Payment Terms

Program #: 1529

Module: System Administration

Overview

Use Payment Terms (program #1529) to define payment terms. Menus of Payment Terms appear in the following programs:

AP Open Vouchers (program #1837)
Contract Master (program #548)
Import Interface (program #1889) - Contracts Mode
Vendor Master (program #1758)
Work Orders

To access this program, select Payment Terms (program #1529) from the main menu of SBN.

The Payment Terms Window

The following graphic shows Payment Terms as the program opens. The upper pane displays previously defined payment terms.

Field/Column Descriptions

The following table describes the fields and columns used in Payment Terms.

Field/Column	Description
Abbr	Abbreviation that identifies the selected payment term.
Unit	Identifies the type of unit: l DA = days l CU = number of days after current month l MO = number of months
Unit Count	Number of units that apply to the selected payment term.
Export Code	Code to use on exports, if applicable.
Description	Text description of the selected payment term.
Last Day of Month	Enter a check mark in this box if the payment should occur on the last day of the month. O If this box displays a check mark, the Unit field loses functionality. SBN fills the Unit Count with a 0 when you save the record.
Specific Day of Month	Type the day of the month on which payments associated with the selected payment term should be paid. O If you type a day of the month in this field, the Unit field loses functionality.

Using Common Functions

See the reference document Common Functions in SBN for more information.

Zooming into the Sublevel

The sublevel of Payment Terms contains the Translations tab, in which you can attach multiple translations to a selected payment term. The payment terms then appear in SBN in the userâ€™s language.

Note: Actions 1529/10-14 control access to the Translations tab and functions.

The Translations Tab

The following graphic shows the Translations tab. The tab displays previously defined translations of a payment term.

Field/Column Descriptions

The following table describes the fields and columns used in the Translations tab.

Field/Column

Description

Language Code

Code that identifies the language of the associated translation.

Contact IBS before using language codes 11-17.

Description

Text description, in the associated language, of the selected payment term.

Button Functions

The following table displays the buttons, describes the shortcut keys, actions, and functionality.

Button	Name	Shortcut Key	Action	Description
	Get	ALT+F1	1717/ 1	Get record.
	Change	F2	1717/ 2	Change selected record.
	New	F3	1717/ 3	Create new record.
	Delete	SHIFT+F10	1717/ 4	Delete selected record.
	Undelete	ALT+F10	1717/ 5	Restore deleted record.
	Print	CTRL+F8	1717/ 6	Print selected records.
	Copy	SHIFT+F3	1717/ 999	Copy selected agency.
	Zoom	F10	1717/ 999	Zoom in/out of sublevel.
	Tear	F7	1717/ 999	Lists details of selected field.
	Previous	F4	1717/ 999	Select last record.
	Next	F5	1717/ 999	Select next record.