B - Bill (Accounts Payable) Screen

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BILL ENTRY FILE HELP

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BILL ENTRY LOAD HELP

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BILL ENTRY REPORT HELP

Bill Entry # (B)

Vendor # (B)

Invoice Date (B)

Invoice Number (B)

Terms (B) (O) (V)

Entering A/P Terms for Partial Payments

Job # (B)

Pay Code Y, N, S, F (B)

Floor Planning (B)

Recurring Payments (B)

Purchase Order Date (B)

Purchase Order # (B)

Receive Number (B)

Invoice Amount (B)

Material, Direct, Subcontract (B)

Control Date (B)

Ship To (B)

Time & Material or Contract (B)

A/R Invoice # (B)

Item#/Remark (B)

Quantity (B)

Price (B)

Amount (B)

G/L# (B),(O)

#/Case (B)

Job Class (B)

Freight & Other Adjustments (B)

Purchase Order

G/L# (B)

Bill Entry Screen - How to Enter a Bill (B)

Crediting an Overcharge (B)

Shipping Ticket Entry (B)

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BILL ENTRY EDIT HELP <Ctrl A> Add a blank line at the cursor, pushing down any lines that are below. This only works in repeating fields.

<Ctrl E> Erases the line where the cursor is and moves up any lines that are below. This only works in the repeating fields.

<Ctrl Z> Undo present changes to line cursor is on.

<Crtl Home> Moves the cursor to the beginning field on the screen from any location.

<Ctrl End> Moves the cursor to the ending (non-repeating) field on the screen from any location.

<Page Up> Move the cursor up one screen at a time when the cursor is in the repeating fields. Any where else on the screen, place the cursor on the top line of the repeating fields.

<Page Down> Move the cursor down one screen at a time when the cursor is in the repeating fields or to the next available line.

<Shift Up-Arrow> This moves the cursor to the first repeating field.

<Shift Down-Arrow> This moves the cursor to the line just below the last line used on the invoice, order or quote. If the invoice is blank, it places the cursor on the top line.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BILL ENTRY FILE HELP
<Ctrl N> Clear the screen, without saving or unsaving the current record, and set the reference number to the next available number.

<F5> exit lookup <Shift F5> close all lookups

<F6> open lookup <Shift F6> alterate lookup

<F9> save record <Shift F9> delete record

<F10> selection screen <Shift F10> go to menu bar

<Esc> Exit one level <Alt-F4> exit ABC

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BILL ENTRY LOAD HELP
<Ctl L> Load last vendor. If you wish to load the vendor which you just finished loading on the Vendor screen (V), on the Ledger screen (L) or on the Bill Entry screen (B), press .

<Shift F7> Search back for previous invoice for currently loaded vendor. To search back for previous shipping tickets for the currently loaded vendor, press to set the Pay Code Y,N,S field to S (this specifies shipping ticket), then press . Must be on the Vendor Code.

<Shift F8> Search forward for next invoice for currently loaded vendor. To search forward for next shipping tickets for the currently loaded vendor, press Alt R to set the Pay Code Y,N,S field to S which specifies shipping tickets, then press . Must be on the Vendor Code.

<Alt N> Load next vendor or inventory item in alphabetical order. With the cursor in the top part of the screen, will load the next vendor. With the cursor on a line with an Item # entered, will load the next inventory item. If the cursor is on a line that doesn't have an Item # entered, will load the next item after the one on the line above it.

<Alt O> If a shipping ticket was entered from a purchase order, you can find the shipping ticket by pressing and entering the purchase order #.

<Alt P> Load previous vendor or inventory item in alphabetical order. With the cursor in the top part of the screen, will load the previous vendor. With the cursor on a line with an Item # entered, will load the previous inventory item. If the cursor is on a line that doesn't have an Item # entered, loads the item previous to the one on the line above.

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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BILL ENTRY REPORT HELP
<P> Display Payment Information. Pressing displays how the bill was paid, listing check #'s, dates, amounts, etc. and the balance due.

<Alt S> When the cursor is on the same line as an item with a serial #, pressing will take you to the Serial # entry screen.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BILL ENTRY TOOLS HELP <Ctrl G> You will receive a message telling you what entry location and field number your cursor is at. Type in the number of the entry location you want your cursor to be moved to and press enter, and your cursor will be moved to that location.

<Ctrl J> or <Ctrl K> This gives you two notepads to keep on file anything that you want to remember about this purchase order. files it with the date and time, only with the date. To see what is on file, press or . When you are done, press .

<Ctrl T> Dial Telephone. For detailed help, press <T>.

