You use this program to process Accounts Receivable customer transactions (invoices, debit notes and credit notes).
Transaction records are output to the Sales Analysis and General Ledger modules if the Accounts Receivable module is linked to General Ledger in Detail or Summary (General Ledger Integration - General Ledger tab).
Field | Description |
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Posting Period | Select this to use the Change Posting Period program
to change the posting period and year to the relevant period
required to post entries. Accounts Receivable must be linked to General Ledger in Detail or Summary (General Ledger Integration - General Ledger tab). This is disabled once you have posted a transaction within this run of the program. |
Define Branch | Select this to indicate the branch against which the
transactions must be processed. This can be the branch defined against the customer (AR Customer Maintenance) or any valid AR branch you specify. See Define Branch. |
Reset Credit Status |
Select this to reset the customer's credit status (AR Customer Maintenance) when you post the current invoice. Refer to Credit Status for information on how a customer's credit status is determined. |
Select this to print the contents of the Document List pane. | |
Post | Select this to process the transaction(s) displayed in
the Document List. This function processes the document (invoice, credit note, debit note) against the relevant customer(s)). Refer to Document Posting for additional information. |
This screen is displayed when you select the Define Branch option.
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Branch selection | |
Use branch defined against each customer | Select this to use the branch defined against the customer (AR Customer Maintenance) for the transaction. |
Override customer's branch | Select this to ignore the branch defined against the customer and to define a different AR branch for the transaction. |
Branch | Indicate the AR branch code you want to use for the transaction. |
OK | Accepts your selection and returns to the previous screen. |
Cancel | Ignore your selections and returns to the previous screen. |
This screen is displayed after you successfully post one or more transactions.
Field | Description |
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Transactions posted successfully. | This message is displayed if all transactions were successfully posted. |
Invoice register | This indicates the invoice register number created for the transaction(s) processed during the current run of the program. |
OK | Select this to exit the program. |
Errors were encountered during verification | This message is displayed if the transactions could not be posted due to errors during the validation phase. |
OK to post valid transactions only | |
OK | Select this if you want to post the valid
transactions. If you select this option, then the invalid transactions are left in the Document List pane. You can then either correct the error(s) and repost them, or you can delete them. A red flag is displayed against each document in the Document List pane which contains errors. The error can be viewed by placing your mouse pointer over the flag. If you select this option, then the following message is displayed: "NOTE: Not all transactions where posted. Failed transactions are listed in the Document List. The successfully posted transactions generated Invoice register: Invoice register number ". |
Cancel | Select this if you do not want to post any of the
transactions and to return to the posting screen. All documents are listed in the Document List pane. You can then either correct the error(s) and repost them, or you can delete them. A red flag is displayed against each document in the Document List pane which contains errors. The error can be viewed by placing your mouse pointer over the flag. |
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Cancel | Select this to discard the transaction details you
entered. If you select this option before you added the details to the Document List pane, then the details are discarded completely. If you select this option whilst maintaining a line from the Document List pane, then the changes you made are ignored and the line in the Document List pane is not changed. |
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Add | Select this to add the transaction to the
Document List pane. Once added to this list, you can use the Change icon to maintain the transaction details before selecting the Post option. |
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Apply changes | Select this to apply any changes you made to an
existing transaction. This option is only enabled when you maintain a transaction line from the Document List pane. |
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Customer | Indicate the customer against whom the transaction must be processed. | ||||
Branch | This indicates the branch to which the transaction will
be processed. This defaults to the branch as defined against the customer, but can be changed using the Define Branch option from the Edit menu (see Define Branch). |
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Taxable | This indicates the tax status of the customer (AR Customer Maintenance). | ||||
Document type | This enables you to indicate the type of document you want to process against the customer. | ||||
Invoice | Select this to process an invoice. | ||||
Credit note | Select this to process a credit note. | ||||
Debit note | Select this to process a debit note. | ||||
Generate document number | Select this to allow the system to automatically
generate a document number for the transaction. The next invoice, credit note and debit note numbers used depend on whether your document numbering is defined at Company or Branch level (Accounts Receivable Setup - Numbering tab). If defined at Company level, then the next invoice, credit note and debit note numbers defined against the company (Accounts Receivable Setup) are used. If defined at Branch level, then the next document numbers held against the branch (AR Branch Maintenance) are used. If you want to link the credit/debit note to an existing invoice, then you must not select this option. This enables you to select the option: Post to existing documentand then to use the Document number field to enter the invoice number to which you want to link the credit/debit note.If you do not select this option, then you manually enter the document number. This option is not enabled if the A/R invoice number key type is defined as Alphanumeric (Company Maintenance - Key Types tab). See note on Document numbering. |
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Post to existing document |
Select this to offset the transaction you are processing against an existing invoice. You can only select this option if you are processing a credit/debit note and you deselect the Generate document number option (this is automatically deselected if your A/R invoice number key type is set to Alphanumeric (Company Maintenance - Key Types tab).
