Interfacing with U.S. Federal Systems

This chapter discusses how to:

Click to jump to parent topic(USF) Referring Delinquent Items to the DMS

This section provides an overview of the delinquent debt referral process, lists prerequisites and common elements, and discusses how to:

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUnderstanding the Delinquent Debt Referral Process

The Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) requires that any non-tax debt or claim owed to the United States that has been delinquent for a period of 180 days be turned over to the DMS of the U.S. Department of Treasury for appropriate action. This is known as cross-servicing. Debts less than 180 days delinquent can be voluntarily submitted to private collection agencies and agency Debt Collection Centers (DCCs). These are referred to as pass-through debts.

Using the PeopleSoft Receivables Delinquent Accounts feature, you can:

You can verify that each process runs successfully by viewing the log files for errors.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPrerequisites

Before creating debt referral files:

  1. Enable DMS processing by selecting the DMS Interface check box on the Installation Options - Receivables page.

  2. Enter business unit-level DMS data on the DMS Information page.

  3. Enter customer DMS information in the DMS Customer 1, DMS Customer 2, and DMS Customer 3 pages.

See Also

(USF) Defining Debt Management Information

Defining Receivables Installation Options

Entering Customer DMS Information

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicCommon Elements Used in This Section

Admin Debt Classification (administrative debt classification)

Select the appropriate value for credit bureau reporting. Values are Employee Advance, Fee, Fine, Miscellaneous Debt, Overpayment, and Penalty.

Business Unit

Enter the business unit for which you want to select items for referral. Generally, you process referrals monthly for a given business unit.

Program ID

Enter a code that enables the DMS to group related debts in their system for processing under specific business rules.

Referral Type

Select the type of referral for the items. Values are:

Passthrough: Debts for referral to the Debt Management Service Center (DMSC) and Financial Management Service (FMS) system for referral to Private Collection Agencies (PCAs) under existing FMS contracts.

Cross-Servicing: Debts for referral to the DMS for general collection activities.

Destination File Name

Enter the file path and file name of the delinquent account file that you are creating.

Secured Debt

Select to indicate that the debt is secured with collateral.

Manual Selection

Select to refer debts that are less than 180 days.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPages Used to Refer Delinquent Items to the DMS

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Definition Name

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View/Update Item Details - Detail 1

ITEM_MAINTAIN

  • Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Item Information, View/Update Item Details, Detail 1

  • Click the View Detail button for an item on the Select Referral items page.

View item information and access the DMS Information page.

DMS Information (Debt Management Service information)

DMS_ITEM_SEC

Click the DMS Information link on the View/Update Item Details - Detail 1 page.

Update DMS information for the item.

Select Referral Items

DMS_CONTROL

Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Delinquent Accounts, Select Referral Items, Select Referral Items

Select items to be referred to the DMS.

Create Referral File

DMS_REFERRAL

Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Delinquent Accounts, Create Referral File, Create Referral File

Create a file of referred debt for submission to the DMS.

Create Adjustment File

RUN_DMS_ADJST

Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Delinquent Accounts, Create Adjustment File, Create Adjustment File

Create a file of subsequent collections and adjustments of previously referred debt.

Process Receipts

RUN_DMS_RECEIPT

Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Delinquent Accounts, Process Receipts, Process Receipts

Process an inbound file of collections or adjustments against previously referred debt.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicSelecting Items for Referral

Access the Select Referral Items page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Delinquent Accounts, Select Referral Items, Select Referral Items.)

Select a business unit and referral type. The system processes one file for each business unit and referral type combination.

The page displays delinquent items for referral.

Viewing Item-Level Information

For each item listed in the grid, you can view the business unit, item ID, customer ID, and due date.

Click the View Detail button for an item to access the View/Update Item Details - Detail 1 page and access and change the DMS information for the item.

Selected Flag

Select to mark individual items for referral.

Viewing and Adjusting DMS Information

Select the DMS Detail tab to view the DMS Information for the item. This information is automatically supplied based on the business unit and customer DMS setup. You can override these default values as needed.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicCreating a DMS Referral File

Access the Create Referral File page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Delinquent Accounts, Create Referral File, Create Referral File.)

Select the business unit for which you want to create the referral file, the referral type that you want to process (Cross-Servicing or Passthrough), and enter the file path and name for the destination file.

Run the DMS Referral process to create the referral file for the DMS.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicCreating a Debt Adjustment File

Access the Create Adjustment File page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Delinquent Accounts, Create Adjustment File, Create Adjustment File.)

Select the business unit and enter the destination file path and name.

Run the DMS Adjustment process. This process generates a file of subsequent adjustments or collections for debt that was previously referred to the DMS.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicProcessing DMS Receipts

Access the Process Receipts page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Delinquent Accounts, Process Receipts, Process Receipts.)

Attached File

Displays the name of the file received from the DMS.

Click the Add Attachment button to browse for the file to attach. Once you have located the file, click the Upload button to load the file.

Click the Delete Attachment button to delete the currently selected attachment.

Click the View Attachment button to view the currently selected attachment.

Run the DMS Process Receipts process to insert delinquent account data from the DMS into the Pending Item PS_PENDING_ITEM table using the DMS Inbound process.

Completing the Process Receipts Process

To complete the Process Receipts process:

  1. Check the message log for errors.

  2. View the group using the External Pending Item Entry component (ENT_EXTAID_UPDT) and select a posting action for the group.

  3. Run the Receivable Update Application Engine process (ARUPDATE) to post the pending items.

See Also

Entering Pending Items

Click to jump to parent topic(USF) Submitting Transactions Between Agencies Using the IPAC System

This section provides an overview of IPAC processing, lists prerequisites, and discusses how to:

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUnderstanding IPAC Processing

The IPAC system is maintained by the U.S. Department of Treasury for intra-governmental transactions. The IPAC system transmits billing information electronically, using a formatted file, to the U.S. Department of Treasury specifications so that bills and payments can be applied to the correct account. If your organization requires that you use the IPAC system, you can use PeopleSoft Receivables to create an extract file with receivables data that you send to the U.S. Department of Treasury. You create a request to collect funds from customers that are federal agencies by creating a flat file in PeopleSoft Receivables and sending the file online or in a bulk file connection to the IPAC system.

