Reversing the Changes Made by an Invoice

  1. Open the Invoice Credit, Purge, and Reverse Utility.
  2. Select the number of the invoice whose changes you want to reverse.
  3. This information is displayed for the invoice:
    • The customer name number to which the A/R invoice was processed.
    • The contract, sales, or service order, if A/R invoicing posting has not been performed.
    • The total amount invoiced in the customer's currency.
  4. Depending on the state of the selected invoice, the action types are limited:
    • If the invoice is from an SRO, sales order, or contract and posted from order, and the invoice is not posted, the available action is to purge the invoice and reverse the order.
    • If the invoice is from A/R and not posted from order, and the invoice is not posted, the available option is to purge the A/R invoice.
    • If the invoice is posted and is from A/R, the only option is to create an A/R credit memo.
    • If the invoice is posted and is from an order or contract, both create credit memo options are available.
  5. Select the action you want to take:
    • Select Create A/R Credit Memo and Reverse Order to create a credit memo in A/R and reverse the invoice. Crediting must be done after an invoice is posted.
    • Select Create A/R Credit Memo to create a credit memo in A/R to offset the original invoice. Crediting must be done after an invoice is posted.
    • Select Purge A/R Invoice and Reverse to reset an SRO, sales order, or contract to the state it was in prior to the invoicing.
    • Select Purge A/R Invoice to remove the invoice from the system. Purging must be done before an invoice is posted.
  6. Click Process to perform and commit the action chosen for the selected invoice.

The Original Distributions grid is populated when a posted invoice is selected. Because unposted invoices have not hit the G/L yet, no distributions exist to be reversed. This information is displayed in the grid for the invoice:

  • Distribution amount
  • Account
  • Unit Code 1-4
  • Account description