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Document number |
This enables you to manually enter the document number to use for the transaction. If you did not select the setup option: Same number for different customers (Accounts Receivable Setup - Numbering tab), then all invoices created within a single SYSPRO company must have a unique number. This applies irrespective of the Invoice numbering method selected (Accounts Receivable Setup - Numbering tab). If you selected the setup option: Same number for different customers (Accounts Receivable Setup - Numbering tab), then you can use the same invoice number providing it is against different customers. You can only make an entry at this field when you deselect the Generate document number option (this is automatically deselected if the Invoice numbering method is By company (Accounts Receivable Setup) and the AR invoice number key type is set to Alphanumeric (Set Key Information). If you are processing a credit or debit note and you want to link the credit or debit to a specific invoice, then you select the option: Post to existing invoice and then enter that invoice number in this field. |
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Document date | This is the transaction date and defaults to the system date, but can be changed. | ||||
Document reference | Optionally enter a reference for the transaction. | ||||
Document value | Enter the value of the document, exclusive of tax.
You do not have to enter a minus sign for a Credit note as the system assumes it is a negative value. |
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Tax value |
Enter the tax value of the document if applicable. You can only enter an amount if the customer is defined as non-exempt from tax (AR Customer Maintenance). If the option: Sales tax integration to general ledger is set to be By branch, (Tax Options - General tab), then this amount is posted to the tax code defined against the branch (see Browse on AR Branches). If the option: Sales tax integration to general ledger is set at Tax code level, then this amount is posted to the ledger code defined against the tax code (see Browse on Tax Codes). If none of the above integrations are defined, then the Tax value is posted to the Default sales tax code defined in Accounts Receivable Setup (Tax). If this is blank, then the default tax code A is used, even if it has not been set up (Tax Codes Setup). |
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GST value |
Enter the GST value for the transaction if applicable. This only applies if your nationality code is defined as CAN (Company Maintenance). In addition, you can only enter an amount here if the customer is defined as non-exempt from GST (AR Customer Maintenance - General Details). |
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Fixed exchange rate | Select this to apply a fixed exchange rate to this
document. You enter the exchange rate to use in the
Exchange rate field. If you do not select this option, then the exchange rate defaults to the rate currently defined in the Currencies table (Currencies). This field is disabled when the Fixed exchange rate option is enabled against the currency (Currencies) and when processing debit and credit notes. |
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Currency | This indicates the currency as defined against the customer (AR Customer Maintenance) and is the currency in which the transaction will be processed. | ||||
Exchange rate |
This indicates the exchange rate at which the transaction must be processed. This is the rate at which foreign currency transactions are converted to your local currency equivalent, before being posted into the General Ledger. You can only access this field if:
You cannot access this field if you are posting either a Credit note or a Debit note against a specific invoice. By default, the exchange rate that was assigned to the original invoice is used. |
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Cost value (Local) | Enter the cost value of the transaction if any. This cost must be entered in your local currency. | ||||
Product class |
Indicate the product class to be used for the transaction. Any entry made at the Product class field which begins with an underscore (e.g. _FRT) results in the invoice value being treated as non-commissionable. |
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Document terms | This indicates the terms for this transaction. It defaults to the invoice term set against the customer (AR Customer Maintenance), but can be changed. | ||||
Geographic area | Enter the geographic area applicable to the transaction. | ||||
Salesperson | Indicate the salesperson for the transaction. This defaults to the salesperson defined against the customer (AR Customer Maintenance), but can be changed. |
This pane displays the documents you added during the current run of the program.
