Multi Company-Single Supplier

Use the Multi Company-Single Supplier program when you create a voucher that consists of expenses incurred by multiple internal companies and is to be distributed to different GL offset and bank accounts. When you do this, you create a one-to-one correspondence between the general ledger distribution and the accounts payable offset.

The primary difference between a standard voucher and a voucher for multiple companies is that you do not include a company on a multiple company voucher.

For a voucher with multiple companies:

The GL distribution line determines which company is used for the offset.
The account number represents the distribution expense associated with the pay item.
The system generates a separate pay item for each line of distribution.
The system retrieves the company and the business unit for the transactions based on the account number entered on each detail line. If the alternate tax rate/area assignment functionality is enabled for a company, the applicable alternate tax rate/area is used.

When you pay the voucher, the system uses the AP trade account, bank account, and offset accounts for discounts associated with the company.

Information about vouchers for multiple companies is maintained in the Accounts Payable Ledger (F0411) and Account Ledger (F0911) tables.

Note: No intercompany settlements are created when you enter a voucher for multiple companies.

Use these guidelines when entering vouchers for multiple companies:

If you entered a voucher on the Multi Company - Single Supplier form, you must change it on this form.
When you distribute a voucher to more than one company, the domestic currency must be the same for all companies.
When you post vouchers, the system creates intercompany entries if the expense or liability accounts used for automatic offsets are from different companies.

Note:

Vouchers created to distribute amounts to different GL offset and bank accounts must be processed using the automatic payment process; you cannot use the manual payment process.

(Release 9.2 update) You can override the default business unit retrieved from the supplier by entering a new business unit in the Voucher Business Unit field. The overridden business unit must be a valid business unit in the Business Unit Master (F0006) table. The overridden business unit is stored in the Business Unit (MCU) field of the Accounts Payable Ledger (F0411) table.

(Release 9.2 update) The Object (OBJ) and Subsidiary (SUB) fields of the Accounts Payable Ledger (F0411) table remain blank.