Whether you are making out a cheque, or recording a payment, have all 
invoices and credit notes on the same screen to check the boxes of the items 
that you want paid.  Currently, Great Plains has credit notes on a separate 
screen two or three clicks away from the invoices.  Keep it simple, and have 
everything on the same screen.

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One reason, I guess, for this is because people typically want to apply a
certain credit document(s) to certain debit document(s).  So if you had a
window that you could pick 5 credit documents and 9 debit docuemnts how
would you be assured what credit goes to what debit?  You wouldn't really be
able to.

That said, actually I've recently written just such a window for a large
customer.  Basically you can check off and select the amount to apply/be
applied to for the debits & credits and then goes through and assigns them
in document order I think.  The only drawback that I can see is they wanted
a lot of columns to be displayed so the window is pretty big but that's how
they wanted it.

It was pretty complex to write to get the base functionality down as well as
their specific features.  I could send you the readme and a demo version
that works in Fabrikam if you want to take a look at it.  Email me at
mbstools@microsoft.com.

patrick
mbs dev support

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"JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Whether you are making out a cheque, or recording a payment, have all
> invoices and credit notes on the same screen to check the boxes of the
items
> that you want paid.  Currently, Great Plains has credit notes on a
separate
> screen two or three clicks away from the invoices.  Keep it simple, and
have
> everything on the same screen.
>
> ----------------
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> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
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> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
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>
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c.greatplains

I have credit notes that have nothing to do with any invoices.  I 
occasionally have one that is related, though I prefer the AccPac approach 
(that program allows the same number to be issued as an invoice and credit 
note - that way, there is a direct relationship between the credit note and 
invoice - and no, manually checking and unchecking a posting box in GP is 
asking for problems).

Great Plains forces a marriage of credit notes to invoices, whether there is 
a relationship or not.  And that makes no sense to me.

The option I am looking for, is simply have all the credit notes and all the 
invoices outstanding for a customer (AR)  or vendor (AP), and apply ON ONE 
SCREEN whatever is applicable to the cheque.

This would require the credit notes to be married to the cheque (not an 
unsuspecting invoice).  That is a fundamental programming issue.

Having 5 credit memos pay an invoice (and not a cheque) is not useful 
information. 

Does that make sense?



"Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:

> One reason, I guess, for this is because people typically want to apply a
> certain credit document(s) to certain debit document(s).  So if you had a
> window that you could pick 5 credit documents and 9 debit docuemnts how
> would you be assured what credit goes to what debit?  You wouldn't really be
> able to.
> 
> That said, actually I've recently written just such a window for a large
> customer.  Basically you can check off and select the amount to apply/be
> applied to for the debits & credits and then goes through and assigns them
> in document order I think.  The only drawback that I can see is they wanted
> a lot of columns to be displayed so the window is pretty big but that's how
> they wanted it.
> 
> It was pretty complex to write to get the base functionality down as well as
> their specific features.  I could send you the readme and a demo version
> that works in Fabrikam if you want to take a look at it.  Email me at
> mbstools@microsoft.com.
> 
> patrick
> mbs dev support
> 
> -- 
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> 
> 
> "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8B42979C-FF91-4F5B-A0A1-C7CD8D0A7379@microsoft.com...
> > Whether you are making out a cheque, or recording a payment, have all
> > invoices and credit notes on the same screen to check the boxes of the
> items
> > that you want paid.  Currently, Great Plains has credit notes on a
> separate
> > screen two or three clicks away from the invoices.  Keep it simple, and
> have
> > everything on the same screen.
> >
> > ----------------
> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >
> >
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> c.greatplains
> 
> 
> 

occasionally have one that is related, though I prefer the AccPac approach
> (that program allows the same number to be issued as an invoice and credit
> note - that way, there is a direct relationship between the credit note
and
> invoice - and no, manually checking and unchecking a posting box in GP is
> asking for problems).

In Great Plains, you also can have duplicate document numbers.  The primary
key on the table for RM is Document Number/RM Document Type All.


> Great Plains forces a marriage of credit notes to invoices, whether there
is
> a relationship or not.  And that makes no sense to me.
>

A document has to be "applied" to something.  While a credit memo does
affect your balance if you print a RM Statement with a $100 invoice and $100
credit memo, it'll print out the same way the next month unless you apply to
them which reduces the remaining amount for each.  Then a paid transaction
removal puts them to history.


> The option I am looking for, is simply have all the credit notes and all
the
> invoices outstanding for a customer (AR)  or vendor (AP), and apply ON ONE
> SCREEN whatever is applicable to the cheque.

Well, we weren't (well, I wasn't) talking about vendors at all.  I know the
Consolidations module you define a customer/vendor relationship and you can
provide refund checks for your customer credits or you can use
Consolidations to take all the invoices/credits and make them one big lump
amount.

So when you say, "I want a screen where I can see all the debit docs &
credit docs for a customer at once" then that is what I did.  However note
that this isn't anything at all to do with a check.

> Having 5 credit memos pay an invoice (and not a cheque) is not useful
> information.

Perhaps for your business but I guess I can't see why it wouldn't be.
Remembering that I don't use this application in "real life", I could see
that I would have perhaps an outstanding invoice (as a customer) for $1000.
And because it's my birthday the vendor issues me a credit memo for $100.
And then I find a problem with his product and to make me happy he issues
another credit memo for $100.  And then I return $800 of merchandise from
last month but they don't issue cash refunds and so I get another $800
credit.  So this isn't typical, I know as there would typically be me
sending the vendor (you) some money to pay things off.

