Installments (tppin4151m000)

Use this session to create and maintain installment schedules and their data.

Tabs
  • General
    Enter the general installment data including the contract data.
  • Payment
    Using the Generate Installments (tppin4251m000) session, the installments related to a triggering activity or milestone can be set to To be Invoiced, if the activity or milestone is finished, or if the planned invoice dates is earlier than or the same as the actual invoice date.
  • Additional Work
    Enter data for additional work. This is only used in progress invoicing. Select and display points, percentages, or the fixed amount associated with normal work.
Note

If you delete an installment, LN also deletes its number in the corresponding advance.

Related topics

 

General
Contract
The code that identifies the contract.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Status
Note
  • If the contract header status is Canceled, all the lines are also set to Canceled.
Contract Line
The contract line number that is linked to the installment.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Status
Note
  • The contract line can be set to Active only if the contract is set to Active.
  • If the contract header status is Canceled, all the lines are also set to Canceled.
Project
The code that identifies the project linked to the installment.
Note

LN allows you to create an installment without specifying a project. However it is mandatory to specify the project before you approve the installment.

LN clears the value in this field when you create a new contract using the Copy Contract (tpctm1200m000) session.

Description
The description or name of the code.
Status
The current status of the project linked to the installment.
Contract Amount
The total contract line amount.
Currency
The currency of the contract line amount.
Home Contract Amount
The contract amount in the home currency.
Sold-to Business Partner
The sold-to business partner for the installment.
Name
The description or name of the code.
Installment
The code that identifies the installment.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Advance Amount to Be Settled
The currency of the advance amount.
Advance Amount to Be Settled
The advance amount to be settled with the installment.
General
Element
The code that identifies the element to which the installment is linked.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Work Authorization Status
The work authorization status of the element.
Plan
The code that identifies the project plan.
Activity
The code that identifies the activity linked to the installment.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Work Authorization Status
The work authorization status of the activity.
Currency Rate
The currency exchange rate to convert the transaction currency to the displayed home currency.
Rate Factor
The rate factor that belongs to the displayed currency rate.
Rate
The rate defined by the rate determiner and the business partner exchange-rate type.
Use Holdback
If this check box is selected, you can apply holdback to this installment. LN enters a record in holdback when you release an installment.
Holdback Percentage
The holdback amount or percentage defined for the installment.
Note

LN defaults the value defined for the holdback percentage or amount in the Contracts (tpctm1100m000) and the Contract Lines (tpctm1110m000) sessions. However, you can change the value. The value you enter must not exceed the installment amount.

If a holdback percentage is defined for a project and if the Use Holdback check box is selected for the installment linked to the project, the holdback percentage of the project is defaulted in this field.

Invoice Discount
The percentage discount defined for the installment invoice.
Note

LN defaults the value from the Contract Lines (tpctm1110m000) session. However, you can change the value.

Paying
Payment Terms
The payment terms linked to the installment.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Late Payment Surcharge
The late payment surcharge for the installment.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Payment Method
The payment method for the installment.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Normal Work
This Installment
The number of points for this installment. You can access this field if you set the Installment Type field to Points in the Contract Lines (tpctm1110m000) session.

Default value

The total number of points per project minus the points of prior installments.

This Installment
The percentage amount of this installment. You can access this field if you set the Installment Type field to Percentage in the Contract Lines (tpctm1110m000) session.

Default value

100% minus the total percentage of prior installments.

This Installment
The amount of the current installment.

LN calculates this amount based on the following settings in the Installment Type field by using the Contract Lines (tpctm1110m000) session:

  • Points
    Amount = (number of points per installment * contract amount) / total number of points per project
  • Percentage
    Amount = percentage per installment * contract amount
  • Fixed Amount
    Amount = contract amount - total of the installments for project
This Installment
The amount in the home currency. Click Rotate Currency to see the amount in the other home currencies.
Approved for Invoicing
If this check box is selected, you can transfer the record to the Invoicing module using the Transfer Transactions to Invoicing (tppin4200m000) session.
Note

If this check box is cleared, and the Invoice Document field is zero, the following fields are zero:

  • Points to be Invoiced
  • Percentage to be Invoiced
  • Installment Amount to be Invoiced
  • Installment Amount Add. Work to be Invoiced
Points
The remaining points to be invoiced. You can access this field if the Approved for Invoicing check box is selected in this session.

