Applying AR Payments to Particular Lines: Generated Transactions

As you apply payments to particular lines of AR documents, you create and process payments. To update customer balances, the system generates the GL transactions described in the following sections.

Transaction Generated for an AR Invoice

When you create and release an AR invoice paid by line, the system generates the following general ledger transaction.

Account Source of Account Debit Credit
Accounts Receivable account The customer's setting specified in the AR Account box on the GL Accounts tab of the Customers (AR303000) form Document amount 0.00
Sales Revenue account The customer's setting specified in the Sales Account box on the GL Accounts tab of the Customers form 0.00 Line 1 amount
Sales Revenue account The customer's setting specified in the Sales Account box on the GL Accounts tab of the Customers form 0.00 Line 2 amount

On the Financial tab of the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form, the Batch Nbr. box shows the reference number of the GL batch. You can click this link to view the GL batch on the Journal Transactions (GL301000) form.

Transaction Generated for an AR Payment

When you create and release a payment that pays a invoice partially or in full, the system generates the following general ledger transaction.

Account Source of Account Debit Credit
Checking account The GL account related to the checking account specified for the payment method on the Allowed Cash Accounts tab of the Payment Methods (CA204000) form Amount 0.00
Accounts Receivable account The customer's setting specified in the AR Account box on the GL Accounts tab of the Customers (AR303000) form 0.00 Amount

On the Financial tab of the Payments and Applications (AR302000) form, the Batch Nbr. box shows the reference number of the GL batch. You can click this link to view the GL batch on the Journal Transactions (GL301000) form.