Modifying voucher

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This page allows you to modify payment vouchers that are in the “Draft”, “Fresh” or “Returned” status. Tell me more.

The “Edit Voucher” page appears.

The system displays the following in the “Voucher Information” group box:

Voucher #

The number identifying the voucher.

Payment Category

The payment category to which the voucher belongs. It could be  "Sundry Payment” or  “Inter Bank Transfer”.

Status

The status of the payment voucher. It could be ”Draft”, “Fresh” or “Returned”.

Request Date

The date on which the payment voucher was created (Date Format). Mandatory. The request date must be before the system date.

Finance Book

Use the drop-down list box to select the code identifying the finance book in which the postings are to be made. All the finance books that are mapped to the login organization unit will be available for selection in the ascending order, if postings can be made in multiple finance books. If postings can be made only in a finance book, the book that has been set as default will be displayed.

Payee

The name of the person or the organization to which the payment is to be made (Alphanumeric 40). Mandatory.

Pay Date

The date on which the payment must be made to the supplier (Date Format). Mandatory.

Electronic Payment

Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether the payment is to be made electronic mode. You can select from “Yes” or” No”.

Note: If the “Swiss Pay Applicable” parameter has been set to “Yes” in the “Company Parameter Setup” business component, then “Yes” will be available for selection.

Pay Currency

Use the drop-down list box to select the code identifying the currency in which the payment is to be made. All the currencies mapped to the login organization unit will be available for selection.

Exchange Rate

The number of units of the base currency with respect to the transaction currency if they are different (Decimal). Mandatory. The exchange rate must have been defined in the “Create Exchange Rate” activity of the “Exchange Rate” business component. The exchange rate must be greater than zero. If the payment currency is the same as the base currency of the login organization unit the value must be “1”.

Note: The exchange rate must not exceed the tolerance limit defined in the “Create Exchange Rate” activity of the “Exchange Rate” business component.

Pay Amount

The total amount to be paid to the supplier (Decimal). Mandatory. The amount entered in this field must be greater than zero.

Payment Method

Use the drop-down list box to select a method of payment. You can select from “Regular” or “Specific Bank”.

Payment Route

Use the drop-down list box to select the way in which the payment has to be made. You can select from “Bank” or “Cash”.

Pay Mode

Use the drop-down list box to select the mode in which the payment is to be made to the supplier. You can select from “Check”, “Demand Draft”, “Direct Debit” or “Cash”.

Note: If “Payment Route” is selected as “Bank”, “Check”, “Demand Draft”, “Credit Card” and “Direct debit” will be available for selection.

If “Payment Route” is selected as “Cash” then only “Cash” will be available for selection

Bank/Cash #

Use the drop-down list box to select the code identifying the bank, cash or PTT account.

Note: If the “Payment Route” selected is “Bank”, all the bank codes that are in “Active” status will be available for selection.

If electronic payment is selected all the PTT codes that are in “Active” status will be available for selection.

The currency of the bank / cash code must be the same as the voucher currency.

The system displays the following:

Description

The textual description pertaining to the bank or cash or PTT code. The system displays the description based on the code selected.

Payment Release Point

Use the drop-down list box to select the organization unit from which the payment has to be released. All the organization unit that has been mapped to the login organizational unit will be available for selection.

Note: The system displays the default payment release point set in the “Set Function Defaults” activity of this business component.

Charge Parameter

Use the drop-down list box to set whether the charges incurred while making a payment by demand draft or pay order will be borne by the company or the payee. You can select from “By Payee” or “By Company”.

 
  • By Payee – indicates that the charges incurred will be borne by the payee to whom the payment is being made.

 
  • By Company – indicates that the charges incurred will be borne by the login company that makes the payment.

The instrument charges are not applicable when the payment route is “Cash”.

If the pay mode is “Demand Draft” or “Direct Debit” then the instrument charges should not be NULL.