Default value

The difference between the field values for the Number of Points field and the Points Invoiced field.

Note

The user must not have invoiced all the points for this installment.

Approved for Invoicing
The remaining percentage to be invoiced. You can access this field if the Approved for Invoicing check box is selected and you have not invoiced the full percentage amount of this installment.

Default value

The difference between the field values for the Percentage and the Invoiced Percentage fields.

Approved for Invoicing
The remaining installment amount to invoice. If you select the Approved for Invoicing check box, you can access this field. In addition, you must not have invoiced the full amount of the installment.

LN calculates this amount based on the following settings in the Installment Type field in the Contract Lines (tpctm1110m000) session:

  • Points
    Amount = invoicable points * total number of points
  • Percentage
    Amount = invoicable percentage * contract amount
  • Fixed Amount
    Amount = total installment amount - invoiced installment amount
Approved for Invoicing
The amount in the home currency. Click Rotate Currency to see the amount in the other home currencies.
Invoiced
The number of points currently invoiced for the installment. If you used the initial stage folder, you can access this field.
Note

To enter the number of points, you must set the Installment Type field to Points in the Contract Lines (tpctm1110m000) session.

Invoiced
The percentage currently invoiced for the installment. If you used the initial stage folder, you can access this field.
Note

To enter the percentage, you must set the Installment Type field to Percentage in the Contract Lines (tpctm1110m000) session.

Invoiced
The amount currently invoiced for the installment.
Note

The invoiced amount must be smaller than the installment amount.

Invoiced
The amount in the home currency. Click Rotate Currency to see the amount in the other home currencies.
Total inv. on Contract
The total number of points currently invoiced for the installment.
Total inv. on Contract
The total percentage currently invoiced for the installment.
Total inv. on Contract
The total installment amount currently invoiced for the project.
Total inv. on Contract
The amount in the home currency. Click Rotate Currency to see the amount in the other home currencies.
Transferred to Invoicing
If this check box is selected, you have transferred the record to the Invoicing module using the Transfer Transactions to Invoicing (tppin4200m000) session.
Final Installment
This check box is selected only for projects with invoicing method set to progress invoice in the Contract Lines (tpctm1110m000) session and if the Final Installment check box in the Invoicing Methods (tcmcs0155s000) session is selected.
Closed
If this check box is selected, you can print and post an installment invoice in the Invoicing module under the following conditions.
  • The total invoiced amount must be greater than or equal to the installment amount.
  • The Invoice type field in the Contract Lines (tpctm1110m000) session is set to Progress Invoice.
Invoice Document
LN enters the code of the financial company to invoice that is linked to the project.
Invoice Document Transaction Type
LN enters the procedure type for the transaction.
Note

The Invoicing module identifies an invoice by this field.

Invoice Document Number
LN enters a sequence number for the invoice.
Note
  • The Invoicing module identifies an invoice by this field.
  • Infor LN updates this value with the number of the new invoice that is created when you cancel and regenerate the invoice, in Invoicing. When you cancel the invoice, you can only modify the invoice data such as reference, address, and tax number, if required.
  • You can also modify the Billable Amount when you create a credit note for a specific invoice line..
  • Infor LN updates this value with the number of the new invoice that is created when you cancel and regenerate the invoice, in Invoicing.
  • When you cancel the invoice, you can modify the invoice data such as reference, address, and tax number. However, you can also modify the Billable Amount if you create a credit note for a specific invoice line. Only the authorized users (in Invoicing) can modify the amount.
  • The invoice must not be linked to an installment.
  • The status of the project must not be Closed.
Payment
Triggering
Triggering Activity
The activity that triggers the installment.
Status
The status of the activity that triggers the installment.
Planned Invoice Date
The planned date to generate the installment invoice. LN uses this date in the Display Financial Analysis (tppss0701m000) session and in the Performance Measurement using EVM (tppss0702m000) session.
Note

You can modify this date using the Update Planned Invoice Dates (tppin4252m000) session.

By default, LN enters the activity or element's finish date based on the Control by field in the Projects (tppdm6100m000) session.

