Due date events are parts of rules that trigger an alert when a due date changes. The following table gives you an overview of the available options.

Option	An alert is triggered
is due in	This many days before* the date that is stated in your business data. A purchase order with a delivery date of October 16, and the is due inoption set to two weeks, would trigger an alert on October 2.
is due	On the date that is specified in your business data.
was due this amount of time ago	This many days after the date that is stated in your business data.
*	You are also alerted if your business data changes so that the due date interval is less than the number of days that you entered as your due date interval. For example, suppose that you have created a rule to be alerted two weeks before the delivery date of any purchase order. If a purchase order is created with a delivery date that is only one week ahead, you receive an alert when it is created because the purchase order is within the two-week period that you defined

Note
Generally, only one alert is triggered by a due date alert rule, and that is when the due date is met. However, if the due date is changed after an alert is triggered, a new alert is triggered on the new due date.

Is due in - Example

You manage a project in which it is extremely important that you get your deliveries in time. Purchases are handled through the purchasing department of your company, but you want to follow up on deliveries for your project two weeks before the actual delivery date.

You create a rule in which you specify that when the delivery date of purchase orders for your project is two weeks away, you get an alert. You also specify that the alerts are limited to deliveries for your project.

Is due in - How to

Get an alert when the delivery date of a purchase order is two weeks ahead

The following procedure describes how the rule in the example is set up to trigger an alert when the delivery date is two weeks away. The rule specifies that alerts are limited to deliveries on a specific project.

Click Accounts payable> Common Forms> Purchase Order Details.
In the Purchase orderform, click the Deliverytab, and then select the Delivery datefield.
Right-click the Delivery datefield, and then select the Create alert rulemenu item.
In the Create alert ruleform, select the following options to create the rule:
- Under Alert me when, in the Fieldbox, select Delivery date.
- Under Alert me when, in the Eventbox, select is due in, and then select 2 weeks.
- Under Alert me for, select Only records that match the selected filter, and then click Selectto open the Inquirydialog box. In the Inquirydialog box you specify purchase orders on a specific project.
- Under Alert me until, select No end date. Alerts continue to be triggered. The rule never becomes inactive.
- Under Alert me with, verify or adjust the subject title. Optionally, you can write a message to be sent when the alert is triggered.
Click OKto activate the rule.

Is due - Example

You want to monitor the quotations that are issued from your company. On the expiry date of the quotations, you want to remember to check the details.

You create a rule in which you specify that on the expiry date of each project quotation, you want to be alerted.

Is due - How to

Get an alert on the expiry date of any quotation

The following procedure describes how the rule in the example is set up to trigger an alert when the date stated in the Expiry datefield in the project quotation is reached.

Click Project> Common Forms> Project Quotation Details.
In the Project quotationform, click the Generaltab, and then select the Expiry datefield.
Right-click the Expiry datefield, and then select the Create alert rulemenu item.
In the Create alert ruleform, select the following options to create the rule:
- Under Alert me when, in the Fieldbox, select Expiry date.
- Under Alert me when, in the Eventbox, select is due.
- Under Alert me for, select All records in Quotationsto be alerted about the expiry date of all project quotations.
- Under Alert me until, select No end date. Alerts continue to be triggered. The rule never becomes inactive.
- Under Alert me with, verify or adjust the subject title. Optionally, you can write a message to be sent when the alert is triggered.
Click OKto activate the rule.

Was due this amount of time ago - Example

Your company gets a series of orders from one customer that will pay a large amount of money, and you want to make sure that the customer pays the invoices. You want to be alerted four days after the last payment day of the orders.

You create a rule in which you specify that four days after the due date of the orders, an alert is triggered. Also, you specify that you want to be alerted only about orders that are actually invoiced.

Was due this amount of time ago - How to

Get an alert four days after the due date of a sales order

The following procedure describes how the rule in the example is set up to trigger an alert four days after the due date of a sales order.

Click Accounts receivable> Common Forms> Sales Order Details.
In the Sales orderform, select the Price/Discounttab, and then select the Due datefield.
Right-click the Due datefield, and then select the Create alert rulemenu item.
In the Create alert ruleform, select the following options to create the rule:
- Under Alert me when, in the Fieldbox, select Due date.
- Under Alert me when, in the Eventbox, select was due this amount of time ago, and then select 4 calendar days.
- Under Alert me for, select Only records that match the selected filter, and then click Selectto open the Inquirydialog box. In the Inquirydialog box you specify the customer and you specify that the status must be Invoicedfor the sales orders that you want to be alerted about.
- Under Alert me until, select No end date. Alerts continue to be triggered. The rule never becomes inactive.
- Under Alert me with, verify or adjust the subject title. Optionally, you can write a message to be sent when the alert is triggered.
Click OKto activate the rule.