Advanced Financials Change Summary
About This Course
Course Description
Course Objectives
Audience
Prerequisites
Course Credit and Scheduling
Virtual Environment Information
Additional Resources
QAD Learning Center
QAD Document Library
QAD Support
GL Coding Structures
Objectives
GL Analytical Coding Segments
GL Analytical Coding Segments Update
Automatically Populated SAFs
SAF Features
System SAFs
User-Defined SAFs
Creating User-Defined SAFs
SAF Defaulting
SAF Defaulting Example
SAF Reporting
Hands-On Exercise
Exercise: Supplementary Analysis Fields
Daemons
Objectives
Overview
Daemons in QAD Enterprise Applications
Daemon Functions
XML Daemon Configuration
Creating XML Files in Financials
Hands-On Exercises
Exercise 1: Dump and Load XML Files
Exercise 2: Scan Daemon
Excel Integration
Objectives
Overview
Excel Integration Uses
Chart of Accounts
Load Data for Export to Excel for Maintenance
Business Relations
Create an Empty Grid and Load Data
Customer Data
Export Data to Excel
Supplier Data
Import Modified Data from Excel
Create a Template for Use in Excel Integration
Bank Numbers
Load Bank Numbers
Existing Record Field in Excel Grid
Opening Balance Create
Journal Entries
Journal Entries, Segregation of Duties
JE Cross-Company Excel Integration
JE Excel Integration Repair
Hands-On Exercises
Exercise 1: GL Account Excel Integration
Exercise 2: Business Relation Excel Integration
Exercise 3: Supplier Excel Integration
Exercise 4: Supplier Bank Number Excel Integration
Exercise 5: Supplier Open Items
Exercise 6: Journal Entries
Exercise 7: Journal Entry Cross-Company Excel Integration
ERS
Objective
Overview
ERS Benefits
ERS Key Features
ERS Process
ERS Process from Purchase Order to Supplier Invoice
ERS High Level Process Overview
ERS Setup
ERS Control
ERS Maintenance and ERS Browse
ERS – Purchase Order Maintenance
ERS Processor
Logistics Accounting
Overview
Definitions
Inbound versus Outbound Logistics
Logistics Charge Accruals Process
Logistics Charge Accruals Process Highlights
Benefits
General Setup
Setting Up GL Accounts
Setting Up NRM Sequence Numbers
Setting Up the Control Programs
Defining Logistics Charge Codes
Defining Detailed Logistics Accounts
Setting Up Inbound Logistics Accounting
Creating Cost Elements
Updating Logistics Charge Code
Updating Item Costs
Defining Terms of Trade
Assigning Terms of Trade to Suppliers
Setting Up Outbound Logistics Accounting
Updating Freight Terms
Setting Up Default Customer Freight Data
Set Up Freight Lists
Defining Item Ship Weight
Setting Up Trailer Codes
Inbound Logistics Charges Accrual
Purchase Order Maintenance
PO Shipper Maintenance
PO and PO Shipper Receipts
GL Effect
Outbound Logistics Charges Accrual
Sales Order Maintenance
Logistics Accounting Details
Sales Order Shipments
Sales Order Shippers
GL Effect
Processing Logistics Charges
Logistics Charge Pending Invoice
Logistics Supplier Invoice
Matching Logistics Charges
GL Effect
Logistics Accounting Reporting
Budgeting
Objectives
Overview
Budgeting
Budget Process
Budget Groups
Budget Report Periods
Budget Create
Budget Create Header Fields
General Budget Data
Budget Periods
Budget Levels
Budget Structures
Creating a Budget Structure
Creating the Structure Manually in the Grid
Creating a Structure using an Excel Hotlink
Topic Properties
Linking Topics
Budget Versions
Budget Activities
Modifying Budgets
Copying Budgets
Rebuilding Budgets
Deleting Budgets
Budget Daemon
Updating Budget Data
