A plain-English glossary of the Bizuno terms you’ll see throughout this manual and on every screen. If a term sent you to a search bar, it’s probably defined here.

Accounting terms #

A/R (Accounts Receivable) Money customers owe you. Increases when you invoice; decreases when they pay. A/P (Accounts Payable) Money you owe vendors. Increases when you enter a bill; decreases when you pay. Aging A report bucketing open A/R or A/P by how many days it’s been outstanding (current, 1–30, 31–60, 61–90, 90+). Chart of Accounts (CoA) The list of every account in your General Ledger. COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) What you paid for inventory you later sold. Posts when items ship, not when they’re bought. FIFO (First-In First-Out) Cost layer method: the oldest purchase cost is the one used for COGS when an item sells. GL (General Ledger) The master record of all financial postings, organized by account. Journal A subset of the GL for a specific transaction type (sales, purchases, cash receipts, payments, journal entries). Retained Earnings Accumulated net income from prior closed years. Year-end close moves P&L balances here. Trial Balance A listing of every account with its debit and credit totals — the two columns must be equal.

Bizuno-specific terms #

Assembly An inventory item built from components (e.g., a custom gravel bike from a frame, drivetrain, wheels, etc.). Bizuno The ERP platform. Pronounced “biz-OO-no.” bizRt The URL parameter that routes to a specific Bizuno screen (e.g., ?bizRt=contacts/main/manager). See the URL & Journal Reference article. CAPA Corrective & Preventive Action. A structured fix for a quality issue. See Category 7. Dashboard widget A small card on a dashboard showing a specific metric (open invoices, low-stock items, cash position). jID (Journal ID) A numeric code identifying a journal type inside a URL. See the URL & Journal Reference article for the full list. Master item An inventory item that has variants (size, color) but isn’t sold directly; the variants are the SKUs. NC (Non-Conformance) A recorded defect or process failure. See Category 7. PhreeBooks The name of Bizuno’s accounting sub-system; shows up in URLs like ?bizRt=phreebooks/main/manager. PhreeForm Bizuno’s report and form designer. See Category 8. SKU Stock Keeping Unit. A unique code identifying an inventory item.

Sales / purchases flow terms #

Quote Non-binding price proposal to a customer. Converts to an Order or an Invoice. Sales Order (SO) A confirmed customer commitment, not yet shipped/delivered. Allocates inventory. Invoice A demand for payment when goods ship or service completes. Posts to A/R. Cash Receipt Customer payment against an invoice. Customer Refund Money returned to a customer (from credit memo or overpayment). Quote → Order → Invoice The document lifecycle for sales. Purchase Order (PO) Your commitment to a vendor to buy. Not yet a bill. Bill Vendor’s invoice to you. Posts to A/P. Pay Bills The screen where you pick bills and produce a payment run (check or ACH). Vendor Return / Refund Money or credit coming back from a vendor.

Inventory terms #

Item Type Stock, Non-Stock, Service, Assembly, Master, Special, Labor — see Category 4. Reorder Point On-hand level that triggers a reorder suggestion. Store Transfer Moving stock between warehouses or locations. Adjustment Manual change to inventory quantity (shrinkage, count variance, write-off, promotion giveaway). Assembly BOM (Bill of Materials) The list of components an assembly is built from, with quantities. Landed Cost The total cost to put an item on your shelf — purchase price plus freight, duties, and fees.

Banking terms #

Undeposited Funds A holding account for receipts received but not yet deposited. Keeps Bizuno’s record matching the bank’s deposit batches. Reconciliation Matching your books’ bank balance to the bank statement, clearing individual transactions. Cleared / Uncleared Whether a transaction has been confirmed on a bank statement. NSF (Non-Sufficient Funds) Bounced customer check. Reverse the receipt, re-open the invoice, add the bank fee. OFX / QFX / QBO File formats banks export transaction data in, importable to Bizuno.

Quality terms #

NC / NCR Non-Conformance / Non-Conformance Report. CAPA Corrective & Preventive Action. SOP Standard Operating Procedure. A controlled document under Document Control. Root Cause The underlying reason a problem occurred (vs. the symptom). Often pursued through “five whys.” Supplier Tier (A/B/C/D) Vendor quality rating from the Supplier Evaluation scorecard.

Admin / system terms #

Role A named bundle of permissions assigned to one or more users. Audit Log The record of admin-significant actions (user added, settings changed, backup run). Webhook A real-time notification from one system to another — e.g., Shopify calling Bizuno when a new order is placed. Module A block of functionality that can be enabled/disabled (Quality, POS, Manufacturing). Extension An add-on module distributed as a ZIP, often from a third-party developer.

Where to go next #

• URL & Journal Reference — the numeric codes behind Bizuno’s URLs.
• Common Issues & Troubleshooting — the top problems and their fixes.
• Getting Help & Community — support channels when you’re stuck.