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Chapter 4. Accounts Receivable
The big payoff for following this procedure will be:
100% accurate customer balances on a daily basis and
timely credit controls.
Customer Files
Accounts Receivable information is stored and processed using several customer
files. These files will be built already for you when your system arrives, ready for
you to begin entering customer data (unless you are doing a file conversion). Each
file contains very specific information and is used by the system when performing
certain functions.
When you are getting started in A/R, you will be entering customer information in
the Customer Master File, also called CM1.D:
CM1.D
Customer Master File
- customer number
- customer name
- address
- phone number
- etc.
This is the main file in A/R. It is like a folder that contains major information and
setup values for each customer such as:
Customer Number Assigned Sales Rep Number
Customer Name Price Level
Address Class
Phone Number Terms
Contact Person Tax Code
A/R Group Credit Limit
It also contains customer balances, which are updated during normal invoice and
cash receipt processing.
The other files in A/R serve other functions:
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