To apply cash using the balance forward method

  1. Access Automatic Cash Application Audit (AR130). This method applies oldest payments to oldest open items.
  2. On the Selection, use the following guidelines to enter field values:
    Company

    Type or select the company. Must be a valid company in AR01.

    Operator

    If you selected Yes in the Cash Entry Operator ID Required field in Company (AR01.1), type an operator code. Must be valid in Operator (AR15.6).

    Post Date

    If you selected Yes in the Verify Post Date field in Company (AR01.1), type a General Ledger date. The system assigns this date to applications if the associated payment has a post date outside of the valid date range defined in the Lawson General Ledger system. If you select Yes in the Post Date Override field, all applications us the Post Date you define. Must be a valid General Ledger date.

    Payment Batch

    If automatically applying payments for a specific batch only, type the payment batch number. Must be a valid cash batch. If left blank, all payment batches for the company will be processed.

    Customer List

    Type or select a customer list. Create customer lists on List (MX10.1) using attributes assigned to customers.

    National Account Credits

    Select Yes if you want the program to select the national account's open items first, then the invoiced customer's open items.

    Override Method

    Balance Forward method will be used if you select B (balance forward method) or if you select N (no override) and the customer's default apply method is B (balance forward method).

    Currency Override

    If you select Yes, the program will calculate all possible currency combinations. If you select No, only certain combinations are attempted.