Running the Open Payables Report

Run an Open Payables Report to create a list of the current status of all the unpaid payables as of a given date. Although you generally run the report for all branches, you can run it for a single branch or territory.

For a description of the report, see What the Report Shows at the end of the topic.

To run an Open Payables Report:

  1. From the A/P > Reports menu, select Open Payables to display the Open Payables Report screen.

  2. In the Br/Tr/All field, enter the branch, branches, or territories that you want to include in the report.

  3. In the As of Date field, enter the date to determine which payables to include in the report. Only payables with post dates that are open prior to or equal to this date are included. The default is the current date.

  4. In the Vendor field, do one of the following to determine which invoices to include in the report:

  5. Enter a vendor's name – Includes only those invoices from a particular vendor.

  6. Leave the field blank – Includes all invoices, regardless of which vendor they are from.

  7. In the Detail/Summary field, press F10 and select one of the following to determine the level of detail to include on the report:

  • Vendor name

  • Gross amount

  • Deduction amount

  • Invoice number, date, and amount

  • Unapproved difference

  • Approved amount

  • Invoice pay-on date

  • Difference

  • Payable ID

  • Discount date and amount

  • Transaction number

 

  1. In the Unapproved Invoices (Inc/Exc/Only) field, press F10 and select one of the following to determine whether to include unapproved payables:

  1. In the Credits (Inc/Exc/Only) field, press F10 and select one of the following to determine which payable types to include in the report:

  1. In the Sort by Pay-To/Ship-From field, press F10 and select one of the following to determine how to sort the payables:

  1. Use the Slct key to display the Additional Selection Input screen, where you can enter additional criteria, for example, to select orders associated with a particular batch number.

  2. In the Break on Branch (Y/N) field, enter one of the following to determine whether to separate information by branch:

  1. Set options, if needed, and generate the report.

What the Report Shows

The Open Payables Report shows the following information:

Column

Description

Branches

The branch number associated with this payable.

Vendor Name

The name of the vendor to which the payable is due.

If the payable is for a customer refund, or a one-time payment that uses a generic vendor, the vendor name and OVERRIDE displays in this field.

Invoice #

The invoice number connected with the payable.

A/P Br

The accounts payable branch for that line item. The information in this column displays only when the report is run in Detail mode.

Invoice Date

The date the invoice was processed.

Pay On

The day the payable is due.

Inv Amt

The total due on the invoice.

Deduct Amt

The amount, if any, of deductions applied to the invoice.

Gross Amt

The amount of the invoice after any deductions have been applied.

Disc Amt

The amount of the discount, if any, applied to the invoice.

Approv Amt

The amount of the invoice that has been approved to be paid.

Unapproved

The amount, if any, that has not been approved to be paid.

Difference

The difference between the invoice reconciled amount and the P/O reconciled amount.

See Also:

A/P Reports Overview

Refining the Scope of Report Results