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Invoices

This chapter contains the following topics:

Introduction to Invoices

Entering Invoices

Listing Invoices

Invoice Print

Posting Invoices

Reprinting Invoices

Introduction to Invoices

The Invoices selection lets you enter, list, print, and post invoices and credit memos.

The normal sequence is to enter an invoice, print it, and then post it.

An alternate approach is to print the invoice as you enter it. This feature, adapted to point-of-sale transactions, is called immediate printing. The feature is optional; to use it, you must have authorized it beforehand in Control information, and you must have dedicated an invoicing station to this operator at the start of this invoicing session. Immediate invoices, like regular invoices, must be posted after they have been printed. See the Print immediately field in Control information.

An edit list of invoices entered but not yet posted may be printed at any time, whether or not the invoices have been printed. Edit lists are optional, and are not a prerequisite for either printing or posting.

You may also use Invoices (Reprint) to reprint an invoice that has already been posted, provided that you have chosen to keep invoice history and that the invoice has not been purged.

Invoices can be configured to interface to Inventory Control. It cannot be configured to interface to Inventory Management.

Invoices and Miscellaneous Charges

The Invoices selection produces physical documents (invoices and credit memos) to be delivered to your customer, either separately or packed with the merchandise. Of course, it also handles the accounting transactions, checks the customer’s credit (if desired), maintains the inventory (if interfaced to I/C), and does numerous other things. Printed invoices are posted to A/R open items and A/R invoice history.

If your business does not require such documents (for instance, if your customers are all walk-ins), you are not required to produce them. The Miscellaneous charges selection lets you enter an invoice without printing a physical document; it does not however break out individual line items, nor does it interface to I/C. See the Miscellaneous Charges chapter. Miscellaneous charges entries are posted to A/R open items only, but they do not post to A/R invoice history.

You do not have to choose one method or the other exclusively but can use both as appropriate.

Invoices and Statements

Statements are physical documents sent to a customer at regular intervals, summarizing his account balance and listing his invoices, payments, and other transactions. You can produce both invoices and statements, or use either without the other. You may print statements with invoices as well.

Credit Checking

Credit checking is done as invoices are entered, provided that you have checked the box to the Do credit checking field in Control information. The customer’s account balance (including pending unposted transactions) is compared to his credit limit as each line item is entered.

As soon as the credit limit is reached, you are so notified and given the choice of canceling the invoice, canceling this line item only (if that is what you are currently entering), or continuing anyway. If you choose the latter, credit checking is suspended for the remainder of the invoice.

Credit checking does not occur on credit memos, only on invoices.

The credit hold feature is separate from the credit limit feature. If a customer is on credit hold you cannot enter an invoice for him at all. See the Credit hold field in Customers.

Cash-and-carry Customers

For cash transactions to one-time customer, you may want to define a generic customer number. This allows all cash transactions to be saved in the Invoice History file. You could use a miscellaneous customer number (such as CASH) for this purpose, but this would still require you to enter a name and address for each invoice. Reserving a regular customer number (such as CASH) avoids this problem. As an alternative, the Point of Sale module is designed to handle cash and carry customers.

Batch Controls

Invoices may be under batch control, which involves screens not discussed in this chapter. Refer to the Using Batch Controls chapter of the System User documentation.

Invoices and Order Entry

If you are interfaced to the PBS Order Entry module, be aware that each module handles its own invoices. This selection does not give you access to O/E invoices. However, if you keep invoice history the same file is used to accumulate history from both modules.

Invoices and Job Cost

Billings for a job (or sub-job) are transferred directly to the Job Cost module and need not be re-entered in that module.

The cost of each line item associated with a job is transferred to the corresponding cost item of that job indirectly, through the Inventory Control module. If you are not interfaced to I/C, such costs must be entered separately in J/C. This also means that the cost of Service line items is not transferred to J/C (since services do not form part of your inventory).

Select

Enter from the Invoices menu.

Entering Invoices

A single invoice involves data entry on three different screens: a Header Screen for the invoice as a whole, a Line Item Screen for each item, and a Totals Screen for totals, sales tax, commissions, and various charges.

Each will be described in turn, but first we must discuss a screen that appears only at the beginning of the session and is not repeated for each invoice. This is the immediate invoicing screen, and it only appears if you have selected the check box (yes) to Print immediately in Control information. If not, skip to the next Header Screen section.

Immediate Invoicing

Graphical Mode

The following screen appears:

Character Mode

The following screen appears:

Enter the following information:

Please enter invoicing station

Options 

Enter the code of a valid invoice printer control station, or use one of the options:

Selecting a station does not imply that every invoice in this session will be an immediate invoice, it merely permits you to print any invoice immediately. It is recommended (but not required) that only one operator at a time be assigned to any invoice station.

If you select an invoicing station that has a printer designated to print PDF documents (a -PDF- printer), then a PDF file will be created for the invoice and will display on screen. The PDF file will be generated and may be available to email to the customer. See the PDF Invoices  section later in this chapter. See a definition of PDF.

OK or Cancel buttons

Select Cancel to go back to the menu or OK to begin entering invoices.

Header Screen

From this screen you can work with both new and existing invoice entries (sometimes called bills). Since an actual invoice number is not assigned until the invoice is printed, bills are temporarily assigned a bill reference number. Upon entry or selection of an existing bill reference number, that bill will appear and be available for changes or deletion. Upon entry or automatic assignment of a new bill reference number, you can enter complete information for a new invoice.

Graphical Mode

The header screen is the first screen of each invoice:

From this screen you can work with both new and existing invoices.

Invoices List Box

The list box displays up to 6 existing invoices, and credit memos, at a time. You may sort the invoices by bill reference number, group, customer number and customer name in ascending or descending order. Only column names in red may be sorted. To select or change the sort order, click on the column name or the arrow to the right of the column name or use the View options.

To locate an invoice, start typing a bill reference number or a number or name that matches the selected sort order. You may also use the up/down arrows, Page up, Page down, Home and End keys to locate an invoice. The <F1> and <SF1> keys function the same as the up/down arrow keys.

Invoices that display in the list box are available for changes or deletion. The fields for the selected invoice display in the lower part of the screen.

When an invoice is found, you may select the <Enter> key or Edit button to start editing.

Buttons

You have the following options with the buttons and keyboard equivalents:

Menu Selections

For general users, the options menu selections can and may be restricted by the assigned menu. The Options menu selections include:

For general users, the print menu selections can be restricted based on the assigned menu. Under the print menu selections you may access the following:

The header screen has one General tab.

Character Mode

This is the first screen of each invoice:

If you are using date controls, the date range (from Control information) will display in the upper right. This date range applies to the invoice date field.

Enter the following information:

Bill ref #

Options 

Enter a reference number for this invoice,

In character mode only, you may use one of these options:

If this is an existing entry and the invoice has already been printed, * Already printed * appears on the screen.

Bill type

Enter what type of bill this is: Invoice or Credit memo.

Apply-to

This field may only be entered for credit memos. If this is a credit for a specific invoice, enter the number of that invoice. This field is optional. If you leave it blank, Open displays. If you enter an invoice number, it is not checked against invoice history.

If using PBS Multi-payment processing, you must enter an apply-to number. You cannot apply a credit memo to open. You may read more about PBS Multi-payment processing and the configuration in the PBS Multi-payment Setup appendix in the A/R User documentation.

Bill group

Bill groups are an optional way of classifying invoices. When you come to print the invoices, you can select invoices by their group code.

If you are using batch controls, the bill group is automatically set to the number of the current batch and cannot be changed.

Options 

Otherwise, enter any desired code, or leave the field blank if you do not use this feature. If you selected a station for immediate invoicing, you may also use the option:

Invoice date

Options 

Enter the date to assign to this invoice, or use one of the options:

Leaving the date blank is the same as pressing <F2>.

You may be warned or stopped against entering a date that is outside the allowed date range. For more information, read about Date Control in the Control information chapter.

Customer #

Options 

Enter the number of the customer for this invoice, or use one of the options:

Selection By Name

Options 

If you have left the customer number blank, the cursor will move to the name field to permit selection by customer name.

Enter the customer name, or the leading characters of the name; or use one of the options:

Miscellaneous Customer

Existing miscellaneous customers may be entered, or selected with the option keys. These customers have numbers beginning with an asterisk (*) and have been described in the Miscellaneous customers section of the Customers chapter.

By definition a miscellaneous customer number represents a category of customers and not an individual customer, so you can enter a different name and address each time that number is used.

Miscellaneous Customer Name

Options 

Enter the name of this customer. This may be left blank. You may also use the option:

Entering a Person’s Name

If you have pressed <F2> at the preceding field when entering a miscellaneous customer, the Name field splits into two subfields allowing entry of a personal name and a surname.

First

Options 

Enter the individual’s first name (and middle initial if you wish); or use the following option:

Last

Enter the customer’s surname.

