Hibou Odoo Suite: Sales Modules: Sale Credit Limit

Getting Started

The first step is to install the module. To do so, navigate to the Apps application.

Once there, remove the 'Apps' filter, then search for 'Sale Credit Limit'. When you're ready, click install.

Process

To get started, navigate to the Contacts app.

Credit Limit settings are applied to a company as a whole, not on its individual contacts. For this reason, you'll want to select a company contact for this walkthrough.

Configuring Credit Limit + Credit Hold

Once there, click Edit and open the Accounting tab. Here you'll see a newly added field, Credit Limit. In this field, set the allowed credit limit for this company contact.

When you're ready, click Save.

Sale Exception Rules

Navigate to the Configuration app.

Once there, go to exceptions > Sale exceptoin rules. Here you'll see one rule that was put in place by this module.

Invoice Partner credit limit exceeded: This is triggered if confirming a sale order, combined with their current receivables, would go over their credit limit.

Click this entry to see its details.

This rule uses Python Code to raise an exception on Sale Orders create that will put the contact over their contact limit.

Sale Exception Warnings

If Sale Exception is installed, you'll see warnings when exceptions are triggered in the Odoo admin area. To do so, navigate to the Sales app.

There are two scenarios in which the Sale Credit Limit module will show an exceptions. Let's take a look at both!

Navigate to the Sales app.

Blocked in Draft Due to Exceptions

Once there, click Create and make a sale order for the client you configured above, and for an amount that will exceed their credit limit. Click confirm sale.

This brings up a "Blocked in draft due to exceptions" modal window. This is just telling you that this invoice, if offered as credit, will go over the customer's credit limit. You can bypass this to either allow them this credit, or if they plan to pay the amount immediately, thereby not using their credit limit.

Check the Ignore Exceptions option, then click, Close.

Note that this only ignores the exception(s). To confirm this quotation with the exception, click Confirm sale on the quotation.

Now, let's create an invoice but not register payment. This way, our customer will show a balance due and we can demonstrate the next exception type. Click Create Invoice.

Click Create and View Invoices on the modal window.

On the invoice, click Validate and leave it in the unpaid state. This puts us in the starting point to demonstrate the next exception type.

Exception on Customer Select

Now, our customer is over their credit limit by $700. For the next exception, go to Orders > Orders and click Create. 

Select the same Customer from the drop-down. As soon as you do so, you'll see the Sale Credit Limit message display in a modal window. You can click OK to hide the message and can continue as usual. This is not a blocking error, it is for informational purposes only.