Creating customers from prospects

This feature is used with: Estimating.

Open: Manufacturing System Manager > Prospects > Records > Create Customer.

  1. Choose the Prospect A/C from the drop-down list.

    The New customer A/C defaults to the reference you entered for the prospect. The Short Name and Name shown are also those you entered for the prospect.

  2. Amend the New Customer A/C, if required.

    Note: You cannot enter an account that is already used in the Sales Ledger.

  3. Amend the Short Name and Name for the New Customer A/C, if required.

  4. Click OK.

    The prospect details are removed from the list of prospects and the customer record is created in the Sales Ledger.

Note - information

The Sage 200 Manufacturing module is currently in extended support. You can find out more about support in our product lifecycle (opens in a new tab).

We are retiring the Manufacturing module from our software with the Sage 200 Professional 2025 R2 release. Please speak to your Sage Business Partner to find out more.