<Ctrl W> Puts the reference # on a Word processor list. To see the list, press F10, W, Ctrl N (to clear screen), and then type BLABELS. To learn more, press <W>.

<Alt 1> If you press , when the cursor is on an inventory item line, you are taken to the Inventory file (I), with the item loaded on the screen. This is useful for changing price or description if you want to. Pressing on the Inventory file, returns you to the Bill Entry screen. NOTE: If you run a screen report such as , Sales History, or , Purchase History, while you are on the Inventory screen (I), will not return you to the invoice. You must press and B and then reload the Bill. Anything that had not been saved on the Bill will be lost. Another NOTE: If you changed the book price on the inventory file, and you want that price to take effect on the current Bill, you should reload the inventory item that has a new price. One way to reload the item is to press and then .

<Alt A> Add the G/L# on this line to the Vendor Field G/L#'s. If it's not already there, the computer will ask, "Add Acct# to Vendor G/L#s ?"

<Alt D> Divide amount by quantity to find price.To use this feature, enter the Item # and quantity. Enter the amount in the Price field and press with the cursor on the Price field. The amount will be divided by Quantity, the Price and Amount fields will be filled in automatically, and the cursor will jump to the next line.

<Alt G> Jump cursor to the Purchase Order Number field (P. Order) if it is blank. If PO# is already filled in, give option to tranfer items from purchase order to bill.

<Alt I> Insert Invoice Amount, at the top of the Bill, so that it agrees with the total amount on the lines in the bottom part of the screen. This allows you to enter all the inventory items with their amounts and then fills in the Invoice Amount at the top.

<Alt M> Multiply List Price by Multiplier to find Book Price. With the cursor in the Price field, enter the List Price and press . The computer will multiply the entered price by the Multiplier from the Inventory file (I) and put the result into the Price field.

<Alt R> Enter shipping tickets. This sets the Pay Code Y,N,S field to S which specifies this entry as a shipping ticket. Press <S> to see more information on "Shipping Tickets." The same information is found by pressing <Shift F1>, selecting Questions, and then option S.

<F4> Start macro from the line the cursor is on. Press and the macro name.

<Shift F4> Record macro. Press to begin recording. Then enter the macro keystrokes. Press to end the macro. Press <M> for more information.

<Shift F3> calculator. Use + to add and total and - to subtract. Use / to divide and * to multiply. Use ) to clear and ( for off. Use = or for equals.

Bill Entry # (B)
This is a number from 1 to 999999. The computer automatically sets it to the next available number. To view or edit a previous invoice, enter the reference number for that invoice.

Vendor # (B)
This code references the Vendor file (V). The computer will load the vendor and display the name and address.

If Terms are set up on the Vendor file, the computer will bring them across to the bill and calculate Due Date, Discount Date, or both, based on Invoice.

Invoice Date (B)
Enter the invoice date from the printed bill.

Invoice Number (B)
Enter the invoice number given on the printed bill. If there is no number, enter the date or some other identifying number. This number will be printed on the check stub when this bill is paid.

This field must be entered so the computer can check for duplication. It will not allow you to enter two bills with the same invoice number from one vendor.

When entering a partial invoice, you will need to make more than one entry on the Bill screen (B) and the computer will not allow you to enter the same invoice number for all the partial inovices. In this case, add a different letter onto the invoice number for each entry.

Terms (B) (O) (V)
When you press or any character with your cursor in the Terms field, a window appears for entering the Vendor's Terms. To return to the main screen without entering or editing Terms, press .

Terms can be setup or edited on the Vendor screen (V), the Purchase Order screen (O), or the Bill Entry screen (B). When Terms are setup on the Vendor screen, they will automatically apply to all A/P Bills entered for that Vendor. When Terms are edited on the Purchase Order screen, they only apply to the A/P Bills that are generated from that Purchase Order. When Terms are edited on the Bill Entry screen, they only apply to that A/P Bill.

Due Date, Discount Date, Payment Amount and Discount Amount are calculated only on A/P Bills that have an Invoice Date and an Invoice Amount. Following is a description of the use of each field:

The REMARK field is for your information only.

The RECURRING PMT field is used to enter terms for bills of the same amount from the same vendor that are repeated periodically.

Press <R> to see information on "Setting Up Recurring Bills." The same information is found by pressing <Shift F1>, selecting Questions, and then R.

Put a "Y" in the PAY BY S/N field if you want to select individual items on the A/P Bill for payment by serial number. Leaving the field blank works the same as using an "N". See Paying Bills by <Serial Number.> NOTE: Whether you pay by serial number determines what kind of partial payments you may set up on the bottom part of the Terms window. See Entering A/P Terms for<Partial Payments.>

The BILL DATE field is set by the computer when you are on the Bill Entry screen (B) and agrees with the date in the top right corner of the screen.

