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Financials
Change Summary
The following table summarizes significant differences between this document and previous versions.
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Date/Version
Description
Reference
September 2017/2017.1 EF, 2017 EE
Added description of functionality to support consumption tax
 
Added a revenue recognition field to the General tab of Entity Create
 
Added information on sub-account by site reporting functionality
 
Added revenue recognition fields to Customer Create
 
Added the Purchase Order field to Open Item Adjustment
 
Added the TC Interest Amount field to the Customer Payment Create grid
 
Added an introductory section about the difference between Self-Billing and Advanced Self-Billing and a section on the Advanced Self-Billing solution
 
Added the Invoice Status Code field description for billing screens
 
Added minor updates to Supplier Invoice Create for approval workflow
 
Added field descriptions to Receiver Matching that support temporary pricing
 
Added minor updates to Supplier Invoice Approval Workflow section
 
Changed the description of the Set Selected and Discounts up to fields in Supplier Payment Selection Create to reflect new behavior
 
Added text to explain the requirements for changing bank accounts on a payment selection
 
Added description of ERS functionality that supports temporary pricing
 
Added description of the Purchase Order and Cust PO Ref fields to Banking Entry Allocate
 
Added the new functionality available when rebuilding budgets
 
Added Customer Payment Report
 
Added Supplier Payment Report
 
Various small miscellaneous updates
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March 2017/2017 EF
Added the Revenue Recognition Daybook field to Entity Create
 
Added Approvals tab to Entity Create
 
Added a new section on exchange rate provider integration
 
Added Unrealized Gain GL and Unrealized Loss GL field descriptions
 
Updated the section on daybook masks
 
Added revenue recognition fields to Customer Create
 
Added a description of the Include Deductions field
 
Added information on alternative unrealized loss and gain accounts
 
Added new fields to allocation screen of Customer Payment Create
 
Added a description of Supplier Invoice Hold Amount Update
 
Added fields to Receiver Matching Create
 
Added a section on supplier invoice approval workflow
 
Updated the Set Selected and Discounts up to fields
 
Added a section on supplier payment selection approval workflow
 
Added a description of the Effective Date filter in ERS Processor
 
Added a section on printing ERS invoices
 
Added a note on bank statement number formats
 
Added the Group Name field to Banking Entry Create
 
Added a description of Supplier Invoice Bank Number Change
 
Added a section on Financial KPIs
 
Removed references to the SAFT-PT menu
 
 
Miscellaneous minor changes
 
March 2016/2016 EE
Removed all references to BLWI from the guide
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Miscellaneous minor changes
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Added links to training guides in QAD Document Library
 
Added a note on COA restrictions
 
Minor updates made to Shared Set Merge
 
Updated the Analysis tab in GL Account Create
 
Added a section on COA GL account and cost center restriction
 
Updated the text on the use of correction periods
 
Added billing schedule credit terms
 
Updated the Payment tab fields in to include new payment tolerance fields
 
Minor updates made to Journal Entry Auto Balancing
 
Minor updates made to Open Item Adjustment
 
Added new section, Adjusting Zero-Value Invoices
 
Added text to confirm that Allocation Batch Run Execute ignores zero value allocations
 
Added list of functions where you can create manual cross-company postings
 
Added Journal Entry Archive functionality section
 
Added note on transferring the profit and loss to the balance sheet
 
Edited list of columns and filters in GL Transactions View Extended
 
Edited list of columns and filters in Trial Balance View
 
Added a new section on Customer Invoice Reverse
 
Updated Customer Payment Create fields
 
Edited grid field description in Customer Payment Mass Change
 
Added a new section on AR Prepayment Tax Reconciliation
 
Made minor updates to the Processing Deductions section to indicate that you can now use Balance Sheet accounts in deduction categories
 
Updated fields in Customer Activity Dashboard
 
Added a note to Billing Schedule Modify
 
Updated field and column descriptions in Supplier Invoice Create
 
Added a new section on Creating a Check Prepayment
 
Added a new section on AP Prepayment Tax Reconciliation
 
Added the Own Bank Currency field in Supplier Create
 
Updated fields in Supplier Activity Dashboard
 
Added fields and program updates to Payment Processing Configuration Maint
 
Added the program Incoming Bank File Delete
 
Added a note on generating cubes
 
Added information on report column calculation formulas
 
Added a section on FRW budget structures with detailed COA dimensions
March 2015/2015 EE
Updated the Setting Up Domains section to reflect the new option to set withholding tax due at time of invoice creation using the WHT Due at field
 
Added a note on inventory accounting control
 
Added details on the Periodic Costing field to the Entity GL Period activities
 
Updated section on GL Consistency Checks
 
Updated section on Operational Allocation Codes
 
Updated sections on reminder levels and reminder letters to improve clarity
 
Updated the section on Mass Layer transfer for Periodic Costing
 
Updated section on year-end closing
 
Updated the Creating Customer Payments and Supplier Payment Selections sections to reflect the ability to search for payments in all entities, regardless of shared set, using the Include All Entities field
 
