{"id":30,"date":"2005-09-08T12:08:48","date_gmt":"2005-09-08T11:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/?p=30"},"modified":"2025-07-24T10:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T09:24:12","slug":"accounting-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/?p=30","title":{"rendered":"Accounting Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What follows is an insight into the accounting section of <strong>Move Administer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Accounting Activity Browse\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/activitybrowse.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"136\" alt=\"Accounting Activity Browse\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/activitybrowse.png\" width=\"225\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>The customer\/corporate accounting activity browse instantly shows outstanding debits and unallocated credits, and analyses the activity over predefined periods <em>(set in the accounting defaults of <strong>Move Administer<\/strong>)<\/em> or monthly.<\/p>\n<p>The activity browse can also display the purchase order numbers of the activity <em>(set in customer accounting defaults)<\/em>, and for corporate accounts the activity browse can also display the customer names <em>(again set in corporate accounting defaults).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To show a full history of the customer\/corporate account you merely click on the \u2018Full activity\u2019 checkbox.<\/p>\n<p>Actions that can be performed within the customer\/corporate account from the toolbar and actions menu are:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Ad-Hoc Invoice\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/adhocinvoice.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Insert Invoice<\/strong> \u2013 Insert a new ad-hoc invoice, where you create the invoice detail. You can free type the detail and\/or import sales text from either the chosen sales code or from the customer\/corporate accounting defaults. You can copy invoice detail, and uncheck the printed checkbox.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insert Credit<\/strong> \u2013 As above but for credits. Once you\u2019ve saved your credit you will be asked if you want to allocate it to outstanding debits, should any exist.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Receipt\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/receipt.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Insert Receipt<\/strong> \u2013 Insert a new receipt, where you can import credit\/debit card details, import the outstanding balance of the customer\/corporate account and see the last <strong>6<\/strong> customer receipts. Once you\u2019ve saved your receipt you will be asked if you want to allocate it to outstanding debits, should any exist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insert Refund<\/strong> \u2013 As above but for refunds, but without the allocation obviously.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Sales Invoice\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/Invoice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Print Invoice\/Credit<\/strong> \u2013 Prints the <a title=\"Sales Invoice\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/?p=18\">invoice<\/a> or credit.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Statement of Account\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Print Statement<\/strong> \u2013 Prints the customer\/corporate <a title=\"Statement of Account\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/?p=18\">statement<\/a> , and when physically printed it updates the statement date <em>(found on the customer\/corporate form)<\/em> which indicates when a statement was last sent. You can also choose to print a statement of the account or a full account history, as well as choosing to print the purchase order references.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Allocation\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/allocate.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Reverse<\/strong> \u2013 Reverse the activity, therefore turning a debit into a credit and visa versa. A reason must be supplied for the reversal and if you don\u2019t want to reverse it on <strong>today\u2019s<\/strong> date you can enter the reversal date.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Activity Audit\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/audit.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Allocate<\/strong> \u2013 Allocate credits to debits <em>(generally shown when credits have been created\/generated)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audit<\/strong> \u2013 Provides a full audit of debit and credit allocations. You can even produce an audit report for an activity or a full audit report for all activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hide\/Unhide<\/strong> \u2013 Provides a facility to hide activity from the customer\/corporate. Ideal for hiding away those accounting mistakes users do make.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Accounting Defaults\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/adefaults1.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Surcharge<\/strong> \u2013 Automatically creates a new Ad-hoc invoice for credit card surcharges at the rate you enter <em>(this option is also available when accepting quotations, where the surcharge is automatically added to the invoice being generated)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Accounting Defaults\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/adefaults2.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Options<\/strong> \u2013 Customer\/Corporate accounting defaults, where you can set whether the account is on hold, set a credit limit, set a purchase order reference, set payment terms, alternative account details<strong>*<\/strong>, credit\/debit card details<strong>*<\/strong>, bank account details<strong>*<\/strong> (<em>where standing order and\/or direct debit mandates can be printed<\/em>) and sales text.