Field | Description |
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Change | Select this to maintain the line currently highlighted in the listview. |
Delete | Select this to delete the line currently highlighted in the listview. |
Column | Description |
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Flag | A red flag in this column indicates that an error was detected while attempting to post the transactions (see Document Posting). The error relating to the document is displayed when you place your mouse pointer over the flag. |
Customer | This indicates the code of the customer against whom the transaction must be processed. |
Customer name | This indicates the name of the customer defined against the customer code. |
Branch | This indicates the Accounts Receivable branch to which the transaction will be processed. |
Document type |
This indicates the type of document to process, where:
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Generate document | A tick in this column indicates that the document number will be generated by the system when the transaction is posted. |
Post to document | A tick in this column indicates that the transaction is linked to an existing document number. |
Document number | This indicates the document number for the
transaction. The document number displayed is either the
document number you entered or generated by the system, or
the document number to which the transaction was
linked. See note on Document numbering. |
Document date | This indicates the date of the transaction. |
Document reference | This indicates the reference entered against the transaction. |
Document value | This indicates the value of the document, exclusive of tax. This is displayed in the currency of the customer against whom the transaction was entered. |
Product class | This indicates the product class to use for the transaction. |
Column | Description |
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Post year | This indicates the financial year in which the transaction(s) will be processed |
Post month | This indicates the financial period in which the transaction(s) will be processed |
Next invoice | This indicates the next invoice number which will be generated when you Add an Invoice document. |
Next credit note | This indicates the credit note number which will be generated when you Add a Credit note document. |
Next debit note | This indicates the debit note number which will be generated when you Add a Debit note document. |
Number of documents | This indicates the total number of documents processed during the current run of the program. This equals the number of transactions currently listed in the Document List pane. |
Transaction values |
These values are displayed in the local currency.
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No credit checking on customer invoice terms or credit limits is performed against any transactions processed using this program.
Invoices posted in this program do not appear on the Sales by Salesperson report, because these transactions are considered to be miscellaneous charges and not merchandise values, nor can they be printed.
Electronic Signatures provide security access, transaction logging and event triggering. This enables you to increase control over your system changes.
Access to the following eSignature transactions within this program can be restricted at Operator, Group, Role or Company level. You configure this using the Electronic Signatures program.
eSignature Transaction | Description |
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AR Invoice posted |
Controls access to the Post Transaction function for Invoices in the AR Invoice Posting program. |
AR Credit note posted |
Controls access to the Post Transaction function for Credit notes in the AR Invoice Posting program. |
AR Debit note posted |
Controls access to the Post Transaction function for Debit notes in the AR Invoice Posting program. |
AR Post document batch |
Controls access to the posting of document batches in the AR Invoice Posting program. |
Invoice, debit and credit note numbers are allocated up front and the next document number to use counter is incremented during transaction processing.
When you cancel out of the transaction or the transaction is rolled back, the document number is not de-allocated (i.e. the document counter is not reduced). This causes gaps in the numbering sequence (i.e. missing invoice, debit or credit note numbers) as the allocated number is not re-used.
Inserting Application Help
You would typically follow this procedure to display help for the current program in a customized pane that can be pinned to the program window.
Information includes step-by-step instructions for the various functions available within the program, including a brief overview of what the program does, what setup options are required and how to personalize the program.
Open the program for which you want to insert application help into a customized pane.
This functionality is only available for a program that has panes.
Right-click any form field.
You can also click the triangle menu icon that appears in the title area of a pane.
Select Insert Application Help from the context-sensitive menu.
The application help appears in a pane within your program. You can reposition the pane using the docking stickers or pin it to the program window.
Removing the Application Help pane
If you no longer want to display application help in a pane for your current program, you can simply remove it.
Select the Close icon in the right-hand corner of the application help pane.
Confirm that you want to delete the pane.