Miscellaneous Customer Address

Each line is optional and may be left blank.

As soon as a customer is identified (other than a miscellaneous customer or a customer added on-the-fly), the customer credit is checked.

Adding Customer On-The-Fly

This customer is not on file — would you like to add it ?

This question appears when you enter a customer number (regular or miscellaneous) that is not already on file. Select No to correct an erroneous entry, or Yes to add the new customer on-the-fly.

Graphical Mode

The following window appears:

Character Mode

The following window appears on the screen:

From this screen you can work with new entries only. The effect is as though you had gone into the Customers (Enter) selection and entered a new customer there. This is the case even though your password may not authorize you to use that selection.

Be aware that not every field on the Customers screen appears on this screen:

If necessary, you can use Customers (Enter) to change this new customer after adding him here.

Enter the following information:

Name

Enter the customer’s name. Name is optional, but omitting customer names is not recommended. You may use the <F2> option to enter a personal name as opposed to a corporate name, as described above for miscellaneous customers.

Address-1
Address-2

Enter two lines of customer address. All address fields are optional.

City
State and
Zip code

Enter the remainder of the customer address.

Country

Enter a country code for the customer.

Stmnt Cycle 

Enter the statement cycle code which specifies how often statements are to be printed for this customer, such as W (weekly), M (monthly), or Q (quarterly). This field is required.

Cus type

If you plan to use the PBS Sales Analysis (S/A) module, entering a customer type will enable you to evaluate sales information for different customer types, to determine their relative profitability. If you do not intend to use S/A, you might still want to categorize customers by type for your own information. Some price codes in the PBS Inventory Control module can use customer type as a basis for assigning prices.

Enter a customer type. This field is optional.

Bal method

Enter the code for the method used in handling this customer’s account, either Open item or Balance forward.

For open-item customers, all payments received must be applied to a specific receivable. For balance-forward customers, payments are applied to the oldest unpaid receivables.

One-time customers should be assigned a balance method of Open item so that specific items can be selected for payment.

Contact-1

Enter the name of the person to contact at the customer’s location.

Contact name cannot be printed on invoices or quotations for a miscellaneous customer.

Phone

Enter the phone number of the contact entered above.

A/R account

Options 

Enter the number of the A/R account to which documents for this customer are to be posted. This must be a valid entry in A/R Accounts. You may use one of the options:

Comment

Enter any comment pertaining to this customer. This field is optional.

OK or Cancel buttons

Select Cancel to return to the invoice entry window without saving the information about the customer, or OK to accept this new customer and to proceed to the next field on the main screen. Note that customers added on-the-fly are not actually added to Customers until you complete this invoice; if you cancel the invoice the new customer is also canceled.

Ship to

Options 

Enter the code for the ship-to address at which services are performed or to which goods are delivered. This must already be on file in Ship-to addresses for this customer. You may use one of the options:

Ship to Address

If you have pressed <F2>, enter an address for this invoice. All fields are optional.

Do you want to save this ship-to?

If you have pressed <F2>, this question appears unless you have left the ship-to address blank or this is a customer added on-the-fly.

If you select Yes, the address just entered will be added to the Ship-to Addresses file. The next available ship-to number for this customer will be assigned automatically and will appear on the screen.

If you select no, this new ship-to address will be only for this one invoice and will not be saved.

P.O. #

Enter the customer purchase order number if any. This field is optional.

Terms

The terms code is required and must be already be present in the Terms codes selection. See the Terms chapter.

For a balance forward customer, the customer’s usual terms code displays and cannot be changed.

Options 

For an existing non-miscellaneous open-item customer, enter a terms code or use the option:

Options 

For a miscellaneous customer or a customer added on-the-fly, enter a terms code or use one of the options:

Ship via

This field appears only if the Use ship-vias field in Control information is checked.

The ship-via code identifies what carrier you will use to ship the goods. This field is optional and may be left blank, but if entered it must be a valid entry in Ship-via codes.

Options 

For an existing non-miscellaneous customer, enter a ship-via code or use the option:

Options 

For a miscellaneous customer or a customer added on-the-fly, enter a ship-via code or use one of the options

Tax code

This field is required and must be an existing entry in Tax codes. See the Tax Codes chapter. Enter a tax code, or use one of the options:

Options 

For an existing non-miscellaneous customer, enter a tax code or use the option:

Options 

For a miscellaneous customer or a customer added on-the-fly, enter a tax code or use one of the options:

Sales rep

This field appears only if the A/R Control information Use sales reps field specifies that sales representatives are used. If so, the field is required and must be a valid entry from the Sales reps selection. See the Sales Reps chapter.

Options 

For an existing non-miscellaneous customer, enter a sales representative code or use the option:

Options 

For a miscellaneous customer or a customer added on-the-fly, enter a sales representative code or use one of the options:

Cost ctr (or Sub-acct)

Cost ctr appears only if Control information specifies that multiple cost centers are used. If so a cost center is required and each segment of it must be on file in the Cost centers selection of the System application - Ctl on the menu. Note that zero or blank may be a valid entry if so defined in Cost centers. If cost centers are not used, but sub-accounts are used, sub-acct displays.

Options 

Enter the cost center or sub-accts to which this invoice is assigned, or use the option:

Correcting entry

If this is a new entry and you are interfaced to G/L and you have answered Y to the question Allow correcting transactions ? in G/L Control information, you may select the <Space bar> to check this box to make it a correcting entry. Otherwise, leave it unchecked.

Job #

If Job Cost is not interfaced, this field cannot be entered.

If this is a miscellaneous customer or a balance-forward customer, this field may not be entered. Only open-item customers can be billed for jobs (since the payment when received must be applied to that job).

If billing for a job, enter the job number of an active or closed job already on file in the Job Cost module. This may not be a job in the Inactive Files.

If this invoice is not for a job, leave this field blank. This field and the next will display as Not applicable.

Options 

You may use the one of the options:

You may bill a customer for a job even though that job is a for a different customer than this invoice.

Sub-job #

If Job Cost is not interfaced, this field cannot be entered.

If you have entered a job number in the previous field, and that job is broken down into sub-jobs, and those sub-jobs are billed separately, enter the number of the sub-job you are billing.

Options 

You may use one of the options:

The next screen is the Line Item Screen.

1st user-defined field
2nd user-defined field
3rd user-defined field

These fields appear only if it is defined in Control information. If present, the caption that displays, and the number of characters expected, is whatever you have defined in the A/R Optional fields section of Control information.

Note that the user-defined fields are alphanumeric, not date or numeric fields. Whatever you enter will appear exactly that way on the invoice.

Enter the information appropriate to the field.

This completes the first screen. Make any needed changes. Note that you cannot change the bill reference number or customer number fields, even for a new entry.

Options 

If this is an existing entry, you may use one of the options:

Correcting Entries for Character Mode

Options 

If this is a new entry and you are interfaced to G/L and you have answered Y to the question Allow correcting transactions ? in G/L Control information, you may use the option:

What happens when you press <Enter> depends on whether this is an existing entry or a new entry:

If you have changed the tax code, the existing line-item screens appear in succession so you can correct the taxability of each one.

If you have not done so, you are asked, Do you wish to change the line items ?.

Answer N to terminate processing this invoice and proceed to another entry.

Answer Y to view the line items or the totals screen.

Line Item Screen

Each line item of the invoice is entered on a separate screen.

Graphical Mode

The following screen appears:

From this screen you can work with both new and existing invoice lines.

List Box

Up to 6 existing invoice lines display in the list box. You may sort the lines by sequence number or type both in ascending or descending order. Click the arrow to the right of the column name to change the sort or use the View menu options. Only Red fields may be sorted.

To locate a line, start typing the sequence number or type depending on which column is selected.

You may also use the up/down arrows, Page up, Page down, Home and End keys to locate a line. When adding a line or scanning through the invoice lines, the corresponding tab will display based on the Line type.

Buttons

You have the following button and keyboard equivalent options:

Character Mode

The following screen appears:

From this screen you can work with both new and existing line items.

Enter the information as follows:

Sequence #

Line items within an invoice are in sequence by an arbitrary number, which by default is assigned in increments of ten. This lets you insert new lines between existing lines. For example, to insert a line item between #10 and #20, give it any sequence number from 11 to 19 (preferably 15, to allow room for still later insertions on either side).

If you change the first line number to 1, then by default that invoice will increment with single digits. For example, you enter the first line as 1, then second new line will be 2. If you want to increment by 1 for another invoice, then you will have to change the sequence number from 10 to 1.

When going back to edit an existing order, if the first line sequence number is 1, then the sequence # for lines added will be incremented by 1. Note that if a user adds a line to an invoice with no line sequence 1, and changes the default sequence# to 1, then next time the user edits this invoice, as long as line sequence # 1 is present, new lines will be offered a sequence # incremented by 1. Reversely, if the first line sequence# is 10, the next time the user edits this invoice, new lines will be offered a sequence # incremented by 10. In any case the user can manually change the sequence # when adding a line.