<br \/>\n<em><strong><a title=\"Direct Debit Mandate\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/Direct Debit Mandate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>*customer only<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Insert Opening Balance<\/strong> &#8211; Customer\/Corporate opening balances are entered here either as a total amount or individual <em>(recommended)<\/em> debits and credits can be entered <em>(This option can also be turned off in the account defaults of <strong>Move Administer<\/strong>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Standing Order Mandate\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/Standing Order Mandate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Recalculate Balance<\/strong> \u2013 Recalculates the customer\/corporate balance <em>(a safety measure should systems crash and balances not get updated)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Query Activity<\/strong> \u2013 Use the query wizard to query customer\/corporate activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reset Query<\/strong> \u2013 Reset the customer\/corporate query.<\/p>\n<p>Look out for the accounting reports, coming soon.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"WIDTH: 225px; HEIGHT: 31px\" height=\"31\" alt=\"Accounts Toolbar\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/accountingtoolbar.png\" width=\"225\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nAccounts Toolbar<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"WIDTH: 179px; HEIGHT: 334px\" height=\"334\" alt=\"Accounts Action Menu\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/accountingactionmenu.png\" width=\"179\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nAccounts Action Menu<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Ad-Hoc Invoice\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/adhocinvoice.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"WIDTH: 225px; HEIGHT: 120px\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Ad-hoc Invoice\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/adhocinvoice.png\" width=\"225\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAd-hoc Invoice<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Receipt\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/receipt.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"WIDTH: 225px; HEIGHT: 166px\" height=\"166\" alt=\"Receipt\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/receipt.png\" width=\"225\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nReceipt<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Allocation\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/allocate.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"WIDTH: 225px; HEIGHT: 104px\" height=\"104\" alt=\"Allocation\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/allocate.png\" width=\"225\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAllocation<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Activity Audit\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/audit.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"WIDTH: 225px; HEIGHT: 116px\" height=\"116\" alt=\"Activity Audit\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/audit.png\" width=\"225\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nActivity Audit<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Accounting Defaults\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/adefaults1.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"WIDTH: 225px; HEIGHT: 170px\" height=\"170\" alt=\"Accounting Defaults\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/adefaults1.png\" width=\"225\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAccounting Defaults (1\/2)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Accounting Defaults\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/adefaults2.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"WIDTH: 225px; HEIGHT: 170px\" height=\"170\" alt=\"Accounting Defaults\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/adefaults2.png\" width=\"225\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAccounting Defaults (2\/2)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Direct Debit Mandate\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/Direct Debit Mandate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"WIDTH: 225px; HEIGHT: 249px\" height=\"249\" alt=\"Direct Debit Mandate\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/directdebit.png\" width=\"225\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDirect Debit Mandate<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Standing Order Mandate\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/Standing Order Mandate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"WIDTH: 225px; HEIGHT: 139px\" height=\"139\" alt=\"Standing Order Mandate\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/standingorder.png\" width=\"225\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nStanding Order Mandate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What follows is an insight into the accounting section of <strong>Move Administer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Accounting Activity Browse\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/activitybrowse.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"136\" alt=\"Accounting Activity Browse\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/activitybrowse.png\" width=\"225\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>The customer\/corporate accounting activity browse instantly shows outstanding debits and unallocated credits, and analyses the activity over predefined periods <em>(set in the accounting defaults of <strong>Move Administer<\/strong>)<\/em> or monthly.<\/p>\n<p>The activity browse can also display the purchase order numbers of the activity <em>(set in customer accounting defaults)<\/em>, and for corporate accounts the activity browse can also display the customer names <em>(again set in corporate accounting defaults).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To show a full history of the customer\/corporate account you merely click on the \u2018Full activity\u2019 checkbox.