Either way, however, you're still going to have to apply these records.  In
the RM Apply you'd have to pull up the credit documents one by one and apply
them.  In the window that I did, you would see them all like you asked.  Or
I thought you asked.

Now if you were thinking that you want a window that shows PM/RM stuff
together, that sounds a lot like the consolidations module.

patrick
mbs dev support

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"JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have credit notes that have nothing to do with any invoices.  I
> occasionally have one that is related, though I prefer the AccPac approach
> (that program allows the same number to be issued as an invoice and credit
> note - that way, there is a direct relationship between the credit note
and
> invoice - and no, manually checking and unchecking a posting box in GP is
> asking for problems).
>
> Great Plains forces a marriage of credit notes to invoices, whether there
is
> a relationship or not.  And that makes no sense to me.
>
> The option I am looking for, is simply have all the credit notes and all
the
> invoices outstanding for a customer (AR)  or vendor (AP), and apply ON ONE
> SCREEN whatever is applicable to the cheque.
>
> This would require the credit notes to be married to the cheque (not an
> unsuspecting invoice).  That is a fundamental programming issue.
>
> Having 5 credit memos pay an invoice (and not a cheque) is not useful
> information.
>
> Does that make sense?
>
>
>
> "Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > One reason, I guess, for this is because people typically want to apply
a
> > certain credit document(s) to certain debit document(s).  So if you had
a
> > window that you could pick 5 credit documents and 9 debit docuemnts how
> > would you be assured what credit goes to what debit?  You wouldn't
really be
> > able to.
> >
> > That said, actually I've recently written just such a window for a large
> > customer.  Basically you can check off and select the amount to apply/be
> > applied to for the debits & credits and then goes through and assigns
them
> > in document order I think.  The only drawback that I can see is they
wanted
> > a lot of columns to be displayed so the window is pretty big but that's
how
> > they wanted it.
> >
> > It was pretty complex to write to get the base functionality down as
well as
> > their specific features.  I could send you the readme and a demo version
> > that works in Fabrikam if you want to take a look at it.  Email me at
> > mbstools@microsoft.com.
> >
> > patrick
> > mbs dev support
> >
> > -- 
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> >
> >
> > "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:8B42979C-FF91-4F5B-A0A1-C7CD8D0A7379@microsoft.com...
> > > Whether you are making out a cheque, or recording a payment, have all
> > > invoices and credit notes on the same screen to check the boxes of the
> > items
> > > that you want paid.  Currently, Great Plains has credit notes on a
> > separate
> > > screen two or three clicks away from the invoices.  Keep it simple,
and
> > have
> > > everything on the same screen.
> > >
> > > ----------------
> > > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
the "I
> > > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
follow
> > this
> > > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
> > > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > c.greatplains
> >
> >
> >

Oh boy.  I have not made myself clear.  I apoligize for not being more 
succinct.

I have no desire to have the AR and AP in the same window (your last 
sentence about PM/RM stuff together).  No.  What I meant was, that the credit 
note issue I have exists in AR and it exists in AP.

When in GP AR, credit notes marry themselves to invoices.  When in GP AP, 
credit notes marry themselves to invoices.  In my business, credit notes (for 
the most part), have nothing to do with any specific invoice.

I reinterate, in my business, having 5 credit memos pay an invoice is 
completely useless (and frustrating) information.

I agree with you wholeheartedly about "A document has to be applied to 
something".  However, I want the credit note to be applied to a cheque (check 
in the US), be it a customer cheque in AR, or a cheque that I am paying to a 
vendor.

That will resolve my problem with credit notes right there.  Having credit 
notes applied to a cheque, means that you can have one window listing all the 
outstanding invoices and credit notes ON ONE SCREEN.  It also means that you 
can simply check off each box that represents what invoices and what credit 
notes that you want to apply to that particular cheque.

To me, that means "PROBLEM SOLVED".

I don't want a credit note applied to any invoice; be it in AR or AP.  I 
want the credit note applied to a cheque.

Did I do a better job this time?

JD




"Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:

