RF Accounts Receivable Invoices in Formal Collection

Description

Purpose

The RF Accounts Receivable Invoices in Formal Collection report provides operating locations and central office staff with a comprehensive tool to review the collection status of invoices in "formal collection" by the Research Foundation, central office. Detailed collection actions are captured in the Oracle Accounts Receivable (AR) module through call entries recorded on the outstanding AR invoice. The Research Foundation (RF) customized the RF Accounts Receivable Invoices in Formal Collection report to provide operating locations with a tool to access status information on items in formal collection directly.

The default sort order for this report is by Customer. Data produced is based on security access. In addition, a summary of parameters selected is provided at the beginning of the report.

Frequency

This report should be reviewed monthly and as needed for updates on the status of Accounts Receivable Invoices in Formal Collection at Central Office.

Responsibilities with Access

Setting Report Parameters

The following table describes the required and optional parameters to use to run the report:

Parameters

Description
(click in the field to see the List of Values)

Required Parameter

Print Completed Actions

The option to include or exclude customer contact records that have been flagged as complete. The default value is Y.

Optional Parameters

Call Date

The date of the last call made for the corresponding AR invoice.

Customer Name

The customer name that is associated with the award for which the AR invoice was generated.

Location

The three-digit operating location code assigned to the award that generated the associated invoice.

Note: Central office staff with appropriate security access may leave this field blank to display all invoices in formal collection.

Print Collector

Displays the collector's name. Selection values are Y for Yes or N for No. The default value is Y.

Print Location

The option to print the three-digit location code assigned to the award that generated the associated invoice. The default value is N.

Print Call ID

The option to print the Call ID number. The default value is Y.

Understanding the Output

The following table describes the report output:

Column Heading

Description of Column

Invoice

Accounts Receivable invoice number, the invoice number that the Accounts Receivables (AR) module assigns once an invoice is approved and released -or the invoice number that is assigned to an advance invoice created in AR. This number only prints if information is entered through the Call Topics window.

Award

A unique sequential number assigned to an award.

An award is the record established from the award notice or contract received from a customer. An award record contains a funding source (customer), award amounts (funds), start and end dates, terms and conditions, and other information. Awards are used to fund one or more projects. This number only prints if information is entered through the Call Topics window.

Loc

A three-digit location operating location code assigned to the award that generated the associated invoice.

Due Date

The due date based on the billing terms of the award and the invoice release date.

Call Date

The date the last call action was taken.

Follow Up Date

The date follow up action should be taken if populated in the Call Topics window.

Call ID

The number assigned to the call record in AR.

Collector

If "Y" is selected, then the collector entered in the Customer Calls window is displayed.

Flag

If the Complete check box is checked, this field displays the Customer Contact Records that are completed.

Notes

This field displays any additional notes that the user entered through the Call Topics window.

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Effective Date: 5/16/2007 11:55:51 AM