Welcome to the ABC Bakers webinar on Creating a Recognition Order within Smart Cookies. Abcsmartcookies.com is the business center website for all girls and volunteers to manage and monitor their accounts throughout the cookie season.

Smart Cookies – Creating a Recognition Order The recognition program provides an incentive for the Girls to reach their set goal. The Troops should create their recognition orders once the Girls have been credited for all packages sold. Log onto www.abcsmartcookies.com to get started.

www.abcsmartcookies.com Hover over the Recognitions tab and click on Create Recognition Order Click on Enter Troop number and add troop number if needed, hit enter Select Plan Type Click Create Order Once the Order has been created, as shown on the right will have the Girls names listed from that troop The following items are listed at the top of the order: Troop number How many girls are registered in the Troop How many girls are selling in the Troop The total amount of packages sold to the Girls thus far The Avg PGA of Registered Girls The Avg PGA of Selling Girls The names of the girls will be listed in either Blue or Red. Names in blue do not need to be reviewed. Names in red need to be reviewed. To Review all Girls at once: Click the Review button at the bottom of the order and all the girls orders will be reviewed. For the girls whose orders are complete, their name will be shown in blue To Review each Girl individually: If a girl’s name is in red, click on her name and scroll through her order. Choices may need to be made or sizes selected. Once all names are in blue, click Save and Exit to complete the review

Managing the Recognition Orders throughout the Sale Troops should create their recognition orders once the Girls have been credited for all packages sold The Manage Recognition Order provides the following information: District (if applicable) Service Unit Troop number Recognition Order Type – Main Order Date Order Number Status: a “U” means Uncommitted and no need for review. a “R” means to Review the order a “T” means the order has been committed. The Pencil Icon is for editing the order The Trash Can Icon is for deleting the order The Order can be exported into an Excel spreadsheet if needed. When there is an “R” reviewing, click the pencil icon and the Recognition Order will appear. The names of the girls will be listed in either Blue or Red. Click on the individual girls name in red and verify their order Once all names have been reviewed, click Save and Exit to complete the review

Committing the Recognition Order at End of Sale At the End of the Sale, the Main Recognition Order will need to be committed for Council review. Prior to committing the order, all Transfers will need to be conducted between Troop and Girls and all the orders will need to be reviewed Once all the steps have been done, click the Check icon located to the far right of the order The “Confirm Commit” message will appear (as shown on the left in this example): “You are about to commit order 145”. Click Yes. When the order is Committed, the status will change from a U status which means uncommitted, to a T status, which means it has been committed. The order will be submitted to the Council and only the Service Unit Cookie Chair or Council can make any changes.

This concludes the PowerPoint tutorial on Smart Cookies – How to Create a Recognition Order. If more information is needed, please contact your Service Unit Manager or Council. Thank you