General Ledger Integration > Inventory > Inventory Ledger Interface

Inventory Ledger Interface

You use this program to define the interface ledger accounts required when processing non sales-related inventory transactions.

Toolbar and menu

Field Description
Functions  
Maintain Enable the Inventory Ledger Interface Maintenance options to indicate the ledger entries you want to maintain.
Integration level Indicate the level of integration you require for your Inventory Ledger interface entries.
Validate Select this to check the integrity of your interface records based on the level of integration defined. You are notified of missing entries encountered, and can delete any invalid entries encountered.
View Indicate the type of entries to display in the listview.
OptionDescription
Existing Entries

Display only the interface entries currently defined.

Missing EntriesDisplay only the missing integration entries. This option is only enabled after you select to Validate the interface entries and the system has detected missing entries.

Inventory Ledger Interface Details

You use this editable grid to add and maintain individual interface entries.

Column Description
Warehouse Indicates the warehouse for the interface entry.
Product class Indicates the product class for the interface entry.
Transaction type Indicates the transaction type for the interface entry.
Ledger account Indicate the interface account to which the transaction type are posted.
Purchase price variance Indicate the interface account to which variances between the Purchase price and the GRN price are posted.

Inventory Ledger Interface Maintenance

This screen is enabled when you select the Maintain option from the Functions menu or the Change icon from the Inventory Ledger Interface Details toolbar.

Field Description
Apply changes Select this to apply the changes according to your selection criteria.
Cancel Select this to return to ignore any changes made.
Warehouse selection Indicate the warehouse(s) for which to maintain inventory interface entries.
Product class selection

Indicate the product class(es) for which to maintain inventory interface entries.

[Note]
  • You can only access this field if you enabled the product class option within the Define Integration Level function.

  • When setting up interface records for product classes, the following product classes are ignored as they can only be defined at Branch level (using the GL Codes function of the Browse on AR Branches program), irrespective of the Integration Level you selected:

    • _DEP
    • _FED
    • _FIN
    • _FRT
    • _GST
    • _RND
    • _TAX

    Attempting to create these product classes results in the addition of zero records.

General ledger accounts  
Ledger account

Indicate the ledger account code to use for the transaction type(s).

This ledger code is used if you did not enable the option: Request ledger codes at transactions (Inventory Setup). When this option is enabled, the account you enter here is displayed as the default, but can be changed by the operator when processing inventory transactions.

Purchase price variance Indicate the account to which postings must be made when processing a purchase order receipt (where standard costing is in use) and the receipt cost differs from the standard cost.

This field is only enabled when the Transaction type is set to Receipts.

Transaction type  
Issues Select this to indicate the interface account to which to post the value of an internal stock issue.
Receipts

Select this to indicate the interface account to which to post the value of a stock receipt that is not linked to a purchase order or job.

You need to enter an interface account for receipts processed using the Purchase Order Receiptsand Shipment Receipt programs if you are not using the GRN suspense system (Purchase Orders Setup).

If you are using the GRN system, but the GRN matching required option is not enabled against a supplier for whom you are processing a receipt using the Purchase Order Receipts or Shipment Receipt programs, then you need to specify the interface account for the receipt in this field.

Adjustments

Select this to indicate the interface account to which to post the value of adjusting the on hand quantity of an item.

Typically, this is used in cases of inventory damage or loss. This account is also used by the Stock Take System to post the value of stock take variances (see Stock Take Variance).

Physical counts Select this to indicate the interface account to which to post the value of adjusting the stock count of an item using the Physical function of the Inventory Movements program.
Cost changes Select this to indicate the interface account to which to post the value of adjusting the entire on hand balance of an item.
Cost modifications

Select this to indicate the interface account to which to post the value of adjusting a portion of the on hand balance of an item.

Typically, this is used to adjust a receipt that was entered at the wrong cost.

Warehouse transfers Select this to indicate the interface account to which to post the value of transferring an item between warehouses.

This should be a warehouse transfers clearing account and should not be same account as the warehouse control account.

Integration Level

This screen is displayed when you select the Integration Level option from the Functions menu.

Field Description
OK Accept your selections.
Cancel Ignore any changes you made and to return to the previous screen.
Integration Level  
Product class Select this to include the product class in the inventory interface entries.
Transaction type Select this to include the transaction type in the inventory interface entries.

Validate Interface Entries

This screen is displayed when you select the Validate option from the Functions menu to ensure the integrity of your interface records based on the level of integration defined. This function notifies you of missing entries encountered, and also deletes any invalid entries encountered.

Field Description
OK Proceed with the validation.
Cancel Return to the previous screen.
Delete entries no longer valid Select this if you want the system to delete entries that are no longer valid.
Check for missing entries Select this if you want the system to indicate all missing entries.

Notes and warnings

Program access

  • The Inventory Ledger Interface program can be accessed by selecting the Maintain option at the Inventory interfaces field of the General Ledger Integration program.

Restrictions and limits

  • You can only generate a report of Inventory interfaces if you have access to the Inventory Interface Entries program.