does
Print On Invoices Instead Of Company Address The location address replaces the company address
Print On Invoices With Company Address Both addresses appear on invoices
Only Print Company Address Only the company address prints — the location address is hidden

Phone and Fax

Enter the location's phone and fax numbers. Numbers are automatically formatted using a phone mask: 1-(XXX)-XXX-XXXX. You only need to type the 10 digits.

Each has its own printing option (same three choices as name and address).

Email

Enter the location's public-facing contact email (up to 250 characters). This is the email customers see — it is separate from the SMTP email configuration on the Email tab.

Store ID

The Store ID field (top-right corner) shows the system-assigned numeric identifier for this location. This is read-only and assigned automatically when the location is first saved.

Saving Your Changes

The form has three ways to save:

Button What It Does
Save Saves the basic information (name, address, phone, fax, email, printing options, status) without closing the form
Save & Close Saves everything including email settings, payment processing settings, and handles any status change side effects, then closes the form
Close Closes without saving any changes

Important: The Save button only saves basic Information tab fields. To save Email, Payment Processing, and other tab settings, you must use Save & Close.

Tabs Overview

The Location form has up to 8 tabs:

Tab Purpose
Information Core identity: name, address, phone, fax, email, printing options
Tax Rates Assign which tax rates apply at this location
Licenses Reserved for future use
Policies Store return policy text and serial number requirements
Receiving Inventory receiving settings and storage zone defaults
Email Location-specific SMTP email configuration
Payment Processing Location-specific payment processor and feature toggles
Notifications Notification system settings for this location

Each tab loads its data only when you click on it for the first time (lazy loading), so the form opens quickly.

Note: If you click a tab other than Information before saving a new location, the system will prompt you to save first. This is because the other tabs need the location ID to function.

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Please note: This article is intended as a general guide. AccuArk© is continuously improved through regular software updates, so some screens, labels, or features described here may appear slightly different in your version. If something doesn't match or you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our support team.
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