Priority

Use the drop-down list box to set the precedence to be given for the payment. You can select from “High”, “Medium” or “Low”.

Ref. Doc. #

The code identifying the reference document (Alphanumeric, 18). This field is mandatory if the payment category selected is “Regular”.

Remarks

Any comments pertaining to the payment voucher (Alphanumeric, 100).

Note:  Specify values in this group box only if you have selected “Inter-Bank Transfer” as the payment category.

Transferee FB

Use the drop-down list box to select the finance book to which you want to post the sundry payment. The drop-down list box displays all Active finance books of the login OU as well as Active finance books of OUs of related companies, if the selected payment category is “Inter Bank Transfer“ and if “Allow Intercompany transactions in Sundry Payment” is 1/Yes in the Set Finance Process Parameters activity of OU Parameter Setup. Conversely, if “Allow Intercompany transactions in sundry Payment” is 0/No, the drop-down list box displays finance books mapped to the organization unit/source company.

Transferee Bank Code

Use the drop-down list box to select the bank into which the sundry payment must be made. The drop-down list box displays all banks mapped to the transferee finance book that allow sundry receipts.

If Payment Category is “Inter-Bank Transfer”, transferee bank code is

  • Mandatory

  • Must not be the same as the cash/bank #

Pay to Transferee Bank Exch. Rate

The exchange rate between Pay currency and Transferee Bank currency for the exchange rate type for liability settlement as defined in the Set Parameters - Payables activity of OU Parameter Setup.

If Pay Currency is the same as Transferee Bank, Currency, Pay to Transferee Bank Exch. Rate displays 1.

 Note: This field is mandatory, if payment category is “Inter-Bank Transfer”.

The “Inter-Bank Details” group box displays the following.

Receipt Amt. (Receipt Bank Curr.)

  • Pay Amount (if Pay Currency is and Transferee Bank Currency are the same)

  • Pay Amount * Exchange Rate (if Pay Currency and Transferee Bank Currency are not the same)

Note: Do not specify any values in the multiline, if the payment category is “Inter Bank Transfer”. This multiline is mandatory for payment category “Sundry Payment” .

Usage Id

A brief description of the account number(s), to which this voucher is to be debited or credited in a Finance Book (Alphanumeric, 25). This usage must be the same as the one defined in the Account Rule Definition component.

 

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Note: This field must not be left “Blank” if “Account #” field is left blank. If this field is left “Blank”, the system retrieves the usage corresponding to the account code entered in the “Account #” field.

If payment category selected is “Asset Payment” then the usage id can be either “Insurance Premium” or “Advance Premium”.

Account #

The code identifying the account to which the voucher amount has to be posted (Alphanumeric, 32). Mandatory.

 

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Note: This field must not be left “Blank” if “Usage ID field is left blank. If this field is left “Blank”, the system retrieves the usage corresponding to the usage entered in the “Usage” field.

Currency

Use the drop-down list box to select the code identifying the currency for the account number. You can select from the base currency of the company and the voucher currency.

Amount

The amount that to be debited or credited in the corresponding account (Decimal). Mandatory. Ensure that the amount entered in this field is greater than zero.

Note: You must specify the amount if you have specified a value in the Usage ID or Account # field.   

Dr/Cr

Use the drop-down list box to set whether you want to debit or credit the amount in the corresponding account. You can select from “Dr” (Debit) or “Cr” (Credit).

Remarks

Any observations pertaining to the transaction (Alphanumeric, 255).

 

The system displays the following in the “Accounting Information” multiline

Base Amount

The voucher amount in the base currency of the company.

The system calculates the base amount as the product of the voucher amount and the exchange rate and displays this amount.

Note: If the voucher currency and the base currency are the same then the amount is displayed as it is in the “Base Amount’ field.

Remarks

Any observations pertaining to the transaction (Alphanumeric, 255).