Date of Performance
The date and time when the project related tasks are delivered, that is used to set the delivery date of a billable line in Invoicing. If a date is not specified, the current date is considered.
Cost Control Period
For cost control purposes, LN sends the transaction to the project history in this year.
Cost Control Period
For cost control purposes, you must send the transaction to the project history during this cost control period.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Text
Specify the additional text that you can add to an invoice
Use Text on Invoice
If this check box is selected, you can use the additional information(text) of the installment in the invoice.
Tax
Tax Classification
The tax classification for the installment, defined in the Tax Classifications (tctax0116m000) session.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Exempt
If this check box is selected, the tax code represents tax exemption.
Tax Country
The tax country for the installment.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Own Tax Number
The tax number allotted by the government to you.
Tax Code
The tax code for the advance payment request, defined in the Tax Codes by Country (tcmcs0536m000) session.
Description
The description or name of the code.
BP Tax Country
The tax country of the sold-to business partner for the advance payment request.
Description
The description or name of the code.
BP Tax Number
The tax number allotted by the government to the sold-to business partner.
Tax Exemption Certificate
The tax exemption certificate number if tax is exempted for the installment.
Note

You can enter the tax exemption certificate number if the Exempt checkbox is selected.

You can view this field if in the Tax Parameters (tctax0100m000) session:

  • the Tax Exempt Level field is set to Extended and
  • at least one of the search sequence levels is set to Exemptions by Country or Exemptions by Country Set.
Tax Exemption Reason
The code that identifies the reason if tax is exempted for the installment.
Note

You can enter the tax exemption reason if the Exempt checkbox is selected.

You can view this field if in the Tax Parameters (tctax0100m000) session:

  • the Tax Exempt Level field is set to Extended and
  • at least one of the search sequence levels is set to Exemptions by Country or Exemptions by Country Set.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Additional Work
Description
The description of the additional work for the installment.
Revenue Code
The code that identifies the revenue.
Note

When you process the invoice in the Invoicing module, LN sends the installment revenue to the revenue code in the project history.

Description
The description or name of the code.
This Installment
The total amount of additional work in this installment.
This Installment
The amount in the home currency. Click Rotate Currency to see the amount in the other home currencies.
Approved For Invoicing
The home currency used to express the amount for additional work for installment.
Invoiced
The additional work amount currently invoiced for the installment.
Note

If the invoice amount is smaller than the installment amount, you can enter the initial levels of installments.

Invoiced
The amount in the home currency. Click Rotate Currency to see the amount in the other home currencies.
Invoice Document
LN enters the code of the financial company to invoice that is linked to the project.
Invoice Document Transaction Type
LN enters the procedure type for the transaction.
Note

The Invoicing module identifies an invoice by this field.

Invoice Document Number
LN enters a sequence number for the invoice.
Note

The Invoicing module identifies an invoice by this field.

Infor LN updates this value with the number of the new invoice that is created when you cancel and regenerate the invoice, in Invoicing. When you cancel the invoice, you can only modify the invoice data such as reference, address, and tax number, if required.

You can also modify the Billable Amount when you create a credit note for a specific invoice line, such as manual sales invoice.

Invoiced
The amount currently invoiced for the installment.
Note

The invoiced amount must be smaller than the installment amount.

Currency
The home currency for the installment.
Number of Points
The total number of points that you can distribute to the installments of the project.

Example

Contract amount by customerEUR 600,000
Number of points300
Installment 1100 pointsEUR 200,000
Installment 275 pointsEUR 150,000
Installment 375 pointsEUR 150,000
Installment 450 pointsEUR 100,000
--EUR 600,000

 

Note To enter the number of points, you must set the Installment Type field to Points in the Contract Lines (tpctm1110m000) session.

Revenue Code
The code that identifies the revenue that corresponds to the installment, defined in the Standard Revenues (tppdm0515m000) or Project - Revenues (tppdm6515m000) session.
Description
The description or name of the code.
Post to Fiscal Period
The fiscal year in which the installment is planned.
Fiscal Period
The fiscal period in which the installment is planned.

 

Approve
Approves the selected installment.
Unapprove
Disapproves the selected installment.
Initial Setup
Displays the previously invoiced installments. For example, a company migrates to Infor LN Project. The entire installment schedule is captured as part of the contract set-up. In case, certain installments are already invoiced before the migration, you can use the Initial Setup option to view and modify the data of the invoiced installments.