APPX Software Library

Chapter 1: General Information

Application Interfaces

The combination of Accounts Payable and other APPX accounting applications, such as General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Purchase Orders, and Commission Accounting, provides a fully integrated system for effective management and control of your business. There are many separate applications that can be installed, in whatever configuration best suits your requirements. Components of each application contribute to the overall effectiveness of the system. The particular combination which is most effective for your installation, as well as the specific way in which the applications interact, will be determined by the specialized needs of your company.

Information contained in the master files of one application may be accessed, modified, updated, or even entered from another application. This eliminates the need for duplication in entering and storing information, thereby saving valuable computer storage space and increasing accuracy.

Accounts Payable can be installed as a stand-alone application, or as part of a system that can include General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Inventory Control, Order Entry, Sales Analysis, Commission Accounting, Purchase Orders, Fixed Assets, Budget Analysis, and/or General Subsidiary. In a multi-application system, data can be exchanged between applications.

Depending on system configuration, Accounts Payable receives postings from the following applications:

Accounts Receivable

  • Customer Refunds

Payroll

  • Calculation Liabilities

Commission Accounting

  • Commission Transfers

Purchase Orders

  • Prepayments
  • Invoices

Although Accounts Payable can potentially receive postings from Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and Commission Accounting, its presence is not required for operation of those applications. Operation of Purchase Orders, on the other hand, does require Accounts Payable. Information from Accounts Payable can be sent to General Ledger and Inventory Control. However, neither of these applications is necessary for the functioning of Accounts Payable. If General Ledger is not installed, account verification will not be performed within Accounts Payable.