PeopleSoft Receivables supports four types of IPAC transactions:

The system includes transactions in the file only if they are marked as Not Processed in the IPAC record.

This diagram shows the flow of the IPAC information. Your agency creates an item, enters the IPAC information, and creates an EFT file, which is sent to the Treasury Department and updated in the IPAC system. The Treasury Department sends the IPAC file to another agency, which creates the payment.

IPAC processing from your agency to the Treasury Department to another agency where payments are created.

See Also

Changing and Reviewing Item Information

Selecting EFT Layouts

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPrerequisites

Before you export PeopleSoft Receivables transactions to IPAC:

  1. Enable the IPAC interface on the Installation Options - Receivables page.

  2. Assign an IPAC billing agency location code and sender DO (disbursing office) to a setID for each business unit.

  3. When defining customers, select the options for the IPAC interface and the customer agency location code.

  4. Select a primary IPAC contact for each customer.

If you want to automatically supply the SGL account information, you must perform these tasks:

  1. Create entry event codes that include the WS-01 step for the ARUPDATE entry event process on the Entry Event Code Definition page.

  2. Add two ChartField attributes for accounts to which IPAC processing applies on the ChartField Attributes page:

When you run the Receivable Update process (ARUPDATE), the system compares the GL accounts in the entry event code definition to the Account ChartField attributes to determine whether IPAC processing applies. If IPAC processing applies, the system uses the four-character GL account that you enter for the USSGL attribute value to populate the SGL Account fields.

If invoices are loaded from an external billing source, the IPAC interface option is selected on the Installation Options - Receivables page, and the IPAC interface option is selected for the customer who is associated with the invoice, then the Receivable Update process performs these edits:

See Also

Defining General Options

Defining Receivables Installation Options

Adding Customer Names and Levels and Assigning Roles

Maintaining Contacts

Defining Entry Event Codes

Defining and Using Account Types and Attributes

Setting Up and Generating Federal Government and Statutory Reports

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPages Used to Submit Transactions Between Agencies Using IPAC

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Definition Name

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View/Update Item Details - Detail 1

ITEM_MAINTAIN

Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Item Information, View/Update Item Details, Detail 1

Change information about open and closed items.

Receivable IPAC Transactions

AR_IPAC_SEC

Click the Transfer to IPAC Transactions link on the View/Update Item Details - Detail 1 page.

Enter information required by IPAC.

IPAC Description

AR_IPAC_DESCR_SEC

Click the Description link on the Receivable IPAC Transactions page.

Enter a detailed description for an IPAC transaction.

IPAC Miscellaneous Description

AR_IPAC_MISC_SEC

Click the Misc Info (miscellaneous information) link on the Receivable IPAC Transactions page.

Enter additional text to describe an IPAC transaction and additional sender and receiver information.

Post SGL Comments

AR_IPAC_SGLCMT_SBP

Click the SGL Comments link on the Receivable IPAC Transactions page.

Enter standard general ledger comments.

Override Options

PRCSDEFNOVRD

PeopleTools, Process Scheduler, Processes, Override Options

Enter override options for the Format EFT File process.

AR IPAC Run Request

IPAC_EXP_RQST

Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Request IPAC Interface, AR IPAC Run Request

Run the Format EFT File process, which creates a file that can be uploaded to IPAC.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicEntering IPAC Information for an Item

Access the Receivable IPAC Transactions page. (Click the Transfer to IPAC Transactions link on the View/Update Item Details - Detail 1 page.)

Some of the information displayed on this page comes from the default values for IPAC that you assigned to business units, customers, and contacts. You can override the default values as needed.

Entering IPAC Header Information

Billing ALC (billing agency location code)

Displays the billing agency location code that you assigned to the setID for the business unit. Override the code if needed.

Sender DO (sender disbursing office)

Displays the five-digit ID that you assigned to the setID for the business unit. Override if needed.

Customer ALC (customer agency location code)

Displays the agency location code that you assigned to the customer associated with the item. Override if needed.

IPAC Type

Select an IPAC transaction type. Values are:

Collection: Use for new transactions that you are sending to the IPAC system.

Adjustment: Use for IPAC payment transactions received from another agency to add information and adjust the amount due. This option is not available if you initiated the transaction.

Post SGL: Use to add or change the SGL account information for prior transactions that you sent for collection.

Zero: Use for IPAC transactions that you have already sent to the IPAC system to change information other than the amount or the SGL account information.

None: Use for information purposes only. No data is sent to the Department of Treasury.

Note. The fields that require entry on the page vary based on the transaction type.

Create

Click to validate that no previous transactions exist for the item and to create IPAC transactions. Any previously entered transactions for the item must have a process status of Processed. After you click the Create button, the system enables data fields based on the IPAC record type selected.

If you click the Create button after IPAC detail records have been created, the system issues a message warning that the existing IPAC detail records for this IPAC transaction will be re-created. You can proceed or cancel the action.

Note. If you want to create additional IPAC transactions for an item that has prior transactions with a Processed status, you must insert a new record and IPAC type prior to clicking the Create button.

Total Amount

Displays the total amount of the IPAC transaction for all item lines.

Entering Detail Information

Only the Original Line Item Number field is available for adjustment types. No other fields are available.

Trace ID

Displays the user-assigned identification number to enable back-end systems to match transactions.

Cross Ref Doc (cross-reference document)

Displays the document reference number on the header of the original transaction. This field appears only for zero dollar transaction types.

