Correctly using the Pickup Date, Shipping Date and Event Date fields will help ensure that you do not miss any deadlines for order completion.  To set these dates take a look at the screen below. It is the maintain order screen and the date blocks are on the right side of the screen. 

To set the date you must double click on the yellow box to bring up the Date/Time Selection window as shown below.

You then can select the date and time you want for the date you are setting.

Lets’ explain each date and their purpose.

Pickup / Ship By….
This date should reflect the date that the order needs to be ready for pickup or if shipping, the date the order needs to ship by to arrive on time. NOTE: if shipping ensure you allow for enough days for the package to arrive, also it is good practice during the winter months to allow for extra time for weather if shipping to/through an area effected by weather.

Scheduled….
This date should reflect the date that the order is to be worked on. If it is a small job, most of the time it could be the same as the pickup date, however if it is a larger job or requires a proof sign off or several days of production time, you may want to have the date a few days earlier.  The schedule date is the date BizWizard uses to display your order on the Orders Due today screen as well as work order printouts.  NOTE: If you do not want to use both pickup and schedule dates you can turn Scheduled date off in the Configuration System Setup/Order Setup Screen.

Event Date….
This date should reflect the date of the event. This date will be filled in automatically when you input the Pickup Date, however you can edit the date the same way any other date is edited.