Post Transaction
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- Select Funds from the area on the left side of the screen.
- Under Entry select Post Transaction.
- The default District and School information will be based on your security settings.
- NOTE If you are a district user, you will need to make a school selection.
- The Post Date is the default value for the first entry but can be changed when posting a new transaction. The changed post date will become the default date.
- The From Date and To Date is a date range for selecting the transactions to display on the screen.
- For example if the date range is 02-01-2015 thru 02-04-2015 and you use 02-10-2015 as a post date for a new entry, the new entry will not be displayed until you return to the setup box and change the date range to include the 02-10-2015 date.
- Select Yes or No to print receipts.
- Receipt No options:
- NOTE--a receipt number does NOT have to be entered at this point.
- a. Leave it blank and the system will automatically increment the number based on the last number used.
- b. If using a pre-printed receipt set of receipt numbers, enter the first receipt number if changing to a new book of receipts.
- Click Ok to enter the posting transactions screen.
Instructions for posting a new transaction
- Ignore the Key column—it is used to store your school number, district number and posting date.
- Select transaction type--TR column. Refer to the table at the bottom of this page for the description of each transaction type.
- Select month--M column.
- Click in the Vendor field to select the vendor if required. A Vendor Name/Description popup will appear. To make a selection, click the check box to the left of the Vendor name.
- NOTE: If Transaction Type 12 is used, click the Vend No field and enter name and address of check payee
- Enter Vendor Ref which is usually an invoice number; or, you may leave this field blank and the software will enter the date and time as the reference number.
- Ck No options
- Information will be automatically created for an Adjustment (ADJ), a Deposit (DEP), a Transfer (TRA), a Debit Card (D CARD), and Interest (INT).
- If you are using the check printing module leave the Ck No field blank for Transaction Type 10 or 12.
- If you are manually writing checks or using transaction type 11, enter the check number in the Ck No field.
- Click the Pay Date field to get the default post date to appear on the screen. Or click the calendar icon on the right to select a new post date. This will become the new default pay date.
- Click in the Fund cell and a distribution window will appear on the screen.
- Select the Fund Account using the check box to the left of the account name; enter amount to be posted to the selected account and a comment if needed
- Enter additional account(s) and amount(s) in the same distribution window for the same vendor.
- Click the Total button to verify the total of the amounts being paid to this vendor.
- Click OK on the distribution window.
- NOTE: Amounts will automatically be positive or negative depending on the transaction type selected in step 2 above.
- Do NOT type in account numbers as this will interfere with the record saving process.
- Ignore the columns for Cat, Div, Po, and RPV.
- Enter a BRIEF comment. You may enter invoices here.
- NOTE: If you leave the comment field(s) blank, a pre-formated comment will be created that includes the date and a time stamp.
- Click the Save cell at the far right of the screen.
- The receipt number will be created at this time and will be displayed on the screen to the right of the comment field.
- NOTE: If you selected multiple accounts in the distribution window, all entries will be displayed after clicking the save cell.
Transaction Type | Transaction Description | Used: Yes/No | Ck No Field | Special Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
08 | Student Acct. Rec. | No | N/A | |
09 | State Acct. Rec. | No | N/A | |
10 | Write Computer Check | Optional | Blank | Ck No will be entered by system when checks are printed. |
11 | Manual Written Check | Yes | #### | |
12 | Miscellaneous Check | Yes | #### | Used for checks written to person/business not found in Vendor File. |
13 | Debit Card | Optional | D Card | |
15 | Automatic Entry | No | N/A | Computer generated transaction during the EOY closeout procedure. Users will never be displayed on the posting transaction screen. |
20 | Adjustment Negative | Yes | ADJ | |
21 | Adjustment Positive | Yes | ADJ | |
22 | Misc Adj Negative | Yes | ADJ | |
23 | Misc Adj Positive | Yes | ADJ | |
30 | Deposit Checks | Yes | DEP | |
31 | Deposit Cash Bills | Yes | DEP | |
32 | Deposit Cash Coins | Yes | DEP | |
34 | Misc/Stu Deposits | Optional | DEP | |
40 | Interest Income | Yes | INT | |
50 | Transfer of Funds | Yes | TRA | |
51 | Misc Transfer of Funds | Yes | TRA | |
99 | Voided Check | Yes | Orig Ck No | Use this type to replace an original transaction type for a check written in the current month. The original amount of the check will be changed to $0.00. |