Enabling the Alternate Sequential Bill Numbers Feature

Prerequisites

To enable the alternate sequential bill numbers feature, you should have:

  • An algorithm created using the C1_​ALTBLLSYS, C1_​ALTBLSYS1, C1_​ALTBLDV, or C1_​ALTBLDIV1 algorithm type that you want to use for alternate sequential bill number generation

Procedure

To enable the alternate sequential bill numbers feature:

  1. Click the Admin link in the Application toolbar.
    A list appears.
  2. From the Admin menu, select I and then click Installation Options.
    The Installation Options screen appears.
  3. Click the Billing tab.
    The Billing tab appears.
  4. Select the Use Sequential Bill Numbers option to indicate that you want to generate alternate sequential bill numbers for the completed and pending bills.
    The Sequential Invoice field is enabled.
  5. Select the System-wide or Division-specific option from the Sequential Invoice list depending on whether you want alternate sequential bill numbers to be unique throughout the system or within the division.
  6. Do either of the following:
    If you want to generate...Then
    Alternate sequential bill numbers unique throughout the system

    1. Attach an algorithm created using the C1_​ALTBLLSYS algorithm type to the Sequence Generation Algorithm field to indicate how an alternate bill number which is unique throughout the system should be sequenced.

      Note: The Sequence Generation Algorithm field is enabled when the System-wide option is selected from the Sequential Invoice list.

    2. Click the Save button in the Page Title area.

      The changes made to the installation options are saved.
    Alternate sequential bill numbers unique within the division

    1. Click the Save button in the Page Title area.

      The changes made to the installation options are saved.

    2. From the Admin menu, select D and then click Division.

      The Division screen appears.

    3. Search for the division, whose accounts' bills should have alternate sequential bill numbers unique within the division.

    4. In the Division screen, click the Algorithms tab.

      The Algorithms tab appears.

    5. Select the Sequential Bill Number Generation option from the Division Algorithm Entity list.

    6. Enter the sequence number to indicate the order in which the algorithms with the same entity should be executed.

    7. Attach an algorithm created using the C1_​ALTBLDV algorithm type to the respective field to indicate how an alternate bill number which is unique within the division should be sequenced.

    8. Click the Save button in the Page Title area.

      The changes made to the division are saved.
    Alternate sequential bill numbers unique throughout the system in the required format using a set of parameters

    1. Attach an algorithm created using the C1_​ALTBLSYS1 algorithm type to the Sequence Generation Algorithm field to indicate how an alternate bill number which is unique throughout the system should be generated.

      Note:

      The Sequence Generation Algorithm field is enabled when the System-wide option is selected from the Sequential Invoice list.

      The alternate sequential bill number will be unique throughout the system when you configure the algorithm parameters appropriately.

    2. Click the Save button in the Page Title area.

      The changes made to the installation options are saved.
    Alternate sequential bill numbers unique within the division in the required format using a set of parameters

    1. Click the Save button in the Page Title area.

      The changes made to the installation options are saved.

    2. From the Admin menu, select D and then click Division.

      The Division screen appears.

    3. Search for the division, whose accounts' bills should have alternate sequential bill numbers unique within the division.

    4. In the Division screen, click the Algorithms tab.

      The Algorithms tab appears.

    5. Select the Sequential Bill Number Generation option from the Division Algorithm Entity list.

    6. Enter the sequence number to indicate the order in which the algorithms with the same entity should be executed.

    7. Attach an algorithm created using the C1_​ALTBLDIV1 algorithm type to the respective field to indicate how an alternate bill number which is unique within the division should be generated.

      Note: The alternate sequential bill number will be unique within the division when you configure the algorithm parameters appropriately.

    8. Click the Save button in the Page Title area.

      The changes made to the division are saved.

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