Original Line # (original line number)

Displays the detail line number from the original transaction, which is used for adjustments only.

Misc Info (miscellaneous information)

Click to add additional information about the transaction.

Description

Click to add information about the IPAC description.

Quantity

Displays the quantity amount that can be used to verify that the amount on each IPAC detail record equals the quantity times unit price, except for the Zero Dollar record type.

UOM (unit of measure)

Displays the units by which goods and services are measured. This field is not available for adjustment type.

Unit Price

Displays the total amount of each IPAC unit, which is quantity multiplied by unit price. This field is required for payment and collection.

Obligation Doc (obligation document)

Displays the billing agency's internal accounting document associated with a specific bill.

Final Pay

Select to indicate whether a payment is final (F) or partial (P).

Contract

Displays a number that uniquely identifies a contract between two trading partners.

Contract Line

Displays a contract line item number.

Requisition

Displays whether a payment is from a requisition or a partial payment.

PO ID (purchase order ID)

Displays a purchase order number. This field is required for IPAC collections. A PO must exist before IPAC is created.

Contact Name and Phone

Displays information about the primary IPAC contact that you assigned to a customer.

Entering Sender/Receiver TAS/BETC Information

The fields that are available in this section vary based on the IPAC transaction type. This table shows the fields that are available based on the IPAC type:

IPAC Transaction Type

Available Fields

Collection

All fields.

Adjustment

All fields except sender and receiver DUNS and DUNS4.

Zero Dollar

All fields except sender and receiver BETC.

 

TAS (treasury account symbol)

For the sender, select the account number assigned by the U.S. Department of Treasury to classify transactions. Indicates the agency that initiated the billing.

For the receiver, select the account of the fund that will receive the payment.

BETC (business event type code) and

Select the code used in the Government-wide Accounting and Modernization Project (GWA) system to indicate the type of activity being reported, such as payments, collections, and so on. This code must accompany the Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) and the dollar amounts to classify the transaction against the fund balance with the Treasury.

DUNS (Dun and Bradstreet number) and

Enter the Dun and Bradstreet number used to identify the sender (your agency) or the receiver (the customer's agency). The sender DUNS appears by default from the values defined on the Receivables Business Unit Options page. The receiver DUNS appears by default from the values defined on Customers - Additional General Information page.

DUNS4

Enter the four-character identifier, along with the DUNS number, which identifies individual business locations for federal vendors and federal customers. The sender DUNS4 appears by default from the values defined on the Receivables Business Unit Options page. The receiver DUNS4 appears by default from the values defined on Customers - Additional General Information page.

Department

Displays the receiver department code of the customer. This field appears by default from the first two characters of the Customer ALC.

Entering SGL Information

If you entered an entry event code for the item in PeopleSoft Billing or during pending item entry on the Pending Item 1 page, the Receivable Update process populates the fields in the SGL Information grid. You can override the values if needed. If you did not enter an entry event code, you must enter SGL account information for Post SGL transaction types, and you can optionally enter SGL account information for the Collection and Adjustment transaction types. The SGL information fields are not available for zero dollar transaction types.

SGL Comment (standard general ledger comments)

Click to access the AR Post SGL Comments page. This link is active only when Post SGL is selected in the IPAC Type field.

SGL Account (standard general ledger account)

Enter a chart of accounts used by the U.S. Department of Treasury for central agency reporting.

Dr/Cr (debit/credit)

Select a debit or credit, which determines the type of amount entered. When this value is saved, the system validates that the total debit amount is equal to the total credit amount.

SGL Amount (standard general ledger amount)

Enter an SGL amount. The Dr/Cr field determines the type of amount to enter. This value is used to verify that the total SGL debit amount is equal to the total SGL credit amount. It also verifies that the individual SGL amount is no greater than the amount on the IPAC detail record

Sender/Receiver Flag

Select a value to indicate whether the SGL account information for the line is for the sender (your agency) or the receiver (the customer's agency).

Federal Flag

Select a value to indicate whether the SGL account information for the line is Federal or Non-Fed (non-federal).

SGL Action (standard general ledger action)

Select a value that indicates the action for the line. Values are:

Add: Indicates that this is a new line.

Edit: Indicates that this is a changed line.

For Post SGL transaction types, the action is Edit for existing lines and Add for new lines. For Adjustment transaction types, the action is Edit even though no existing rows exist.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicEntering Additional IPAC Information

Access the IPAC Miscellaneous Description page. (Click the Misc Info (miscellaneous information) link on the Receivable IPAC Transactions page.)

Enter comments about the collection request in the text box.

Fiscal Year Obligation ID

Select a value to indicate the fiscal year of the obligation. Values are Not Applicable, Current Fiscal Year, and Prior Fiscal Year.

ACL/CD (account classification code)

Displays a project code and is supplied to the billing agency by the customer on the original request for services.

ACRN (account classification reference number)

Appears for adjustment type only.

Job

Not available for adjustment type.

JAS (job agency site)

Displays a combination of job order number, accounting classification record number, and site ID.

FSN (fiscal station number)

Displays an 8-digit number identifying the subdivision of an agency location code.

DoD (activity address code)

Displays the activity address code.

The fields that are available on this page vary based on the IPAC transaction type. This table shows the fields that are available based on the IPAC type:

IPAC Transaction Type

Available Fields

Collection

All fields.

Adjustment

All fields.

Zero Dollar

All fields except Fiscal Year Obligation ID.

Post SGL

Only the text box.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicEntering Override Options for the Format EFT File Process

Access the Override Options page. (Select PeopleTools, Process Scheduler, Processes, Override Options.)

If you run PeopleSoft Receivables on a DB2 database on a Microsoft Windows NT or IBM OS390 server, you must manually insert an owner ID parameter in the list of parameters for the process definition before you can run the Format EFT Files process.

Parameters List

Enter Prepend.

