Menu Path: Credit and Collections Collection Processing Finance Charge Apply
Create finance charge transactions for past due customers.
Use Finance Charge Apply to create finance charges for past due customers. For information on finance charge business rules, see Finance Charge Group Maintenance.
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Exit |
Click this button to close the Finance Charge Apply window. |
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Click this button to display, output, email, or print the report. |
Finance Charge Group Maintenance |
Click this button to display Finance Charge Group Maintenance, which allows you to add, update, or delete finance charge groups. |
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Select |
Click this button to display Select a New Batch, which allows you to select a previously created batch. |
Open |
Click this button to display Open a New Batch, which allows you to create a new batch. |
Close |
Click this button to display Close A Batch, which allows you to close a batch. |
Edit |
Click this button to display Edit A Batch, which allows you to edit an existing batch. |
Post |
Click this button to display Accounts Receivable Post, which allows you to post finance charges for the selected batch. |
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This field displays the open finance charges batch if one is open. You can use the Select Batch, Open Batch, Edit Batch, and Close Batch buttons in the ribbon to work with batches. |
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This field displays the default general ledger currency. |
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Click the Lookup buttons to select the period and year for the finance charge application. Note If Yes is entered in the Posting Period/Date Control field in Accounts Receivable Control Maintenance, then the finance charge application date must be in this period. If Warn is entered in the Posting Period/Date Control field in Accounts Receivable Control Maintenance, a warning appears if the finance charge application date is not in this period. |
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Select this check box to enter an accounts receivable account for creating accounts receivable records. If you do not select this check box, the system uses the customer’s account (if available), or the system default accounts receivable account. |
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Enter an accounts receivable account for creating accounts receivable records, or click the Lookup button to select an account. This field is only enabled if you select the A/R Account Override check box. |
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This field displays the name of the selected accounts receivable account. |
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Enter a finance charge group ID, or click the Lookup button to select a finance charge group ID. |
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This field displays the date finance charges were last applied for the selected finance charge group ID. This date is stored in the finance-charge-last-date field in the ar-finance-charge table. You can change this date by entering a date in this field. If this field is blank, you can change this date by entering a value in the This Finance Charge Days to Apply field. |
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Enter a date for the finance charge application, or click the drop-down arrow to select a date. This defaults to the current date, and most be after the date entered in the Last Finance Charge Application Date field. You can change this date by entering a value in the This Finance Charge Days to Apply field. If you are outputting the report via Scheduling Assistant, you can select a virtual date for this field. Note If Yes is entered in the Posting Period/Date Control field in Accounts Receivable Control Maintenance, then the finance charge application date must be in the selected period. If Warn is entered in the Posting Period/Date Control field in Accounts Receivable Control Maintenance, a warning appears if the finance charge application date is not in the selected period. |
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Enter the number of days between the last finance charge application date and the current application. Entering a date in this field changes the date in the This Finance Charge Application Date field (or the Last Finance Charge Application Date field if it is blank). |
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Select one of the following options:
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Select whether to sort the report by customer code or customer name. |
Field or Button |
Description |
Output Option |
Select one of the following output options:
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Save Report File |
Select this check box to save the Crystal Reports report (.rpt) file for the report to the folder entered in the Report Working Directory field for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance. You can use the report file to customize the report. For more information, see Crystal Reports FAQ. This check box is only available if you select the Screen radio button. |
Save Access Database File |
Select this check box to save the Access database (.mdb) file for the report to the folder entered in the Report Working Directory field for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance. You can use the Access database file to customize the report. For more information, see Crystal Reports FAQ. This check box is only available if you select the Screen radio button. |
Output File Type |
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Specify File Name |
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Output Directory |
Enter the location for the output report, or click the Lookup button to navigate to and select a location. This field is only available if the Specify File Name check box is cleared. |
Output File Name |
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Excel Format Name |
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Format Maintenance |
Click this button to display Excel Format Maintenance, which allows you to set up Excel formats. This button is only available if you select the Excel radio button. |
Save As Type |
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Include header |
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Delimiter |
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Enclosing Character |
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Printer |
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Subject |
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Report File Prefix |
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Add Additional Comments |
Select this check box if you want to include additional comments with the emailed report. If you select this check box, the Additional Comments window appears after you click the Print button in the ribbon, and allows you to enter the comments. This check box is only available if you select the Email radio button. |
Print Full Heading on All Pages |
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Print Title Line on All Pages |
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Report Language 1 |
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Report Language 2 |
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Horizontal Shading |
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Collate |
Select this check box to collate the printed copies of the report (if you are printing multiple copies of the report). This check box is cleared by default, and is only enabled if you select the Printer radio button and enter a value greater than 1 in the Number of Copies field. Example You are printing five copies of a 20 page report to distribute to five different people. Leave this check box selected, so that pages 1-20 of the first copy prints, then pages 1-20 of the second copy, etc. If you clear this check box, five copies of page 1 prints, then five copies of page 2, etc. |
Horizontal Shading Color |
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Number of Copies |
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Process |
Select whether the task is run now or run by Scheduling Assistant. If you select the Schedule radio button, you can specify when the task occurs, and optionally set up an alert to be created when the task completes. These radio buttons are only enabled if the Disable Scheduling Assistant check box is cleared for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance. Note If you select the Schedule radio button, you cannot output to the screen. |
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Date |
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Task Occurs |
Select one of the following options:
These radio buttons are only enabled if you select the Schedule radio button. |
Frequency |
These radio buttons are only available if you select the Every radio button. |
Day of Week |
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Repeat Every X Days |
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Repeat On |
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Repeat Every X Minutes |
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Triggering Task Id |
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Triggering Task Name |
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Triggering Task Description |
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Task Description |
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Scheduling Assistant Queue |
Enter an active Scheduling Assistant queue for the task, or click the Lookup button to select a Scheduling Assistant queue. This defaults to the default queue for your user ID. This field is only enabled if you select the Schedule radio button, and you are assigned to a queue other than the Default queue. |
External Email |
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Screen Alert |
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Internal Email |
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Report Files |
This grid displays report files set up for the report, and is only available if report files are set up for the program in Report File Maintenance. This grid includes the following columns:
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