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Hi Dave,

Firstly I must say that I am successfully using PhreeBooks with all your assistance and have converted 2 other small business owners from Pastel. This is really a great piece of software.

I now serve as their main technical reference - hehehe

Anyway, In South Africa we are required by law to fill in the VAT (Value Added Tax) number of clients on all invoices. Currently under CUSTOMERS (MAINTAIN/NEW) I use the Resale License Number tab to fill in the VAT number.

Is there a way that I can change this is the code to read: VAT NO. on the screen instead of RESALE LICENSE NUMBER?

Currently we work around the problem through the form builder by including a TEXT FIELD, which then displays VAT NO. and calls the RESALE LICENSE NUMBER we specify when creating a cutomer, ex. 123456789. The output the displays as:

VAT No. 123456789 on the generated/printed document.

Therefore this question is not critical, but might be helpful on my quest to convert the entire South Africa to PhreeBooks.

Regards

To convert a single text translation I have a hook for global overrides. This will change the text but will not be affected when upgrades are installed. Add a file: /my_files/custom/extra_defines/extra_globals.php and in it replace the constant with what you want it to say, in this case add (with the appropriate php tags:Use ACT_V_ID_NUMBER for Vendor overrides.
Dave

Dave,

I have created the php file as instructed. Logged out and in of Phreebooks, but it still says RESALE LICENSE NUMBER. I also get various errors when I now use phreebooks and this forced me to delete the created folders and the php file.

I have attached a screenshot after I added the file.

Regards.

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then change the trunk file: /modules/accounts/language/en_us/language.php
around line 100 to:Dave

DAVE, DAVE, DAVE,

It worked like a charm, but then again... Anything you advised me on thus far, worked! Thanx a million.

Regards,

Hi,

missing ? in opening php tag.



and the override works fine.

Dave,

How do I implement this in the version3 ?

Thanx
Nino

Dave,

Found it:
books\modules\contacts\language\en_us\language.php

Changed on line 84

It's better to use a custom hook so that you won't have to change every time you update. Create a file: /modules/phreedom/custom/language/en_us/language.php and add the line:This will override the standard define.

Dave

Nice one Dave, and I thought I was getting clever...
I like your option of a hook way better.
Thanx.
PS. Getting good feedback here in South Africa from the people I introduced to PhreeBooks, but I will send you a mail soon.

Dave,

Hoping this is the final question in terms of my custom field as described above.

I'm busy setting up a bunch of reports and forms and according to our South African trade law, we need to print the VAT number of the customer on all documents. How can I get the VAT number to display on the reports/forms.

I've changed the TEXT-PAYMENT REFERENCE field to show VAT NUMBER, now I need it to display the VAT number as changed in the previous posts.

I then tried to insert a DATA line anywhere on the report, but don't find any reference to the VAT in the options available under the DATA LINE. I've selected a few of the options available, but nothing displays.

How do I go about doing this? Thanx in advance...

Dave,

Ok, here's an update. I chose the quote report and made an add to the BILL TO ADDRESS and included contact.gov_id_number and the VAT number displays, but as part of the Bill to Address. I must also add that this is a DATA BLOCK.

When I do the same on an invoice report (as indicated at the yellow stars) it does not display. I select to insert a DATA LINE and the positioning is 100%

Are you saying the title doesn't show up or the data field is blank? I have fixed some bugs regarding adding fields to reports in the Phreeform module. You may be seeing some of them trying to add fields.

Dave

Dave,

The title shows, as indicated by the screenshot, but the DATA LINE does not show. If I choose another option under data line, example.... the client zip code, it shows up.

Nino

Are you modifying selection the Data - Gov ID Number field on the Builder Field Setup tab? There was a bug in the entry_builder form that may be causing the read error.
Dave