> 
> occasionally have one that is related, though I prefer the AccPac approach
> > (that program allows the same number to be issued as an invoice and credit
> > note - that way, there is a direct relationship between the credit note
> and
> > invoice - and no, manually checking and unchecking a posting box in GP is
> > asking for problems).
> 
> In Great Plains, you also can have duplicate document numbers.  The primary
> key on the table for RM is Document Number/RM Document Type All.
> 
> 
> > Great Plains forces a marriage of credit notes to invoices, whether there
> is
> > a relationship or not.  And that makes no sense to me.
> >
> 
> A document has to be "applied" to something.  While a credit memo does
> affect your balance if you print a RM Statement with a $100 invoice and $100
> credit memo, it'll print out the same way the next month unless you apply to
> them which reduces the remaining amount for each.  Then a paid transaction
> removal puts them to history.
> 
> 
> > The option I am looking for, is simply have all the credit notes and all
> the
> > invoices outstanding for a customer (AR)  or vendor (AP), and apply ON ONE
> > SCREEN whatever is applicable to the cheque.
> 
> Well, we weren't (well, I wasn't) talking about vendors at all.  I know the
> Consolidations module you define a customer/vendor relationship and you can
> provide refund checks for your customer credits or you can use
> Consolidations to take all the invoices/credits and make them one big lump
> amount.
> 
> So when you say, "I want a screen where I can see all the debit docs &
> credit docs for a customer at once" then that is what I did.  However note
> that this isn't anything at all to do with a check.
> 
> > Having 5 credit memos pay an invoice (and not a cheque) is not useful
> > information.
> 
> Perhaps for your business but I guess I can't see why it wouldn't be.
> Remembering that I don't use this application in "real life", I could see
> that I would have perhaps an outstanding invoice (as a customer) for $1000.
> And because it's my birthday the vendor issues me a credit memo for $100.
> And then I find a problem with his product and to make me happy he issues
> another credit memo for $100.  And then I return $800 of merchandise from
> last month but they don't issue cash refunds and so I get another $800
> credit.  So this isn't typical, I know as there would typically be me
> sending the vendor (you) some money to pay things off.
> 
> Either way, however, you're still going to have to apply these records.  In
> the RM Apply you'd have to pull up the credit documents one by one and apply
> them.  In the window that I did, you would see them all like you asked.  Or
> I thought you asked.
> 
> Now if you were thinking that you want a window that shows PM/RM stuff
> together, that sounds a lot like the consolidations module.
> 
> patrick
> mbs dev support
> 
> -- 
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> 
> 
> "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7CFF4A4B-CEB3-419B-8A9A-2794A36ADF14@microsoft.com...
> > I have credit notes that have nothing to do with any invoices.  I
> > occasionally have one that is related, though I prefer the AccPac approach
> > (that program allows the same number to be issued as an invoice and credit
> > note - that way, there is a direct relationship between the credit note
> and
> > invoice - and no, manually checking and unchecking a posting box in GP is
> > asking for problems).
> >
> > Great Plains forces a marriage of credit notes to invoices, whether there
> is
> > a relationship or not.  And that makes no sense to me.
> >
> > The option I am looking for, is simply have all the credit notes and all
> the
> > invoices outstanding for a customer (AR)  or vendor (AP), and apply ON ONE
> > SCREEN whatever is applicable to the cheque.
> >
> > This would require the credit notes to be married to the cheque (not an
> > unsuspecting invoice).  That is a fundamental programming issue.
> >
> > Having 5 credit memos pay an invoice (and not a cheque) is not useful
> > information.
> >
> > Does that make sense?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> > > One reason, I guess, for this is because people typically want to apply
> a
> > > certain credit document(s) to certain debit document(s).  So if you had
> a
> > > window that you could pick 5 credit documents and 9 debit docuemnts how
> > > would you be assured what credit goes to what debit?  You wouldn't
> really be
> > > able to.
> > >
> > > That said, actually I've recently written just such a window for a large
> > > customer.  Basically you can check off and select the amount to apply/be
> > > applied to for the debits & credits and then goes through and assigns
> them
> > > in document order I think.  The only drawback that I can see is they
> wanted
> > > a lot of columns to be displayed so the window is pretty big but that's
> how
> > > they wanted it.
> > >
> > > It was pretty complex to write to get the base functionality down as
> well as
> > > their specific features.  I could send you the readme and a demo version
> > > that works in Fabrikam if you want to take a look at it.  Email me at
> > > mbstools@microsoft.com.
> > >
> > > patrick
> > > mbs dev support
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> > >
> > >
> > > "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:8B42979C-FF91-4F5B-A0A1-C7CD8D0A7379@microsoft.com...
> > > > Whether you are making out a cheque, or recording a payment, have all
> > > > invoices and credit notes on the same screen to check the boxes of the
> > > items
> > > > that you want paid.  Currently, Great Plains has credit notes on a
> > > separate
> > > > screen two or three clicks away from the invoices.  Keep it simple,
> and
> > > have
> > > > everything on the same screen.
> > > >
> > > > ----------------
> > > > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > > > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
> the "I
> > > > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
> follow
> > > this
> > > > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
> then
> > > > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> http://www.microsoft.com/Businesssolutions/Community/NewsGroups/dgbrowser/en-us/default.mspx?mid=8b42979c-ff91-4f5b-a0a1-c7cd8d0a7379&dg=microsoft.publi
> > > c.greatplains
> > >
> > >
> > >
> 
> 
> 
> 

JD,


> When in GP AR, credit notes marry themselves to invoices.  When in GP AP,
> credit notes marry themselves to invoices.  In my business, credit notes
(for
> the most part), have nothing to do with any specific invoice.

If I recall, when you build your checks and choose to auto-apply credits at
that time, the checks built seem to show that the credit is applied to the
check.  I haven't looked at that in a while and might be mis-remembering.

From AR, that doesn't happen of course.

As of now, there isn't any possible way to do what you are asking.
Basically what you are saying is that you have a $200 payment and a $100
credit memo and then a $300 invoice.  I would "apply" the credit memo to the
cash receipt and so now the cash receipt has a $300 amount remaining.  And
now I can apply the $300 that is remaining on the cash receipt to the $300
invoice and it's all paid off.

I'm pretty sure the apply API that is built into GP won't let that happen as
I'm pretty sure it checks the apply to document type and won't let that
happen.  ANd if you can trick it into doing that then it's going to _reduce_
your amount remaining on the check when you apply the credit (because that
is what typically should happen) so you'd have to work around that (increase
the amount remaining not decrease it).  And then assuming you can get that
all to happen (likely with your own apply logic written from scratch) then
my next thought is that if you reconcile your RM documents that it'll "fix"
them all up again because this isn't supposed to be- from a GP perspective.