The BILL AMOUNT is set from the Invoice Amt field, just above the Terms field on the Bill Entry screen (B).

The 8 columns, in the bottom part of the screen, work together in pairs. (You can jump the cursor to the first field in Column 1 by pressing .)

COLUMNS 1 and 2 - DUE DAYS and DUE DATE - If you enter Due Days in Column 1, the computer enters the Due Date in Column 2, based on the A/P Invoice date in the top right corner of the Bill Entry screen (B). You can enter the Due Date in Column 1 or Column 2. To change only the month, enter the month number followed by a forward slash (/), in the first column. For example, 10/ means October. To change month and day, enter the month number followed by a forward slash (/), then the day, in the first column. Entering 10/2 means the 2nd of October. If the date you enter is before Invoice Date, the computer will advance the year of the due date.

You can also specify a due date that is a certain day of the following month. To do that, enter a number followed by an "N" (for next).

To specify a due date that is a certain day of the second month after the invoice date, enter a number followed by an "S".

To specify a due date that is determined by the day of month on which the invoice date falls, use the pattern shown in the examples that follow.

[There are nine more pages on Terms.]

Example 1: 15-20M Example 2: 15-20M,31-5N Example 3: 16-15N,31-3S

Example 1 means, invoices from the 1st through the 15th of the month have a due date on the 20th of the same month. The "M" means the due date is in the same month as the invoice date.

Example 2 means, invoices from the 1st through the 15th have a due date on the 20th of the same month, and invoices from the 16th through the 31st have a due date on the 5th of the next month. Items in a series like this must be in numerical order to work properly.

Example 3 means, invoices from the 1st through the 16th have a due date on the 15th of the next month, and invoices from the 17th through the 31st have a due date on the 3rd of the second month after the invoice date.

COLUMNS 3 and 4 - % DUE and AMOUNT DUE - The third and fourth columns are used for setting up<Partial Payments>on bills. If you enter the Percentage Due in Column 3, the computer enters the Amount Due in Column 4. (The computer also calculates how much remains due after the first payment and enters its calculations on the second line in columns 1 to 4.) You can also enter the Amount Due in column 3 if you put a $ after the amount.

You can also enter a "V" for variable in the % Due column. See Entering A/P Terms for<Partial Payments.>

COLUMNS 5 and 6 - DISCOUNT DAYS and DATE - The fifth and sixth columns work similar to columns 1 and 2. If you enter Discount Days in Column 5, the computer enters the Discount Date in Column 6. You can enter the Discount Date in Column 5 or Column 6. To change only the month, enter (in the fifth column) the month number followed by a forward slash (/), for example 7/ means July. To change

month and day, enter the month number followed by a forward slash (/), then the day, for example 7/4 means the 4th of July. If the date you enter is before Invoice Date, the computer will advance the year of the discount date.

You can also specify a discount date that is a certain day of the following month. To do that, enter a number followed by an "N" (for next).

To specify a discount date that is a certain day of the second month after the invoice date, enter a number followed by an "S".

To specify a discount date that is determined by the day of month on which the invoice date falls, use the pattern shown in the examples that follow.

Example 1: 15-20M Example 2: 15-20M,31-5N Example 3: 16-15N,31-3S

Example 1 means, invoices from the 1st through the 15th of the month have a discount date on the 20th of the same month. The "M" means the discount date is in the same month as the invoice date.

Example 2 means, invoices from the 1st through the 15th have a discount date on the 20th of the same month, and invoices from the 16th through the 31st have a discount date on the 5th of the next month. Items in a series like this must be in numerical order to work properly.

Example 3 means, invoices from the 1st through the 16th have a discount date on the 15th of the next month, and invoices from the 17th through the 31st have a discount date on the 3rd of the second month after the invoice date.

COLUMNS 7 and 8 - DISCOUNT % and AMOUNT - The seventh and eighth columns work similar to columns 3 and 4. If you enter the Discount % in Column 7, the computer enters the Discount Amount in Column 8. You can also enter the Discount Amount in column 7 if you put a $ after the amount.

The Discount % is used to calculate the Discount Amount on A/P bills, based on the Invoice Amount.

Sometimes a bill contains an item or items that are not included in the discount calculation. Sales tax and freight are typical examples. To have the computer calculate the Discount Amount in such cases, enter a dollar sign ($) in the Update Code on any line item that is not to be discounted. You can do this right on the Bill screen. If you repeatedly encounter such items, you can set them up on the Inventory screen (I) with a "$" in Update Code. These items will be treated as no-discount items whenever they are entered on a bill.

