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Several JD Edwards World programs access functional servers. The purpose of functional servers is to provide a central location for standard business rules about entering documents, such as vouchers, invoices, and journal entries. These business rules establish the following:
Data dictionary default values
Field edits and valid values
Error processing
Relationships between fields or applications
The advantages of a functional server are:
It reduces maintenance of entry programs because edit rules reside in one central location.
You can standardize documents across all applications because you create them using the same business rules.
The user interface (appearance and interaction) of a screen is now generally separate from how a program works.
To set up business rules for an entry program you must:
Create a DREAM Writer version for a specific functional server program. For example, create a DREAM Writer version for XT0411Z1 for voucher entry.
Set the processing options within the version according to your company requirements.
Specify the version you want the entry program to use in the processing options for that entry program.
You can have all your entry programs use the same DREAM Writer version and thus, use the same rules or you can set up different DREAM Writer versions. JD Edwards World provides DREAM Writer version ZJDE0001 as the default functional server version for your entry programs.
Caution:
Only the person responsible for system-wide setup should make changes to the functional server version. For more information about setting up DREAM Writer versions, see Work with DREAM Writer the JD Edwards World Technical Foundation Guide.The following programs use the voucher processing functional server. JD Edwards World provides two demo versions of the functional server, ZJDE0001 and ZJDE0002.
Speed Voucher Entry (P040015)
Standard Voucher Entry (P04105)
Void Payment Entry (P4704103)
Credit Tied to Debit Bill (P041010)
Multi-Voucher (P041017)
Calculate Withholding (P04580)