Financial Records System Manual

Chapter 24 - Accounts Payable Inquiry
ScreenData Available
101Accounts Payable Main Menu
1A2Vendor SearchLocate vendor records by name.
1A3Vendor DataRemit to address, telephone #, vendor terms, tax ID, retention months.
113Vendor AnalysisVoucher, invoice & PO numbers, funding, description, invoice, due and paid dates, check number.
114Outstanding ChecksOutstanding Check List
115Outstanding VouchersVoucher, invoice, & PO numbers, funding, description, invoice & due dates.
118Invoice ListVoucher, invoice & PO numbers, amount, check number, date and amount, status.
119Batch DetailListing of detailed vouchers within a batch
140Voucher DetailDetailed information about each voucher.
201Purchasing Main Menu
224PO Line DataDetailed information about each line of a Purchase Order.
228PO Line InquirySummary information about a Purchase Order.
239Receiving DetailDetailed receiving information.
248Invoice DataDetailed data about an invoice.
249Invoice InquiryDetailed data about an invoice for each Purchase Order line.
282Active Document ListSummary information about Purchase Orders - queried by department number, PO #, PO type.
284Invoice DataAll invoice data for a Purchase Order.
22NPO NotepadText pertaining to a Purchase Order (PO) or CIS entered Departmental Purchase Order (DPO).
29APO HeaderSummary information about a Purchase Order.
SCREEN 101         ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MENU
Screen 101
Screen 101 P.2
SCREEN 1A2         VENDOR SEARCH
Screen 1A2
Screen 1A2 is used to search the vendor file for vendor names, numbers and other demographic information about a vendor.

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:All or part of the vendors name.
VEND:The vendors name (or leading characters).

PressENTER.

All vendors whose names correspond to the entered data are displayed.

Press the ENTER key to view the next page.
INPUT LINES
Required Information:None
LINE NUMBER:The number to the left of the chosen vendor name. Press ENTER.

The vendor number of the chosen vendor is input in the VEND field at the top of the screen.
SCREEN 1A3         VENDOR CREATE/MODIFY
Screen 1a3
Screen 1A3         VENDOR DATA Screen 1A3 is used to view demographic data about a vendor; vendor number, address, & phone #.

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
VEND:
Required Information:All or part of the vendors name or number.

The vendors name (or leading characters) or the 11-character vendor number.

Press ENTER.

The vendors name and other related data is displayed. If only a portion of the vendors name was input, the system will take you to screen 1A2 to select a vendor, then it will return you to screen 1A3.
ADDRESS #:Each address for a vendor is identified with a unique address number - 00 thru 99 are valid address numbers.
ADDRESS TYPE:B - Both, used as either an order from address or a remit to address

O - Order from address

R - Remit to address
SCREEN 113         VENDOR ANALYSIS (PROCESSED INVOICES)
Screen 113
Screen 113 is used to display current payments made to a vendor. It includes current payments and invoices processed by Accounts Payable but not yet paid to the vendor. Invoice data is retained on screen 113 until the vendor has cashed the check for that invoice.

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:All or part of the vendors name or number.
VEND:The vendors name (or leading characters) or the 11-character vendor number.

Press ENTER.

The vendor's name, address and all voucher/invoice activity for the vendor is displayed. If only a portion of the vendors name was input, the system will take you to screen 102 to select a vendor, then it will return you to screen 113.
If more than 7 vouchers are displayed, use the F7 (page backward) and F8 (page forward) keys to continue your search.
SCREEN 115         OUTSTANDING VOUCHERS
Screen 115
Screen 115 is used to display current outstanding payments made to a vendor. These are invoices processed by Accounts Payable but not yet paid to the vendor. Checks are printed once a week, on Tuesday night. Also, payments are held for vendor terms (due date), i.e., if a vendor allows us to make payment within 30 days of the invoice date, Accounts Payable processes the invoice, but the payment is not made until close to the due date. Invoice data is retained on screen 115 for a very short period of time, until a check has been issued to the vendor.

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:All or part of the vendors name or number.
VEND:The vendors name (or leading characters) or the 11-character vendor number.

Press ENTER.