You can enter up to 12<Partial Payments.> To erase a line, use . When you are finished, press or to return you to the main screen. The Check Writing screen uses the terms you have set up to determine which bills to pay.

When you enter Terms on a Bill, if the Vendor file does not have Terms set up, the computer will ask if you want to store the new terms on the vendor. Press Y if you want these terms to automatically fill in whenever you enter another bill with this vendor. Press N if these are not the usual terms, or if you want to always enter the terms on each bill with this vendor.

Entering A/P Terms for Partial Payments
A/P Terms allow two types of partial payments: fixed and variable. Fixed partial payments are fixed percentages or amounts of a bill that are due on different dates. They cannot be used on bills paid by serial number.

In the following example, a 4% discount is given if the entire bill is paid by the tenth of the next month. Alternatively, the bill can be paid in three monthly payments, with a 1% discount given for each payment made by the tenth of the month. If the discount is not taken, the payment is due the end of the month.

PARTIAL PAYMENT TERMS EXAMPLE Due Days % Due Discount Days Disct % 10N 4 31N 33.33 10N 1 31S 33.33 10S 1 31M3 33.34 10M3 1

Variable partial payments can be used only on bills paid by serial number. They are used when there are multiple discount rates and dates, but no preset due dates and amounts, except a final due date for the balance. This is used with some floor plan financing, where serial numbers are typically due after they are sold. See Paying Bills by <Serial Number.>

In the following example, a 3% discount is given on any serial numbers paid by the end of the next month. The discount is 2.5% for the following month, and so on. The balance is due at the end of the seventh month, with no discount on payments made that month. Note that with a variable amount due, the discount applies to any payments made in that discount period, unlike a fixed amount due, where the discount requires full payment of the amount due.

VARIABLE PAYMENT TERMS EXAMPLE Due Days % Due Discount Days Disct % VARIABLE 31N 3 VARIABLE 31S 2.5 VARIABLE 31M3 2 VARIABLE 31M4 1.5 VARIABLE 31M5 1 VARIABLE 31M6 .5 31M7

Tip: In the % Due column, you may enter a "V" and the computer will convert it to "VARIABLE".

Note: Partial payment terms must be in chronological order to work properly.

Due Date (B) This field is calculated from the Invoice Date and the Terms on the bill. Due Date appears on certain A/P reports, and A/P Checkwriting (/) uses it, along with Discount Date, to determine which bills are due.

You may be able to change the Due Date here. This will automatically adjust Terms to use a fixed Due Date, so the computer will keep the date you entered here even if you change the Invoice Date later.

Depending what was in Terms before, the computer may not allow you to change Due Date here, and instead give you the option to enter the Terms window.

Discount Date (B) This field is calculated from the Invoice Date and the Terms on the bill. A/P Checkwriting (/) takes the discount on a bill if Discount Date is on or before the Check Date.

You may be able to change the Discount Date here. This will automatically adjust Terms to use a fixed Discount Date, so the computer will keep the date you entered here even if you change the Invoice Date later.

Depending what was in Terms before, the computer may not allow you to change Discount Date here, and instead give you the option to enter the Terms window.

Discount Amount (B) This field is calculated from the Invoice Amount and the Terms on the bill. A/P Checkwriting (/) will deduct the Discount Amount if the bill is paid by the Discount Date.

You may be able to change the Discount Amount here. This will automatically adjust Terms to use a fixed Discount Amount, so the computer will keep the amount you entered here even if you change the Invoice Amount later.

Depending what was in Terms before, the computer may not allow you to change Discount Amount here, and instead give you the option to enter the Terms window.

The Discount Amount can also be adjusted by excluding one or more items on the bill from the discount. See <Terms> for more information.

Job # (B)
ABC JOB COSTING MODULE - If all the items on this bill are for one particular job, enter that Job # here. This code references the Job file (J); therefore the codes must match. When entering a shipping ticket from an order, this field automatically loads from the Purchase Order screen (O) when you enter the Purchase Order #.

Pay Code Y, N, S, F (B)
This field is used with the Checkwriting screen (/). Here are the options:

Y - means this bill will be selected for payment on the A/P Checkwriting screem (/) by Due Date, or Discount Date, if applicable. This is the default function; leaving Pay Code blank will have the same effect.

N - means this bill will NOT be selected for payment on the A/P Checkwriting screen (/) by Due Date, or Discount Date. It must be manually selected or selected with the "*" option, Pay Open Bills, if you want it to be paid.