Parameters

In the Parameters field next to the Parameters List field, enter %%OWNERID%% :EFT_WRK_PARM1 as shown in the preceding example. Note that a space is between the owner ID parameter ( %%OWNERID%%) and :EFT_WRK_PARM1.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicRunning the Format EFT File Process

Access the AR IPAC Run Request page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Request IPAC Interface, AR IPAC Run Request.)

IPAC Interface Options

Select an IPAC Interface option: Values are Generate for All Units, Generate for One Unit, Generate for One Customer, and Rerun for Previous Job.

Click to jump to parent topic(USF) Reclassifying Receivables Accounting Entries, Direct Journal Accounting Entries, and Open Items

To set up agency location codes (ALCs) and government wide accounting (GWA) reporting options for reporting, use the Agency Location component (AGENCY_LOC_CD).

To create Partial SF224 reports, use the SF224/ SF1220 Report Definition component (SF224_SF1220_DEFN).

This section provides an overview of Partial SF224 reporting and discusses how to:

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUnderstanding Partial SF224 Reporting

The Financial Systems Integration Office (FSIO) has issued Core Systems Requirements that impact the SF224 report and the electronic interface that is used to report cash receipt and cash disbursement activity by Agency Location Code (ALC) to the U.S. Treasury. The FSIO Core System Requirements are based on new Government-wide Accounting (GWA) Partial 224 Business Rules. The GWA business rules set the stage for ultimately phasing out the SF-224 report over the next several years and replacing it with the Partial SF224 report. The new GWA Business Rules dictate how specific activity is to be excluded from SF224 reporting as the U.S. Treasury systems are modified in the future. When agencies can finally report cash activity by the Business Event Type Codes (BETC), the agencies will report only non-BETC-coded cash activity and cash reclassifications using the Partial SF224 report.

The U.S. Treasury will be implementing the BETC for federal agencies to use to identify and report specific information about cash receipt and disbursement transactions in lieu of that provided by the SF224 report. The BETC is being implemented by the U.S. Treasury during the next few years for IPAC (collections and payments), Cashlink II (collections), Electronic Certification System (payments), and the Treasury Disbursement Office (TDO) systems.

Agency financial systems will be modified so that the BETC code can be specified for all cash transactions. The evolution of the BETC drives the need for agency financial systems in the short term to be configurable so as to identify those interfaces (IPAC, CA$HLINK, TDO Payments) when they are modified to pass BETC with the associated cash activity to the U.S. Treasury.

Note. The Partial 224 report will not be available for use until the U.S. Treasury implements BETC.

Contact the U.S. Treasury Financial Management Service (FMS) for its schedule for implementation of the BETC. Until such time as the BETC is implemented by the FMS, you must continue to produce the full SF224 - Statement of Cash Transactions report.

See Also

Defining, Generating, Creating, and Printing SF224, SF1219, and SF1220 Reports

(USF) Setting Up Agency Location Codes

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPages Used to Reclassify Accounting Entries and Items

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Definition Name

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Reclassify AR accounting entries

PAR224_ARENTRIES

Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Reclassify AR Entries

Change the fund associated with posted accounting entries. You can reclassify the entire stream of the transaction. The reclassification entries are recorded in the PS_ITEM_DST table with a sequence number starting from 600.

Reclassify Direct Journal Entries

PAR224_DIRJRNL

Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Reclassify Direct Jrnl Entries

Identify accounting entries for direct journals and reclassify the entries to correct the fund. The reclassification entries are recorded in the PS_PAY_MISC_DST table with a line number starting from 600.

Transfer Selection

PAR224_TRANSFER

Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Reclassify Open Item

Create a new worksheet or add items to a transfer worksheet.

Worksheet1

TRN_WORKSHEET1

Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Reclassify Open Item, Worksheet 1

Select the items to transfer.

Worksheet2

TRN_WORKSHEET2

Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Reclassify Open Item, Worksheet 2

Override the default receivable distribution code.

Transfer Action

TRN_ACTION

Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Reclassify Open Item, Transfer Action

Select a posting action for a worksheet. Also use this page to delete a worksheet, create accounting entries online for the worksheets, or to delete accounting entries.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicReclassifying Receivables Accounting Entries

Access the Reclassify AR accounting entries Page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Reclassify AR Entries.)

Item Search

Click to display the accounting lines that match the entered business unit, item ID, customer ID, fund code, and accounting date.

Selection Criteria

Select the types of entries to display in the Accounting Lines area. the values are All Entries and Reclassification Entries.

Update

Click to generate new accounting entries for the selected accounting lines after you have entered the appropriate fund code and accounting date.

The system generates reversal entries for the selected accounting lines and creates new accounting entries with the following attributes:

  • The fund code and accounting date are changed to the specified values.

  • The distribution sequence number begins at 600.

  • The value in the Distribution Status field changes to N if the value in the selected rows is N or D.

    For distribution status I in the selected rows, the value remains the same.

  • The entry event process status is updated to N.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicReclassifying Direct Journal Accounting Entries

Access the Reclassify Direct Journal Entries page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Reclassify Direct Jrnl Entries.)

Search

Click to display the accounting lines that match the entered deposit unit, payment sequence, fund code, and accounting date.

Selection Criteria

Select the types of entries to display in the Accounting Lines area. the values are All Entries and Reclassification Entries.

Update

Click to generate new accounting entries for the selected accounting lines after you have entered the appropriate fund code and accounting date.

The system generates reversal entries for the selected accounting lines and creates new accounting entries with the following attributes:

  • The fund code and accounting date are changed to the specified values.

  • The distribution sequence number begins at 600.

  • The value in the Distribution Status field changes to N if the value in the selected rows is N or D.

    For distribution status I in the selected rows, the value remains the same.

  • The entry event process status is updated to N.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicReclassifying Open Receivables Items

This section discusses how to:

Building a Transfer Worksheet for Reclassifying Receivables Items

Access the Transfer Selection page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Reclassify Open Item.)

