Journal voucher - Customer payment journal (form)
Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Click Accounts receivable > Journals > Payments > Payment journal. Click Lines.
Use this form to enter and post payments that you receive from customers.
Some buttons in the form are not available when a journal has been submitted for workflow journal approval. When the journal is approved, the Post button options are available, and the other controls and fields in the form are not. You can view, edit, or process payments for a journal that has been approved. If you change an approved journal, the workflow status is reset, the Post button options are not available, and the other controls and fields are available. When the changes have been made, the journal must be resubmitted for approval.
Tasks that use this form
Key tasks: Customer payments and settlements
Key tasks: Letter of credit for the export of goods
Place an Accounts receivable transaction on hold
Register and post a postdated check from a customer
Navigating the form
The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.
Note
This form may contain workflow buttons. For more information about workflow buttons, see Workflow actions.
Tabs
Tab |
Description |
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Overview |
Create and view the journal lines for payments from customers in the journal that you selected. |
General |
Enter and view more information about the line that is selected on the Overview tab. |
Payment |
Enter or view information about the payment that is related to the selected line. |
Payment fee |
Enter or view information about the payment fee that is related to the selected line. |
Bank |
Enter or view information about the bank to which the payment is made. |
Fixed assets |
Enter or view information about the fixed asset that is related to the selected line. |
History |
View the history of the payment transaction line. |
Postdated checks |
Enter or view information about postdated checks that are issued to a vendor. This tab is available only if the Enable postdated checks check box is selected in the General ledger parameters form. |
Buttons
Button |
Description |
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Edit customer payments |
Open the Edit customer payments form, in which you can settle the payment that is selected on the Overview tab. |
Post |
Open a menu that contains the following items:
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Validate |
Open a menu that contains the following items:
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Financial dimensions |
Open a menu with options to open a form where you can select financial dimensions for the main account, offset account, or, if it is necessary, a payment fee account. The menu options that are available depend on the form that you are currently working with. |
Approval |
Open a menu that contains the following items:
Note This button is available only if journal approval is enabled in the Journal names form for the journal name that you selected in the Payment journal form. |
Sales tax |
View, and edit before posting, if you have to, the expected sales tax transaction that is related to the journal line that is selected on the Overview tab. |
Period journal |
Open the Period journal form, where you can retrieve the lines of a period journal. |
Functions |
Open a menu that contains the following items:
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Payment status |
Open a menu that contains the following items:
Note (NOR) Three additional statuses are also available to legal entities whose primary address is in Norway. |
Payment proposal |
Open a menu that contains the following items:
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Inquiries |
Open a menu that contains the following items:
The options that are available depend on the posting status of the selected journal line. |
Print reports that are relevant to the journal lines, and print pro forma invoices for prepayments. |
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Mark invoice lines |
Open the Mark invoice lines form, where you can select individual lines for settlement and modify the amounts to settle for those lines. This button is available only in the following circumstances:
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Fields
Field |
Description |
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(Balance) Journal |
The balance for the journal. |
(Balance) Per voucher |
The balance for the selected voucher. |
(Total debit) Journal |
The total debit amount for the journal. |
(Total debit) Per voucher |
The debit amount for the selected voucher. |
(Total credit) Journal |
The total credit amount for the journal. |
(Total credit) Per voucher |
The credit amount for the selected voucher. |
Date |
View or enter the posting date. The default date is the system date, which is typically today's date. When the date on a line has been changed, that is the default date when a new line is created. |
Company accounts |
Select the legal entity that is associated with the customer for this transaction. If you are using centralized payments, the legal entity that you select here is considered the legal entity of the payment For more information, see About centralized customer payments. |
Account |
Enter or view the account number for the customer. |
Invoice |
Enter or select the invoice number that is related to the payment. For example, if you received a payment receipt from your bank, enter the invoice number. Information about the customer is displayed. Note If multiple invoices are related to the payment, use the Settle open transactions form (Functions > Settlement) to select the invoices, instead. If an asterisk (*) is displayed, multiple invoices or transactions other than invoices are assigned to the payment. |
Description |
Enter a description of the transaction. Alternatively, enter the code for the standard journal description that is created in the Journal descriptions form. |
Debit |
Enter a debit amount in the currency that is selected for the journal line. |
Credit |
Enter a credit amount in the currency that is selected for the journal line. Customer payment amounts are typically, but not always, entered in this field. |
Use a deposit slip |
Select this check box to indicate that the amount will be deposited by a deposit slip. For more information, see Create a deposit slip. |
Offset account type |
Select the account type for the offset transaction to the customer payment. This is typically the Bank account type for customer payment journal lines. |
Offset account |
Enter or view the account for the offset account type that is selected in the Offset account type field. |
Payment status |
Select the payment status of the payment line.
