Invoices

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Summary

A routine to post or import Invoice Transactions

 

Details

       A Invoice

 

       Invoices posted often relate to Purchase Orders that have been created. The system has a number of methods to retrieve that data and check it against the incoming invoices

       

       Order No -                Type in or search for an Order Number using the Drop down arrow to the right

               search        To retrieve order details and populate the invoice fields

               Doc-Word        This button is used to view the Purchase Order document if they have been saved using the Load Document Module

       Supplier -                The Supplier Code, can be typed or searched for using the arrow to the right

                               new Is used to create a new supplier

       A Invoice AddSupp        

 

       % Complete -                How much this invoice is worth of the Total budget amount of the Cost Centre

       Date -                        The Date issued on the Invoice

       Pay Strategy -                Pay Strategies for the Invoice, refer to Pay Strategy

                               Edit Edit pay strategy

       Due Date -                The Due Date

       Job -                        Job Number for the Invoice being allocated against, can search using the arrow to the right

       VO -                        Can apply against a Variation No. can type in the VO number or search using the arrow to the right

       Cost Centre (CC) -        CC for the Invoice, can type in the CC code or search using the arrow to the right

       GL -                        The general ledger account where the transaction is being processed against, can type in the GL accounts or search using the arrow to the right

       Reference -                Often used as the Invoice Number, this is a point of reference and has limited characters

                               Lock Is used to lock or unlock the reference field to either change or hold the current value after updating the transaction

       Amounts -                How much the Invoice is for

       Comments -                Additional comments can be added to the Invoice

                               Lock Is used to lock or unlock the reference field to either change or hold the current value after updating the transaction

                               note Add additional notes to this Invoice, after the invoice has been updated you will only be able to see the notes from the Audit trail and some Reports

       Authorised to pay -        Will prompt the Authorised tick option automatically within the payments area for that Invoice

       Invoice Batch -                The invoice batch is only applicable if Batch posting is turned on and will show the sum of the batch prior to updating as transactions

 

 

There are different ways of processing invoices - the view menu will determine what you see and how the invoices are to be updated

 

1. Batch Posting Panel

       Batch invoicing enables the user to update multiple Invoices at one time, can also be used when posting statements or splitting invoices over several jobs or Cost Centres

Invoice Batch

 

Five command buttons control this process:

       printer        Previews Batch Posting Report

       update        Updates selected transactions and clears successfully updated invoices from the batch

       clear        Clears the entire posting batch - can not be retrieved after it has been cleared

       delete        Deletes selected batch lines

       All_None        Selects or de-selects all batch rows

 

       Extra Function includes a date changer  Dates This is used to change dates either by days, weeks or months for the selected batch lines

 

2.Order Details

       Gives the user the ability to keep track of what items have been delivered to site and invoice those items individually

OrderDetails

 

       There are four command buttons for this process:

new        Add a new item to the order line

search        Search catalogue to add items

delete        Deletes selected

update        Updates selected transactions and clears successfully updated Invoices

 

3."View Actual Invoice Date" has been checked in the View Menu, a third date will appear, allowing a posting and actual invoice date. The sole purpose of this date is to appear on remittances sent back to your suppliers. It may happen that you receive a late or post dated invoice that you want to consider as belonging to a later period.

 

4.Retentions

Retention strategy for the current supplier is displayed and can be edited using the EDIT button edit.

If retention are applied, and amount and retention due date fields are filled out. The same applies for twin retentions which can be toggled in the Setup area.

If more than one Retention is setup you can toggle which Retention is applied from a drop down menu in this screen.

 

5.Chart Panel

A bar chart showing Budget, Invoiced to date and Orders are displayed. As per the Details screenshot

Clicking the buttons below the chart load sub-screens.

       Budget        Budget

       Invoice        Prior Invoices

       Order        View Orders

 

6. General Ledger

       Hide or show the General Ledger option within the Invoicing screen

 

Control M will let you enter a purchase order number and the system will retrieve details of that order. If the details match the invoice being posted, simply click update.

 

Toolbar

       File Menu

               Save Batch Menu                        Saves Invoice batch to a file

                       ASCII

                       XML

               Load Batch Menu                        Imports invoice batch from a file

                       ASCII

                       Bunnings                        Single Invoices, All Invoices, Download Invoices, Process F.A's

                       Wage Easy

                       XML

               Load Order Batch

               Refresh

 

       Edit Menu

               Budgets

               Orders

               Prior Invoices

               Invoice Checking Criteria

               Search for Creditor by SORT

               Find Order                        Inputting an order number retrieves order details and populates invoice fields.

 

       View Menu

               Batch Posting                        Toggles the Batch Posting tab

               Order Details                        Toggles Order Details tab

Actual Invoice DateToggles an additional date field. The invoice may have been pre-dated to the end of the month, but you accept it as next month's invoice.

               Retentions                        Toggles the Retention panel

               Chart                                Toggles the Chart panel

               General Ledger                        Toggles the General Ledger drop down menu

 

       Command Buttons

               paid        Pay Current invoice Now

               Order        Load the View Ordersscreen

               exit        Closes the routine