Specifying Bill Search Criteria and Sorting Bill Search Results

This topic discusses how to define Bill Search criteria and sort Bill Search results.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Bills Not Invoiced - Bill Search Page

BI_BILL_SEARCH

Search the system for any bill not invoiced that satisfies a unique set of parameters that you provide.

Lines Not Invoiced Page

BI_LINE_SEARCH

Search the system for any bill line not yet invoiced that satisfies a unique set of parameters that you provide.

Bills Invoiced - Bill Search Page

BI_BILL_SEARCH_INQ

Search for any invoiced bills and select bills for reprint.

Lines Invoiced - Bill Line Search Page

BI_LINE_SEARCH_INQ

Search for any invoiced bill lines.

Use the Bills Not Invoiced - Bill Search page (BI_BILL_SEARCH) to search the system for any bill not invoiced that satisfies a unique set of parameters that you provide.

Navigation:

Billing > Locate Bills > Bills Not Invoiced

Field or Control

Description

Business Unit

This field is required.

Bill To

Select Contract or Customer, and in the adjacent field, select from the list of contract or customer numbers. This field is required.

Currency Option

Search by transaction currency or base currency.

Header Selection Criteria

Click the Header Selection Criteria button to access the Bill Search Criteria page and refine the search criteria. When you click OK, the system runs the search based on these parameters and then returns you to the Search page.

Bill Search Reset

Click the Bill Search Reset button to reset values to the defaults.

Search

Click the Search button to run the search query.

Reprint Invoices

Click to reprint bills that you specify by selecting the adjacent Select field. The system reprints these invoices using the output destination and server preferences that you define on the User Preferences - Billing page. This button is available from the Bills Invoiced page only.

Note: If any line on an invoice has a summarization template selected, then a summarized invoice will be printed; otherwise, a detail invoice will be printed.

Use the Search page.

To sort the results of your bill search, just click on the column heading of the column you wish to sort by. The first time you click on a column, the bills will be sorted in ascending order. If you click on the column heading again, the bills will be sorted in descending order.