P - means this bill will be selected for payment on the A/P Checkwriting screen (/), when you use the "+" option, Pay Due Bills, whether it's due or not. The "*" option, Pay Open Bills, will also select this bill.

Other uses for this field are the following:

A - if this is an adjustment of Inventory Quantity. Adjustment bills will not list on the A/P Checkwriting screen (/). Report # 1-7, INVENTORY VALUE, will skip it. DO NOT TRY TO APPLY A CHECK TO AN ADJUSTMENT BILL.

M - used when Material goes from your inventory to a job. This is used with the ABC Job Costing Module.

S - if this is a Shipping Ticket. Press <S> to see information on "Shipping Tickets." The same information is found by pressing <Shift F1>, selecting Questions, and then option S.

R - is no longer used for recurring payments; use the Terms window instead. Press <R> to see information on "Recurring Payments." The same information is found by pressing <Shift F1>, selecting Questions, and then option R.

F - is used for Floor Planning. Press <F> to see information on "Floor Planning." The same information is found by pressing <Shift F1>, selecting Questions, and then option F.

Floor Planning (B)
Floor Planning is an arrangement with your vendor to place goods to be sold on your premises without you needing to pay for them till they are sold. When you run Report # 2-11, PAYABLES BY G/L#, these amounts are posted to a special account set up for this. Our standard Floor Planning Account # is 224. This needs to be set up on the System Setup Screen 2 (#).

For information on how to enter<Terms>on a floor planning bill, see Entering A/P Terms for <Partial Payments,> and Paying Bills by<Serial Number.>

Recurring Payments (B)
Recurring payments is when you need to pay the same amount to the same vendor repeatedly, at regular intervals. This could be mortgage payments, rent payments, lease payments or other periodic payments.

To set up recurring payments, enter a Bill (B) for one payment, and set the terms in the Recurring Pmt field in the Terms window. 1M means the payments are monthly. A 3M means payments every 3 months, etc. For payments every so many days, enter the number of days followed by D. A number followed by L, means the payments are due the last of the month; 1L - the end of each month, 3L - the last day of the quarter.

If the recurring payment is a Fixed amount (principal + interest), to pay off a loan, enter the yearly interest rate followed by F, in the Recurring Pmt field. (Use a

comma to separate this information from anything entered previously). If the payments decrease each period, because the principal paid is always the same amount and the interest paid is less each time, enter the interest rate followed by V, again using a comma if necessary.

If the principal is $2000.00, and the first payment of principal is $200.00, the first line of the invoice should be in caps and look like this: PRINCIPAL BALANCE 1800. Use the loan ledger number. In the amount field enter 200.

If the payment includes interest, on the next line type (in caps) INTEREST followed by a period. Use the interest ledger number. In the amount field enter the current interest payment.

The interest calculation is Days x Rate x Principal divided by 365.

Purchase Order Date (B)
This field is used with shipping tickets. The P/O Date loads from the order automatically when the P/O # is entered.

Purchase Order # (B)
Enter the P.O.# for the bill or shipping ticket you are entering. The computer will load the order and related fields: Vendor # with Name and Address, Job # with Description, Terms, Purchase Order Date, etc.

You will have the option of transferring open items from the P.O. to the bill (or shipping ticket). If the bill already contains items, you can choose whether to replace those items or add the P/O items onto the end. (When transferring items from a P.O., quantities of any items with tracked serial numbers will NOT be entered; they have to be entered manually.)

You can get items from multiple purchase orders by entering each P.O.# here and choosing the "Add" option. (It doesn't really matter which P.O.# ends up in this field, as the P.O.#s are stored on each line item below.)

Receive Number (B)
This field is used with shipping tickets. Enter the the shipping ticket number here.

Invoice Amount (B)
Enter the total from the printed bill. The computer will check this amount against the total of all items entered when saving the record and display a message if they do not agree.

If Discount % is set in the Terms field, the computer will calculate Discount Amount based on the Invoice Amount.

Material, Direct, Subcontract (B)
ABC JOB COSTING MODULE - It determines how the A/P Bills for this vendor are posted when a valid Job # is entered. If nothing is entered in this field it automatically defaults to an "M" for Material.

M - Posts directly to the Material field on the Job Detail file ('D) and does not affect Stock Quantity on the Inventory file (I).

D - Posts Quantity to Stock on the Inventory file (I). Enter "D" if this entire bill is for items which were ordered for a specific job. The job supervisor is supposed to keep track of the items used on the job so you can enter them on the Material screen (M). The items will then be billed on the Receivable Invoice screen (R) which will subtract the Quantities from Inventory Stock Quantity. (The M screen is part of Enhanced Package).

