Road Map: Vendor-AP History Inquiry

Use the Vendor-AP History Inquiry (VMHQ) program to display invoice totals, payments, and adjustments by period for a vendor. See Background for more information.

Before you run this program each time

You should run these programs in this sequence:

  1. PO Maintenance (VOE) to enter purchase orders.

OR

Requisition Maintenance (IRM) to enter requisitions and release them to create purchase orders.

OR

Order Release Selection (MRR) to release purchase requisitions that were created by the planning system.

  1. Receiver Maintenance (IRC) to receive a purchase order.

AND conditionally

Receiving and Inspection (IRI) to enter inspection results if items require inspection or to receive if you are using dock-to-stock receiving.

  1. AP Invoice Entry (NE) to enter vendor invoices and print the AP Invoice Register.

You may also have run these programs to update Payments:

  1. Vendor Invoice Payments (NC) to select invoices for payment and print Cash Requirements.

  2. Check Print (NCP) to print checks.

  3. AP Payment Register (NCR) to print the AP Payment Register and update the general ledger.

You may also have run these programs to update Adjustments:

  • Vendor Invoice Payments (NC) to enter a credit memo and print Cash Requirements.

Before you run this program the first time

You should run these programs:

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Statistics Period Descriptions) to set the Period Desc 1 - 13 option.

  • Accounting Period Maintenance (GDM) to set up period-ending dates for accounting periods and years.

  • Vendor Maintenance (VM) to set up and maintain vendors.

After you run this program

You will most likely run these programs:

  • Vendor Service Inquiry (VSI) to display invoice information, invoice history, and AP aging information for a vendor.

  • Vendor Performance Inquiry (VVI) to display vendor cost performances, delivery performances, and product quality.