So this likely isn't going to happen unless there is a major rewrite of RM
in Great Plains- and I don't see that happening realistically.

patrick
mbs dev support

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"JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A1130469-6566-4036-A906-4051CF5A5FE7@microsoft.com...
> Oh boy.  I have not made myself clear.  I apoligize for not being more
> succinct.
>
> I have no desire to have the AR and AP in the same window (your last
> sentence about PM/RM stuff together).  No.  What I meant was, that the
credit
> note issue I have exists in AR and it exists in AP.
>
> When in GP AR, credit notes marry themselves to invoices.  When in GP AP,
> credit notes marry themselves to invoices.  In my business, credit notes
(for
> the most part), have nothing to do with any specific invoice.
>
> I reinterate, in my business, having 5 credit memos pay an invoice is
> completely useless (and frustrating) information.
>
> I agree with you wholeheartedly about "A document has to be applied to
> something".  However, I want the credit note to be applied to a cheque
(check
> in the US), be it a customer cheque in AR, or a cheque that I am paying to
a
> vendor.
>
> That will resolve my problem with credit notes right there.  Having credit
> notes applied to a cheque, means that you can have one window listing all
the
> outstanding invoices and credit notes ON ONE SCREEN.  It also means that
you
> can simply check off each box that represents what invoices and what
credit
> notes that you want to apply to that particular cheque.
>
> To me, that means "PROBLEM SOLVED".
>
> I don't want a credit note applied to any invoice; be it in AR or AP.  I
> want the credit note applied to a cheque.
>
> Did I do a better job this time?
>
> JD
>
>
>
>
> "Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> >
> > occasionally have one that is related, though I prefer the AccPac
approach
> > > (that program allows the same number to be issued as an invoice and
credit
> > > note - that way, there is a direct relationship between the credit
note
> > and
> > > invoice - and no, manually checking and unchecking a posting box in GP
is
> > > asking for problems).
> >
> > In Great Plains, you also can have duplicate document numbers.  The
primary
> > key on the table for RM is Document Number/RM Document Type All.
> >
> >
> > > Great Plains forces a marriage of credit notes to invoices, whether
there
> > is
> > > a relationship or not.  And that makes no sense to me.
> > >
> >
> > A document has to be "applied" to something.  While a credit memo does
> > affect your balance if you print a RM Statement with a $100 invoice and
$100
> > credit memo, it'll print out the same way the next month unless you
apply to
> > them which reduces the remaining amount for each.  Then a paid
transaction
> > removal puts them to history.
> >
> >
> > > The option I am looking for, is simply have all the credit notes and
all
> > the
> > > invoices outstanding for a customer (AR)  or vendor (AP), and apply ON
ONE
> > > SCREEN whatever is applicable to the cheque.
> >
> > Well, we weren't (well, I wasn't) talking about vendors at all.  I know
the
> > Consolidations module you define a customer/vendor relationship and you
can
> > provide refund checks for your customer credits or you can use
> > Consolidations to take all the invoices/credits and make them one big
lump
> > amount.
> >
> > So when you say, "I want a screen where I can see all the debit docs &
> > credit docs for a customer at once" then that is what I did.  However
note
> > that this isn't anything at all to do with a check.
> >
> > > Having 5 credit memos pay an invoice (and not a cheque) is not useful
> > > information.
> >
> > Perhaps for your business but I guess I can't see why it wouldn't be.
> > Remembering that I don't use this application in "real life", I could
see
> > that I would have perhaps an outstanding invoice (as a customer) for
$1000.
> > And because it's my birthday the vendor issues me a credit memo for
$100.
> > And then I find a problem with his product and to make me happy he
issues
> > another credit memo for $100.  And then I return $800 of merchandise
from
> > last month but they don't issue cash refunds and so I get another $800
> > credit.  So this isn't typical, I know as there would typically be me
> > sending the vendor (you) some money to pay things off.
> >
> > Either way, however, you're still going to have to apply these records.
In
> > the RM Apply you'd have to pull up the credit documents one by one and
apply
> > them.  In the window that I did, you would see them all like you asked.
Or
> > I thought you asked.
> >
> > Now if you were thinking that you want a window that shows PM/RM stuff
> > together, that sounds a lot like the consolidations module.
> >
> > patrick
> > mbs dev support
> >
> > -- 
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> >
> >
> > "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:7CFF4A4B-CEB3-419B-8A9A-2794A36ADF14@microsoft.com...
> > > I have credit notes that have nothing to do with any invoices.  I
> > > occasionally have one that is related, though I prefer the AccPac
approach
> > > (that program allows the same number to be issued as an invoice and
credit
> > > note - that way, there is a direct relationship between the credit
note
> > and
> > > invoice - and no, manually checking and unchecking a posting box in GP
is
> > > asking for problems).
> > >
> > > Great Plains forces a marriage of credit notes to invoices, whether
there
> > is
> > > a relationship or not.  And that makes no sense to me.
> > >
> > > The option I am looking for, is simply have all the credit notes and
all
> > the
> > > invoices outstanding for a customer (AR)  or vendor (AP), and apply ON
ONE
> > > SCREEN whatever is applicable to the cheque.
> > >
> > > This would require the credit notes to be married to the cheque (not
an
> > > unsuspecting invoice).  That is a fundamental programming issue.
> > >
> > > Having 5 credit memos pay an invoice (and not a cheque) is not useful
> > > information.
> > >
> > > Does that make sense?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:
> > >
> > > > One reason, I guess, for this is because people typically want to
apply
> > a
> > > > certain credit document(s) to certain debit document(s).  So if you
had
> > a
> > > > window that you could pick 5 credit documents and 9 debit docuemnts
how
> > > > would you be assured what credit goes to what debit?  You wouldn't
> > really be
> > > > able to.
> > > >
> > > > That said, actually I've recently written just such a window for a
large
> > > > customer.  Basically you can check off and select the amount to
apply/be
> > > > applied to for the debits & credits and then goes through and
assigns
> > them
> > > > in document order I think.  The only drawback that I can see is they
> > wanted
> > > > a lot of columns to be displayed so the window is pretty big but
that's
> > how
> > > > they wanted it.
> > > >
> > > > It was pretty complex to write to get the base functionality down as
> > well as
> > > > their specific features.  I could send you the readme and a demo
version
> > > > that works in Fabrikam if you want to take a look at it.  Email me
at
> > > > mbstools@microsoft.com.
> > > >
> > > > patrick
> > > > mbs dev support
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:8B42979C-FF91-4F5B-A0A1-C7CD8D0A7379@microsoft.com...
> > > > > Whether you are making out a cheque, or recording a payment, have
all
> > > > > invoices and credit notes on the same screen to check the boxes of
the
> > > > items
> > > > > that you want paid.  Currently, Great Plains has credit notes on a
> > > > separate
> > > > > screen two or three clicks away from the invoices.  Keep it
simple,
> > and
> > > > have
> > > > > everything on the same screen.
> > > > >
> > > > > ----------------
> > > > > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to
the
> > > > > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion,
click
> > the "I
> > > > > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
> > follow
> > > > this
> > > > > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader
and
> > then
> > > > > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> >
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> > > > c.greatplains
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
> >