Note (NOR) Three additional statuses are also available to legal entities whose primary address is in Norway. |
Voucher |
The voucher number for the transaction. Voucher series are set up in the Number sequences form. If the Continuous check box is selected in the Number sequences form and no user changes are allowed (the To a lower number and To a higher number check boxes are cleared), this field is skipped when you move through the fields in the form. The voucher series is selected for the journal name in the Voucher series field in the Journal names form. |
Currency |
The currency of the payment line. If the payment is in a foreign currency, you must specify the currency in this field. This field receives a default currency according to the following priorities:
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Account name |
The name of the account. |
Offset account name |
The name of the offset account. |
Method of payment |
Enter or view the payment method that is used for the selected line. |
Payment specification |
Select or change the payment specification, if any, of the method of payment that applies to the selected line. |
Payment reference |
The reference for a specific payment. Note When using a deposit slip, a payment reference must be entered. |
Settlement type |
The settlement type of the payment transaction. You can use the Settle open transactions form to settle invoices that were previously posted. For more information, see Settle open transactions - customer (form). When you record a customer payment and specify Customer in the Account type field, the transaction is posted to the selected customer account. At the same time, a transaction is made automatically in the customer summary account in the general ledger. For more information, see Customer posting profiles (form). |
Document |
Enter the number or name of the document that is the basis for the payment transaction. |
Document date |
Enter or view the date of the document, such as a customer invoice, that is the basis for the payment transaction. The document date is used to determine the payment due date and the cash discount date. |
Release date |
To put the transaction on hold until a specified date, enter that date. You still can modify the transaction, and it can be posted on or after this date. If this field is blank, the transaction can be posted at any time. Note You can clear this field to remove the hold. |
Transfer |
Select this check box to designate the transaction as a transfer. You can use the transaction type name that is added to the payment transaction to identify the transaction later. |
Company accounts |
The identifier for the legal entity. This ID also serves as an extension on transactions that are posted between legal entities in intercompany accounting. |
Account type |
Select or view the account type of the journal line. On the customer payment journal lines, the default value for this field is Customer. |
Sales tax group |
Select or view the sales tax group for the transaction. The default value is the sales tax group that is selected for the customer account that is entered on the payment line. For more information, see Sales tax groups (form). |
Item sales tax group |
The item sales tax group that is specified for each journal line. For more information, see Item sales tax groups (form). Note If the Exempt check box in the Main accounts - chart of accounts: %1 form is selected for the ledger account in the Account field on the journal line, this field does not have a default value, but you can enter a value. |
Sales tax direction |
If this check box is selected, the sales tax direction for the selected journal line is controlled by the setup of the Sales tax direction field in the Main accounts - chart of accounts: %1 form for the ledger account that is selected in the Account field on the journal line. Example If customer payments are recorded on a voucher together with a fee from the bank, the sales tax direction on the sales tax posting of the fee is determined to be outgoing (Sales tax payable), because a customer account is part of the voucher posting. However, if the Sales tax direction field is selected on the line with the fee, the sales tax direction is instead taken from the main account. The sales tax direction changes to Sales tax receivable if the sales tax direction on the main account is set to Purchase. Tip To view the sales tax direction for the journal line, click Sales tax. |
Offset company accounts |
Enter the identifier for the legal entity where the current transaction will be offset. |
Offset-transaction text |
Enter a description for the offset journal entry. |
Exchange rate |
The currency exchange rate that applies to the transaction. |
Secondary exchange rate |
The secondary exchange rate. |
Calculation method |
The basis for the calculation of the cross rate. |
Cross rate |
The cross rate for the transaction. |
Prepayment journal voucher |
Select this control to specify that the payment is a prepayment that was made by using a prepayment journal voucher. For more information about prepayments and the prepayment journal vouchers, see About prepayments and prepayment journal vouchers. For more information about posting prepayment journal vouchers, see Post prepayment journal vouchers to prepayment accounts. |
