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1.5.  Payables Workbench

The Payables Workbench groups together in one location a range of current Payables information, giving you the option to sort this information by individual Vendor—or by all Vendors or smaller subsets of Vendors. To access the Payables Workbench, select the "Workbench" option. The following screen will appear:

Unposted Vouchers

The "Vouchers" tab displays information on all unposted Vouchers, including Voucher Number, Purchase Order Number, Vendor Number/Vendor name, Vendor Invoice Number, and distribution date. Users with the appropriate privilege will also see the G/L distribution date column.

Note

Actual Costs for purchased Items will be automatically updated when Vouchers are posted if there are differences between current Actual Costs and the vouchered Costs for the Items in question. Please keep in mind that Actual Costs only will be updated at posting. For new Costs to be recognized as Standard Costs, Actual Costs must be posted to Standard.

The following buttons are unique to this screen:

NEW MISC.

Opens screen for creating a new Miscellaneous Voucher.

Tip

If you have a Purchase Order Voucher that was corrupted by, for example, a sudden power outage, you can clear the record by running the Post Vouchers screen. In most cases, this action will remove the corrupted record and allow you to voucher the Purchase Order with a fresh Voucher.

POST

Highlight one—or multiple—Vouchers, then select this button to post the selected Voucher(s). By default, Vouchers post to the General Ledger (G/L) on their distribution date. However, users with the appropriate privilege may change the G/L distribution date to an alternate date during the Voucher posting process. If used, Vouchers will post on the alternate date. The ability privileged users have to change the distribution date applies to the posting of both individual and also batches of Vouchers from this screen.

Print Journal after Post

Select if you want to print a copy of the Payables Journal after the selected Vouchers are posted.

Tip

You may select multiple Vouchers for posting by highlighting them using your mouse—or a combination of your mouse and either the SHIFT or CTRL keys.

To view the list of open Payables, select the "Payables" tab. The following screen will appear:

Open Payables

When viewing the list of open Payables, you are presented with the following options:

Due Date

Specify date parameters to query open Payables.

Open Items

Display lists open Payables. If a Document is past due or on hold, the line for that Document will display in red type.

Note

Open items may be placed on hold—or reopened— using the right-click menu on this screen. When on hold, open items may not be selected for payment. Also note that vouchers which have applications against them cannot be voided.

The following buttons are unique to this screen:

SELECT

Highlight an open payable and then click this button to manually review and select the Item for payment. This option brings you to the individual Select Payment screen, where you will find the full range of payment options.

SELECT LINE

Highlight an open payable and then click this button to automatically select the open item for payment. Any available Terms Discount will also be applied automatically.

CLEAR SELECTION

Highlight an open payable and then select this button to clear the selected payment. This option effectively reverses the action of the SELECT option.

SELECT ALL DUE

Select this button to select for payment all open Payables whose Payment Date is due or past due and whose Currency is the same as the Bank Account's Currency.

SELECT ALL DISCOUNTS

Select this option to automatically select all open Payables which are eligible for a Terms Discount and whose Currency is the same as the Bank Account's Currency. The Terms Discount will be applied automatically to all selected open items.

CLEAR SELECTIONS

Select this button to clear all selected payments due. This option effectively reverses the action of the SELECT ALL DUE option.

APPLY ALL CREDITS

When selected, the application will start with the oldest open and unapplied Credit Memo (based on its due date) and apply it to the oldest open items (i.e., Vouchers and Debit Memos) until the credit is fully applied—or until there are no more open items for the credit to be applied against. This process continues applying all available Credit Memos based on their due date.

To view Credits associated with the Vendor(s), select the "Credits" tab. The following screen will appear:

Unapplied Credits

When displaying Credits associated with the Vendor(s), you are presented with the following options:

Unapplied Accounts Payable Credit Memos

Displays the list of unapplied Credit Memos associated with the specified Vendor.

The following buttons are unique to this screen:

APPLY

Highlight an unapplied Credit Memo and then select this button to apply an amount.

To view the list of selected payments for the specified Vendor(s), select the "List Selected Payments" option. The following screen will appear:

Payment Approvals

The "Payment Approvals" screen displays information on all existing selected payments, including Bank Account to be paid from, Vendor name, Document Type, Document Number, Invoice Number, Purchase Order Number, amount selected for payment, Currency, and running total.

The following buttons are unique to this screen:

CLEAR APPROVAL

Highlight an approved Payment and then select this button to clear the approval. Because an Item that has been cleared is no longer approved for payment, this option removes the Item from the master list of approved Payments.

To view the Payment Run, select the "Payments" tab. The following screen will appear:

Payment Run

When displaying the Payment Run, you are presented with the following options:

Bank Account

Specify the Bank Account whose Payment Run you want to view.

Payments

Display lists details for Payments included in the Payment Run. This display is a nested list, with a plus ("+") sign located to the far left of the display next to each Payment. By clicking your mouse on a plus sign, you reveal lower levels of information related to the Payment.

The following buttons are unique to this screen:

PREPARE

Select to prepare a Payment Run. For more information on preparing Payment Runs, see Section 1.4.3, “ Prepare Payment Run”.

PRINT

Select to print a copy of the list displayed on the screen.

SELECTED PAYMENT

Highlight a Payment in the list of Payments and then select this button to print the Payment. Only Bank Accounts which require printing will have Payments to print.

Tip

If Payments being printed contain reference lines which spill over and exceed one standard page, then consider using the report definition CheckMultiPage.xml. This Payment Form is designed to support multiple pages for one Payment number.

PAYMENT RUN

Select to print the Payment Run, using the specified Bank Account. For more information on printing Payment Runs, see the Section 1.6.3, “ Print Payment Run” section.

EDIT LIST

Provides the option to select printer.

POST

Highlight a Payment in the list of Payments and then select this button to post the Payment. If the specified Bank Account requires printing, the Payment must be printed before it can be posted. If printing is not required, the Payment may be posted immediately. See the "Printed" column in the display to determine a Payment's printed status. The following additional option is provided:

POST ALL

Select to post all Payments available for posting.

VOID

Highlight a Payment in the list of Payments and then select this button to void the Payment. Voided Payments may not be printed or posted. When a Payment is voided, the payable amount will be reopened on the Select Payments screen. In other words, if a Payment for $100.00 is voided, that amount will once again be made available for payment on the Select Payments screen. The reopened amount will again be associated with the referring payable Document (i.e., Voucher or Debit Memo).

EDIT

Highlight a miscellaneous Payment and then select this button to edit the Payment. Only unprinted miscellaneous Payments may be edited.

Note

Only unprinted miscellaneous Payments may be edited. Regular Payments may not be edited.

DELETE

Highlight a voided Payment in the list of Payments and then select this button to delete the Payment. Only voided Payments may be deleted.

REPLACE

Highlight a voided Payment in the list of Payments and then select this button to replace the Payment. Payments must be voided before they can be replaced. When a voided Payment is replaced, the payable amount displayed on the Select Payments screen will be removed. In other words, if a voided Payment for $500.00 is replaced, that amount will no longer be available for payment on the Select Payments screen.

REPLACE ALL

Select this button to replace all Payments shown in the list of Payments. Payments must be voided before they can be replaced.