Oh well.

I guess the only thing that I can hope for, is when Microsoft amalgamates 
the programming language of Great Plains with Navison with Solomon and with 
whatever programs, that credit notes will be greatly simplified and be 
attached to cheques.

That's my suggestion for Version 10.


JD








"Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:

> JD,
> 
> 
> > When in GP AR, credit notes marry themselves to invoices.  When in GP AP,
> > credit notes marry themselves to invoices.  In my business, credit notes
> (for
> > the most part), have nothing to do with any specific invoice.
> 
> If I recall, when you build your checks and choose to auto-apply credits at
> that time, the checks built seem to show that the credit is applied to the
> check.  I haven't looked at that in a while and might be mis-remembering.
> 
> From AR, that doesn't happen of course.
> 
> As of now, there isn't any possible way to do what you are asking.
> Basically what you are saying is that you have a $200 payment and a $100
> credit memo and then a $300 invoice.  I would "apply" the credit memo to the
> cash receipt and so now the cash receipt has a $300 amount remaining.  And
> now I can apply the $300 that is remaining on the cash receipt to the $300
> invoice and it's all paid off.
> 
> I'm pretty sure the apply API that is built into GP won't let that happen as
> I'm pretty sure it checks the apply to document type and won't let that
> happen.  ANd if you can trick it into doing that then it's going to _reduce_
> your amount remaining on the check when you apply the credit (because that
> is what typically should happen) so you'd have to work around that (increase
> the amount remaining not decrease it).  And then assuming you can get that
> all to happen (likely with your own apply logic written from scratch) then
> my next thought is that if you reconcile your RM documents that it'll "fix"
> them all up again because this isn't supposed to be- from a GP perspective.
> 
> So this likely isn't going to happen unless there is a major rewrite of RM
> in Great Plains- and I don't see that happening realistically.
> 
> patrick
> mbs dev support
> 
> -- 
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> 
> 
> "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A1130469-6566-4036-A906-4051CF5A5FE7@microsoft.com...
> > Oh boy.  I have not made myself clear.  I apoligize for not being more
> > succinct.
> >
> > I have no desire to have the AR and AP in the same window (your last
> > sentence about PM/RM stuff together).  No.  What I meant was, that the
> credit
> > note issue I have exists in AR and it exists in AP.
> >
> > When in GP AR, credit notes marry themselves to invoices.  When in GP AP,
> > credit notes marry themselves to invoices.  In my business, credit notes
> (for
> > the most part), have nothing to do with any specific invoice.
> >
> > I reinterate, in my business, having 5 credit memos pay an invoice is
> > completely useless (and frustrating) information.
> >
> > I agree with you wholeheartedly about "A document has to be applied to
> > something".  However, I want the credit note to be applied to a cheque
> (check
> > in the US), be it a customer cheque in AR, or a cheque that I am paying to
> a
> > vendor.
> >
> > That will resolve my problem with credit notes right there.  Having credit
> > notes applied to a cheque, means that you can have one window listing all
> the
> > outstanding invoices and credit notes ON ONE SCREEN.  It also means that
> you
> > can simply check off each box that represents what invoices and what
> credit
> > notes that you want to apply to that particular cheque.
> >
> > To me, that means "PROBLEM SOLVED".
> >
> > I don't want a credit note applied to any invoice; be it in AR or AP.  I
> > want the credit note applied to a cheque.
> >
> > Did I do a better job this time?
> >
> > JD
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > occasionally have one that is related, though I prefer the AccPac
> approach
> > > > (that program allows the same number to be issued as an invoice and
> credit
> > > > note - that way, there is a direct relationship between the credit
> note
> > > and
> > > > invoice - and no, manually checking and unchecking a posting box in GP
> is
> > > > asking for problems).
> > >
> > > In Great Plains, you also can have duplicate document numbers.  The
> primary
> > > key on the table for RM is Document Number/RM Document Type All.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Great Plains forces a marriage of credit notes to invoices, whether
> there
> > > is
> > > > a relationship or not.  And that makes no sense to me.
> > > >
> > >
> > > A document has to be "applied" to something.  While a credit memo does
> > > affect your balance if you print a RM Statement with a $100 invoice and
> $100
> > > credit memo, it'll print out the same way the next month unless you
> apply to
> > > them which reduces the remaining amount for each.  Then a paid
> transaction
> > > removal puts them to history.
> > >
> > >
> > > > The option I am looking for, is simply have all the credit notes and
> all
> > > the
> > > > invoices outstanding for a customer (AR)  or vendor (AP), and apply ON
> ONE
> > > > SCREEN whatever is applicable to the cheque.
> > >
> > > Well, we weren't (well, I wasn't) talking about vendors at all.  I know
> the
> > > Consolidations module you define a customer/vendor relationship and you
> can
> > > provide refund checks for your customer credits or you can use
