Vendor Purchases and Discounts

This chapter contains the following topics:

Purchases/Discounts

Purchase Journal

 

 

Purchases/Discounts

The Purchases/Discounts selection enables you to print a report comparing purchases and discounts for vendors of a specific type, or for all vendors regardless of type. The vendor type is defined for each vendor using the Vendors selection.

The report includes the last purchase date for a vendor. Purchases, percent of total purchases, discounts, and percent of total discounts are reported for the current year-to-date and for last year. It does not include next period purchase and discount amounts.

Select

Purchases/Discounts from the Reports menu.

Graphical Mode

The following screen appears:

Character Mode

The following screen appears:

Enter the following information:

Print by vendor type

Check this box to either:

1. print the report for vendors of one vendor type only, or
2. print the report in order by vendor number within vendor type, with subtotals by vendor type.

Leave it unchecked to print in order by vendor number.

Vendor type is an optional field; if you have chosen (in Vendors) not to categorize your vendors by type, leave this box unchecked.

Format

Graphical mode: Check box where checked is yes and unchecked is no. The default is unchecked

Character mode: Y or N. The default is N

Example

Check the box

Vendor type

If you left the preceding field unchecked, this field cannot be entered.

Options 

Otherwise, enter the vendor type to be included in this report or use the option:

<F5>

For All vendor types

You may leave this field blank, in which case only those vendors will be included on the report who have not been assigned to a vendor type.

Format

3 characters

Example

Press <F5>

OK or Cancel

Select OK to print the report or Cancel to return to the menu.

All vendors are shown except for temporary vendors.

This report also includes the grand totals for all vendors and the averages per vendor. If printed by vendor type, totals and averages for each type are shown.

See a Purchases/Discounts report example in the Sample Reports appendix.

Purchase Journal

The Purchase journal selection enables you to print a report showing the distribution date, invoice number, invoice date, voucher number, P.O. number and journal number for each vendor purchase.

A vendor type is defined for each vendor using the Vendors selection. You may select purchases for vendor types or for all vendors regardless of type.

You may further limit the invoices listed in the report by printing for a range of vendors and for a range of distribution or invoice dates.

Memo invoices may be included on the report. Memo amounts and amounts paid through A/P are printed in separate columns.

Temporary vendors are not included in this report.

Select

Purchase journal from the Reports menu.

The following screen displays:

Graphical Mode

Character Mode First Screen

To print the report in character mode, fields on two screens must be entered. This is the first screen:

Enter the following information:

Print by vendor type

Check this box to print the report for vendors of one vendor type only, or to print the report for all vendor types.

Leave it unchecked to print in order by vendor number.

If you have not defined vendor types (in Vendors), leave this field unchecked.

Format

Check box where checked is yes and unchecked is no. The default is unchecked

Example

Check the box

Vendor type

If you left the preceding field unchecked, this field cannot be entered.

Options 

Otherwise, enter the vendor type to be included in this report or use the option:

<F5>

For “All” vendor types

You may leave this field blank, in which case only those vendors will be included on the report who have not been assigned to a vendor type.

Format

3 characters

Example

Press <F5>

Character Mode Second Screen

Any change?

Answer Y to re-enter the screen, or N to continue. to the next screen.

A screen, similar to the following screen will be displayed.

Starting vendor #

Enter the vendor number for the first vendor whose invoices you want to include on this report or use the option.

<F2>

For the “First” vendor

Format

Up to 6 characters

Example

Press <F2> for the first vendor

Do not select a temporary vendor as it will not be included in this report. Temporary vendors are skipped when you select <F2> for "First" to "Last".

Ending vendor #

Enter the vendor number for the last vendor whose invoices you want to include on this report or use the option.

<F2>

For the “Last” vendor

Format

Up to 6 characters

Example

Press <F2> for the last vendor

Select date by

The date range in the Starting date and Ending date fields is selectable by distribution date or vendor invoice date. You have the following choices:

Character Mode Graphical Mode Description

D

Distribution date

Distribution date range

V

Vender invoice date

Vendor invoice date range

Format

Graphical mode: Drop down list

Character mode: 1 character, either D or V

Example

Press <D> or select Distribution date for the distribution date range

Starting date

Enter the starting date for the earliest invoice or distribution date you want to include on this report or use the option.

<F2>

For the “Earliest” date

Format

MMDDYY

Example

Press <F2> for the earliest date

Ending date

Enter the ending date for the latest invoice you want to include on this report or use the option.

<F2>

For the “Latest” date

Format

MMDDYY

Example

Press <F2> for the latest date

Show memos

You can only access this field if in A/P Control information you selected to use memo tracking. See the Use memo tracking field in the Control Information chapter.

Leave the box checked to include memos on your report or uncheck it to not include them.

Format

Check box where checked is yes and unchecked is no. The default is checked.

Example

Uncheck the box

OK or Cancel

Make any desired changes and press <Enter> to print this report.