The outstanding vouchers/invoices for the vendor is displayed. If only a portion of the vendors name was input, the system will take you to screen 102 to select a vendor, then it will return you to screen 115.
If more than 7 vouchers are displayed, use the F7 (page backward) and F8 (page forward) keys to continue your search.
SCREEN 118         INVOICE LIST
Screen 118
Screen 118         (DUPLICATE) INVOICE FILE LIST
Screen 118 is used to display all invoices processed for or paid to a vendor. Invoice data for the current month and the previous 12 months is retained on screen 118.

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:All or part of the vendors name or number.
VEND:The vendors name (or leading characters) or the 11-character vendor number.
INVOICE NUMBER:Optional - Use this field if you are inquiring about a specific invoice.

Press ENTER.

All invoices for the indicated vendor are displayed.

If only a portion of the vendors name was input, the system will take you to screen 102 to select a vendor, then it will return you to screen 118.
Use the F7 (page backward) and F8 (page forward) keys to continue your search.
SCREEN 119         VOUCHER INQUIRY BY BATCH
Screen 119
Screen 119:         VOUCHER INQUIRY BY BATCHScreen 119 is used to display voucher summary data by batch. Voucher data is retained on screen 119 until the vendor cashs the check.

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:All or part of the vendors name or number.
BATCH ID:The batch and date should be entered.

Press ENTER.

All vouchers for the indicated batch are displayed.
Use the F7 (page backward) and F8 (page forward) keys to continue your search.
SCREEN 140         VOUCHER SNAPSHOT
Screen 140
Screen 140 is used to view detailed information about a voucher. Accounts Payable is the primary user of this screen. In order to use this screen, vendor #, voucher # and the 10-digit account number must ALL be entered at the top of the screen.
  1. Position the cursor after the SCREEN> field and type 140.

  2. TAB to theVEND or field and enter the 11 character vendor number. Screen 102 can be used to obtain the vendor number.

  3. TAB to the VCHR(voucher) field and enter the 7 character voucher number. A variety of screens can be used to obtain the voucher number including 23, 113, 115 or 118.

  4. TAB to the ACCT field and enter the 10 digit account number. A variety of screens can be used to obtain the account number including 23, 113, or 115.

  5. Press the ENTER key. Detailed information about that voucher is displayed including the process date, batch, check number and date, and a variety of flags.

SCREEN 201         PURCHASING MAIN MENU
Screen 201
Screen 201 P. 2
SCREEN 224         PO LINE ITEM CREATE/MODIFY
Screen 224
Screen 224 is used to view very detailed, specific data about a line of the Purchase Order (PO).

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:Document Code

Document Number

Line
CODE:0 = Purchase Orders (PO)

1 = Purchase Requisitions (Q)
DOCUMENT:The 7-character number identifying the Purchase Order you want to view.
LINE:The 3-character line number of the Purchase Order you wish to view. Input 001 for line 1, and so on.

Press ENTER.

Detailed information about the Purchase Order Line is displayed.

SCREEN 228         PO LINE ITEM INQUIRY
Screen 228
Screen 228 is used to view general (less detailed) data about a Purchase Order (PO).

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:Document Number
DOCUMENT:The 7-character number identifying the Purchase Order you want to view.

Press ENTER.

The Purchase Order Lines of the PO are displayed.
2 Lines are displayed per screen.
Use the F7 (page backward) and F8 (page forward) keys to advance to the next lines of the PO.
SCREEN 239         RECEIVING LINE INQUIRY BY PO LINE
Screen 239
Screen 239 is used to view detailed receiving information by each Purchase Order line.

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:Document Number
PO Line Number
DOCUMENT:The 7-character number identifying the Purchase Order you want to view.
LINE:The Purchase Order line number that you want to view.

Press ENTER.

Detailed receiving information for that Purchase Order line is displayed.
Use the F7 (page backward) and F8 (page forward) keys to advance to the next lines of the PO.
SCREEN 248         INVOICE LINE ITEM LIST
Screen 248
Screen 248 is used to view detailed data about an invoice.

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:Document Number
Invoice Number
DOCUMENT:The 7-character Purchase Order number.
INVOICE:The vendors invoice number that you want to view.

Note: The invoice number must be entered EXACTLY as Accounts Payable input it. Leading zeros, spaces and punctuation marks must be input if Accounts Payable input them. Screen 118 or 249 may be used to obtain the correct invoice number.