Cost Center

The number identifying the cost center to which the payment account is mapped (Alphanumeric, 10). This cost center must have been defined in the “Create Cost Center / Unit” activity of the “Cost Center Setup” business component.

 

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Analysis #

The analysis code to which the payment account is mapped to in the “Create Analysis” activity of the “Account Based Budget” business component (Alphanumeric, 5).

 

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Sub Analysis #

The sub analysis code to which the analysis code has been mapped to in the “Account Based Budget” business component (Alphanumeric, 5).

 

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The system calculates and displays the following:

Base Credit Amount

The sum total of all the credit amounts in the base currency.

Base Debit Amount

The sum total of all the debit amounts in the base currency.

Note: The Base Credit Amount must be equal to the Base Debit Amount when the voucher is finally modified.

Status Updation

The system updates the login ID of the user and the system date in the “Last Modified By” and the “Last Modified Date” fields.

Note: You can authorize a voucher that is in the “Fresh” status.

Note: You can authorize a voucher of vouch type “Inter-Bank Transfer”, if

  1. The process parameter “Allow Inter Company transactions in Sundry Payment” in the Set Finance Process Parameters activity in OU Parameter Setup is 1/Yes.

  2. The INTERCOMPFUNDS usage id is Effective in the source company that is making the payment.

Status Updation

The system updates the login ID of the user to the last modified by and the system date to the last modified date.

If the electronic payment is not completed, then the system saves the status of the voucher to “Draft”.

Note: You can delete a voucher that is in the “Draft” or “Fresh” status.

Status Updation

The system updates the login ID of the user to the “Last Modified By” and the system date to the “Last Modified Date” fields.

The system displays the following:

Created By

The login ID of the user who created the voucher.

Created Date

The date on which the voucher was created.

Last Modified By

The login ID of the user who modified the voucher last.

Last Modified Date

The date on which the voucher was last modified.

To proceed, carry out the following

Note: You can invoke the “Edit / View Payee Info.” link only if the process parameter ‘Allow modification of Payee Name in Sundry Payment' is set as “Yes” in the "Set Finance Process Parameters” activity of the “OU Parameter Setup” business component.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modifying voucher – An overview

You can modify the voucher information like the date on which the payment was requested and the code identifying the finance book. You can also modify the payment information of the voucher.

The system retains the “Draft” status of the voucher if payment details are pending for incorporation. The system updates the status from “Draft” to “Fresh” if payment details have been specified. You can also authorize the voucher after modification. The system updates the status of the voucher to “Requested” after authorization. The system stores the login ID of the user and the system date along with the modified details.

This page also allows you to delete the vouchers that are in “Draft” or “Fresh” status. The status of the voucher is updated to “Deleted”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What you can do in this page

Modify the route of payment

Modify the mode of payment

Modifying the instrument charges details

Alter the transaction priority

Modify the Debit/Credit identifier

Modify and save the voucher in “Fresh” status

Modify and authorize voucher

Delete voucher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modify the route of payment

Modify the mode of payment

Modifying the instrument charges details

Some charges incurred when the payment is made through demand draft or pay order. You can specify as to who will bear these charges (if any).

Alter the transaction priority

You can alter the payment priority of a payment voucher. A voucher can be assigned a “High” priority, a “Medium” priority or a “Low” priority. The release payment component would pick up the vouchers based on their priorities.

Modify the Debit/Credit identifier

You can indicate if the amount specified in the multiline has to be debited or credited.

Modify and save the voucher in “Fresh” status

After making the modifications, if the voucher details are complete,  you can save the voucher in the “Fresh” status. This voucher can now be sent for authorization.

Modify and authorize voucher

If the voucher details are complete, you can save as well as authorize the voucher. This voucher can now be sent for financial postings.

Delete voucher

You can delete a voucher that is not required. You can delete a voucher that is in the “Draft” or “Fresh” status

The system updates the status of the voucher as “Deleted”.