Option 3Process Initial Setup

Use this function toprocess entries made in Initial Setup, including verfying the Opening Transactions and protecting the customer records as appropriate. If errors are encountered during this process, the errors must be corrected and this process run again without errors before ending Initial Setup. the following processing steps accomplish this job.

1. Step 1In preparation for performing a sort/selection process on the Transactions information, this step provides sequencing of data records by Customer, Apply To, and Date/Time, with no option to change the sequence at run time.
2. Step 2This is the standard disposition used for all processing functions other than posts.
3. Step 3According to previously specified criteria, this step actually performs the desired selection and/or sorting process.

Step 4 this step processes the information for Transactions. The entire contents of the Unpaid Invoices file will be deleted. An Unpaid Invoices record will be created for each outstanding invoice found in the Transactions file. The Customer Balance will be updated in the Customers file as well.

1. Step 5This step processes the information for Customers; record-protection fields will be reset in the Customers file if that customer has no more transactions on file.
2. Step 6This step issues a warning message if the Process Opening Transactions step did not complete successfully.

This menu provides options that allow you to convert existing turnkey Commercial or Corporate Accounts Receivable data to the new format.