Enter your customer and reference selection criteria.

Build

Click to build a worksheet that reclassifies an open item.

See Building a Customer or Business Unit Transfer Worksheet.

Reclassifying Open Receivables Items

Access the Worksheet1 page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Reclassify Open Item, Worksheet 1.)

Sel (select)

Select the items to reclassify.

Modifying the Distribution Code

Access the Worksheet2 page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Reclassify Open Item, Worksheet 2.)

Dist ID AR (receivables distribution code)

Override the default distribution code that was assigned to the business unit. For reclassification, use the RECLASSIFY distribution code.

See Modifying Item Information.

Choosing an Action for a Receivables Reclassification Worksheet

Access the Transfer Action page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Reclassify Open Item, Transfer Action.)

See Selecting a Transfer Worksheet Action.

Click to jump to parent topic(USF) Tracking Memo Status Changes

This section provides an overview of the track memo status changes process, lists prerequisites, and discusses how to:

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUnderstanding the Track Memo Status Changes Process

The DMS requires you to maintain account information about individual accounts receivable. To support this requirement, PeopleSoft Receivables enables you to track multiple statuses for a receivable item.

This involves:

Two tables are required to use the track memo changes:

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPrerequisites

Before tracking memo status:

See Also

(USF) Setting Up Memo Status Codes

Defining Receivables Installation Options

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPages Used to Track Memo Status Changes

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Definition Name

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View/Update Item Details - Detail 2

ITEM_MAINTAIN_2

Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Item Information, View/Update Item Details, Detail 2

Check an item's current memo status.

Memo Status Changes

MEMO_STATUS_SEC

Click the Detail button on the View/Update Item Details - Detail 2 page.

Add and maintain a history of memo status code changes.

Memo Status Changes (report)

RUN_AR34006

Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Item Information, Memo Status Change Report, Memo Status Changes

Generate the Memo Status Changes report (AR34006). Use the report to see the history of memo status changes by item.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicChecking an Item's Current Memo Status

Access View/Update Item Details - Detail 2 page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Item Information, View/Update Item Details, Detail 2.)

Memo Status Code

Displays the current memo status for the item. This field appears only if you have enabled this feature on the Installation Options - Receivables page.

Detail

Click to access the Memo Status Changes page, where you can review a history of status changes for the item and add a status change as needed.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicChanging an Item's Memo Status

Access the Memo Status Changes page. (Click the Detail button on the View/Update Item Details - Detail 2 page. )

Change an item's memo status by adding a new row to the Memo Status Changes grid.

Date Assigned

Enter the date of the status change.

Memo Status

Select from any memo status codes that you have defined or one of the following PeopleSoft-delivered memo status codes:

FOREBEAR: In forbearance or appeal.

GARNISH: In wage garnishment.

RESCHEDULE: Rescheduled.

WAIVE: Waiver or unwaived.

ELGBOFF: Eligible for Treasury offset.

REFOFF: Referred to Treasury for offset.

ELGBINT: Eligible for internal offset.

ELGBCROSS: Eligible for cross-servicing.

REFCROSS: Referred for cross-servicing.

REFCOLL: Referred to private collection.

REFJUST: Referred to Department of Justice.

OFFSET: Offset.

SUSPENDED: Suspended.

COMPROMISE: Compromised.

WRITEOFF: Written-off.

CLOSEOUT: Closed out.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicRunning the Memo Status Changes Report

Access the Memo Status Changes (report) page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Customer Accounts, Item Information, Memo Status Change Report, Memo Status Changes.)

You can specify a date range for the report, a specific business unit, a customer ID, and whether to include closed items on the report. If you specify a date range, the report includes only items with a memo status change within the specified date range.

Click to jump to parent topicWriting Off by ChartFields

This section provides an overview of the Write-Offs By ChartField Application Engine process (AR_WOBYCF) and discusses how to run the Write-Offs by ChartField process.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUnderstanding the Write-Offs By ChartField Application Engine Process

The Write-Offs By ChartFields process searches for items that contain distribution lines with ChartField values that match the selection criteria that you enter on the run control. Run this process to close out a specific ChartField, such as a Fund. If all the distribution lines for an item qualify, the process assigns the entire open amount of the items to a pending group and sets the posting action to Batch Standard. The next time you run the Receivable Update process, the process writes off the items and closes the group. If the qualifying distribution lines for an item make up only a portion of the open amount, the Write Off by ChartField process assigns the remaining balance of the items to a maintenance worksheet. You must access the maintenance worksheet and decide how to write off the item.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPage Used to Write Off by ChartField

Page Name

Definition Name

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Usage

Write-Offs By ChartField

AR_WOBYCF_REQ

Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Automatic Maintenance, Write-Offs by Chartfield, Write Offs By ChartField

Enter ChartField selection criteria to select items to write off by running the Write Off by ChartField process.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicRunning the Write-Offs By ChartField Process

Access the Write-Offs By ChartField page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Receivables Maintenance, Automatic Maintenance, Write-Offs by Chartfield, Write Offs By ChartField.)

Select a business unit and customer to process. You can process only one business unit at a time. The system uses the setID for the business unit to provide prompt values for the customer and the write-off reason.

Write-off Reason

Enter an entry reason that the process assigns to the write-off items that it creates.

Field Name

Select the ChartField values that you want to select in the ChartField value fields.

ChartField Value and ChartField TO Value

Select the range of ChartField values that are in the distribution lines for the items that you want to write off.

Click to jump to parent topicTreasury Report on Receivables (TROR) and Debt Collection Activities

This section provides an overview of the Treasury Report on Receivables (TROR) and Debt Collection Activities, and describes how to:

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUnderstanding TROR and Debt Collection Activities

The Treasury Report on Receivables and Debt Collection Activities is the U.S. Department of Treasury's means for periodically collecting data on the status and condition of the federal government's nontax department portfolio in accordance with the requirements of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 and the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA).