> > > Consolidations to take all the invoices/credits and make them one big
> lump
> > > amount.
> > >
> > > So when you say, "I want a screen where I can see all the debit docs &
> > > credit docs for a customer at once" then that is what I did.  However
> note
> > > that this isn't anything at all to do with a check.
> > >
> > > > Having 5 credit memos pay an invoice (and not a cheque) is not useful
> > > > information.
> > >
> > > Perhaps for your business but I guess I can't see why it wouldn't be.
> > > Remembering that I don't use this application in "real life", I could
> see
> > > that I would have perhaps an outstanding invoice (as a customer) for
> $1000.
> > > And because it's my birthday the vendor issues me a credit memo for
> $100.
> > > And then I find a problem with his product and to make me happy he
> issues
> > > another credit memo for $100.  And then I return $800 of merchandise
> from
> > > last month but they don't issue cash refunds and so I get another $800
> > > credit.  So this isn't typical, I know as there would typically be me
> > > sending the vendor (you) some money to pay things off.
> > >
> > > Either way, however, you're still going to have to apply these records.
> In
> > > the RM Apply you'd have to pull up the credit documents one by one and
> apply
> > > them.  In the window that I did, you would see them all like you asked.
> Or
> > > I thought you asked.
> > >
> > > Now if you were thinking that you want a window that shows PM/RM stuff
> > > together, that sounds a lot like the consolidations module.
> > >
> > > patrick
> > > mbs dev support
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> > >
> > >
> > > "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:7CFF4A4B-CEB3-419B-8A9A-2794A36ADF14@microsoft.com...
> > > > I have credit notes that have nothing to do with any invoices.  I
> > > > occasionally have one that is related, though I prefer the AccPac
> approach
> > > > (that program allows the same number to be issued as an invoice and
> credit
> > > > note - that way, there is a direct relationship between the credit
> note
> > > and
> > > > invoice - and no, manually checking and unchecking a posting box in GP
> is
> > > > asking for problems).
> > > >
> > > > Great Plains forces a marriage of credit notes to invoices, whether
> there
> > > is
> > > > a relationship or not.  And that makes no sense to me.
> > > >
> > > > The option I am looking for, is simply have all the credit notes and
> all
> > > the
> > > > invoices outstanding for a customer (AR)  or vendor (AP), and apply ON
> ONE
> > > > SCREEN whatever is applicable to the cheque.
> > > >
> > > > This would require the credit notes to be married to the cheque (not
> an
> > > > unsuspecting invoice).  That is a fundamental programming issue.
> > > >
> > > > Having 5 credit memos pay an invoice (and not a cheque) is not useful
> > > > information.
> > > >
> > > > Does that make sense?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > One reason, I guess, for this is because people typically want to
> apply
> > > a
> > > > > certain credit document(s) to certain debit document(s).  So if you
> had
> > > a
> > > > > window that you could pick 5 credit documents and 9 debit docuemnts
> how
> > > > > would you be assured what credit goes to what debit?  You wouldn't
> > > really be
> > > > > able to.
> > > > >
> > > > > That said, actually I've recently written just such a window for a
> large
> > > > > customer.  Basically you can check off and select the amount to
> apply/be
> > > > > applied to for the debits & credits and then goes through and
> assigns
> > > them
> > > > > in document order I think.  The only drawback that I can see is they
> > > wanted
> > > > > a lot of columns to be displayed so the window is pretty big but
> that's
> > > how
> > > > > they wanted it.
> > > > >
> > > > > It was pretty complex to write to get the base functionality down as
> > > well as
> > > > > their specific features.  I could send you the readme and a demo
> version
> > > > > that works in Fabrikam if you want to take a look at it.  Email me
> at
> > > > > mbstools@microsoft.com.
> > > > >
> > > > > patrick
> > > > > mbs dev support
> > > > >
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > > rights.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:8B42979C-FF91-4F5B-A0A1-C7CD8D0A7379@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > Whether you are making out a cheque, or recording a payment, have
> all
> > > > > > invoices and credit notes on the same screen to check the boxes of
> the
> > > > > items
> > > > > > that you want paid.  Currently, Great Plains has credit notes on a
> > > > > separate
> > > > > > screen two or three clicks away from the invoices.  Keep it
> simple,
> > > and
> > > > > have
> > > > > > everything on the same screen.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----------------
> > > > > > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to
> the
> > > > > > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion,
> click
> > > the "I
> > > > > > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
> > > follow
> > > > > this
> > > > > > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader
> and
> > > then
> > > > > > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> http://www.microsoft.com/Businesssolutions/Community/NewsGroups/dgbrowser/en-us/default.mspx?mid=8b42979c-ff91-4f5b-a0a1-c7cd8d0a7379&dg=microsoft.publi
> > > > > c.greatplains
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >

I would be very interest in this as well

Thanks.