S - posts directly to the Subcontract field on the Job Detail file ('D) and does not affect Stock Quantity on the Inventory file (I).

Control Date (B)
This field is automatically set to the system date at the time the invoice is entered, but may be changed. It determines which G/L period the invoice will be posted into for General Ledger and Job Costing.

Ship To (B)
The Ship To code comes from the Purchase Order if it was specified there. You may change it here if desired.

You may enter a code from the Customer, Employee, Job, Name or Vendor file. Type one of these letters, C, E, J, N or V to specify which file followed by the record code that you want to use. For example, to enter a Customer with the code BRUBA0, enter CBRUBA0. If the specified code does not exist, the computer will alert you.

Time & Material or Contract (B)
ABC JOB COSTING MODULE - This field determines how the material on this bill is invoiced when using Report # 5 - 31 GENERATE INVOICES FOR JOBS. You may enter one of two options--"T" or "C". "T" takes the cost from the A/P Bill Screen (B), adds the A/P Markup % from the System Setup screen 2 (&) and uses that amount to invoice the customer. It also brings the cost across to the customer invoice and posts it from there to the Job file (J). Therefore when an A/P Bill is invoiced and it has a number in A/R Invoice # the posting to the Job file (J) is reversed.

A "C" in this field indicates that the cost on the A/P Bill screen (B) is not to be used for determining the amount to invoice the customer. Instead, the customer will be billed the Contract amount.

A/R Invoice # (B)
ABC JOB COSTING MODULE - This field works with Report # 5-31, GENERATE INVOICES FOR JOBS. When an A/P Bill is invoiced using this report, the computer automatically enters the Accounts Receivable Invoice # in this field.

Receive Date (B) This field is used with shipping tickets. Enter the date you received the merchandise. If shipping tickets are being posted to General Ledger, this date will select the G/L period for posting the shipping ticket to inventory value and purchases. Otherwise, this date is just for information.

Item#/Remark (B)
Enter your inventory code for the item, or a remark followed by a period (.). If you enter an item code, the computer will load the item, display the description, and set G/L#, #/Case and Price Update Code.

If the price update code is not specified in the Inventory file (I), it will be taken from the System Setup Screen 2 (&).

Quantity (B)
Enter the quantity of items or enter the number of cases if there is a number in the #/Case field. If there is a "Y" in the Track Serial # field on the Inventory file (I), the computer will display the Serial # Entry screen and require you to enter the serial numbers for the item(s).

If this is a shipping ticket and the quantities were loaded from a Purchase Order, you will need to change the quantity if the quantity received is different than the quantity ordered. When you save the shipping ticket, Quantity will subtract from Vendor Order and add to Received Qty on the Inventory file.

Price (B)
Enter the price each, or price per case if there is a number in the #/Case field.

If this is a shipping ticket loaded from a Purchase Order, the price will load from the P/O when you enter the Item #. You may change it here if necessary.

Price may contain fractional cents, UNLESS the item is serialized (Track Serial# on I file contains a Y). If you try to save a bill with fractional cents on a serialized item, the computer will stop with an alert. To enter such a bill, round the price to the nearest cent, and enter a separate line item for the rounding adjustment needed to get a correct bill total.

Amount (B)
The amount is automatically calculated from the quantity and price, but may be edited.

WARNING !! If the amount field is blank and you press while the cursor is on the amount field, any amount remaining in the Amount to Distribute field above, will be entered into the amount field, and the Bill will be saved.

G/L# (B),(O)
The G/L# is the account number for the amount on this line. When an Item # is entered, the G/L# is automatically entered as follows:

1. When there is no Job #, the account number on the Inventory file (I) plus the A/P G/L Adder from the System Setup Screen 2 (&) is added together to get the account number. If the resulting account number is zero, or if there is no G/L# on the Inventory file (I), then the Default Purchase Account # is used. If the number on the Inventory file (I) is greater than the Purchase End Account # on the System Setup screen (#), then the G/L number from the Inventory file (I) is used.

2. When there is a Job # entered and there is an "S" in M)aterial, D)irect, S)ubcontract field on the A/P Bill screen (B), the Default Purchase Account # from System Setup Screen 2 (&) is used unless there is a number in the Subcontract Adder on the System Setup Screen 2 (&), then that number plus the number on the Inventory file (I) plus the A/P G/L Adder is used.

Job #'s are a part of ABC JOB COSTING MODULE.