Options 

Enter a sequence number, or use one of the options:

Normal practice when entering a new invoice is to use <F2> for each line item.

If you select an existing line item (either by direct entry of a sequence number or by using the option keys), that item is displayed in the appropriate format.

Line Type

Enter the type of line item:

There is no separate line type for jobs. If you are interfaced to the PBS Job Cost module and are billing for a job, you can use either a Goods line or a Services line.

After you enter a line that is a service or an item, the next new line defaults to the same line type you just entered.

As soon as you enter a line type the remainder of the screen fills out in the format appropriate for that line item. Each will be discussed in a separate section, beginning with Goods.

Goods Line Items (With I/C)

If you are not interfaced to the PBS Inventory Control module, do not use this section.

Graphical Mode

When the line entry screen displays, the sequence number is filled in and the Line type defaults to Goods.

Character Mode

After pressing <F2> for the Sequence # and typing G for the Line type, the screen appears thus: Enter the following information:

Item #

Options 

Enter the inventory item number. This item (even a miscellaneous item) must be on file in I/C Items. However, it must not be a serialized or lot item; these can only be sold through O/E. You may use one of the options:

The unit or conversion factor in effect when an invoice is entered remains on that invoice, even if you subsequently change them using I/C Items.

Item Lookup By Description

Options 

If you pressed <F7>, the cursor moves to the Description field. Enter the item’s description (or any portion of it beginning with the first letter). Your options are:

Only the first line of the description is used for lookup, but the full description and item number display when an item is selected by either name or number.

Miscellaneous Items

Miscellaneous items are generic low-volume items for which you do not want to maintain a separate inventory. Another use of these items is to represent intangibles such as service charges or the overhead costs associated with assembling kits. They are identified by an asterisk (*) as the first character of the item number.

Warehouse

If I/C does not use multi-warehousing, skip this section. Otherwise:

Options 

You may use the option:

Unit

This field is skipped except for miscellaneous items.

Options 

Enter the unit or measurement, or use the option:

Description

For an item that is already on file and not a miscellaneous item, the description displays automatically. You can change this or press <Enter> twice to accept it as is.

If you are entering a miscellaneous item, enter the description of the item.

Qty ordered

Enter the quantity ordered. If you leave this field blank, a quantity of 1 is assumed.

For an invoice (but not a credit memo), you can specify a negative quantity. This indicates returned goods, and requires you to specify, in a later field of this screen, how much has been scrapped and how much returned to inventory. The value of the quantity scrapped is assigned to the default scrap account specified in Control information. See the Inventory scrap acct field.

The quantity available at the current warehouse is displayed on the screen for your reference when entering the quantity ordered.

Options 

You have several options:

Full Quantity Not Available

This message appears if the quantity ordered is not available at this warehouse. Use the <Space bar> to select one of the following radio buttons:

OK or Cancel

Select OK to accept your choice or Cancel to go back to the quantity field.

Alternate Items

Pressing <F2> from the Qty ordered field displays an alternate item screen. All alternates for this item stocked at this warehouse are shown. Select any listed item and then click on the Select button. This will replace your original entry in the Item number field. Press <Esc> or click on the Cancel button to return to the screen without changing the item.

Warehouse Information

Pressing <F5> from the Qty ordered field displays a window.

Graphical

A window like the following displays:

Click on the OK button or select <Enter> to return to the quantity field.

Character

The following window displays:

This shows the quantities of this item available at this warehouse. Press <F5> to return to the screen.

Alternate Warehouses

Pressing <SF5> from the Qty ordered field displays the window.

Graphical

All warehouses where this item is currently stocked are shown. Use your mouse or keyboard to select the warehouse. Click on the Select button to use the warehouse or click on Cancel to return to the quantity field.

Character

All warehouses where this item is currently stocked are shown. Select any listed warehouse by entering its line number. This will replace your original entry in the Warehouse field. Press <Esc> to return to the screen without changing warehouses.

You may alternate <F5>and <SF5> to discover alternate items at different warehouses.

Unit price

Enter the unit price. The quantity is automatically multiplied by this price and the extended price appears.

You may enter a price of zero, but will be required to confirm that you really wish to do this.

Options 

Enter the unit price, or use the option:

In the absence of sales or contract pricing, the default price is the regular price. This is the price calculated from the item’s price code, if it has one. If it does not, the item’s Price-1 becomes the default. If pricing by warehouse is in effect, the default price is that applying at the selected warehouse.

Sales or contract pricing (or both) may apply for this item, customer, warehouse, and date. If so, the default is the lowest of the regular, sales or contract price. However, the contract price overrides the sales price if so specified in the I/C Contract prices entry.

Discount % or
Discountable

If the fields in the Discounts calculated on section from Control information specifies that you do not use discounts, this field is skipped. Otherwise:

Customer Credit Check

As soon as the discounted amount of the line item is known, the customer credit is checked.

Replacement cost or
Average cost
Standard cost

Normally, you do not enter the unit cost field. An approximate value for the unit cost is displayed automatically, under a name which depends on the I/C inventory valuation method:

This approximation is replaced by a calculated cost when the invoice is posted. For standard costing, the actual cost used is the standard cost.

The following cases are exceptions and require you to enter the cost directly. No other source is available and the information is needed to keep the cost of sales accurate and to pay commissions based on margin.

Options 

In these cases, enter the unit cost or use the option:

When selling goods and services the costs and profit margin are not printed on the sales journal. It is not transferred to A/R Miscellaneous charges and it is not included as cost of sales on the sales journal.

Return to inventory

This field is used only for returned merchandise that is, if this is a credit memo or an invoice line item with a negative quantity. Otherwise, Not applicable appears.

Enter the quantity of the items credited which are to be returned to inventory. The rest is considered scrapped.

The quantity cannot be larger than the quantity ordered in Field #4 above. For example, if the quantity ordered is -5, the quantity returned to inventory must be positive and not larger than 5.

Taxable

If the tax code in the header screen has zeros for all tax percents, this field displays as Not applicable and may not be entered.

Otherwise, the cursor does not move to this field but a default value appears. The format of this varies depending on your answer to Taxable by tax rate in Control information:

Each flag is either Y or N, corresponding to the taxability code on file for this inventory item in I/C Items. Even miscellaneous items have default taxability codes.

Whether or not you can change this default depends upon your answer to the question Taxable by line item in Control information:

If you left the Taxable by tax rate field unchecked, specify whether or not the item is taxable.

If you checked the Taxable by tax rate field, a window appears and the cursor moves in succession through each tax rate in this tax code. Press Y or N to change, or <Enter> to ratify, each existing default. When all have been entered, answer Y at Any change ? to re-enter the information, or N to return to the main screen.

Commissionable

This field is skipped if the Use commissions field from Control information specifies that you do not use commissions.

Otherwise, the cursor does not move to this field but a default value appears.

You may change the default from Field number to change ?.

If you change N to Y, the commission calculated for this line item is based upon the commission percentage and method specified for either this customer or this sales representative (whichever has been specified in Control information).

Job #

If you are not interfaced to the PBS Job Cost module, this field does not appear on the screen.

If the header screen indicates that this invoice is not for a job at all, this field is skipped and N/A displays automatically.

If the header screen indicates that this invoice is for a single job, the job number entered on the header screen displays here and this field is skipped.

Options 

If the header screen indicates that this invoice is for multiple jobs, enter the job number for this line item. This must be an active or closed job. You may also use one of the options:

Job & Sub-job Descriptions

During entry of this field and the next two, a box displays the names of the job, sub-job, and cost item.

Sub job #

If this invoice or this line item of the invoice is not for a job, or is for a single job which either does not have sub-jobs or does not bill for them, this field is skipped and N/A displays automatically.

If this invoice is for a single job which uses and bills for sub-jobs, the sub-job number you entered on the header screen displays automatically.

If this invoice is for multiple jobs and this line item is for a job which uses sub-jobs and which bills for them, a sub-job number must be entered.

Options 

Enter the sub-job number for this line item, or use one of the option

Cat-sub-chg or Cat-sub

This field is the cost item, and displays on the screen only if you are using both J/C and I/C. If you have specified (in J/C Control information) that you do not use change orders, the field appears as Cat-sub instead of Cat-sub-chg.

Enter the cost item of the job to which you want the cost of this inventory item to go. When this invoice is posted, the inventory cost for this line item will automatically be transferred to I/C. When I/C Inventory is posted the cost will then be transferred to J/C.

If this line item or this invoice is not for a job, this field will be skipped and N/A will appear instead.

You may leave this field blank to postpone transferring the cost. If you are interfaced to the PBS Accounts Payable module, you can transfer the cost to the job when you pay for the item in A/P Payables.

If this is a drop shipment or a miscellaneous item, this field is also skipped (because the item is not in I/C at all), and the cost can only be transferred in A/P.