Tom A.


"Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:

> One reason, I guess, for this is because people typically want to apply a
> certain credit document(s) to certain debit document(s).  So if you had a
> window that you could pick 5 credit documents and 9 debit docuemnts how
> would you be assured what credit goes to what debit?  You wouldn't really be
> able to.
> 
> That said, actually I've recently written just such a window for a large
> customer.  Basically you can check off and select the amount to apply/be
> applied to for the debits & credits and then goes through and assigns them
> in document order I think.  The only drawback that I can see is they wanted
> a lot of columns to be displayed so the window is pretty big but that's how
> they wanted it.
> 
> It was pretty complex to write to get the base functionality down as well as
> their specific features.  I could send you the readme and a demo version
> that works in Fabrikam if you want to take a look at it.  Email me at
> mbstools@microsoft.com.
> 
> patrick
> mbs dev support
> 
> -- 
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> 
> 
> "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8B42979C-FF91-4F5B-A0A1-C7CD8D0A7379@microsoft.com...
> > Whether you are making out a cheque, or recording a payment, have all
> > invoices and credit notes on the same screen to check the boxes of the
> items
> > that you want paid.  Currently, Great Plains has credit notes on a
> separate
> > screen two or three clicks away from the invoices.  Keep it simple, and
> have
> > everything on the same screen.
> >
> > ----------------
> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >
> >
> http://www.microsoft.com/Businesssolutions/Community/NewsGroups/dgbrowser/en-us/default.mspx?mid=8b42979c-ff91-4f5b-a0a1-c7cd8d0a7379&dg=microsoft.publi
> c.greatplains
> 
> 
> 

Thank you for your support !

I waste a lot time following up on supplier requests about invoices that 
were "paid" by credit notes, when what I am looking for is a cheque number 
for the supplier to reconcile their records.

Even DOS Bedford from 25 years ago or DOS AccPac from 17 years ago had that 
figured out, why Microsoft today can't ... is a mystery.

JD






"Tom A" wrote:

> 
> I would be very interest in this as well
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Tom A.
> 
> 
> "Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:
> 
> > One reason, I guess, for this is because people typically want to apply a
> > certain credit document(s) to certain debit document(s).  So if you had a
> > window that you could pick 5 credit documents and 9 debit docuemnts how
> > would you be assured what credit goes to what debit?  You wouldn't really be
> > able to.
> > 
> > That said, actually I've recently written just such a window for a large
> > customer.  Basically you can check off and select the amount to apply/be
> > applied to for the debits & credits and then goes through and assigns them
> > in document order I think.  The only drawback that I can see is they wanted
> > a lot of columns to be displayed so the window is pretty big but that's how
> > they wanted it.
> > 
> > It was pretty complex to write to get the base functionality down as well as
> > their specific features.  I could send you the readme and a demo version
> > that works in Fabrikam if you want to take a look at it.  Email me at
> > mbstools@microsoft.com.
> > 
> > patrick
> > mbs dev support
> > 
> > -- 
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> > 
> > 
> > "JD" <JD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:8B42979C-FF91-4F5B-A0A1-C7CD8D0A7379@microsoft.com...
> > > Whether you are making out a cheque, or recording a payment, have all
> > > invoices and credit notes on the same screen to check the boxes of the
> > items
> > > that you want paid.  Currently, Great Plains has credit notes on a
> > separate
> > > screen two or three clicks away from the invoices.  Keep it simple, and
> > have
> > > everything on the same screen.
> > >
> > > ----------------
> > > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> > this
> > > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> > >
> > >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/Businesssolutions/Community/NewsGroups/dgbrowser/en-us/default.mspx?mid=8b42979c-ff91-4f5b-a0a1-c7cd8d0a7379&dg=microsoft.publi
> > c.greatplains
> > 
> > 
> > 

I would love this functionality...

For PM or RM?  A window so that you could see all the RM debits/credits on 
one screen?

patrick
dev support

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"Bradley" <Bradley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:7B4A4FFD-FF47-4728-B81C-FB91BA7BD85D@microsoft.com...
>I would love this functionality... 

Hi Patrick,

AP ... Basically a way to set a due date for Credit Memo's so that all CM's 
are not applied when selecting to auto apply CM's when doing check runs.  
Imaging 100 invoices and 100 credit memo's.  Each invoice has a credit memo.  
Only 20 of the invoices are due this month.  A check run to pay anything due 
this month would apply all 100 credit memo's against the first 20 invoices.

Imagine what the vendor will say when they receive a check that has 100 
credit memo's applied to it and only 20 of the invoices due.  They are going 
to go crazy and why are you deducting all the credit memo's without making 
payment on the corresponding invoices.

Now imagine that this process is always in motion and there are 400 credit 
memos and about 500 invoices per week.  There's no way for a clerk to apply 
creidt memo's to invoices one-by-one.  That would be a full time resource.