#/Case (B)
This is the number of items per case when an item is bought in case quantities, but sold individually. When an Item # is entered, this loads from the purchase order specified in the P.Order # field or from the Inventory file (I) if there is no purchase order number specified. This may be changed here. When the computer posts this line to the Inventory file (I), the quantity is multiplied by the number per case, to obtain the individual quantity that is added to Stock or Ordered Quantity on the Inventory file.

Job Class (B)
ABC JOB COSTING MODULE - If you have entered a Job number on this bill, you must enter a Job Class here unless it was entered in the Job Class field for this item on the Inventory file.

Job Classes are set up on the Job Class file ('J).

If you entered a dash (-) in the Job Class field on the Inventory file for this item it will appear in this field. The dash (-) can also be entered manually. This means that this amount will not be added to the job cost. This is used for freight, sales tax, discounts, etc.

Freight & Other Adjustments (B)
This field on the Bill screen is filled automatically when an A/P invoice with a freight charge or other adjustment (such as sales tax or a discount) is saved by pressing . You must either, have an F in the Updt field on the Inventory file, or enter an F in the UC field on the Bill Screen for this to work. The computer pro-rates the amount on each line above the Freight or Other Adjustment item, based on the total amount of that line. The Freight or Other Adjustment cost for that line is entered in this field on each line.

If there is more than one Freight or Other Adjustment item on a bill, the computer pro-rates the Freight or Adjustment on each line up to the previous Freight or Adjustment item.

If there are several Freight or Adjustment items immediately following each other on a bill, the combined results will be displayed, prorated to each preceeding item.

Freight & other adjustment amounts print on Report # 1-5, INVENTORY PURCHASE HISTORY.

Purchase Order
When an Item is entered, the computer searchs the Purchase orders for the vendor that is loaded from the oldest to the latest for that item and places the P.O. in this field.

G/L# (B)
The G/L# is the account number for the amount on this line. When an Item # is entered, the G/L# is automatically entered as follows:

1. - When there is no Job #, the account number on the Inventory file (I) plus the A/P G/L Adder from the System Setup Screen 2 (&) is added together to get the account number. If the resulting account number is zero, or if there is no G/L# on the Inventory file (I), then the Default Purchase Account # is used. If the number on the Inventory file (I) is greater than the Purchase End Account # on the System Setup screen (#), then the G/L number from the Inventory file (I) is used.

2 - When there is a Job # entered and there is an "S" in M)aterial, D)irect, S)ubcontract field on the A/P Bill screen (B), the Default Purchase Account # from System Setup Screen 2 (&) is used unless there is a number in the Subcontract Adder on the System Setup Screen 2 (&), then that number plus the number on the Inventory file (I) plus the A/P G/L Adder is used.

Bill Entry Screen - How to Enter a Bill (B)
1. Press F10, then B to go to the Bill Entry Screen. Type the Vendor # or Code. If you cannot remember the Vendor Code, press the key. Then you can use the or keys to find the Vendor you want. Press with the cursor on the correct Vendor. (If you can't find the Vendor in the screen, press and then , to add the Vendor on the V screen.)

2. Enter the Bill total in the INV AMT field. Press until the cursor is at the INVOICE NUMBER field. Type in the Bill #. (If the Bill does not have a number, use the date of the Bill as its number.)

3. Type in the Bill DATE. Type in DUE DATE, if necessary. When there is a discount if paid by a certain date, enter the DISCOUNT AMOUNT and DISCOUNT DATE.

4. Press to go to the first Item line. Enter the ITEM code. (If you do not want to use item codes, press once and enter the G/L #, corresponding to this line of the Bill.)

5. If you can't remember the ITEM code, press the key. Then use the or keys to find the item you want. Press on the desired item. (If you cannot find the item, press . This takes you to the Inventory screen. Type in the desired information such as ITEM #, DESCRIPTION, LIST PRICE, BOOK PRICE and SALE G/L number. Then, when you press to save it on the I screen, you are brought back here to the B screen with the item typed in.

6. Enter the QUANTITY. If necessary, enter the PRICE. (If you are not using Item #'s, the cursor goes directly to the AMOUNT field.) After you enter the QUANTITY, you are ready to enter the next Item.

7. Pressing when the cursor is in the AMOUNT field, puts the AMT TO DISTRIBUTE amount in the AMOUNT field and saves the Bill. If something was lacking, the computer beeps and a message appears at the bottom of the screen. Press , make the correction and press again.

8. When the Bill has been properly saved, the screen is cleared. The BILL ENTRY # is set to the next number. To enter another Bill from the same Vendor, press .

