Running the Voucher Build Process and Reviewing Messages

This section lists common elements and discusses how to run the Voucher Build process, review process messages, and review vouchers with errors.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Voucher Build Page

VCHR_BATCH_RQST

Create a run control and request a run of the Voucher Build process.

Process Messages Page

VCHR_EDIT_REQUEST3

Monitor a voucher build processing run.

Build Errors Page

VCHR_EDIT_REQUEST4

Review a log of any voucher errors that occur during a voucher build processing run. Link to pages where you can view error details and correct errors. Errors that are logged include both pre-edit errors and recycled vouchers.

Field or Control

Description

Request ID and Description

Identifies the current run of the run control.

Use the Voucher Build page (VCHR_BATCH_RQST) to create a run control and request a run of the Voucher Build process.

Navigation:

Accounts Payable > Batch Processes > Vouchers > Voucher Build > Voucher Build

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Voucher Build page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Voucher Build page

Run Control Options

Field or Control

Description

From Date and To Date

Enter dates to have the Voucher Build process select vouchers for which invoices are dated within the specified range.

Assign Invoice ID

Select to have the Voucher Build process assign an invoice ID to vouchers that were built from voucher sources that have no invoice ID or an invoice ID value of NEXT. The process assigns the voucher ID as the invoice ID.

Note: You must select this option when the Invoice ID field on Lease Administration invoices is blank to prevent the Voucher Build process from having build errors.

Assign Invoice Date

Select to have the Voucher Build process assign the current date as the invoice date to vouchers that are built from voucher sources that have no invoice date.

Process Option

Select the level at which to process vouchers. Depending on the option that you select, different fields become available in the Selection Parameters group box. Values are:

Business Unit: The system processes vouchers that belong to the business unit that you enter in Selection Parameters.

Process All Units: The system processes all business units. No fields are available in Selection Parameters.

Process Contract: The system processes vouchers that belong to the contract ID that you enter in Selection Parameters. You must also enter a business unit.

Process Group: The system processes vouchers that belong to the control group ID that you enter in Selection Parameters. You must also enter a business unit.

Process Origin: The system processes vouchers that belong to the origin that you enter in Selection Parameters. You must also enter a SetID.

Process Supplier: The system processes vouchers that belong to the supplier ID that you enter in Selection Parameters. You must also enter a business unit.

Process Voucher: The system processes the voucher with the voucher ID that you enter in Selection Parameters. You must also enter a business unit. This value is valid only for quick invoices and transactions in the online voucher tables. This value does not appear if you have selected a Voucher Edit Source of All.

Voucher Sources

Select the status of the sources that you want to process. Values are:

All (Unrestricted): Both new and recycled vouchers.

Errors/Staged Vouchers: Only vouchers that have pre-edit errors from prior Voucher Build process runs or that were staged for review during a prior run.

New Voucher Data: New transactions from selected interface sources.

Payment Request: Payment requests created by Requesters.

Recycled Vouchers: Recycled vouchers in the online voucher tables.

Voucher Maintenance: Vouchers that have been modified using the Voucher Maintenance component.

Voucher Mass Maintenance: Vouchers that have been modified using the Voucher Mass Maintenance component.

Interfaces

Field or Control

Description

Voucher Build Interfaces

Select a source from which to create vouchers. Values are:

All Interfaces: All sources.

Asset Lease Payments: PeopleSoft Asset Management lease payments.

Billing Vouchers: Source transactions that are created through the Billing Generate AP Vouchers SQR process (BIGNAP01).

Consignment Inventory: Consignment inventory source transactions.

Contracts: Source transactions that are created through the Purchasing voucher contracts functionality.

Custom: Voucher EIP source transactions from customized external interfaces. This value is delivered as inactive and must be activated to appear.

Debit Memo from Matching: Source transactions that are created from the Matching process.

Document Management Interface: Transactions created from third party integration imaging solution.

EDI: EDI source transactions.

Evaluated Receipts (ERS): ERS source transactions.

Lease Payments: Lease Administration lease payment transactions.

Pay/Bill Management: Contractors' payable time transactions from Pay/Bill Management.