This report creates a form used by the U.S. Department of Treasury to collect data on the status and condition of the federal government's non-tax debt portfolio. This report is used if an agency has debts but is pursuing them through collection. The Department of Treasury shares the information in this report with other government agencies, some private sector organizations, and the public.

Process Flow

 

  1. Set up the following:

  2. Assign an entity code and receivable type to an item in one of the following places:

  3. Post pending items by running the Receivable Update process.

  4. Assign a delinquency code on the Item Delinquency page to items whose amounts you want to include in various report lines.

  5. Access Treasury Report on Receivables, enter report parameters, and run the report.

  6. View the XML and PDF report output in the Report Manager.

Setup Procedures

You must perform these setup procedures prior to setting up and updating one or more TROR templates:

Note. You can also set up user-defined customer types.

TROR Template

The TROR Template provides you with the flexibility to set up one or more effective dated report templates. There are two ways to add a TROR Template:

  1. Access the Add a Report Template page (Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, Product Related, Receivables, TROR Report, Add Report Template) to define a new report template name and version. Next, access the Update Report Template page (Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, Product Related, Receivables, TROR Report, Update Report Template) to search for the template that you just added and set up the characteristics of each system-defined line, which is associated with a system-defined part and section.

  2. Access the Update Report Template search page (Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, Product Related, Receivables, TROR Report, Update Report Template) to search for an existing template. Click the Copy Template icon on the Report on Receivables Setup page to display the Report on Receivables Template Copy page. You can select a new setID and enter a new template name on this page. The version is display only and is controlled by the system defined version control table. For example, user can create a new template using sample template TRORV1 under SetID SHARE, report version 2007.01, if wish to reuse the set up data for the sample template.

    Once the new template has been copied, you can return to the Update Report Template search page and search for the new template that you just created. You can modify the characteristics of this template as needed.

Use the TROR template to select data that you want to appear on the TROR report. The template enables the inclusion and exclusion of receivables based on the setup. This means that item entry use Id's can be included or excluded from certain lines in the report, as well as item delinquency codes.

The report version system data controls the output and template structure. Lines cannot be added or deleted to a template by the end user. The end user can set up a new template for a report using the system-defined version of the report. The system-defined version of the report cannot be modified. This ensures that the generated report is current and complies with the output specifications of the US Treasury.

When a newer version of the report is released by the US Treasury in the future, the system data and report output will be updated using the support development process.

The TROR template consists of these categories.

Since the TROR uses setup data defined specific to your implementation of Receivables, the process of establishing a new template with selection and exclusion criteria can be an involved process. To expedite the setup process, a sample template is delivered as demo data. The sample template can be copied and used as a starting point to create a template for your implementation.

Entity Code Setup

You set up reporting entity codes (Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, Product Related, Receivables, Options, Reporting Entity Code) to represent the government agencies and divisions for which the Treasury Report on Receivables is submitted.

Setting up an entity code enables you to set up report behavior and map Receivable business units to the entity code. You select a TROR reporting template for an entity code. When you run the report, this template is applied based on the setID and entity code that you select on the Preparer run control page. You select the receivable types that can be applied to a report, and select only one of these receivable type options to apply to the specific report you are running.

You select business units for the entity code. When you select a setID on the Preparer run control page, it determines which entity codes are available for selection, which in turn determines the business units and associated data that are selected to the Treasury Report on Receivables that you generate. There is an edit on the Reporting Entity Code page that verifies that the business units you select on the Reporting Entity Code page have the same setID as the setID the entity code that you are setting up.

Treasury Report on Receivables Run Control

Users run the Treasury Report on Receivables by entering the entity code on which to report. Users select the range of periods to include in the processing on the Treasury Report on Receivables run control Preparer's page. When the entity code is set up, the system verifies that all selected business units have the same calendar id to ensure that the selected period range is valid. The beginning and ending dates for generating the report are determined by the begin date of the From Period and the ending date of the To Period.

The report output can be viewed in a pdf format.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicAdding a TROR Template

Access the Add Report Template page (Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, Product Related, Receivables, TROR Report).

SetID

Select the SetID that applies to your organization.

Template Name

Assign an identifiable name for this TROR template.

Report Version

Select the version of this report. This number represents the most current report version and is derived from the version control record (AR_RPT_VERSION), which is delivered as system data.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUpdating a TROR Template

Access the Report on Receivables Setup page (Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, Product Related, Receivables, TROR Report, Update Report Template).

SetID, Template Name, Report Version

These values displayed based on the values selected on the Update Report Template search page.

Effective Date

Select the date from which this report template setup is applicable.

Status

Select whether the data on this report template is an Active or Inactive.

Note. You can modify the information on this template as of a selected effective date by clicking the + icon, changing the effective data and making that date active.

Description

Enter a description of this template.

Basis Date for Aging

Select either the Due Date, which is the due date assigned to an item, or the As of Date of an item.

Customer Type

Customer Types are defined based on your implementation setup.

You can select a specific type of customer to exclude from this report or you can leave the field blank to include all customer types in the report.

If you want to exclude more than one customer type, you can click the + icon to the right of the Customer Type field and select another customer type to exclude from the report. You can continue to add the customer types that you want to exclude using the + icon.

Report Setup

Click the Report Setup arrow to display the Report Setup and Line Setup group boxes.

The Report Setup group box consists of a consecutive series of Parts, Sections, and Lines along with their descriptions.

When you click View All on the right side of the Report Setup header row, you can display all of the Report Setup and Line Setup for each part, section and line of the report.

Line Setup

Name indicates the name of the part, section, and line that will be printed on the report.

To define the Line Setup, you can select from these options (some of which are active or inactive due to your selection):

  • Date Criteria - Date Criteria applies to the selection of items in the line in relation to the fiscal year and accounting period provided on the run control.

