Selections Tab Accounts Payable>A/P Check Writing

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Overview

The Selection Tab displays the settings that determine which invoices are to be processed. Checks that are processed from A/P Check Writing are generated from the vendor invoices that have been entered into the Purchase Journal. The checks themselves are then posted into the Disbursement Journal.


 

Field Descriptions

Accounts

•Bank Account - The bank account to which checks will be posted. More on Chart of Accounts
•Void Check Account - G/L Account to use as offset for void checks. (All transactions in InFocus require at least two sides).
•A/P Account - A/P account to use for invoice selection. Leave blank for all.
•Discount Account - G/L Account to use for net discounts.
•Next Check Number - Next check number to use. Defaults from the next control number field of the bank account record on the Account Associations tab in General Accounting>Chart of Accounts. The Edit button next to the check number allows a user to directly change the next check number in this screen.
•Next EFT Number - Next check EFT number to use. Defaults from the next control number field of the bank account record on the Account Associations tab (EFT column) in General Accounting>Chart of Accounts. More on EFTs

 

Settings

•G/L Period - The G/L period to which checks are posted. More on G/L Periods
•Check Date - Date of checks
•Default "Pay" to Selected - When checked, defaults to pay the selected invoices.

 

Date Range

•No Range - When checked, no range will be used for invoice selection
•Use Range - When checked, a date range will be used for invoice selection.
•From - Starting date of invoice selection
•To - Ending date of invoice selection
•Apply to Due Date - When checked, invoices with a due date between the From and To Dates will be selected.
•Apply To Invoice Date - When checked, invoices with an invoice date between the From and To Dates will be selected.

 

Vendors

•All - When checked, open invoices for all vendors will be included.
•Specific - When checked, open invoices for the specified vendors will be selected.

 

Printing

•Print Check Number - When checked, the check number will print on the face of the check.
•Check Report - Report design to be used to print the check. More on A/P Check Reports
•Label Report - Report design  used to print check labels More on A/P Check Labels
•Long Stub Report - Report design used to print long stubs. Long stubs are a separate report for checks that cover more invoices than can be printed on one stub. More on A/P Long Stub Reports
•EFT Report - Report design to be used to print the EFT check.More on A/P EFT Reports
•Max. Number of Invs. on Check Stub - Maximum number of invoices that will fit on one check. The default of 10 applies to the check report design that ships with InFocus.