Contents of the AR Review Form
You can specify client and contact information on this form, as well as the time frame for selecting invoices. You can also review project invoices, aging columns, retainage amounts, and retainer amounts.
Header Fields
Field | Description |
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Search |
Use the search field above the client name to search for and select the client that you want to review or edit. To refine the results set, click the search filter drop-down arrow and select a standard, legacy, personal or shared search:
For information about creating and using searches, see the Search Vantagepoint help topics. |
x of x | Use these arrow icons to scroll through the records in the search results and display a different record to display on the form. The numbers indicate which record you are viewing out of the total number of records in the search results. |
<Billing Client Name> |
This field displays the name of the billing client for which you are reviewing invoices. |
Actions Bar
Field | Description |
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Print Report |
Select this action to open the Reporting dialog box and generate an Accounts Receivable report. |
Contents
Field | Description |
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Billing Contact |
When you select a project row in the Accounts Receivable grid, this field displays the following information for the project:
The contact's name, email address, phone number, and fax number display in the Billing Contact field. Click the contact's name to display that contact's information in the Contacts hub. You can click the email address to create an email message for the contact. You cannot change the billing contact in the Billing Contact field. |
Company Address |
When you select a project row in the Accounts Receivable grid, this field displays the following for the project:
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Aged Accounts Receivable Chart |
This chart displays accounts receivable information for the project that you select in the Accounts Receivable grid for the billing client. It shows you the outstanding posted invoice amounts by aging days. It also shows you the billed, paid, and unpaid totals for the project. |
Aged AR - As of [Date] |
This field displays the date set in AR Options and status of the invoices displayed. By default, the status is set to Unpaid. To select invoices for review based on another status, choose All or Paid in Full. |
Time Frame |
Select the to open the Change Time Frame dialogue box and choose one of the following options in Change Time Frame to select invoices for review based on invoice date:
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Average Age of Receivable |
This field displays the average number of days it takes for a client to pay invoices in full. This calculation is based on all paid invoices for a client. Example: A client has two fully paid invoices:
The average age of receivables for this client is 29 days (58/2). |
Accounts Receivable Grid
Use this grid to review project invoices, currency codes, aging columns, retainage amounts, and retainer amounts.
Accounts Receivable Grid Actions Bar
Field | Description |
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Actions |
Click this action and then select one of the following actions from the menu list:
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Accounts Receivable Grid Fields
Field | Description |
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Project |
This field displays the project number associated with the transaction. |
Project Name |
This field displays the name of the project, as specified on the project record. |
Currency |
If you use multiple currencies, this field displays the three-character code for the currency. This currency may be the project currency or billing currency, depending on your selection for the Display Using option on the Currency Display Options dialog box. |
Total |
This field displays the balance of the invoices, reduced by any outstanding retainage amounts, since retainage is not considered due at this time. |
Aging Columns |
These are the aging columns established on the Aging Options dialog box. Each column shows the number of days that receivables are overdue. For example, you might have columns titled "0-30," "31-45," "46-60," "61-90," and "91+." |
Total Tax |
This field displays all tax amounts that are still outstanding for a project's invoices. This column displays only outstanding amounts, and not all taxes billed. |
Interest |
This field displays the amount of interest posted for past due invoice amounts. |
Retainage |
This field displays the retainage amount of the invoice not currently due. This column is available only if you set Use Retainage to Yes in . |
Retainer |
A retainer is an advance amount collected from a client prior to work beginning on a project. The amount of the retainer is typically stipulated in the client's contract, and is subtracted from the contractually agreed total project billing amount when the project is billed. |
Comments |
A check in this box indicates that comments exist for at least one outstanding invoice for the project listed. |
Row Tools
These icons display at the end of a row in the grid. These tools apply to the row that you select.
Field | Description |
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Click this icon to display the Invoice Summary dialog box and preview a project's invoices and credit memos and export them. The Invoice Summary dialog box displays all the paid and unpaid invoices and credit memos for the project selected in the Accounts Receivable grid for the billing client selected on the AR Review form. |
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Click this icon and then choose one of the following options:
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