Specifications
Chapter 4. Accounts Receivable
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K. The cursor moves to Daily. Enter the total beginning A/R balance (balance
forward and open item customers).
L. The cursor moves to Month to Date. Enter the same total as in Daily.
M. The cursor moves to
Year To Date. Enter the same total as in Daily and Month to
Date
.
N You are returned to
Enter Line To Change. Press Esc to end this screen.
O. If you are using the General Ledger, you must also enter the beginning A/R
balance in the General Ledger Master File (GM1.D) for ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE-TRADE (account #1210.00). To do this, follow these steps:
1) Return to the
DIMENSIONS MAIN MENU.
2) Select 6 for
General Ledger.
3) Select 1 for
G/L File Maintenance.
4) Select 1 for
Master File GM1.D.
5) Enter V for View.
6) Enter 1 at
CONTROL#. Enter 1210 at G/L ACCOUNT NO (or your equivalent
A/R Trade account number).
7) Verify the account name is
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE-TRADE (or your
equivalent).
8) Enter C for
Change.
9) Press Tab 5 times to move the cursor to the column
Current Bal, line Beg Bal.
10) Enter the same A/R beginning balance as in Step L and press Enter.
11) Enter period (.) and press Enter.
12) At
OK To Change Record Y/N?, enter Y if your entry is correct. Otherwise,
enter N and fix your entry.
13) Press Esc once, then E for End.
14) Return to the
DIMENSIONS MAIN MENU.
F NOTE: This completes the A/R cutover portion, which prepares the A/R files for regular
processing. You still need to perform Step 72 to make sure the other features of the
Dimensions system are ready for A/R processing.
72 Check the Variable File entries for terms and calendar month. Return to the
DIMENSIONS MAIN MENU.
A. Select 3 for
Accounts Receivable.
B. Select 6 for
A/R Variable File Maintenance.
C. Select 1 for
Terms Information.
D. Enter the first terms number you have set up (probably terms number 1).
E. Verify the due date and discount date for this terms code (fields 5 and 16).
These will be the dates assigned to new transactions entered on the
Dimensions system. Change if necessary (use C for
Change or F for Change by
Field
).
F. Repeat for each terms code you have. If necessary, check for each store.
G. Go back to the
DIMENSIONS MAIN MENU. Select 6 for General Ledger.
H. Select 7 for
G/L Variable File.
I. Select 1 for
Basic Store Information.