Press ENTER.

Detailed information about the vendors invoice is displayed.
Use the F7 (page backward) and F8 (page forward) keys to advance to the next lines of the PO.
SCREEN 249         POSTED INVOICES BY PO LINE
Screen 249
Screen 249 is used to view invoice data for a Purchase Order line.

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:Document Number
PO Line Number
DOCUMENT:The 7-character Purchase Order number.
LINE:The Purchase Order line number that you want to view.

Press ENTER.

Detailed invoice information for that Purchase Order line.
Use the F7 (page backward) and F8 (page forward) keys to advance to the next set of invoices.
SCREEN 282         DOCUMENT LIST
Screen 282
Screen 282 is used to obtain a listing of Purchase Orders.

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:Document Code
DOCUMENT CODE:0 = Purchase Orders
1 = Purchase Requisitions

Press ENTER.
INPUT LINES
Required Information:Start Document
START DOCUMENT:Enter the 7 character Purchase Order number where you wish to begin your search. Use P(or Q)000000 to view all documents.
Option Fields:
VENDOR:The 11 character vendor number. Use this field to limit your search to a specific vendor.
DEPARTMENT:The 4 character department number. See Appendix A for a department number listing. Use this field to limit your search to a specific department.
BUYER:The 3 character buyer code. Use this field to limit your search to a specific buyer. Press the F2 Key (HELP) at the buyer field to obtain a listing of buyer codes.
TYPE:The 2 character document type code. 0 for Purchase Orders, 1 for Purchase Requisitions. Use this field to limit your search to PO's or Requisitions.
TRACKING STATUS:This field is not currently used.
ROUTE:This field is not currently used.
REFERENCE:The 7 character document number. Use this field to view all documents created from a single document. Example, to view all Purchase Orders that were created from a Requisition, enter the Requisition number in this field.
EFFECTIVE DATE:The date ranges of documents that you want to view.
START DATE:
END DATE:
DELIVERY DATE:
Enter the FROM and TO dates of the time frame. You must specify both dates, and the FROM date must be on or before the TO date. Enter dates as MM/DD/YY.

Press ENTER.
NOTE: The response time on screen 282 is extremely slow!! It can take up to 5-10 minutes for the system to search through the entire PO database.
SCREEN 282         DOCUMENT LIST
Screen 282a
The documents that meet the selection criteria are displayed.

Use the F7 (page backward) and F8 (page forward) keys to advance to the next set (of 3) of purchase orders.
PAGE:Enter the desired page number to skip x number of screens. Press Enter.
SCREEN 284         PURCHASE ORDER SUMMARY
Screen 284
Screen 284 is used to view ALL invoice data for a Purchase Order.

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:Document Number
DOCUMENT:The 7-character Purchase Order number.

Press ENTER.

Detailed invoice information for the Purchase Order is displayed.
Use the F7 (page backward) and F8 (page forward) keys to advance to the next set of invoices.
SCREEN 29A         PO HEADER
Screen 29a
Screen 29A is used to view very detailed, specific data about a Purchase Order (PO).

ACTION/CONTEXT LINE
Required Information:Document Code
Document Number
CODE:0 = Purchase Orders (PO)
1 = Purchase Requisitions (Q)
DOCUMENT:The 7-character number identifying the Purchase Order you want to view.

Press ENTER.

Page 1 of the PO is displayed. Press ENTER to view page 2.
SCREEN 22N         PURCHASE ORDER NOTEPAD
Screen 22N
Screen 22N is used to enter or view notes/comments about a Purchase Order (PO) or a CIS entered Departmental Purchase Order (DPO).

If a note exists for a given document, the system displays the message "NOTEPAD ITEMS EXIST" in the upper right corner of various 2** purchasing screens.

  1. To view notes/comments, enter the purchasing document # in the DOCUMENT field and press ENTER. Continue to press ENTER if multiple notes (ITEM 1 of x) exist.

  2. To create a note, enter the purchasing document # in the DOCUMENT field and press ENTER. Enter up to 8 lines of text (40 characters per line) for each note. Press ENTER to record/capture the note. If a note(s) already exists, press ENTER until the first blank "page" appears.