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Agents
Sometimes, a package with medication is sent to a 3rd party that deliverers to the end customers for a fee. This applies, for example, when a store in a rural area acts as an agent for the pharmacies.
The agent can get a discount for the commission. This discount is not shown to the end customer.
Customer
The Pharmacy Customer is connected to an Pharmacy Agent. The agent is a special type of invoicing customer, for example a regular LS Central customer.
Fee and commission
The agent can receive a fee for handling each prescription:
- Commission per package
- Freight per package
- Other charges per package.
The fee is added either as extra charge on the Prescription Order Line or direectly on the POS. It is automatically calculated and inserted.
Sales Order
The Prescription Order is moved to Sales Order where the agent is the Bill-to-Customer. The Sales Order is shipped (not invoiced).
Shipments are combined to create one invoice per month.
Reports/Documents
Printouts are possible for every sales order with reference to the prescription order and the customer name, but there are no item details on the printout. The sales invoice shows the discounts.
The following table describes a sequence of tasks with links to the articles that apply when creating and using agents, and creating shipments:
| To | See |
|---|---|
| Create a Pharmacy Agent and set fees and commission. | How to: Create a Pharmacy Agent |
| Assign an Agent to Pharmacy Customer. | How to: Assign an Agent to Pharmacy Customer |
| Create a shipment for the Agent and post the invoice. | How to: Create a Shipment for an Agent |
| Create an order through the Agent. | How to: Create Sales Order Through an Agent |
| Set up the Pharmacy Agent function. | How to: Set Up a Pharmacy |
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