    Some lines in the report are not controlled by the date criteria due to the aging of receivables. In these cases the date criteria will not have an impact on the selection of receivables for this line. These are the options for date criteria:

    • None

    • Previous Fiscal Year

    • Reported Accounting Period

    • Reported Fiscal Year

  • Display Count check box - Indicates that the count of items selected for this line will be displayed on the report. This check box is selected during system setup and cannot be accessed by the user.

  • Display Amount check box - Indicates that the amount will display on the report. This check box is selected in the system data and cannot be accessed by the user.

  • Select Entry Use Ids check box – Select this check box to enable users to select one or more Entry Use Ids for the line on the report. If selected, you must define at least one entry use ID.

  • Exclude Entry Use ID check box – Select this check box to enable users to exclude specific entry use id's for the line on the report. If selected, you must define at least one entry use ID.

  • Select Delinquency Code check box - Select this check box to enable users to select delinquency codes for the report. When selected, the user must define at least one delinquency code.

  • Exclude Delinquency Code check box - Select this check box to enable users to exclude selected delinquency codes for the report. When selected, the user must define at least one delinquency code to be excluded.

  • Calculation check box – This check box is selected to enable the system to use results from other lines in the report to calculate the output. If this check box is selected, the Date Criteria value has no impact since no items are selected; only the results from other lines are calculated. This check box is selected in the system data and cannot be changed by the user. The selected Calculation check box enables you to select the Parts, Sections, Line Numbers, and Operations to use to perform the calculation.

  • Include in Footnotes check box - This check box is selected to indicate that the items selected based on the criteria will be printed at the end of the report as footnotes. This check box is selected in the system data and cannot be changed by the user.

For example, to define the line setup for:

Part I Name: Status of Receivables

Section A Name: Receivables and Collections

Line 4A Name: (A) At Agency (-)

You can select from these options:

  • Date Criteria

    Same choices as Line 4.

  • Display Count check box

  • Display Amount check box

  • Select Entry Use Ids check box selected

  • System Function ID – WS-01 –

  • Description – Pay an Item

  • Entry Type –PY – A payment would be considered a collection.

  • Entry Reason - The entry reason can be left blank which allows all payments to be selected.

  • Exclude Entry Use ID check box will be grayed out since the option to select entry use ids are already selected.

  • Select Delinquency Code check box is enabled.

  • Delinquency Code – AGN (At Agency) will select receivables that have a delinquency code of AGN.

  • Exclude Delinquency Code check box not be enabled since the option to select Agency Codes is enabled.

  • Calculation check box will not be enabled based on report version control data.

  • Include in Footnotes check box not be enabled based on report version control data.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicSetting Up the Reporting Entity Code

Access the Reporting Entity Code page (Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, Product Related, Receivables, Options, Reporting Entity Code, Reporting Entity Code).

Entity Code

Enter the entity code for the reporting entity that you want to define. The first two digits identify the agency, the next two digits identify the bureau, and the remaining digits identify the entity.

Reporting Template

Select the TROR reporting template to use when generating the Treasury Report On Receivables based on the selection of this reporting entity code.

Default Delinquency Code

Select the delinquency code that you prefer as the default value for new receivables.

Exclude Prepaid Items

Select this check box if you want to exclude prepaid items on the Treasury Report on Receivables for this reporting entity code.

Receivable Types

Select the Receivable Types that identify a receivable as Administrative, Default Guaranteed Loans, and Direct Loans. The receivable type can be defined as any value in the system and is mapped from this entity code to the receivable type on the TROR.

Note. Only one Receivable Type appears on a given report.

Calendar ID

Select the calendar that you want to apply to the generation of data for the Treasury Report on Receivables report. The calendar ID that you select for the entity code determines the fiscal year and accounting periods that appear on the report.

Included AR Business Units

Select any business units that you want to include in the processing of the data for the Receivable Due From the Public report. An error message will display If the calendar ID for the selected business unit does not match the calendar ID selected for this reporting entity code.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicGenerating the Treasury Report on Receivables

Access the Preparer run control page (Accounts Receivable, Receivables Update, Posting Results - Upd Pend Item (update pending items), Treasury Report on Receivables).

SetID

Select the SetID that is associated with the entity code selected for this report.

Entity Code

Select the reporting entity code that will be included in this report. The selected entity code contains the TROR template to be used for this report and all business units defined for this entity.

Receivable Type

Select the Receivable Type to apply to this report. The possible Receivable Types for this entity are set up on the Reporting Entity Code page.

Fiscal Year

Select the fiscal year to apply to this report. The fiscal year that you select is based on the Calendar ID setup for the selected entity code.

Accounting Period From, Accounting Period To

Enter the accounting period range that you want to include in this report.

Preparer's Information

Enter the name, phone number, fax number, and email address of the preparer depending on the information that is available.

Supervisor Information

Enter the name, phone number, fax number, and email address of the preparer's supervisor depending on the information that is available.

Access the Address tab.

Enter the Address Information for the entity associated with this report.

Access the Debt Disposition tab.

PCA (private collection agency) Debt Disposition, Amount

Enter the number and amount of written-off delinquent debts that are still being pursued by the U. S. Department of Treasury or a private collection agency.

TXS (treasury or debt collection center) Debt Disposition, Amount

Enter the number and amount of written-off delinquent debts that are still being pursued by the U. S. Department of Treasury or a designated debt collection center.

TOP (treasury for offset) Debt Disposition, Amount

Enter the number and amount of written-off delinquent debts that are still being pursued by the U. S. Department of Treasury for offset.

OTH (other) Debt Disposition, Amount

Enter the number and amount of written-off delinquent debts that are still being pursued by means other than those listed.

IRS 1099-C Submitted Number, Amount

Enter the number and amount of written-off delinquent debts that have been reported to the IRS on Form 1099-C.