Options 

Enter a cost item, or use one of the following options:

Scrap account

This field appears on the screen only if quantity returned to inventory is present and is less than the quantity credited. This can happen on any line of a credit memo, but on an invoice it happens only when the Qty ordered field is negative.

Options 

Enter the account number to which the value of the scrapped goods is to be assigned, or use the option:

Sales acct
Credit acct

This field appears on the screen only if Control information specifies that sales are distributed manually. If not, the sale amount is automatically distributed to the default.

If present, this field appears as sales account if this is an invoice, or as credit account if this is a credit memo.

Returned merchandise should be credited to the same account it was originally sold from, whether on an invoice or a credit memo.

On initial entry the cursor does not move to this field and the default displays automatically. You may still change the account from Field number to change ?. You must change the account if the default is not a valid entry in Valid G/L accounts.

What constitutes the default depends on your answer to the question Multiple cost centers ? in Control information and on whether or not this line item is for a job. There are three cases:

Options 

You may use one of the options:

These options are not available if no sales accounts are defined in Control information.

Options 

You may use the option:

Options 

You may use the option:

Options 

Change any field as desired, then press <Enter> to process another line item. For an existing line item, you may also use one of the options:

Goods Line Items (Without I/C)

If you are interfaced to the PBS Inventory Control module, do not use this section.

Graphical Mode

The sequence number fills in automatically. The default is Goods for the Line type.

Character Mode

After pressing <F2>for the Sequence # and typing G for the Line type, the screen appears thus:

Enter the following information:

Item #

Options 

Enter the item number as entered in Goods and services, or use one of the options:

A one-time item has a blank item number and is identified only by its description. It is used only on this invoice and is not added to the
Goods/Services file.

You can enter a service or good item number that is not already on file, in which case you are so informed and asked whether you want to enter it anyway.

Select No to use the item on this invoice only.

Select Yes to add the item to the file. This has the same effect as using the Goods and services (Enter) selection.

Description

For an item already on file, the description displays automatically. You can change this or press <Enter> twice to accept it as is.

If you are entering a new item, enter the description of the item.

Quantity

Enter the quantity ordered. If you leave this field blank, a quantity of 1 is assumed.

Negative Quantity

Unit price

Enter the unit price. The quantity is automatically multiplied by this price and the extended price appears.

You may enter a price of zero, but will be required to confirm that you really wish to do this.

Options 

You may use the option:

Discount %
Discntbl

This field, is entered identically whether interfaced to I/C or not.

Customer Credit Check

As soon as the discounted amount of the line item is known, the customer credit is checked.

Unit cost

Options 

Enter the unit cost or use the option:

Although not seen by the customer, the unit cost is important because it is used to calculate the profit margin on this line item. This is required if you pay commissions based on margin. It is also transferred into the A/R Miscellaneous Charges file and is included in the cost of the sale on the Sales Journal.

Taxable

If you unchecked (no) to Taxable by line item in Control information, this field cannot be entered.

If the tax code in the header screen has zeros for all tax percents, this field displays as Not applicable and may not be entered.

Otherwise, the format of this varies depending on your answer to Taxable by tax rate in Control information:

The cursor moves in succession through each tax rate in this tax code. Specify for each tax rate whether or not this item is taxable under that rate.

Commissionable

This field is skipped if Control information specifies that you do not use commissions.

Otherwise, accept the default of checked if a sales representative is entitled to a commission on this sale, or uncheck it if not.

Job #
Sub job #

These fields may only be entered if interfaced to J/C and if <F2> was selected for the Invoices header field to indicate multiple jobs. These fields are entered identically whether or not I/C is interfaced. See the I/C interfaced Invoices, Invoices and Cat-sub-chg or Cat-sub fields descriptions.

Sales acct
Credit acct

This field appears on the screen only if Control information specifies that sales are distributed manually. If not, the sale amount is automatically distributed to the default account.

If present, this field appears as sales account if this is an invoice, or as credit account if this is a credit memo.

Returned merchandise should be credited to the same account it was originally sold from, whether on an invoice or a credit memo.

What constitutes the default depends on your answer to the question Multiple cost centers ? in Control information and on whether or not this line item is for a job. There are three cases:

Options 

You may use one of the options:

These options are not available if no sales accounts are defined in Control information.

Options 

You may use one of the options:

These options are not available if no sales accounts are defined in
Control information.

Options 

You may use the option:

Options 

Change any field as desired, then press <Enter> to process another line item. For an existing line item, you may also use the option

Services Line Items

Graphical Mode

The sequence number fills in automatically. After selecting Services in the Line type field, the Services tab displays and looks appears similar to this:

Character Mode

After pressing <F2> for the Sequence # and typing S for the Line type, the screen appears thus:

Enter the following information:

Service #

Options 

Enter the service number, or use one of the options:

A one-time service has a blank service number and is identified only by its description. It is used only on this invoice and is not added to the Goods/Services file.

You can enter a service number that is not already on file, in which case you are so informed and asked whether you want to enter it anyway.

Answer N to use the service on this invoice only.

Answer Y to add the service to the file. This has the same effect as using the Goods and services (Enter) selection.

Unit

If this service is in the file, the unit will be displayed automatically and cannot be changed.

Options 

If this service is not in the file, enter the unit for this service, or use the option:

Leave the field blank for a service which either is not charged separately or is charged at a flat rate. This will display as None.

Description

If this service is on file, its description displays automatically. You can change this or press <Enter> to accept it as is.

If the service is not on file, enter the description of the service.

In graphical mode a window displays where you may enter up to 10 lines of description. If more than 1 line of description has been entered, then the word (more) displays. If the word is black, you may click on it to view more lines of description, even when you are not in edit mode. When the word is grayed out then there is only 1 line of description for the service line.

In character mode, the following message displays:

Do you wish to enter any additional description ?

Answer Y to enter up to nine additional lines of description.

If you had answered Y, a window would have opened to allow the additional description. This description is not added to the file but appears on this document only. If there is more information than can be viewed on the first description line, then the word (more) displays to the right of the description line.

Options 

If you have fewer than nine lines, use the option:

The window closes as soon as the additional description is entered, and only the first line remains visible.

Quantity

If there is no unit for this service, this field displays as Not applicable and may not be entered.

Otherwise, enter the number of units. If you leave this field blank, a quantity of 1 is assumed.

For an invoice (but not a credit memo), you may enter a negative quantity. This means you are giving a credit for this line item.

Unit price
Price

If there is a unit for this service, enter the price per unit. If there is no unit, enter the total price of the service.

Options 

If the service is on file, you may use the option:

If this is a unit price, the quantity is automatically multiplied by this price and the extended price displays.

If this is a total price, the price as entered is rounded to the nearest penny for computing the extension.

Discount %
Discountable

This field is the same for services as for goods.

Customer Credit Check

As soon as the discounted amount of the line item is known, the customer credit is checked.

Unit cost
Total cost

Options 

Enter the cost per unit for this service, if a unit has been specified; otherwise the total cost. You may use the option:

Although not seen by the customer, the unit cost is important because it is used to calculate the profit margin on this line item. This is required if you pay commissions based on margin. It is also transferred into the A/R Miscellaneous Charges file and is included in the cost of the sale on the Sales Journal.

Taxable

Taxability for services is entered in the same way as for goods.

Commissionable

This field is skipped if Control information specifies that you do not use commissions.

Otherwise, check this box (yes) if a sales representative is entitled to commission on this line item, or leave it unchecked if not.

Job #
Sub-job #

Job and sub-job numbers are entered the same way for services as they are for goods. See the item Invoices and Invoices fields.

Sales acct and

Credit acct

This field appears on the screen only if Control information specifies that sales are distributed. If not, the sale amount is automatically distributed to the default account.

Enter the sales account to which the revenue from this service is to be distributed.

If This Service Is Not For a Job

One of the default sales account (main and sub-account only) from Control information is combined with the cost center or sub account from the invoice header.

Options 

You may use the option:

These options are not available if no default sales accounts are defined in Control information.

If This Service Is For a Job

The billing account for the job is used. As this includes any cost center or sub account, the cost center or sub account from the invoice header is not used.

Options 

Change any field as desired, then press <Enter> to process another line item. For an existing line item, you may also use the option:

Notes Line Items

Graphical Mode

After selecting a Line type of Notes, the following tab displays:

Description

Enter whatever notes or comments you want to appear on the invoice at this point. You can press <Enter> at the beginning of any line to leave a blank line. You may copy and paste information to and from this field.

Character Mode

After pressing <F2> for the Sequence # and typing N for the Line type, the screen appears thus:

Enter the following information:

Description

Enter whatever notes or comments you want to appear on the invoice at this point. You can press <Enter> at the beginning of any line to leave a blank line. To exit from entering the note, press <F2>.