Hands-On Exercises
Exercise 1: Create a New Budget using the Excel Hotlink
Exercise 2: Create and Copy a Budget
Budget Reports
Objectives
Budget Reports: Definitions
Budget Overview Report
Budget Detail Report
Hands-On Exercises
Exercise 1: Budget Overview
Exercise 2: Budget vs Actuals
Exercise 3: Budget Detail Report
Report Customization
Objectives
QAD Reporting Framework (QRF)
Customizing QRF Reports
Changing QRF Report Settings
General Tab
Date Tab
Decimal Tab
Creating a New Filter
Saving the Filter
Loading an Existing Filter
Maintaining Filters
Crystal Report Variants
Managing Filter Fields
Report Options
Report Variant Reuse
Hands-On Exercises
Exercise 1: QRF Customization
Exercise 2: SAF Code Report Variant
Exercise 3: Customer Account Summary Report Variant
Financials Report Writer
Overview
Benefits
Financial Report Writer — Main Features
Financial Report Writer Components
Harmonized Data in a Report Cube
Report Chart and Report Cube
Set Up Financial Report Writer
Report Chart of Account Maintenance
Create COA Cross References
Hands-On Exercises
Exercise 1: Creating a Report COA
Exercise 2: Creating Report COA for Different Shared Sets
Define Report Cubes
Hands-On Exercise
Exercise 3: Creating a Report Cube
Building and Running Reports Process Map
Real-Time Update of Report Cube
Generate Report Cube Data
Building and Running Reports
Report Analysis Codes
Report Analysis Code Create/Modify
Hands-On Exercise
Exercise 4: Creating Report Analysis Codes
Report Tree
Ways to Create a Report Tree
Report Tree for a Sales Report
Report Tree Maintenance
Report Tree Excel Integration
Hands-On Exercise
Exercise 5: Creating a Report Tree
Report Column Groups
Hands-On Exercise
Exercise 6: Creating Report Columns
Report Master Create
Hands-On Exercises
Exercise 7: Defining the Report Master
Financial Report Run
Budgets in Financial Reports
Budget Create, FRW Budget
Creating an FRW Budget, Budget Period Tab
Creating an FRW Budget, Levels Tab
Creating an FRW Budget, Structure Tab
FRW Budgets, Additional Steps
FRW Report with Budget Column
Report Tree Drill Down
Prerequisites for Report Tree Drill Down
Report Tree View Create
Report Tree Drill Down
Detailed Balances Level
Detailed Balances, Total by GL
Subtotal by Entity
Export Hierarchical Data to Excel
Summarize Transactions
View for Summarized Transactions
Detailed Transactions in Source Entity
Allocations
Objectives
Overview
Allocations
Operational Allocations
Op Allocation Code Maintenance
Financial Allocations
Types of Financial Allocations
Defining Allocation Structures
GL Allocation Create
Allocation Transactions
Create Allocation Batches
Run Allocation Batch
Allocation Batch Execution
Demo Case 1
Demo Case 1: Accounts Involved
Demo Case 1: Source
Demo Case 1: Target Template
Demo Case 1: Allocation
Demo Case 1: Target Posting
Demo Case 2: Allocate Manufacturing Costs
Demo Case 2: Source and Fraction
Demo Case 2: Target Template
Demo Case 2: Allocation
Demo Case 2: Batch Run
Demo Case 2: Target Posting
Hands-On Exercises (US)
Exercise 1: Constant Value Source
Exercise 2: Allocation using WBS Source 10USACO
Exercise 3: Proportional Allocation
Hands-On Exercises (EMEA)
Exercise 1: Constant Value Source (EMEA)
Exercise 2: Allocation using WBS Source (EMEA)
Exercise 3: Proportional Allocation (EMEA)
COA Mask
Objectives
Overview
Definition
Process Map
Domain COA Mask Settings
COA Element without Mask Setting
COA Mask Shared Sets
COA Masks and Account Analysis
