Receivables Update Processing Options

When you run the Receivables Update process, you normally run it as a scheduled process. However, PeopleSoft Receivables enables you to post groups from a group action page immediately instead of waiting for a scheduled batch process to run. Use this function for small groups when you need to post a transaction immediately. Each posting action is associated with an on-demand process group by default, and you enable users to use an on-demand process group in user preferences. These posting options are available from the action pages:

Term	Definition
Do Not Post	Saves the changes to the group, but no posting takes place. You also use this option to change the posting option for a group set to Batch Standard or Batch Priority if the group has not been processed yet. The Do Not Post option is associated with the ARACTIONA on-demand process group.
Post Now	Runs the Receivables Update process immediately, which calls the Revenue Estimate and Budget Processor processes if you have enabled the commitment control feature for PeopleSoft Receivables and the business unit. If the user enabled the notification feature, the system displays a message when the process finishes. This is not intended for large jobs. The Post Now option is associated with the ARPOST on-demand process group.
Post Now to GL	Runs the Receivables Update process immediately and runs processes to create and post journals to the general ledger. If the user enabled the notification feature, the system displays a message when the process finishes. This is not intended for large jobs. The Post Now to GL option is associated with the ARPOSTGL on-demand process group.
Batch Priority	Runs the Receivables Update process the next time that a priority job is scheduled or the next time that a standard batch job is scheduled if that occurs first. The Priority option is associated with the ARACTIONN on-demand process group.
Batch Standard	Runs the Receivables Update process the next time that a standard batch job is scheduled. This may occur once a day depending on how often your organization schedules standard jobs. The Batch Standard option is associated with the ARACTIONL on-demand process group.

Standard Jobs

To schedule a batch standard job, create a run control and do not create any RP_RUN_OPTIONS on the Application Engine Request page for the AR_POST Application Engine. Each time that the system runs the Receivables Update process for this run control, it processes all groups for which the posting action is set to Batch Priority or Batch Standard.

Priority Jobs

To schedule a batch priority job, create a run control and enter PRIORITY in the Value field and select RP_RUN_OPTIONS in the Bind Variable Name field on the Application Engine Request page for the AR_POST Application Engine. Each time that the system runs the Receivables Update process for this run control, it processes all groups for which the posting action is set to Batch Priority.

Setup for Receivables Update Processing Options

You must enable all users to run one of the system-defined process groups on the Define User Preferences - Process Group page. This enables users to select a posting action on the group action page. You specify from which group action page the user has access to these options. You can set this up for:

Pending item entry.
Payment worksheets.
Maintenance worksheets.
Transfer worksheets.
Unpost groups.
Item split.

Important:

The Post Now and Post Now to GL options should be limited to a small group of users and should not be used as the standard method for posting transactions.

PeopleSoft Receivables defines which processes are included in each process group and from which pages a user can run the process groups. In addition to the Define User Preferences - Process Group page, you must specify any real-time run control options and real-time process options such as the server name and whether to use event notification on the On Demand Processing Options page.

Note:

To check the status of the process if you do not set up event notification, check the FS_STREAMLN job in the PeopleSoft Process Monitor.

The ARPOST process group (Post Now option) posts the transactions in the group and creates the accounting entries. It runs these processes:

Pending Group Generator.
Interunit Central Processor (IU_PROCESSOR).
Posting.
Entry Event Generator (if enabled).
Revenue Estimate (if commitment control is enabled).
Budget Processor (if commitment control is enabled).

The ARPOSTGL process group (Post Now to GL option) posts the transactions in the group, creates accounting entries, generates the journal entries, and posts the journal entries to the general ledger. It runs these processes:

Pending Group Generator.
Interunit Central Processor.
Posting.
Entry Event Generator (if enabled).
Revenue Estimate (if commitment control is enabled).
Budget Processor (if commitment control is enabled).
Journal Generator.
Edit Journals (GLJEDIT) (if you have PeopleSoft General Ledger).
Post Journals (GL_JP) (if you have PeopleSoft General Ledger).

Note:

If you select the ARPOSTGL option and you do not have PeopleSoft General Ledger installed on the system, disable General Ledger on the Installed Products page so that the Journal Generator process does not call the Edit Journals or Post Journals processes.

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