Options 

Change any field as desired, then press <Enter> to process another line item. For an existing line item, you may also use the option:

Standard Bill Line Items

Standard bills may consist of many lines. See the Standard Bills chapter. When transferred to an invoice, these are renumbered in increments of ten.

To avoid conflict with the sequence numbers of existing line items, a standard bill may only be added to the end of an invoice. You will only be able to enter a Standard bill Line Type (B type in character mode) if the Invoices is exactly 10 higher than the number of the last existing line item.

Once transferred, a standard bill is not required to remain at the end. You can continue adding more line items (including more standard bills).

After being transferred, a standard bill is no longer treated as a unit. You can change or delete individual line items after their transfer.

Graphical Mode

After selecting a Standard bill Line type, the following screen displays:

The two list boxes consist of the header on top and the lines on the bottom. Up to six standard bills will display in the header list box. To locate other standard bills you have the following options:

Select/Cancel

Once you have found the standard bill to insert into the invoice, highlight the line and click the Select button. If you do not want to insert a standard bills, click on the cancel button.

Please Choose: Sub-job

This field appears only if this invoice is for a job and the job uses but does not bill for sub-jobs.

Enter a sub-job number to be used in assigning a cost item to each Goods line item in the standard bill that contains a category number.

Please Choose: Change Order

This field appears only if this invoice is for a job, and that job has one or more change orders.

Enter a change order number to be used in assigning a cost item to each Goods line item in the standard bill that contains a category number.

Transferring The Standard Bill

There will be a period of processing as the selected bill is transferred.

If there is insufficient quantity on hand for a Goods item at the warehouse specified in the standard bill, the quantity used will either be the quantity in stock or the full quantity entered, whichever has been specified in the standard bill. No attempt is made to automatically find alternate items or warehouses. You may do this manually after the transfer is complete.

Options 

You are informed when the standard bill has been transferred. At this point, your options are:

Customer Credit Check

A customer credit check is performed.

Account Numbers and Cost Item Numbers

Each Goods or Services line item of a standard bill, when transferred to an invoice or credit memo, requires an account number.

When I/C and J/C are interfaced, Goods line items which contain a category number also require a cost item number.

These are assigned automatically, based on the defaults for this invoice.

This process can create nonexistent account numbers or cost item numbers. Any such errors can be fixed manually after the transfer. The invoice can be posted even if these are not fixed, but the resulting G/L and J/C transactions will have to be fixed before they can be posted within those modules.

Character Mode

After pressing <F2> for the Sequence # and typing B for the Line type, the screen appears thus:

Enter the following information:

Standard Bill #

Options 

Enter the number of the standard bill that you want to paste into this invoice. This must already have been defined in the Standard bills selection. You may also use one of the options:

Right Standard Bill ?

If you entered a number, the standard bill on file with that number will be displayed, along with a count of the number of line items in this bill.

Options 

Answer Y to select this bill or N to enter a different one, or use one of the options:

The following screen appears:

This displays all the line items in the standard bill, three at a time.

Enter the following information:

Right Standard Bill ?

Options 

Answer Y to select this bill or N to enter a different one, or use one of the options:

Use This Standard Bill ?

Answer N to select a different standard bill, or Y to select this one.

Totals Screen

The following screen displays upon selecting the Exit button from the line-item screen.

Graphical Mode

Totals Buttons

These buttons are similar to the buttons on the first screen with the following exceptions:

The Payment button opens the payment window. This button is only available if you are using PBS Multi-payment processing. For more information see the PBS Multi-payment Setup appendix and the PBS Multi-payment Processing section below.

Character Mode

After pressing <Esc> from Field #1 on the line-item screen a screen like the following will display:

Heading Fields

The screen heading displays relevant totals that you cannot change directly:

Ship total is the total dollar amount of all line items, less line item discounts (if any).

Ship disc displays only if Control information specifies that you use overall invoice discounts. After you enter Field #1 the total dollar amount of the discount will display.

Ship taxable total field shows the sum of the line items which were specified as taxable. After you enter a discount % in the first field, the taxable total will be reduced by the amount of the discount.

Ship commissionable field displays only if Control information specifies that commissions are used. It is the total dollar amount that is subject to a commission.

Many of the field shown are optional. Depending on your choices in Control information and elsewhere, they may not appear on your screen, or may appear with a different number. All these will be identified as they occur.

Enter the information as follows:

Invoice discount %

This field cannot be entered if Control information specifies that you do not use overall invoice discounts.

Options 

Otherwise, enter the invoice discount percent or use the option:

Upon entry, the discount amount is calculated and displayed at the top of the screen, as is the discounted net amount (invoice total less discount.

The invoice discount percent is not applied to the miscellaneous or freight charge, nor to the sales tax regardless of what you may have answered to the Discounts calculated on Miscellaneous charges, Freight and Sales tax check boxes in Control information. Those questions relate to any customer discount which the customer may be entitled to upon payment, provided that he pays on time.

Miscellaneous charges

This field does not appear on the screen if the Use misc charges check box from Control information specifies that you do not use miscellaneous charges.

Otherwise, enter any miscellaneous charges for this invoice.

If this is a credit memo and miscellaneous charges are being credited, do not enter a minus sign. Enter the miscellaneous charges as a positive amount.

Account #

Options 

If miscellaneous charges have been entered and you checked the Distribute miscellaneous charges box in Control information, enter the account number or use the option:

Taxable

If the miscellaneous charges are taxable, check the box; if they are not, uncheck it.

You cannot specify the taxability of individual tax rates separately, as you can for line items. If the miscellaneous charge is taxable under one tax rate of this tax code, but not under another, you will have to adjust the total sales tax. If this is a problem, consider entering the miscellaneous charge as a separate line item instead of putting it in the totals screen.

Freight

This field is skipped if the Use freight charges field from Control information specifies that you do not use freight charges.

Enter the amount of any freight charges. On credit memos, enter freight charges without any minus sign.

Account #

Options 

If there are freight charges and you have checked the box Distribute freight from Control information, enter the account number or use the option:

You are not asked whether freight charges are taxable. They are either taxed or not, depending upon your response to the Sales tax calculated on Freight field in Control information. You may also consider entering the freight charge as a separate line item instead of putting it in the totals screen.

Sales tax

The sales tax, if any, may be calculated by applying the sales tax percent of applicable tax rates to the Taxable total displayed at the top of the screen.

Sales tax may also be calculated by invoice line unit price or extended price. Calculating the sales tax by line is determined by the setup of Tax codes. For an example of this type of taxation see the Sample Tax Calculations section from the Tax Codes chapter.

Miscellaneous charges and freight are added to the taxable total if specified to be taxable in Control information. The sales tax percent comes from the tax code that was entered on the header screen for this invoice.

After entry of the sales tax, the following amounts are added:

The total is displayed as Billed total.

Options 

Enter a sales tax, or use the option:

If you enter a non-zero sales tax when the tax code specified for this invoice has a zero tax rate, you will be warned but the entry will be accepted.

Sales Tax Screen

If the sales tax entered is different from the calculated amount, and the applicable tax code distributes the tax to more than one account, the following screen displays:

Graphical Mode

Read below about the tax Amount field.

Character Mode

Any time you use this window, you will create an entry on the Sales Tax Exception Report. See the Sales Tax Exception Report section of the Sales Tax Reports chapter. Also see a sample Sales Tax Exception Report in the Sample Reports appendix.

This screen identifies the tax code and shows a separate line for each tax rate within it (up to five of them), with the description, account number, and taxable amount for each tax rate. You cannot change the tax code from this screen; if this becomes necessary, complete the invoice then change the tax code on its header screen.

The amount you have entered for the sales tax must be completely distributed among the tax rates shown. The cursor moves in succession through the amount fields of each tax rate. The tax remaining to distribute displays continuously.

Enter the following information:

Amount

Enter the amount of the tax to be distributed to each tax rate.

Options 

You may use the option:

If all the tax rates have the same tax brackets, then at the first tax rate you may use the option:

Options 

At the last tax rate you may use the option:

Save and Exit

When completed with the tax entry select the Save button to save the changes or Select the Exit button to discard the changes.

Payment received

If you are using PBS Multi-payment as determine by the A/R Control information field Invoice pmt type then go to the PBS Multi-payment Processing section below.

This field cannot be entered for credit memos, and for invoices it can be entered only if you have set the Invoice pmt type in A/R Control information to Cash only.

Your answer to Use cash as memo only in Control information determines whether amounts entered here automatically generate Cash receipts transactions, or whether they are treated as informational only.

Enter the amount of any payment already received for this invoice. This may be more or less than the amount billed.

Apply prepaid cash?

If you checked the Control information field Process prepaid cash field, and you have entered and posted at least one prepaid cash (N type) amount to open items for this customer, then this question will display.

If you select No, then the cursor will go back to the Payment received field. If you select Yes, then the Prepaid Document window will display and will be similar to the following:

Graphical Mode

Select the New button to enter a prepayment. Prepayment amounts will display in the lower list box. Use the arrow keys, Page Up, Page Down, Home and End keys to find the prepayment you want to apply to the invoice.