Updated Customer Payment Selection View introduction
 
Made minor updates to the field descriptions of the Reference and TC Invoice Amount fields in the Supplier Invoices section
 
Added new note to section on Supplier Payment Selection Confirm
 
Updated the section on processing incoming bank files
 
Added Zero Posting Report to the section GL Closing Reports
 
Updated the Financial Report Writer chapter with new and updated programs
 
Miscellaneous minor changes
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March 2014/2014 EE
Added details of the Set Per Entity button added to the Currency tab in GL Account Create
 
Updated Journal Entry section to reflect use of journal entry template fields
 
Added instructions on using the Search button in Journal Entry Verify and Journal Entry Approve
 
Added a section on Journal Entry Template View
 
Updated section on Journal Entry Cross-Company Excel Integration
 
Updated Customer Payments and Open Items section to include that it is possible to select customer invoice and credit note corrections for payment
 
Added sections in Customer Aging Reports on the Customer Aging History Across Domains report and the Customer Aging By Bill History report.
 
Added chapter on Customer Billing
 
Updated the Payment Total and Discounts up to fields in Supplier Payment Selection Create
 
Updated section on Supplier Payment Selection Confirm with the Browse Details button and updated batch processing documentation
 
Added section on AP Bank Charges
 
Added section on ERS invoice certification
 
Added section on Report Cube Generate program
 
Added detail of enhanced Report Tree Maintenance functionality
 
Updated section of Financial Report Writer Report Tree Excel Integration
 
Updated section on Report Column Group
 
Updated section on Maintaining Report Masters
 
Updated section on Financial Report Run with Check If Cube Is Up To Date and Check unposted Transaction fields
 
Miscellaneous minor changes
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September 2013/2013.1 EE
Added Setting Up Multi-Entity Processing section
 
Updated Defining the GL Calendar section to include multi-entity processing capability including the new Entity GL Period Lock by Daybook activity
 
Added Daybook Masks section
 
Added SEPA section to Payment Formats
 
Updated Simulating Revaluation section to reflect multi-entity processing capability
 
Miscellaneous minor changes
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March 2013/2013 EE
Updated Domain section for credit term fields
 
Updated Entity section for Y/E Close Auto Balance Check field on General tab
 
Updated Entity section for Invoice Total Excludes Taxes fields on Tax tab
 
Added Advanced Exchange Rates section
 
Added Prepayment Credit Terms section
 
Added Deduction Credit Terms section
 
Updated Journal Entry Auto Balancing section
 
Updated Mass Layer Transfer for Periodic Costing section
 
Updated Defining Source and Mirror Daybooks section
 
Added information on shipment certification
 
Added Processing Deductions section
 
Updated Process Incoming Bank Files Function section for batch processing
 
Updated Supplier Payment Selection Confirm section for batch processing
 
Updated Supplier Payment Selection Unconfirm section for batch processing
 
Updated Printing and Voiding Supplier Checks section
 
Added sections to the Evaluated Receipts Settlement chapter on ERS and Purchase Order Returns for Legal Documents, ERS and Reversing Legal Documents, and Legal Documents for Logistics Charges
 
Updated Process Flow for Legal Documents section with minor changes. Updated the flow diagram
 
Updated Budgeting chapter for Financial Report Writer budgets
 
Made miscellaneous minor updates to the Financial Reports chapter
 
Added Financial Report Writer section
 
Added Running the QRF Version of a Report section
 
Added Customizing QRF Report section
 
Moved Structured Reports section to the end of the chapter
 
Updated Report Analysis Code section
 
Updated Report Column Group section
 
Updated Maintaining Report Masters section
 
Added Financial Report Analysis section
 
Added Using Budgets in Financial Reports section
September 2012/2012.1 EE
Minor updates made to the section on EDI advanced banking for accounts receivable
 
New section added on EDI advanced banking for accounts payable
 
Minor updates made to the chapter on Financial Report Writer
March 2012/2012 EE
Process map graphics removed from the guide because you can now link from the QAD EE application process maps to the QAD Document Library
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Updated field descriptions for Analysis tab in GL Account Create
 
Added Invoice Certification field to Invoice Numbering tab of Domain record
 
Added Suspended Date Type and Delayed Date Type fields to Taxes tab of Entity record
 
Added description for new value in TC Revaluation in SC field of Currency tab in GL Account Create
 
Added section on Journal Entry Auto Balancing
 
Added section on Invoice Certification
 
Updated Customer Payment Mass Change section to include new fields
 
Updated Customer Payment Selection for new fields
 
Added section on Customer Payment Selection Modify
 
Added section on Customer Payment Selection View
 
Added field description for Tax Excluded field in Supplier Invoice
 
Added section on EDI Advanced Banking for Accounts Receivable
 
Added chapter on Financial Report Writer
September 2011/2011.1 EE
Rebranded for QAD 2011.1 EE
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Parts 1 and 2 consolidated into single book
 
 
Updated section on purchase gain and loss accounts to state that the account must be a standard account
 
Added new section on Grouping Payment Attribute
 
Updated field description for the Link to Invoice field in Supplier Invoice Create
 
Updated the note regarding the Transferred payment status