Crediting an Overcharge (B)
If you are overcharged for a certain item, and later a credit is received to adjust the price; the credit must be entered as a separate bill to reverse the original entry. Here are the steps for entering the credit:

1. On the Bill Entry screen (B), enter the Vendor #.

2. Enter the Credit Amount as a negative figure in the Invoice Amount field.

3. Enter the Credit # and Date in the Invoice Number and Date fields.

4. Enter the Item #. Enter the quantity as a negative figure.

5. Enter the original wrong price in the Price field. The computer calculates the amount as a negative figure.

6. On the next line enter the Item # again, the quantity as a positive figure, and the correct price. The computer calculates the amount as a positive figure. The difference between the two lines should be the amount that you are credited.

By doing it this way, Inventory Stock Quantities will not be changed and the transactions will be recorded on the Inventory Purchase History.

Shipping Ticket Entry (B)
Shipping tickets, or packing slips, are entered when you receive an order but you have not yet received the invoice for it. You want the computer to show the order was received and the items are now on stock, even though you haven't paid for them.

There are two ways to enter a shipping ticket for a purchase order that has been entered on the Purchase Order Entry screen (O).

1. Bring up the Purchase Order that was made for the shipping ticket and press . This will switch you to the Bill Entry screen (B) with the Purchase Order information copied onto the screen. The Pay Code Y,N,S field is set to S, indicating that this is a Shipping Ticket. The Invoice Date and Due Date fields are cleared and your cursor jumps to the Receive Number field.

2. Enter the Shipping Ticket Number in the Receive Number field.

3. Enter the Receive Date. This is the date you received the merchandise. If shipping tickets are being posted to General Ledger, this date will select the G/L period for posting. Otherwise, this date is just for information.

4. Check the item codes and quantities to make sure that what was shipped agrees with the shipping ticket on the screen. Make any adjustments necessary and save with .

The second way to enter a Shipping Ticket is from the Bill Entry screen (B).

1. On a blank Bill Entry screen (B), press . The Pay Code Y,N,S field is set to S, indicating that this is a Shipping Ticket. The Invoice Date and Due Date fields are cleared and your cursor jumps to the Receive Number field.

2. Enter the Shipping Ticket Number in the Receive Number field.

3. Enter the Receive Date. This is the date you received the merchandise. If shipping tickets are being posted to General Ledger, this date will select the G/L period for posting. Otherwise, this date is just for information.

4. Go to the purchase order field by pressing ALT G or by using the arrow keys. Enter the Purchase Order reference # in the P.Order Number field, and press . This gives you the following message: "1- Add P/O Items to Bill, or Enter- Don't get items." Choose 1 to load all outstanding items from that purchase order onto the screen.

5. Check the item codes and quantities to make sure that what was shipped agrees with the shipping ticket on the screen. Make any adjustments necessary and save with .

If not all the items on the purchase order are on the shipping ticket, you can make another shipping ticket later from the Purchase Order. Following the above steps will bring the remaining items over to the Bill Entry screen. This can be done repeatedly, making a number of shipping tickets for one Purchase Order.

You can also bring items onto a shipping ticket that were on different purchase orders. Use these steps.

1. Use one of the above procedures to bring items from one of the purchase orders.

2. Go to the Purchase Order Number field and enter another PO#. Choose the "Add" option to add items to the bottom of the shipping ticket.

3. Repeat step 2 as often as needed (or until the shipping ticket is full).

4. Save your record with .

You can enter a shipping ticket without using the Purchase Order screen (O). Follow these steps.

1. On a blank Bill Entry screen (B), enter the Vendor code.

2. Press . The Pay Code Y,N,S field is set to S, indicating that this is a Shipping Ticket. The Invoice Date and Due Date fields are cleared and your cursor jumps to the Receive Number field.

2. Enter the Shipping Ticket Number in the Receive Number field.

3. Enter the Receive Date. This is the date you received the merchandise. If shipping tickets are being posted to General Ledger, this date will select the G/L period for posting. Otherwise, this date is just for information.

4. Enter the Inventory Item codes and quantities.

5. Save with .

The items in the Inventory file (I) which were entered on a Shipping Ticket will show the following:

1. If you had entered a Purchase Order for these items, the quantity in the Vendor Order field will move into the Received Quantity field.

2. The Stock Quantity field will show that the items are now in stock.

3. The Received Quantity field will show the quantity of the items received.

To change a Shipping Ticket to an Accounts Payable Bill, change the Pay Code from S to a Y, N, P or leave the field blank. Enter the Vendor Invoice #, Invoice Date and Due Date. Save with .