You may apply up to three prepaid cash amounts to the invoice.

Enter selection amount

Once you find the prepayment, select the Save button to use the full prepayment amount or you may enter an amount less than the prepayment. You may also select the Save/New button to apply another prepayment.

When finished select the Exit button.

Character Mode

Enter an amount or accept the default amount. The default is the prepaid cash amount remaining for the first prepaid amount on file.

You may apply up to three prepaid cash amounts per invoice.

Check #

This field cannot be entered for credit memos, and for invoices it can only be entered if you have the Invoice pmt type field in Control information set to Cash only.

If the payment received is zero, this field is skipped and is left blank.

Otherwise, enter the check number of the payment received. If currency was received, leave this field blank; this will display as CASH.

This field is skipped for entry if you entered a prepaid cash amount for field 5.

Cash account

This field cannot be entered for credit memos, and for invoices it can only be entered if you have the Invoice pmt type field in Control information set to Cash only.

If the payment received is zero, this field is skipped and is left blank.

Options 

Otherwise, enter the cash account to which this payment is to be deposited. This must be an existing entry in the Cash accounts selection of the System Manager (CTL) module. You may use one of the options:

Bank route

This field cannot be entered for credit memos, and for invoices it can only be entered if you have the Invoice pmt type field in Control information set to Cash only.

If the payment received is zero, or if you received payment in cash, this field is skipped and is left blank.

Otherwise, enter the routing number that is on the check. This is usually in the upper right-hand portion of the check and looks something like 99-999/999. This field is informational only and may be left blank.

Commission %

This field cannot be entered if in Control information that you have not checked the Use sales reps field or have not checked the Use commissions field.

Otherwise, three cases are possible:

Enter a non-zero percent to calculate commission without regard to commission code.

Change the percent back to zero to restore the accumulated commission amount of the line items.

Press <Enter> to enter the commission as a flat amount. The percent field will display as zero and the cursor will move to the commission amount field.

Enter a non-zero percent to calculate the commission from the percentage.

Options 

If you have entered a non-zero percent (whether or not I/C is interfaced), you may use the option:

(On)

If you enter a nonzero commission percent, and if you have specified in Control information that commissions may be paid on margin, you are asked whether this commission is on price or margin. Select on Price for price or on Margin for margin.

Commission amount

(The explanation with the Commission % field explains when this field can be entered.)

Whenever the commission is entered as a flat amount, the commission percent is set to zero.

If you are interfaced to the PBS I/C and the commission is on margin, the exact amount cannot be calculated until the invoice is posted (because the cost is only known approximately, as described for the Cost field). This field therefore displays as Calculated at posting and cannot be changed.

Comment

Comments are optional. Unlike Notes line-items, which they otherwise resemble, comments print in the totals area of your invoice instead of the body of the invoice.

Options 

Enter any desired text. At any line except the last, you may use the option:

If you have defined a comments field on your invoice format, when you print invoices you can specify a generic comment to print on all invoices of that run that do not have an individual comment. In the example below, Thank you for your order will print on this invoice even though you may specify Happy New Year as the default for the entire print run.

Options 

Make any needed changes, then press <Enter> to complete the invoice. You may also use the options:

Customer Credit Check

Miscellaneous charges, freight, or sales tax may tip the customer over his credit limit, so a credit check is performed at this point just as it is for a line item. The only difference is that canceling this line is not an option.

PBS Multi-payment Processing

You must have an RW.LIC file that includes the credit card software subscription in order to use the PBS Multi-payment features. See the PBS Multi-payment Setup appendix for more information and configuration instructions.

PBS Multi-payment allows you to select payment types of cash, check and credit card(s). Part or all of the invoice amount may be applied to the customer's A/R terms. You may use one or more payment types for each invoice. For example, part of the invoice may be paid via check and the remainder can by applied to A/R terms. Another example, you may pay an invoice with two different credit cards. PBS Multi-payment is used with both invoices and credit memos.

All payment types for invoices and credit memos are not posted to open items until after the transaction is printed and posted.

When using a credit card as a payment method the system interfaces to a credit card processor. A separate window displays for entering the credit card information. The invoice must be printed and posted before the data is in open items and available for processing Deposits.

One you get to the Payments received field or click on the Payments button, then the following window displays:

There are two display-only fields.

Amount:

This is the amount that must be fully paid.

Amount remaining:

This is the amount that has not been paid. This number will reduce when payments are entered. It must be zero before you exist the screen.

When the screen first displays on a new entry, the focus goes immediately to the Payment code field. If you are reviewing previous payments, then the focus goes to the list box.

Enter these fields:

Payment code

Enter the payment code. The choices are determined by what you entered in payment codes under the CTL menu. The choices usually include a credit card type, check type and cash type.

For entering these codes see the Payment Codes chapter in the System user documentation . You may also use the option:

Amount

Enter the amount or use the <Enter> key for the remaining balance.

After entering the amount, what happens next depends on the payment type used:

Credit Card/Check #

This field can only be entered if you are paying by check.

If you are paying by credit card, the credit card payment window opens. When finished with the credit card processing this field is automatically entered.

Expiration date

If you are paying by credit card, the credit card payment window opens. When finished with the credit card processing this field is automatically entered.

Authorization #

This field can only be entered if you are paying by check and you are required to enter an authorization number based on the payment code setup.

If you are paying by credit card the credit card payment window opens. When finished with the credit card processing this field is automatically entered.

Exiting

After you have finished entering the payments you may save the invoice or credit memo. When you exit the payments window, the Payment received field becomes a total of the cash, check and credit card payments made.

If the payment amounts do not match the total invoice amount then a message indicates that "Balance amount remains - cannot exit!". You must enter another payment or put the remaining amount to terms.

Credit Card Processing Window

The same window displays for both graphical and character modes.

This is an example of the X-charge credit card payment window:

After swiping the card number with a card reader or entering it manually and selecting (F12) Process, an Approved message displays with the authorization number. If you get an error message, for an explanation see the PBS Multi-payment Setup appendix in the Accounts Receivable user documentation. If the error is not explained there, read the X-charge documentation or contact X-charge support.

If you have a credit card payment, you have these choices for handling a payment if there is a change in the invoice total:

If the amount remaining is a negative or positive number, you may delete the original credit card payment. Deleting a credit card payment either voids or refunds the payment with X-charge. Then you may enter a new credit card payment, use any of the other payment options or put the remainder on A/R terms.

Once the payment is completed you are returned back to the payment entry window for reviewing the payment and if needed, entering additional payments.

Immediate Printing

If you specified in Control information that an immediate check is allowed and you have specified an invoicing station at the beginning of this session, see Please enter invoicing station, you will be presented with several options, depending on the Invoice printer control station setup.

If the printer control station has been assigned Windows printer the Windows Print selector will display first. In the Print selector you select a printer or use the default printer. Next the "Immediate invoicing printing" window displays (see screen below).

If a Company information printer has been assigned in the printer control station, then the "Immediate invoice printing" window displays first.

Graphical

Character

This is the third screen with the "Immediate invoice printing" window:

Print This Invoice Now

Options 

Select one of the following options. You can continue entering any of these options until either Yes or No is entered.

Is The Invoice Just Printed Ok ?

Select Yes if the invoice is correct. The invoice header screen reappears for you to begin entering the next invoice.
Select No to allow entering further options in this window.

In addition, for laser printers and Windows printers only, this option lets you adjust the alignment. A window appears for the purpose.

Enter the following information.

Up/Down Adjustment

Enter a vertical adjustment in inches. For a Company information laser printer you may enter positive or negative numbers. If this is an adjustment for Windows printer only enter a positive number.

Left/Right Adjustment

Enter a horizontal adjustment in inches. For a Company information laser printer you may enter positive or negative numbers. If this is an adjustment for Windows printer only enter a positive number.

Any Change ?

In this window, unlike most, the cursor is initially located in this field.

Answer Y to re-enter the window.

Answer N to accept the alignments as shown, to print a test alignment form, and to close the window.

Number of Copies

Label For <nth> Part

Enter an identifying label to print for each copy.

PDF Invoices 

Select a -PDF- or -PDFP- printer to generate PDF (Acrobat type) invoices files.

If you are using a -PDF- printer as set up in Company information, then the invoice will be saved as a PDF file. The Adobe™ Reader™ or Adobe Acrobat™ will display it as long as one of these applications are installed on your system.

Default configuration settings are provided for PDF files. See the PBS Administration documentation for information on the PDF configuration options and the setup of a Company information PDF printer.

In Windows and Thin client you can view and email these documents under the CTL menu selection Email/view printed PDF's found under PDF form file processing. The overview of configuration for emailing PDF files in PBS is found Email Configuration Appendix from the PBS Administration documentation.