Sub-Account COA Mask
Cost Center COA Mask
Assigning Masks
Project COA Mask
Assigning Masks
COA Mask Implementation Considerations
Scenario 1: Complete Sharing
Scenario 2: Complete Segregation
Scenario 3: Combination of Shared and Segregated
COA Mask Validation
Validation Example
Postings and Validation
Hands-On Exercise
User-Defined Fields
Objective
Overview
Characteristics of User-Defined Fields
Creating a User-Defined Field
Adding a User-Defined Field to the UI
Adding a User-Defined Field to a Report or View
Modifying User-Defined Fields
Screen Customization
Objectives
Scope
Screen Customization Prerequisites
General Process Flow
Moving Fields to Other Tabs
Field Properties
Field Properties, Events Tab
Hands-On Exercises
Exercise 1: Rearrange Fields in Customer Modify
Exercise 2: Make a Field Read-Only
Exercise 3: Create a User-Defined Field
Exercise 4: Create a Second User-Defined Field
Self-Billing
Objectives
Introduction to Self-Billing
Self-Billing Work Flow
Non-Traditional Self-Bill Process
Self-Billing Process Map
Self-Billing Options
Self-Billing—Prerequisite Data
Activating Self-Billing
Setting Up Self-Billing for Customers
Designate Customer Bank Account for Use with Self-Billing
Self-Billing Data
Self-Bill Auto Create
Self-Bill Auto Create — Workbench
Self-Bill Auto Create — Report
Importing Self-Bills
Self-Bill Maintenance
Self-Bill Maintenance — New Self-Bill
Self-Bill Maintenance — Modifying an Existing Self-Bill
Deleting Self-Bills
Applying Payments to Self-Bills
Payment Created by Confirming Self-Bill
Reversing Self-Bills
Report and Inquiries
Consolidation
Objectives
Overview
Consolidation Benefits
Current Scope
Key Features
Key Features — Continued
Consolidation Process
Consolidation Hierarchy Example
Consolidation Process Flow
Consolidation Steps Detail
Setup Prerequisites
Consolidation (Target) Entity
Creating COA Cross-References
Combined vs Separate GL Dimensions Types
Creating a Consolidation Cycle
Eliminating Intercompany Transactions from the Consolidation Entity
Consolidation Process
Intercompany Elimination Postings
Special Considerations for Staged Consolidations
Hands-On Exercises (US)
General Information
Exercise 1: Consolidation Setup (US)
Exercise 2: Consolidation Run (US)
Hands-On Exercises (EMEA)
General Information
Exercise 1: Consolidation Setup (EMEA)
Exercise 2: Consolidation Run (EMEA)
Advanced Banking Setup
Objectives
Business Case
Overview
Functional Setup Flow
Bank File Format Import
Transaction Flow
Transaction Results
Changing Bank and Payment Format Details
Overview
Change Own Bank Details on Supplier Payment Selection
Payment Format Attribute Restrictions
Payment Mass Change
Process Incoming Bank Files
Objectives
Prerequisites
Bank File Format Maintain
EC Subsystem Definition
Electronic Processing
Bank Files Process Flow
Loading Files: Document Import
Loading Bank Payment Files
Loading Files: Session Report
Transactions: Process Incoming Bank Files
Processing Incoming Bank Files (31.1.6)
Transactions: Process Incoming Bank Files
Transaction Results: Processed Customer Payments
Examples of Worldwide Bank File Processing
US Processing: Lockbox
Lockbox Checks Processing
US Bank File: New AR Payments
US Bank File: Collected AR Payments
Benefits of Lockbox
European Processing: SWIFT MT940
Demo Scenario
Advanced Financials Change Summary
Examples of Worldwide Bank File Processing
DaemonConfig
DaemonMonitor
BankNumExcelInt
BudgetCopy
ConsolidationCreate