Create a Debit Memo for a Credit Taken

Use the Cash Receipts Entry (RCE) program to create a debit memo for a credit to be taken after it has been researched and approved. See Background and Road Map for more information.

  1. Click DR memos.

  2. Enter data for the distribution in these fields:

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Sequence number

Required
2 numeric

Accept the displayed sequence number.

Adjust code

Optional
10 alphanumeric

Select an adjustment code for this sequence.

Amount

Required
14 numeric in the format 999999999999.99

Accept the amount you entered in the Payment amount field or enter a different amount (if you want to distribute the deposit among more than one sequence).

Reference

Optional
25 alphanumeric

Enter a reference for this payment.

GL org code

Required
2 alphanumeric

Select the accounts receivable organization for which this transaction is to be recorded or leave blank to use the posting criteria set up in the Posting Criteria Maintenance (XPC) program.

GL account no

Required
10 alphanumeric

Enter the accounts receivable account number for this transaction, leave blank to use the posting criteria set up in Posting Criteria Maintenance (XPC), or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the account from a list.

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

To

Do This

Change a field

Click Modify.

Exit the record without saving it

Click Cancel.

Change the Sequence number field

Click Change no.

Accept the data

Click OK. If you did not distribute the entire amount, the program prompts Sequence number. Enter another sequence or leave blank to exit.

Note
You cannot delete a record until it has been saved; use Cancel.

  1. Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To

Do This

Add another sequence

Click Add.

Delete the selected sequence

Click Delete. See Delete.

Copy the selected sequence

Click Copy. See Copy.

Display the selected sequence

Click Select.

Print the sequence listing

Click Print. See Print.

Exit the debit memo mode

Click Exit.

  1. Choose the appropriate options when you click Exit:

To

Do This

Change a field

Click Modify.

Delete this record

Click Delete. See Delete.

Exit without updating the record

Click Cancel. The program prompts Exit without updating? Click Yes to exit without saving the record or click No to retain the record with the data you have entered.

Record this payment as a customer deposit

Click Cust deposit. See Enter a Customer Deposit.

Apply this payment on account for the customer

Click On-account. See Place a Payment On-Account.

Automatically apply the payment to the oldest (earliest) invoice(s)

Click Auto apply.

Enter an invoice and distributions manually

Click Applications. Enter an Invoice for a Cash Receipt

Select invoices for cash application or adjustments

Click Invoice selection. See Apply Payments to Invoices or Apply an Adjustment or Write-Off to an Invoice.

Distribute cash to a specific account

Click GL. See Distribute Cash to a Specific Account.

Enter a debit memo for a credit to be taken

Click DR memos.

Accept the data and exit the record

Click OK. The program prompts Customer number, Payment/Ref no, Payment method, and Misc cash receipt? Enter another customer or leave blank to exit.

If the program displays the message Payment balance is [amount] ...Distribute the rest? See Distribute the Payment.

  1. Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To

Do This

Add another payment

Click Add.

Delete the selected payment

Click Delete. See Delete.

Copy the selected payment

Click Copy. See Copy.

Display the selected payment

Click Select.

Display payments from a specific payment

Click Restart. The program prompts Customer number, Payment/Ref no, Payment method and Misc cash receipt?. Enter the first customer number you want to display or leave these fields blank to begin with the customer in the file.

Print the payment listing

Click Print. See Print.

Display the previous set of records in the file

Click Page up.

Display the next set of records in the file

Click Page down.

Exit payments

Click Exit.

  1. Click Register to print the Cash Receipts Register or choose the appropriate options after you click Exit:

To

Do This

Change a field

Click Modify.

Delete this batch

Click Delete. See Delete.

Exit without updating the record

Click Cancel. The program prompts Exit without updating? Click Yes to exit without saving the record or click No to retain the record with the data you have entered.

Print the Cash Receipts Register for this batch

Click Register.

Display the payments for this batch

Click Payments.

Exit this batch

Click OK.

  1. Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To

Do This

Add another deposit

Click Add.

Delete the selected deposit

Click Delete. See Delete.

Copy the selected deposit

Click Copy. See Copy.

Display the selected deposit

Click Select.

Display deposits from a specific deposit

Click Restart. The program prompts Deposit number. Enter the first deposit you want to display or leave blank to begin with the first deposit in the file.

Print the deposit listing

Click Print. See Print.

Display the previous set of records in the file

Click Page up.

Display the next set of records in the file

Click Page down.

Set your options for this program

Click Prog opts. See Set Cash Receipts Entry Options.

Exit the program

Click Exit.