Chapter 1: General Information
Application Interfaces
The combination of Accounts Receivable and other APPX accounting applications, such as General Ledger, Order Entry, Inventory Control, Sales Analysis, 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 Receivable may be installed as a stand-alone application, or as part of a system that includes General Ledger, Budget Analysis, General Subsidiary, Accounts Payable, Inventory Control, Purchase Orders, Order Entry, Commission Accounting, and Sales Analysis. In a multi-application system, data can be exchanged between applications.
If your system includes Order Entry, Accounts Receivable receives customer invoice postings from that application. Operation of Order Entry requires the existence of Accounts Receivable and Inventory Control.
Information from Accounts Receivable is sent to General Ledger, General Subsidiary, Sales Analysis, Commission Accounting, and Accounts Payable. However, none of these applications are necessary for the functioning of Accounts Receivable. If General ledger is not installed, however, account verification will not be performed within Accounts Receivable.