AccPac (yeah I know, super old system) lets you do negative invoices with 
due dates, that works the best in my opinion.

Thanks, 

"Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:

> For PM or RM?  A window so that you could see all the RM debits/credits on 
> one screen?
> 
> patrick
> dev support
> 
> -- 
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> 
> 
> "Bradley" <Bradley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:7B4A4FFD-FF47-4728-B81C-FB91BA7BD85D@microsoft.com...
> >I would love this functionality... 
> 
> 
> 

We would like that for AR.

Thank you

"Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:

> For PM or RM?  A window so that you could see all the RM debits/credits on 
> one screen?
> 
> patrick
> dev support
> 
> -- 
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> 
> 
> "Bradley" <Bradley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:7B4A4FFD-FF47-4728-B81C-FB91BA7BD85D@microsoft.com...
> >I would love this functionality... 
> 
> 
> 

Bradley,

I'm trying to think if I've done this as a customization before or not.  Or 
just talked about doing it.  Or looked at it?  Hard to say anymore as we've 
done so many projects.  But it sounds familiar.

I guess the first thing I'd look at was maybe testing in Fabrikam.

After you post your credit memo, go into the back end in SQL and set the Due 
Date to what you want it to be (if the ui would let you).

Now go into the select checks window and set your due date restriction.  The 
theory is that IF you could set this field then this process would happily 
work and respect your Due Date cutoff.

If so, then potentially you could do a customization to allow this Due Date 
to be entered by the user.  Or if not, then run something on the back end in 
SQL to modify the data at some point it is how you want it.  And then the 
select checks apply credits would do what you wanted.

If however this doesn't work, then it means that since it is a credit doc 
our code doesn't look at that.  On one hand it would make sense it does not 
since we didn't expect this.  On the other hand, you never know - it might 
work.

patrick
dev support

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"Bradley" <Bradley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:DB276867-E3C1-4F1C-84BA-2D39A7633E69@microsoft.com...
> Hi Patrick,
>
> AP ... Basically a way to set a due date for Credit Memo's so that all 
> CM's
> are not applied when selecting to auto apply CM's when doing check runs.
> Imaging 100 invoices and 100 credit memo's.  Each invoice has a credit 
> memo.
> Only 20 of the invoices are due this month.  A check run to pay anything 
> due
> this month would apply all 100 credit memo's against the first 20 
> invoices.
>
> Imagine what the vendor will say when they receive a check that has 100
> credit memo's applied to it and only 20 of the invoices due.  They are 
> going
> to go crazy and why are you deducting all the credit memo's without making
> payment on the corresponding invoices.
>
> Now imagine that this process is always in motion and there are 400 credit
> memos and about 500 invoices per week.  There's no way for a clerk to 
> apply
> creidt memo's to invoices one-by-one.  That would be a full time resource.
>
> AccPac (yeah I know, super old system) lets you do negative invoices with
> due dates, that works the best in my opinion.
>
> Thanks,
>
> "Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> For PM or RM?  A window so that you could see all the RM debits/credits 
>> on
>> one screen?
>>
>> patrick
>> dev support
>>
>> -- 
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no 
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> "Bradley" <Bradley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> >I would love this functionality...
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>>
>> 

As it turns out, I have created this solution created already a few years 
ago.

In it, you can choose your customer and see the list of all open 
debit/credit documents.  You mark the ones to apply and the amounts you want 
to apply (it defaults to full when you click the checkbox) and press the 
button and the app spins through the credits and applies them in some order 
to the selected debits up the amount specified.  Then you get a report 
showing the results.

As this was a customization created for a customer I couldn't give it away 
but could offer it as a customizaton to you as well.  You could email 
mbsprosv@microsoft.com if you have an interest.  They'll pass it along to me 
and I could send you the demo version that works in Fabrikam.

patrick
dev support

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> We would like that for AR.
>
> Thank you
>
> "Patrick [MSFT]" wrote:
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>> For PM or RM?  A window so that you could see all the RM debits/credits 
>> on
>> one screen?
>>
>> patrick
>> dev support
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>> "Bradley" <Bradley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> >I would love this functionality...
>>
>>
>> 

Kind of addressing this to Patrick, but to everyone else as well that can help:

Just scrolling through and found this thread very interesting.  I to as a 
partner am working with a client that is looking for functionality with in 
the AP side as follows:

They deal with vendors that they issue a lot of credit memos for, and at the 
same time have invoices for as well.
I a specific pay run they want to deduct specific credit memos from invoices 
that they know are due, in my case those I can't use due date because credit 
memos on account are really tied to specifc invoices that will be posted.  So 
currently the only way for the client to apply these credit memos is during 
the check process they go and edit a check and then manually pull up each 
credit memo and apply it to invoices that should be paid on that check.  
After they have manually selected each credit memo they then can click of the 
remaining invoices to pay to create a final check amount to cut.

What the client is asking for is really the same thing that it sounds like 
you have created on the A/R side.  They would like to have a screen that 
would list all deduction type documents (credit memos, returns.....) in a 
screen and on the same screen list all positive type documents (Invoices, 
Debit Memos.....) for the vendor that they wish to create a check for.

They would go through and select what documents they would like to include 
on this check, (credit memos and Invoices) and then the final result would 
create a check for the remaining amount left on the invoices after the 
deductions have been taken.

Have you created something like this Patrick or not, and do you think it is 
even possible since it is a little different from the A/R side.  

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Joel