Calculations

These processing options determine whether the system calculates amounts for days sales outstanding and the high balance.

1. Calculate DSO

Use this processing option to calculate the value in the Days Sales Outstanding field (DSO). To calculate this value, the system retrieves the values that are entered in the DSO Calculation Method and Number of Periods processing options. Because the system performs complex calculations to arrive at DSO figures, you might select to calculate DSO periodically, instead of nightly, to reduce the overall processing time. Values are:

Blank: Do not calculate DSO.

1: Calculate DSO based on the values that are entered in the processing options on the DSO tab.

2. Calculate High Balance

Use this processing option to calculate the high balance amount. The high balance amount is the highest period ending balance. If you do not need to calculate the high balance each time you update your statistics, you can save processing time by setting this option to Blank and activating it only when necessary. Values are:

Blank: Do not calculate the high balance.

1: Calculate the high balance.

The system calculates the high balance for a period by comparing the period ending balance with the previous period ending balance. If the period ending balance is higher than the previous period ending balance, then the system uses the new high value as the high balance amount in the Periodic Statistics table (F03B16).

The system calculates period ending balance by using the beginning balance (the ending balance of the previous period) and adding invoices and subtracting receipts for the period processed.