Payment Request: Created by Requesters.

Payroll Interface: Voucher EIP source transactions from Payroll.

Procurement Card: Procurement card source transactions from Purchasing.

Quick Invoice: Quick invoice entry source transactions. The system considers summary invoices as quick invoices after they are saved.

Receivables Customer Refunds: Refund source transactions that are created in Receivables.

Return to Vendor: RTV source transactions.

Self Service Invoices: Self-service invoice transactions from eSettlements.

Services Procurement: Services Procurement transactions.

Student Administration: Voucher EIP source transactions from Student Administration.

Vendor Rebates/Claimbacks: Voucher source transactions and claim vendor rebate transactions from Purchasing, and indirectly from Receivables.

XML Invoice: Spreadsheet vouchers and XML invoices that are interfaced using the EM_VOUCHER_IN application message definition or the SelfServiceInvoice web service.

See Understanding Third Party Imaging Solution Integration with PeopleSoft Accounts Payable and eSettlements

Note: The Document Management Interface option is available only if a third party integration is enabled on the Installation Options – Payables page.

Publish Voucher Messages

Select to publish the voucher message in XML format when the Voucher Build process successfully creates the voucher and the data exists in the PS_VOUCHER table. The outbound AP_VCHR_MESSAGE_OUT EIP application message or the VoucherOut web service dispatches the voucher information to a predefined location that the supplier can access to retrieve their voucher information.

See PeopleSoft Integration Point Catalogue

See PeopleTools: Integration Broker

Contract Voucher Action

This field is enabled when you select All Interfaces or Contracts in Voucher Build Interfaces. The default is to stage contract vouchers. Values are:

Build Voucher: Create vouchers for all contracts that are processed and successfully pass all Voucher Build process editing requirements.

Stage Voucher: Stage all contract vouchers that have been created in the pre-edit step of the Voucher Build process in the quick invoice entry tables for user review. Before you can run the voucher edit step of the Voucher Build process for these vouchers, you must release them by reviewing them in the Quick Invoice Entry component, modifying them as needed, and setting their build status to To Build.

Important! You can specify up to a maximum of 27 business units to run in a single run control; to process more than 27 business units, create additional run controls. You can process multiple run controls concurrently.

After saving the run control, editing the business units (such as deleting business units and adding new business units) may cause display issues. Click the Refresh button or quit the page and access it again to avoid this display issue.

Use the Process Messages page (VCHR_EDIT_REQUEST3) to monitor a voucher build processing run.

Navigation:

Accounts Payable > Batch Processes > Vouchers > Voucher Build > Process Messages

Review the messages that the Voucher Build process produces. These are the same messages that appear in the Process Monitor.

The Request Status group box shows the current status of the request. A process instance number appears after you run the request. The Details group box shows the time, severity, and text of the message. Click Refresh Log to display the messages that the run generated.

Use the Build Errors page (VCHR_EDIT_REQUEST4) to review a log of any voucher errors that occur during a voucher build processing run.

Link to pages where you can view error details and correct errors. Errors that are logged include both pre-edit errors and recycled vouchers.

Navigation:

Accounts Payable > Batch Processes > Vouchers > Voucher Build > Build Errors

Field or Control

Description

Refresh Log

Click to display the messages that the run generated.

When you run the Voucher Build process for all business units, if there are any vouchers in stage that have invalid business units, the Vouchers in Stage with Invalid Business Unit grid will appear and show all vouchers with an invalid business unit.

Field or Control

Description

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Click this icon to delete individual vouchers. The deleted row will be removed from staging table after clicking save.

Delete All

Click this button to delete all returned rows from the staging table. After delete, this grid will become invisible.

Field or Control

Description

Examine Error Messages

Click the Examine Error Messages button to access the Voucher Build Error Detail page, where you can view Voucher Build process error details for the voucher and transfer to the appropriate error correction component:

  • Quick Invoice Entry component for vouchers with pre-edit errors.

  • Voucher component for vouchers in recycle status.

Correct Errors

Click the Correct Errors button to access the appropriate error correction component directly.