IRS Not Reported 1099-C Number, Amount

Enter the number and amount of written-off delinquent debts that have been not been reported to the IRS on Form 1099-C.

Footnote

This field does not print to the Treasury Report on Receivables.

Click the Run button.

The Process Scheduler Request page is displayed:

Select AR_TROR_XML to display this report in an XML format.

Select OK to return to run control page.

Click the Report Manager link.

Select the Administration tab.

Search for the Process Instance that created the report and view the PDF report.

Click to jump to parent topicGenerating the 1099-C Report

This section provides an overview of 1099-C report generation, lists prerequisites, and discusses how to run 1099-C report.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUnderstanding 1099-C Report Generation

The 1099-C form for Cancellation of Debt is required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the United States to summarize how much debt has been written off for a specific customer.

To generate the 1099-C form:

  1. Run the Receivables 1099-C SQR process (AR20006), which supplies data to the 1099C_CUST_DATA table. Then run the 1099-C Crystal (AR20006) report to display the formatted 1009-C.

    The report displays the dollar value of debt that has been written off and identifies the portion of the debt that the agency is pursuing in collection action. Line 1 of this section displays the number and dollar amount of receivables that have been written off and not closed out. Line 2 displays debts that are written off and are closed out.

  2. Run the Receivables 1099-C Crystal report process (AR20006) to print the 1099-C form for Cancellation of Debt.

You can run each step separately or select the Produce 1099C multiprocess job (1099C) that runs both the Receivables 1099-C SQR process and prints the 1099-C form in one step.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPrerequisites

To generate the 1099-C report, enable this feature by selecting the 1099-C Forms check box on the Receivables Installation Options page.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPage Used to Generate the 1099-C Report

Page Name

Definition Name

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Usage

Receivables 1099-c (report)

RUN_AR20006

Accounts Receivable, Receivables Update, Posting Results - Upd Pending Items, Receivables 1099-c Report, Receivables 1099-c

Enter run parameters for the 1099-C report (AR20006). Use this report to create a completed 1099-C, Cancellation of Debt form.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicRunning the 1099-C Report

Access the Receivables 1099-c page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Receivables Update, Posting Results - Upd Pending Items, Receivables 1099-c Report, Receivables 1099-c.)

Select the setID, control ID, and from and to dates for the report. You can also run the report for a specific business unit or customer ID.

Control ID

Select the code that identifies which government reporting entity to use. The system generates a different IRS report for each control ID.

Click to jump to parent topic(USF) Creating Federal Customer Statements

This section provides an overview of federal customer statements, lists prerequisites, and discusses how to generate federal customer statements.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUnderstanding Federal Customer Statements

The Federal Customer Statements report is used internally by the federal government to track agreements between federal government agencies. This feature gathers information from the PeopleSoft General Ledger, PeopleSoft Receivables, and PeopleSoft Contracts systems to produce the Federal Customer Statements report.

To create federal statements, run the Federal Customer Statements multiprocess job (ARSTFED), which includes:

If a customer has reimbursable activity and nonreimbursable activity, the report displays summary totals for both.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPrerequisites

Before creating federal customer statements:

  1. Enable the Federal Customer feature on the General Info page for the customer.

  2. Enable the Federal Reimbursable Agreement feature on the Installation Options - Contracts page.

  3. Set up the account mappings on the Reimbursable Agreement Account page.

Note. If you do not have PeopleSoft General Ledger or PeopleSoft Contracts installed on your system, disable the products on the Installed Products page to ensure that the reports show correct information.

See Also

Adding Customer Names and Levels and Assigning Roles

Defining Contracts Installation Options

Setting Up Federal Reimbursable Agreement Accounts in General Ledger

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPage Used to Create Federal Customer Statements

Page Name

Definition Name

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Usage

Create Federal Statements

FEDERAL_CUST_STMT

Accounts Receivable, Customer Interactions, Statements, Create Federal Statements, Create Federal Statements

Enter the run control parameters for the Federal Customer Statements multiprocess job that creates federal customer statements.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicGenerating Federal Customer Statements

Access the Create Federal Statements page. (Select Accounts Receivable, Customer Interactions, Statements, Create Federal Statements, Create Federal Statements.)

Unit

Enter a business unit to create statements for all customers with transactions in a specific business unit. If you leave this field blank, a default business unit will automatically appear in the field.

From Date and To Date

Enter a date range for the accounting date of items that are included in the statement activity. The dates determine the fiscal year and accounting periods used to select information from PeopleSoft General Ledger.

SetID

Select a setID or accept the default setID. If you leave this field blank, a default setID will automatically appear in the field.

Customer

Enter only a customer ID to create statements for the specified customer. If you select a customer who is part of a correspondence group, the system addresses the statement to the correspondence customer, but includes only the specified customer's information.

Correspondence Customer

Enter only the customer ID for a correspondence customer to create statements for all customers in the correspondence group.

Project

Optionally, enter a project ID that is associated with a reimbursable agreement to include information only for customers that have reimbursable activity for that project.

Provide more than one parameter to tailor statements even further. The following table describes the results of combining different parameters. It assumes that a parameter in the left column is combined with one or more parameters to the right of that parameter:

Parameter

SetID

Business Unit

Customer ID

Business Unit

One statement for each correspondence customer in the business unit.

Not applicable (NA)

NA

Customer ID

A single statement for the customer. If the customer is part of a correspondence customer group, the process addresses the statement to the correspondence customer but includes only items that are for the specified customer.

A single statement for the customer, containing only items in the business unit. If the customer is part of a correspondence customer group, the process addresses the statement to the correspondence customer but includes only items for the specified customer.

NA

Correspondence Customer

A single statement, for the correspondence customer, containing items for all customers in the correspondence group.

A single statement for the correspondence customer, containing items in the business unit for all customers in the correspondence group.

A single statement that is addressed to the correspondence customer, containing only items for the specified customer.