Setup Questions for Batches Global Policies

Questions in this section are intended to help you make decisions about your setup. These questions follow the order of the fields as they are described in the Field List section of the topic for this page or form.

Instructions

  1. Print this topic. Right-click this topic to display a pop-up menu, and then select Print.
  2. Confirm that you have read the setup details on the topic.
  3. Answer each of the questions on this page.
  4. Circle your answer, and then use a highlight marker to select an If statement that matches your response. The If statement tells you what you should do on the tab in the system.
  5. Send a copy of your completed questionnaire to AMSI Support.
  6. Use your answers to set up the system.

Questions for Batch Global Policies

Auto-Generate Batches

Do I want to generate batches automatically or manually?

Circle one: Automatic or Manual.

On the screen:

—If automatic, add a check mark.

—If manual, accept the default of no check mark.

Require batch total for approval

Do I want to require batch totals for approval?

Circle one: Yes or No.

On the screen:

—If yes, accept the default of checked.

—If no, remove the check mark.

Auto-number batches

Do I want batches automatically numbered?

Circle one: Automatic or Manual.

On the screen:

—If automatic, accept the default of checked.

—If manual, remove the checkmark at Auto-number batches.

Next batch

Do I want to accept the default batch number and format or alter the format?

Circle one: Accept or Alter.

If Alter, enter a batch number and format: _____________

On the screen:

—If accept, leave the number and format of 1.

—If alter, update the number and format.

Auto-approve GL Batches created by the Web Service (Applies to Complete JEs only)

Do I want to allow GL batches that are created from the Web Service to be auto-approved?

Circle one: Yes or No.

—If yes, check the box..

—If no, ensure that the box is unchecked.

Allow Periods to be closed with unapproved batches

Do I want to allow the Period Close process in ePO to skip checking for unapproved batches?

Circle one: Yes or No.

—If yes, check the box..

—If no, ensure that the box is unchecked.

Automatically default batch restriction to user who creates the batch

Do I want the system to automatically restrict batches to the user who creates the batch? The batch restriction is based on the settings at the time of entry. The restriction can be changed before saving a new batch.

Circle one: Yes or No.

—If yes, check the box..

—If no, ensure that the box is unchecked (default).

Automatically default batch restriction to the user's current PropertyCompany

Do I want the system to automatically restrict batches to the current PropertyCompany of the user who creates the batch? The batch restriction is based on the settings at the time of entry. The restriction can be changed before saving a new batch.   

Circle one: Yes or No.

—If yes, check the box..

—If no, ensure that the box is unchecked (default).

Automatically default batch restriction to the user's current EntityCompany

Do I want the system to automatically restrict batches to the current EntityCompany of the user who creates the batch? The batch restriction is based on the settings at the time of entry. The restriction can be changed before saving a new batch.   

Circle one: Yes or No.

—If yes, check the box..

—If no, ensure that the box is unchecked (default).

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