<\/p>\n<p>Actions that can be performed within the customer\/corporate account from the toolbar and actions menu are:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Ad-Hoc Invoice\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/adhocinvoice.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Insert Invoice<\/strong> \u2013 Insert a new ad-hoc invoice, where you create the invoice detail. You can free type the detail and\/or import sales text from either the chosen sales code or from the customer\/corporate accounting defaults. You can copy invoice detail, and uncheck the printed checkbox.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insert Credit<\/strong> \u2013 As above but for credits. Once you\u2019ve saved your credit you will be asked if you want to allocate it to outstanding debits, should any exist.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Receipt\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/receipt.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Insert Receipt<\/strong> \u2013 Insert a new receipt, where you can import credit\/debit card details, import the outstanding balance of the customer\/corporate account and see the last <strong>6<\/strong> customer receipts. Once you\u2019ve saved your receipt you will be asked if you want to allocate it to outstanding debits, should any exist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insert Refund<\/strong> \u2013 As above but for refunds, but without the allocation obviously.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Sales Invoice\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/Invoice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Print Invoice\/Credit<\/strong> \u2013 Prints the <a title=\"Sales Invoice\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/?p=18\">invoice<\/a> or credit.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Statement of Account\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Print Statement<\/strong> \u2013 Prints the customer\/corporate <a title=\"Statement of Account\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/?p=18\">statement<\/a> , and when physically printed it updates the statement date <em>(found on the customer\/corporate form)<\/em> which indicates when a statement was last sent. You can also choose to print a statement of the account or a full account history, as well as choosing to print the purchase order references.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Allocation\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/allocate.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Reverse<\/strong> \u2013 Reverse the activity, therefore turning a debit into a credit and visa versa. A reason must be supplied for the reversal and if you don\u2019t want to reverse it on <strong>today\u2019s<\/strong> date you can enter the reversal date.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Activity Audit\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/audit.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Allocate<\/strong> \u2013 Allocate credits to debits <em>(generally shown when credits have been created\/generated)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audit<\/strong> \u2013 Provides a full audit of debit and credit allocations. You can even produce an audit report for an activity or a full audit report for all activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hide\/Unhide<\/strong> \u2013 Provides a facility to hide activity from the customer\/corporate. Ideal for hiding away those accounting mistakes users do make.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Accounting Defaults\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/adefaults1.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Surcharge<\/strong> \u2013 Automatically creates a new Ad-hoc invoice for credit card surcharges at the rate you enter <em>(this option is also available when accepting quotations, where the surcharge is automatically added to the invoice being generated)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Accounting Defaults\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/adefaults2.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Options<\/strong> \u2013 Customer\/Corporate accounting defaults, where you can set whether the account is on hold, set a credit limit, set a purchase order reference, set payment terms, alternative account details<strong>*<\/strong>, credit\/debit card details<strong>*<\/strong>, bank account details<strong>*<\/strong> (<em>where standing order and\/or direct debit mandates can be printed<\/em>) and sales text.<br \/>\n<em><strong><a title=\"Direct Debit Mandate\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/Direct Debit Mandate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>*customer only<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Insert Opening Balance<\/strong> &#8211; Customer\/Corporate opening balances are entered here either as a total amount or individual <em>(recommended)<\/em> debits and credits can be entered <em>(This option can also be turned off in the account defaults of <strong>Move Administer<\/strong>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Standing Order Mandate\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.movea.co.uk\/asl\/Standing Order Mandate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Recalculate Balance<\/strong> \u2013 Recalculates the customer\/corporate balance <em>(a safety measure should systems crash and balances not get updated)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Query Activity<\/strong> \u2013 Use the query wizard to query customer\/corporate activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reset Query<\/strong> \u2013 Reset the customer\/corporate query.<\/p>\n<p>Look out for the accounting reports, coming soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-move-administer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1074,"href":"http:\/\/blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions\/1074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.moveadminister.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}