PDF files are saved on the system in the PDFFIL\ARINVOICES directory. An example of the PDF invoice file name is xx_ARI_1_001100.PDF. The xx is the company number. The ARI indicates it is an Accounts Receivable Invoice. The "1" is the customer number and the 001100 is the invoice number. You may also print an invoice alignment as a PDF. The alignment file is named xx_ARI_ALIGNMENT_999999.PDF and is located in the PDFFIL\ALIGNMENTS directory. The alignment will display on screen if the proper application is installed.

Any Change ?

Answer Y to re-enter the window, or N to accept it.

Using Invoice Notes

You can enter an unlimited number of notes about this invoice by pressing <F6> or selecting Invoice notes from the Options menu. A windows similar to this displays:

The date, time and first line for existing notes display in the list box at the top of the window.

Select Alt+n or click on the New button to enter a note. Each note may have up to 10 lines. When finished entering a note, select Alt+s or the Save button to save it.

Each note is date/time stamped so that you can browse through the notes in time sequence. These notes are never printed on invoices, so they are not seen by the customer.

In character mode a special text editing function is used. This is described in the Using Notes section of the Use of Function Keys, Toolbar and Windows chapter in the System User documentation.

Listing Invoices

This selection provides you with a list of invoices which have been entered but not yet posted. The invoices may or may not have been printed.

View a sample Invoice List the Sample Reports appendix.

Select

Edit list from the Invoices menu.

The following screen appears:

Graphical Mode

Character Mode

Enter the following information:

Print in order by

Select to print by Bill reference #, Customer number, Customer name, or by Bill group.

What you enter in the next two fields depends on the choice of order in which they are shown on the list.

Starting
Ending

Options 

Enter the range of numbers or names to list, where choice represents whatever you entered in the Print in order by field. At each field you may use one of the options:

Starting invoice date
Ending invoice date

Options 

Enter the range of invoice dates to include, or use the option:

What to print

Select how much information to show for each invoice:

Number of header lines

Options 

Enter the number of lines to print for the header of each invoice, or use the option:

Number of lines per line item

Options 

Enter the number of lines to print for each line item of each invoice, or use the option:

Invoice notes

Check this box to print invoice notes printed for each invoice, or leave it unchecked to not do so. This refers to notes entered via <F6>, not to line items notes (which are printed as per your answer to # lines per line item).

Report totals

Leave the box checked to show the grand total information at the end of the report, or leave it unchecked to omit this.

Bill totals

Leave the box checked to print totals information for each invoice, or uncheck it to not do so.

Make any needed changes.

OK or Cancel

Select <Enter> or the OK button to print the Invoice List. Select <Esc> or the Cancel button to return to the menu.

Even if you specified (in Control information) that you normally print invoices immediately after entering them, you may still print them using this selection.

Invoice numbers are assigned only when an invoice is printed. This feature allows you to use preprinted invoice numbers on your forms.

Invoice Print

You can use this selection to print an invoice.

You can also use this selection to reprint an invoice that has been printed but not posted. If the invoice has been posted, in order to reprint it, use the menu selection Reprint. See the Reprinting Invoices section below.

Unless you use batch controls, only one user at a time can print invoices. This prevents duplicate invoice numbers from being assigned. If Invoices currently being printed try again later appears, another user is already printing invoices.

Select

Print invoices from the Invoices menu.

Graphical Mode

The following screen appears:

Character Mode

The following screen appears:

If you are using date controls, the date range (from Control information) will display in the upper right. This date range applies to the Default invoice date field.

Enter the information as follows:

Invoice format number

Options 

Enter the number of the invoice format to use for these invoices. This must be a valid entry in Invoice formats and must have been verified. You may use one of the options:

Default invoice date 

Enter a date to be assigned as the invoice date to all invoices that do not already have an invoice date.

You may be warned or stopped against entering a date that is outside the allowed date range. Read about Date Control in the Control information chapter.

Print in order by

Select to print invoices in order by Bill reference #, Customer number, Customer name or Bill group.

As soon as a valid sequence is chosen, the bottom half of the screen displays.

Starting

Ending

Options 

Enter the range of numbers or names to print, where choice represents whatever you entered in the Print in order by field. At each field you may use one of the options:

Default comments

Comments already entered on specific invoices will be printed as is.

You can enter default comments which will be printed on any invoice that does not have its own individual comments. Press <F2> to end the comment.

Reprint invoices already printed

Check this box to reprint invoices already printed, or leave it unchecked to skip any invoices within the selected range which have already been printed. A reprinted invoice will not necessarily be assigned the same invoice number as the original; when the invoice is posted, only the most recent invoice number will be retained on file.

Make any changes.

OK or Cancel

Select Ok to print the invoices or select Cancel to return to the menu.

If you answered Y to Use pre-printed forms ? in Invoice formats, the following message is displayed:

Please mount invoice forms on printer and check this box when ready

If you answered N to Use pre-printed forms ?, you are not asked to mount forms.

Laser Printing

If you are using laser printer forms, load the forms in the printer’s paper tray according to the instructions in your printer’s user manual.

Dot Matrix Printing

Mount the preprinted invoice forms on the printer so that the print head is at the top of the form. Adjust the printing pressure according to the thickness of the invoice forms. When you have finished mounting the forms, type DONE.

PDF Forms and Graphical Image Forms

Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to represent documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating system. PBS has adopted the PDF file type for printing forms such as A/R invoices.

The process in PBS merges an image file of the invoice form with the invoice data you entered so that each invoice produces one PDF file. Loading pre-printed paper forms is not required for PDF printing. For more information on merging a graphical invoice image with the data, see the 3. Graphic image file name ? field in the Invoice Formats chapter.

PDF Invoice Generation

Select a -PDF- or -PDFP- printer, from Company information, to generate PDF (Acrobat type) invoice files. They will both create PDF files, however the -PDFP- printer will also print the invoices.

When using a -PDF- or -PDFP- printer, as setup in Company information, the invoices are saved to PDF files. For information on the setup of a Company information PDF printer see the Company information chapter in the PBS Administration documentation.

Once invoice PDFs have been generated, you may view and email them from PBS. Select Email/view printed PDFs from the PDF form file processing selection under CTL. See the Email configuration appendix from the PBS Administration documentation for the steps needed to setup this feature.

An invoice can be sent to your customer by manually attaching the file to an email. In UNIX or Linux this is your only option. The PDF invoice files are written in the PDFFIL\ARINVOICES folder. To help identify the file you are looking for, you need to know the makeup of the file name. An example of an invoice file name is xx_ARI_1_001101.PDF. The xx is the company number. The ARI indicates it is an Accounts Receivable Invoice. The ’1’ is the customer number and the 001101 is the invoice number.

Invoice Alignment and Adjustment

You are asked: Print alignment ?. Select Yes to print a test alignment form filled out with lines of X’s and 9’s.

If printing on a laser printer, you are first asked to enter the Up/down adjustment and Left/right adjustment amounts. The values last entered for these amounts are shown. After entering new values or accepting the values shown, you are asked if you want to print an alignment form.

If printing on a laser printer, you will be given the chance to adjust the alignment before printing another alignment form.

Continue to print alignment forms and make necessary adjustments until the invoice forms are properly aligned.

When the alignment is correct, select No to Print alignment ?. You are asked for the starting invoice number.

If you are using a laser printer, before you are asked for the starting invoice number, you will be asked to enter the number of invoice copies and the labels for each copy.

You may also print an invoice alignment as a PDF. The alignment file is named xx_ARI_ALIGNMENT_999999.PDF and is located in PDFFIL\ALIGNMENTS directory.

When printing invoices with a laser printer, use the up/down and left/right alignment to position the printed invoice information to align with your preprinted form. The pre-printed invoice forms are produced according to very exact specifications, but the print position of laser printers may vary slightly from model to model and between manufacturers. These adjustment amounts allow you to compensate for the differences between laser printers so that your invoice information can be positioned correctly on the invoice form. (The very early models of Hewlett-Packard laser printers, such as the LaserJet+ and more recent Windows-only printers do not support this adjustment feature.)

When using a laser printer, you can save invoice forms by printing the alignment on plain paper. After printing the alignment on plain paper, place the plain paper on top of one of your preprinted invoice forms. Hold them up to a bright light to verify the alignment. Make any adjustments necessary and continue printing alignments on plain paper until you have the correct alignment. Load your preprinted invoice forms in the paper tray before selecting no to Print alignment ?.

Loading forms is not required for PDF printing and format types that merge with a graphical image.

Starting invoice #

Enter the starting invoice number for the first invoice to print. An invoice is assigned an invoice number when it is printed. Until that time, it is identified only by the bill reference number.

This field cannot be defaulted using MySet.

If you enter a number lower than the next available number in Control information, you will receive a warning message.

The invoices are then printed.

If there are no invoices in the range selected, then a "No invoices to print" message displays. Select OK to return to the main screen.

Are invoices just printed ok?

