Chapter 2: Establishing Dispute Reason Codes (WDSR)

Purpose: Use the Work with Dispute Reason screen to establish reasons for customer invoice disputes.

Dispute reasons are codes that identify why an A/R customer refuses to pay for an invoice. You must establish at least one dispute reason code before an amount can be disputed through the Change A/R Open Item Screen.

In this chapter:

Work with Dispute Reason Screen

Create Dispute Reason Code Screen

Change Dispute Reason Screen

Display Dispute Reason Screen

Work with Dispute Reason Screen

How to display this screen: Select the Work with Dispute Reason option from the menu or enter WDSR in the Fast path field on any menu.

ACR0069 DISPLAY Work with Dispute Reason 1/31/95 8:56:49

Mail Order Company

Opt Rsn Description

Type options, press Enter.

2=Change 4=Delete 5=Display

AA OVERCHARGED

01 DAMAGED PRODUCT

02 SHOULD HAVE HAD DISCOUNT

F3=Exit F6=Create F12=Cancel F21=Print list

F24=Select company

Field

Description

Rsn (Reason)

A code that identifies the reason a customer is disputing a charge.

Alphanumeric, 2-positions; optional.

Description

Text that describes the reason code.

Note: Your entry must be an exact match to an existing dispute reason code description.

Alphanumeric, 30-positions; optional.

Screen Option

Procedure

Create a dispute reason code

Press F6 to advance to the Create Dispute Reason Code Screen.

Change a dispute reason code

Enter 2 next to a code to advance to the Change Dispute Reason Screen.

Delete a dispute reason code

Enter 4 next to a code to delete it.

Display a dispute reason code

Enter 5 next to a code to advance to the Display Dispute Reason Screen.

Create Dispute Reason Code Screen

Purpose: Use this screen to create dispute reason codes.

How to display this screen: Press F6 at the Work with Dispute Reason Screen.

ACR0066 ENTER Create Dispute Reason 1/31/95 9:54:51

Mail Order Company

Dispute reason code .

Description . . . . .

F3=Exit F12=Cancel

Field

Description

Dispute reason code

A code that represents the reason a customer is disputing an invoice.

Alphanumeric, 2 positions.

Create screen: required.

Change screen: display-only.

Description

Text that describes a dispute reason code.

Alphanumeric, 30 positions; required.

Change Dispute Reason Screen

To change: Enter 2 next to a code to advance to the Change Dispute Reason screen. See Create Dispute Reason Code Screen for field descriptions.

Display Dispute Reason Screen

To display: Enter 5 next to a code to advance to the Display Dispute Reason screen. You cannot update any information on this screen. See Create Dispute Reason Code Screen for field descriptions.

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