Payables CU68

This section contains enhancements in Infor CloudSuite Financials for 11.0.68.0.

Error when accessing the Open Invoices tab

Navigating to the Open Invoices tab no longer results in the session timing out before data is retrieved into the list.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • PayablesInvoice: Open Invoices list

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Select the Open Invoices tab on the Manage Invoice menu. Verify that the list is displayed with a search form and that there is no data in the list. Verify that you can specify search criteria.

JT-1363574

Vendor Spend search form

Updated how the Vendor Spend search form columns are displayed.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • Payables Vendor Specialist

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Sign in as Payables Vendor Specialist.
  2. Select Run Processes > Vendor Spend .

JT-1373018

Invoice Applied Credits list

Company and vendor fields are no longer redundantly displayed on the Applied Credits and Applied Invoices pages on the invoice. The Open action was removed.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • Payables Invoice Processor

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Sign in as Payables Invoice Processor.
  2. Select Payables Invoice > Applied Credits or Payables Invoice > Applied Invoices.

JT-1379537

SoHo 4 UX - Payment Search form

The number of fields on the Manage Invoice page for Payables Manager has been reduced with the new capabilities in 4.0 controls.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • PayablesManagerMenu.Menu
  • XiAPSearchInvoices.page
  • PayablesInvoice.busclass

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Sign in as Payables Manager or Payables Processor and select the Search tab on the Manage Invoices page. Verify that there is a version of the search page that has fewer search fields. These changes are in response to 4.0 functionality.

JT-1385273

Pay To Vendors list view

These updates have been made to the Pay To Vendors list for a vendor:

  • Vendor abbreviation is displayed if no image is specified.
  • List is now single select.
  • New action allows the default value to be edited on the list.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • Vendor
  • Pay To Vendor

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Update Pay To Vendor for a vendor.
  2. Change the default value on the form and on the list.
  3. Confirm that default value cannot be made default again.
  4. Confirm that the list is single select only.

JT-1385752

Vendor Dun & Bradstreet number

The Dun & Bradstreet field no longer requires a button and action. You can specify the number in the field.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • Vendor

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Update a vendor Dun & Bradstreet field and create a new vendor with the Dun & Bradstreet field specified.

JT-1386166

Manage Vendors search display

The page for Manage Vendor lists did not have search filters initially displayed when a user selects a new list or search form.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • PayablesInvoice
  • Vendor
  • VendorBalance
  • Customer
  • ReceivableInvoice

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Sign in as Payables Vendor Specialist. Confirm when selecting a new list from the Manage Vendors that search filters are initially displayed.

JT-1388430

Payables invoice image display

When a Payables invoice has no image specified, a placeholder image is no longer displayed.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • PayablesInvoice

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Open a Payables invoice where an image is not specified and verify that no placeholder image is displayed.

JT-1388444

Invoice approval form

The browser invoice approval form is redesigned.

  • In the Work Items on My Inbasket, the work description is now the Email Subject field that is in vendor group setup. The field is on the Payables Invoice Approval tab in the Invoice Submitted For Approval section.
  • Four new fields are added to the Email Subject value options: Vendor ID, Invoice Amount, Invoice Date, and Due Date.
  • Two new fields are added to the Email Content value options: Voucher and Post Date.
  • When an approval record is opened, the main Invoice tab has been simplified: Unnecessary fields are removed.
  • Two new fields, Previous Approver and Next Approval Level. When Previous Approver is blank, the invoice is currently on the first approval level. When the Next Approval Level is blank, the invoice is on the last approval level.
  • The Purchase Order tab format was changed to have a list displayed over a list of the purchase order records. The top list and the bottom list consist of two tabs, Details and Add On Charges. This eliminates the need for individual Details and Add On Charges tabs.
  • The Comments tab is now always displayed for any approver to specify invoice comments.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • PayablesInvoice.PortalApprovalPayablesInvoiceForm

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Send various types of invoices for approval. For example, purchase order, tax, and discount.
  2. Open My Inbasket and open the approval form.
  3. Verify that the changes have been made to the Invoice, Distribution, Purchase Order, Messages, Related Documents, Comments, Errors, and Approval Tracking tabs.

JT-1391431

4.0 Search By PO tab

The Search By PO tab was updated so that it is similar to the other tabs on the Manage Invoices menu.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • MatchPurchaseOrderInvoices.busclass

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Access the Manage Invoices menu. Verify that the Search By PO tab is similar to the other lists between these different tabs, and have updated formatting and actions.