Select No if they are not.

If you select Yes, the invoices are marked as OK to post, and the screen to enter the print range reappears.

When through printing invoices, press <Esc>. If you answered Y to 11. Use pre-printed forms ? in Invoice formats, you are instructed:

Please mount regular paper on printer and check this box when ready

Change the paper, check the box when done.

If you answered N to Use pre-printed forms ?, the above message does not appear.

Posting Invoices

This selection posts invoices.

If you are using the PBS I/C, inventory is also fully updated.

If you are also using the PBS Job Cost module, the billing information is posted to the Job Cost module.

You must have already printed an invoice, and have answered Y to the question Invoices printed okay ?, before you can post it. A register of posted invoices is printed at the time the invoice is posted.

Credit Memos with IC FIFO or LIFO

When I/C and A/R are interfaced and you are using FIFO or LIFO as their cost valuation method, the following Inventory changes will happen when a credit memo is entered in A/R->Invoices.

Item Not Returned to Inventory

When the credit memo is for an item that is not returned to inventory, but scrapped:

Item Returned to Inventory

When the credit memo is for an item that is returned to inventory:

Incomplete Posting

The posting of invoices involves up to three different parts. Each of these parts is actually a separate posting in itself:

If you assigned prepaid amounts to an invoice offsetting prepaid amounts and payment types are posted to open items. If batch controls are in effect, a separate batch is created for these transactions, and a batch number is assigned automatically.

If you selected None the cash entered on invoices is treated as memo information and no automatic transactions are created.

For each of these three parts of the posting, a different register or journal is produced: the Sales Journal for Miscellaneous Charges transactions, the Cash Receipts Journal for cash receipts transactions, and the Inventory Transaction Register for inventory transactions.

You might also have a fourth register the Miscellaneous and Drop-Ship Item Register if you are using the PBS I/C and you have miscellaneous or drop-ship items on one or more invoices.

Never interrupt posting while the processing and register printing is occurring. If this occurs, you must immediately complete the interrupted posting before doing anything else with the A/R module.

To complete the posting, select the appropriate posting functions (Cash receipts, Miscellaneous charges, Inventory) and allow each to run to completion, then let the posting run until the end. It does not matter whether you select any additional invoices to post at this time.

Posting of Services

The G/L postings for Services are as follows:

For credit memos, debits and credits are reversed in the above.

Posting of Goods and Items

The G/L postings for Goods are as follows:

The above postings occur whether or not A/R is interfaced to I/C. For credit memos, debits and credits are reversed in the above.

In addition, if A/R is interfaced to I/C, inventory postings occur as described below.

If A/R is not interfaced to I/C, costs and profit margin are not printed on the sales journal. It is not posted through AR Misc charges and it is not included as cost of sales on the sales journal.

Posting Of Inventory Items

When A/R is interfaced to I/C, G/L postings for inventory items (with respect to I/C) are as follows:

Sales:

Credit memos:

If the company is using cost centers, the cost center for the expense and credit memo accounts is assigned as specified in Control information. (The cost center can be taken either from the invoice header or from the inventory item itself.)

Posting Miscellaneous Inventory Items

G/L postings for miscellaneous items (with respect to I/C) are as follows:

Sales:

Credit memos:

If the company is using cost centers, the cost center for the expense and credit memo accounts is assigned as specified in Control information. (The cost center can be taken from either the invoice header or the inventory item itself.)

As shown above, the item’s inventory account (as specified in the Item file in Inventory Control) is used for posting of both sales and credit memos.

When a miscellaneous item is entered using Items in Inventory Control, the inventory account entered for the item in I/C should be of type misc costs applied in the Inventory Accounts file in I/C. By choosing the correct misc costs applied account for each miscellaneous item, you can avoid having to make after-the-fact journal adjustments for miscellaneous item sales and credit memos posted from A/R.

If the miscellaneous item sold is not merchandise (e.g. labor charges, service charges, etc.), the misc costs applied account would usually be a contra-expense account. The exact account to use would depend upon your particular business situation, based upon the advice of your accountant.

If the miscellaneous item sold is merchandise, the set-up of the misc costs applied account would depend upon how these items are being handled with respect to General Ledger. For example, if the purchase of the miscellaneous merchandise is entered through the PBS Accounts Payable, then the misc costs applied account should be the account used in Accounts Payable as the expense distribution for the purchase. Again, the exact account to use would depend upon your particular business situation, based upon the advice of your accountant.

Posting Drop Shipments

For drop-shipped miscellaneous or regular items, the G/L postings are as follows:

Sales:

Credit memos:

Select

Post from the Invoices menu.

See a sample Sales Journal in the Sample Reports appendix.

The following screen appears:

Enter the information as follows:

Cut-off invoice date To post

Options 

Enter the invoice date through which you want to post invoices, or use one of the options:

Cut-off invoice # to post

Options 

Enter the invoice number through which you want to post, or use the option:

Bill group to post

Options 

Enter the bill group code of the group of invoices you want to post, or use the option:

You are asked Any change ?.

Answer Y and make changes, or answer N to proceed.

OK or Cancel

Select OK to post the invoices and Cancel to not post the invoices and return to the menu.

Unposted Entries

If there are any Miscellaneous Charges entries (transactions) or inventory entries in I/C, if it is interfaced to be posted, you see a reminder that they will be posted, as well as the invoices you have selected.

If you have allowed cash to be entered with the invoice and have answered the control file to not maintain this as a memo item, cash receipts will also be checked for unposted entries (transactions). If any are found you will also be reminded on the screen displayed.

This review for unposted entries is not performed if you are using batch controls. This is because only those transactions specific to the batch being posted will be processed through Miscellaneous Charges, Cash Receipts, and I/C Inventory.

Select Yes to proceed with posting; otherwise, select No.

If you selected Yes, a menu appears for you to select how to print a register of posted invoices and a register of miscellaneous and drop ship goods items. Follow the screen instructions.

All invoices including those created from recurring bills which have been printed and meet the three posting criteria above (Cut-off invoice date, Cut-off invoice #, and Bill group) are posted. If you are using the PBS Inventory Control, they are also posted to I/C.

Refer to the Miscellaneous Charges and Cash Receipts chapters, as well as the Inventory Control applications for examples of registers mentioned here.

Reprinting Invoices

Use this selection to reprint an invoice that has already been posted, provided that you have chosen to keep invoice history and that the invoice has not been purged. (Reprinting an invoice that has not already been posted can be done using the Invoices (Print) selection).

If you are interfaced to O/E, be aware that O/E invoices as well as A/R invoices are saved in A/R invoice history. You can use this selection to reprint invoices from either module (provided that you have chosen in that module to keep invoice history).

Only one invoice at a time can be printed. Invoices must be reprinted using invoice printer control stations. If you want to print or view multiple invoices from history by sending them a report or view screen see the Invoice History chapter.

The invoice number of the reprinted invoice is the same as the original. This may be a consideration if you use pre-numbered forms.

Reprint Invoices to PDF

Select a -PDF- or -PDFP- printer to generate a PDF (Acrobat type) invoice file.

Reprinting an invoice to a PDF (Acrobat™ type) file may not be necessary, unless the original invoice PDF file was deleted or was originally not generated as a PDF file. If you do reprint the invoice as PDF while the original is there, the original PDF file will be overwritten. However it should be like the original as long as you select the same invoice format.

You may view and email A/R invoices from PBS. Select Email/view printed PDFs from the PDF form file processing selection under CTL. See the Email configuration Appendix from the PBS Administration documentation for the steps on setting up emailing in PBS.

When you generate an A/R invoice as a PDF file, it is stored in the PDFFIL\ARINVOICES directory. You may also locate it there, manually attach the PDF invoice and email it.

Select

Reprint from the Invoices menu.

The following screen appears:

Graphical Mode

Character Mode

From this screen you can work with existing entries only.

Enter the information as follows:

Invoice station

Options 

Enter the number of the invoice station to use for this invoice. This must be a valid entry in Printer control stations (Invoices). You may use one of the options:

Upon entry or selection of a valid invoice station, the name of the associated printer displays.

If you are merging the data with a graphical image file, then Windows printer must be set up in the invoice station. The printers defined in company information will not merge the image file with the invoice data.

Invoice format

Options 

Enter the number of the invoice format to use for this invoice. This must be a valid entry in Invoice formats and must have been verified You may use one of the options:

Invoice number

Enter the number of the invoice to be reprinted.

Make any changes, then press <Enter>.

Select a printer, and a window opens as follows:

Graphical Mode

Character Mode

Adjust alignment

For laser printers, answer Y to adjust the alignment.

For non-laser printers, you will be asked whether you want to print an alignment. Answer Y to do so, or N to print the invoice.

The invoice will be printed at the selected station and the window will clear to allow reprinting another invoice.

Reprint this invoice

Select this button to reprint the invoice.

Exit

Select this button to cancel the invoice reprint.

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