The View Posting History form is accessed via Contract Administration / Final Washout / View Posting History and also in Terminations / Final Washouts / View Posting History.
Enables the posting history for a given agreement (or number of agreements) to be viewed.
The form is split into three areas. These are the Titlebar, the Posting History View Record Table and the column of Command Buttons at the bottom of the form.
In addition to displaying the form name the Title Bar provides a number of useful buttons.
This form displays a record table of all the posting history records.
The agreement number of the selected contract.
The invoice type code for which the posting is made.
Displays the Nominal code used at the time of posting. Contains both the Cost Centre and the Expense code.
Displays a code denoting whether the entry is a Debit or Credit.
Displays the Cost Centre used at the time ofposting.
Displays the Expense code used at the time of posting.
The date that the first posting to the nominal code is made on the selected agreement.
The value posted to date against the relevant Nominal code.
P/LThis flag defines which side of the entry, if any, is to be taken at the time of washout. P is to "Post" whilst L denotes the posting is left untouched.
Displays an agreement number if the posting is linked to another agreement.
The Debit code to be used at the "Washout" of the contract. This is allocated at the time Nominal codes are set, from the relevant basis code.
The Credit code to be used at the "Washout" of the contract. This is allocated at the time Nominal codes are set, from the relevant basis code.
The list displays up to a maximum of twenty five posting history records at any one time. To view the remaining records the Scroll Bar to the right of the form can be operated in a number of ways:
To edit the posting history record table a single-right-click of the mouse in any of the columns displays a small menu box with the following options:
- Copy
Enables the posting history for one record to be copied to other records.
- Filter
Presents a Selection Criteria Box which enables selection of only those records meeting the selection criteria for the column upon which the filter is selected to operate. The following mutually exclusive selection criteria option buttons/fields are available:
- Equals
Searches the column for a description matching that entered in the data entry box at the bottom of the form. Any records equaling the criteria are displayed.
- Not Equal
Searches the column for a description matching that entered in the data entry box at the bottom of the form. Any records equaling the criteria are not displayed.
- Greater Than
Searches the column for any records with a text character string which is alphabetically higher than the character(s) entered in the data entry box at the bottom of the form. Any records greater than the criteria are displayed.
- Less Than
Searches the column for any records with a text character string which is alphabetically lower than the character(s) entered in the data entry box at the bottom of the form. Any records less than the criteria are displayed.
- Contains
Searches the column for any records with a text character string containing the character(s) entered in the data entry box at the bottom of the form. Any records meeting the criteria are displayed.
- Range
Searches the column for any records with a text character string which is alphabetically equal to or between the character(s) entered in the two data entry box at the bottom of the form. Any records meeting the criteria are displayed.
- No Filter
No filter is applied to the record search. The Reset command button also activates the "No Filter" option.
A number of command buttons are available. Some buttons are context sensitive and are greyed-out and only become available dependent upon the particular process that is being accessed. The full list of command buttons is as follows:
Exits the View Posting History form and returns to the Miscellaneous Options Menu.
Provides online access to a context sensitive Help form.
Sorts the records by the chosen keypath. Upon selection, a Keypath List Box is displayed from which the appropriate keypath (if there is more than one) is selected.
A checkbox that, when ticked, sorts the records in descending order.
Redisplays the records on the form with any new modifications.
A checkbox that, when ticked, automatically redisplays all records on the form after an amendment.
Restricts a Sort by allowing entry of a text string for the agreement number from which to start.
Restricts a Sort by allowing entry of a text string for the agreement number at which to finish.
The purpose of this field is to allow the display of a user-defined selection of fields for every record. This is intended to reduce data entry errors.
Selection of this button displays a further form that provides an Ad-hoc Report Generator for the creation of quick query reports to form. An enquiry is formulated by completing a simple set of verbs and field names. A saved formulated query can be retrieved for future use.
Displays each field in a record by row, with the field name in the left-hand column and the field data in the right hand column. Within this option, records may be created, amended or deleted.