JT-1396886

Invoices On Hold tab

The Invoices On Hold tab is now similar to the other tabs that are visible from the Manage Invoices menu.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • PayablesOnHold.busclass

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Access the Manage Invoices menu. Verify that the Invoices On Hold tab is similar to the other lists between these different tabs, and have updated formatting and actions.

JT-1396887

Payables Invoice Processor search

The filter search is now displayed for all tabs for the Payables Invoice Processor.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • InterfaceAnalysis
  • PayablesInvoice
  • PayablesInvoiceImport
  • PayablesInvoiceInterfaceResult
  • PayablesInvoiceSpeedEntry
  • AutoMatchResult
  • MatchPurchaseOrderInvoice
  • PayablesInvoiceDetail
  • PurchaseOrderReceipt
  • PurchaseOrderReceiptLine
  • SampleDocumentTemplate

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Confirm that the filter search is displayed on these tabs: Invoice Interface Maintenance, Invoice Interface Results, Interface Analysis, Auto Match Results, Details Analysis, All Transactions (4 panes), Analysis Details, Summarization (4 panes), and Sample Document Templates.

JT-1397918

Payables Manager search

The filter search is now displayed for all tabs for the Payables Manager.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • All tabs for the Payables Manager user

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Sign in as Payables Manager. Verify that the search filters are initially displayed on all tabs.

JT-1397936

Payables Payment Processor search

The filter search is now initially displayed for these lists: Cash Requirements Results current and historical lists, the Last Forecast Load list, and My IDM Jobs list for the Payables Payment Processor.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • CashRequirementsResult
  • DirectForecast
  • IDMJob

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Verify that the search filters are initially displayed for Cash Requirements Results current and historical lists, Payables Forecasting > Last Forecast Load, and My IDM Jobs list.

JT-1397954

Payables Administrator search

The filter search is now initially displayed in the Tax Setup menu for Payables Administrator.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • All lists in the Tax Setup menu for Payables Administrator.

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Verify that all the lists under the Tax Setup menu have the search filter initially displayed, with the exception of Manage Configuration Parameters.

JT-1397980

Document Invoice Interface invoice distribution

On the Document Invoice Interface, you can specify an Add On Charge code on an invoice distribution.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • Document Invoice Interface

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Verify that on the Document Invoice Interface, you can specify an Add On Charge code on an invoice distribution.

JT-1398555

Payables Invoice form for SoHo 4 UX

A new Payables Invoice form has been created for use with SoHo 4 UX.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • Payables Invoice Entry

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Verify all of the panels on the Payables Invoice composite form. This new form is available when the XiAP configuration parameter is set to True.
  1. Sign in to the Administrator Console and select the Configuration Parameters tab.
  2. Create a new configuration and specify this information:
    • Component: config
    • Key: XiAP
    • Type: Boolean
    • Value: true

JT-1398971

Detail Interface option in netting process

The options of Receivable to Payable in Receivable and Payable Netting no longer produce a summarized record to the vendor for the multiple customer invoice and credit memo records.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • modules/ap/bl/Vendor.busclass
  • modules/ap/bl/PayablesCompany.busclass
  • modules/ap/ui/PayablesCompany.busclass
  • modules/ar/bl/CompanyCustomer.busclass
  • modules/ar/bl/ReceivableCompany.busclass
  • modules/ar/ui/ReceivableCompany.busclass

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Perform all possible scenarios for Detail Interface check box in Receivables and Payables Netting. Verify that a summarized record is not generated when the check box is selected.

JT-1387399

Mobile Approver role - Payables Invoice screen updates

UI changes were made for the mobile Approver role.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • PayablesInvoice.busclass

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Sign in to Infor Go.
  2. Select Inbox.
  3. Open the Payables invoice.
  4. On the Invoice form, verify that only these fields are available: Company, RemitTo, PostDate, Voucher, PreviousApprover, and ApprovalComment.

JT-1392115

Ming.le Home page Invoices Out Of Balance widget

The Invoice Date field was added to the Invoice Out Of Balance widget in Infor Ming.le.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • PayablesInvoice.busclass

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. In Payables Invoice, verify that the Invoice Date field is added to the Invoices Out Of Balance widget.

JT-1392733