Reasons (tcmcs0105m000)

Use this session to view, specify, and maintain reasons that can be used across LN.

In Financials, transactions that must be included in the cash flow statement must be assigned a cash flow reason. For details, refer to Cash flow statements.

If some of your business partners are exempt from paying tax, you must use this session to define the tax exemption reason. In the Reason Type field, select Tax Exemption

In some countries, you must print the section of the law related to the tax rates for the transaction on the VAT book reports. You must define the tax articles as reason codes. Type the text that must appear on the tax reports in the reason description and in the Reason Type field, select Tax Article.

Other reasons for actions that are package-specific are defined within the LN packages. For example, these are reasons for blocking the use of a particular item in Manufacturing or the reason for blocking foreign payments, or a service order.

 

Reason
A user-defined standardized description of the reason for a particular decision or choice. A reason's type determines for which purpose you can use that reason.

To include additional information about an action, you can select and enter a reason from a list. LN can also print the reason in the relevant report.

Reason
A description of the reason that LN prints on the reports.
Reason Type
Indicates the purposes for which the reason can be used.

Allowed values

Reason Type

Effective Date
The first day and time on which you can use the reason code.
Expiry Date
The last day and time on which you can use the reason code.
Direct Pay Indicator
If this check box is selected, the invoice must not include the tax amount, because the tax is a direct pay tax. To apply the direct pay tax to purchase orders, you must enter the direct pay tax exempt reason code for the purchase order line.

You can select or clear this check box only if these conditions are met:

  • The Destination Sales Tax Applicable check box is selected in the COM Parameters (tccom0000s000) session
  • The reason type is Tax Exemption
Approval
If this check box is selected, you must approve cycle counting order lines with this reason code.

You can select or clear this check box only if the reason type is Cycle Counting.

Billable
If this check box is selected, you can bill order lines with this reason code.

You can select or clear this check box only if these conditions are met:

  • The Project Pegging check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session
  • The reason type is Rework / Over Issue
Excess Transportation Reason
The reason why the transportation costs exceed the agreed terms.