House accounts are created and managed in the Back Office and are linked to at least one customer record. In multi-site environments, house accounts are added at the store level.
- In the Back Office, select CUSTOMERS > HOUSE ACCOUNTS.
- Select Add a House Account. The Add House Account dialog appears.
- Type a name for the house account.
- (Optional) Enter an external ID for the house account. For example, if you already have an existing account number you want to use, enter that number here.
- Enter the maximum balance for the house account.
- Click Select owner to select an owner for the house account. A Select House Account Owner dialog appears. A house account must have an owner linked to it. Select the owner and tap Done.
- (Optional) Add notes for the house account.
- (Optional) Click Select customer to identify additional customers who can use the house account.
- (Optional) Click “X Customer” button to view which customers are currently associated with the house account.
- Enter the following information for the house account if you do not want to use the owner information or if the owner information did not include the following:
- Enter the email address to associate with the house account.
- Enter the phone number to associate with the house account.
- Enter the address, city, state, and zip for the house account. This information appears on the statements you generate.
- Click Save Changes.