Payment ID |
Enter the payment identifier of the payment line. If the payment proposal was used to create the line, the payment ID from the invoice or credit note is suggested, but you can change this. |
Note |
Enter text that is used to describe the payment in a generated file for electronic payments. |
Due date |
The due date for the invoice that is calculated based on the terms of payment for the invoice. You can change this date. Note The due date is not calculated if the payment is not associated with an invoice. |
Posting profile |
The posting profile for the transaction. The default value is from the setup for the selected account type. A posting profile must be specified for every update of, for example, a vendor, customer, or fixed asset transaction. |
Central bank purpose code |
The code that is used when reporting to a central bank, if appropriate. |
Purpose text |
The description of the code that is used when reporting to a central bank. |
Import date |
Enter the import date for goods. This date is used for a report at the time of payment. |
Bank document number |
Select the letter of credit bank document number. This field is available only if the Enable import letter of credit check box is selected in the General ledger parameters form. |
Shipment number |
Select the letter of credit shipment number. This field is available only if the Enable import letter of credit check box is selected in the General ledger parameters form. |
Fee ID |
The identifier of the fee. |
Fee amount |
The amount of the fee. This is an absolute value. |
Currency |
The currency code for the fee. |
Sales tax group |
The sales tax group for the fee. |
Item sales tax group |
The item sales tax group for the fee. |
Account type |
The type of account, such as vendor, customer, or ledger, that the fee transaction is applied to. |
Account |
Select the account for the fee transaction. The selection is limited by the account type. |
Bank transaction type |
Select the bank transaction type that is used for the payment. |
Payment reference |
A reference to a specific payment. |
Deposit slip |
The deposit slip number for the posted payment line, if the Use a deposit slip check box is selected. |
Account identification |
Select or view the bank account that is receiving the payment. You can change this field if the payment status is not Sent or Approved. |
Transaction type |
Select or view the type of transaction for the fixed asset transaction. For more information, see the following topics: |
Value model |
Select or view the value model for the fixed asset. The correct value models often are displayed by default. For example, value models that have a status of Sold or Scrapped are not available for additional transactions. Only value models that are set up for the posting layer of the journal are suggested. For example, if the journal is set up for tax, only value models that are set up for tax are available. |
Reported as ready by |
The user who reported the journal as ready. |
Approved by |
The user who approved the journal. |
Rejected by |
The user who rejected the journal. |
Posted on |
The date of the final posting in the journal. |
Errors detected |
Any error messages for the voucher and the actions that were taken. |
Foreign company accounts |
The other legal entity in which the transaction is posted, if the transaction is an intercompany accounting transaction. |
Foreign voucher |
The voucher number in the intercompany accounting legal entity for the transaction that is related to the posted journal line transaction. |
Date of import |
The date for loading the journal, if the journal was imported. |
File generated on |
The date that the payment file was generated. |
File No. |
The number of the file that was sent. |
Maturity date |
Enter the date when the postdated check is due for payment, in MM/DD/YYYY format. |
Received date |
Enter the date when the postdated check was received from a customer, in MM/DD/YYYY format. |
Postdated check status |
The status of the postdated check:
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Check number |
The number of the postdated check. |
Cashier |
Select the identifier of the cashier who is responsible for the postdated check transaction. |
Salesperson |
Select the identifier of the salesperson who is responsible for the postdated check transaction. |
Replacement check |
Select this check box to indicate that the check is a replacement for the original check. |
Comments |
Enter the reasons for receiving the replacement check. |
Original check |
Select the original postdated check details, such as the check number, maturity date, and customer account. |
Currency |
The currency code that is used for the replacement check. |
Amount |
The amount that is specified for the postdated check. |
Issuing bank branch |
Enter the name of the bank branch for the postdated check. |
Issuing bank name |
Enter the name of the bank for the postdated check. |
See also
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