Voucher Origins

Each voucher entered into PeopleSoft Payables must come from a valid origin. An origin identifies a specific entry point for online or batch entry, such as a department, division, company, or specific user. An origin also stores validation rules and default information, which provide additional voucher entry controls. In PeopleSoft Payables, each user ID is associated with a valid origin.

For example, if you have automated systems that pass information to PeopleSoft Payables, you might set up different duplicate-invoice criteria from the criteria that you use for vouchers entered online. Likewise, you might set up the payroll department as a separate origin so that users can add only vouchers for employees.

Each PeopleSoft Payables user must be associated with an origin in order to process vouchers. When you set up processing options in levels below the business units, the first option for most functions is default. Selecting this option directs the system to the next higher level in the control hierarchy to obtain the value.