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MODULE CONFIGURATION > FINANCE APPLICATIONS > ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE > SET UP BUSINESS DEFINITIONS > SYSTEM ACCOUNTS SECTION

What are System Accounts?

System Accounts are used owned by the CRM.COM as sub ledgers, and are owned by the company (in comparison to custmer accounts that are owed by customers). 

Explaining System Accounts Receivable Fields

System Accounts Receivable

Name

Description

TypeThe type of the Accounts Receivable which is set to System type. Automatically set.

business as opposed to Customer Accounts which are owned by customers. System Accounts can only be created via the Accounts Receivable Definitions. CRM.COM supports Suspense Accounts, a type of System Account, which can be used to temporarily hold unsuccessful payments.

Attributes Table

An * indicates a field is mandatory

The Accounts Receivable privacy level since Accounts Receivable is an entity with /wiki/spaces/internal/pages/11144483

Name

Description

NumberAn auto-generated number which uniquely identifies each Accounts Receivable
Contact Information
Account OwnerThe owner of the Accounts Receivable which defaults to the organisation's Contact Information (The contact set in Platform - General Settings) Additional information related to the Contact Information are available
Account Information
Name*A name for the Accounts Receivable
DescriptionA description of the Accounts Receivable
Shared NotesShared notes for the Accounts Receivable
Account Owner *Type

The

owner

type of the Accounts Receivable which is(automatically) set to

the organisations contact information (The contact set in Platform - General Settings)

System type.

Life Cycle StateSystem Accounts Receivable can only be active or terminated'Active' or 'Terminated'. Terminated system accounts System Accounts cannot be used in Accounts Receivable definitions
BalanceThe aggregated amount of posted debits and credits allocated against the Accounts Receivable, as of a specific date. This information is calculated automatically
Outstanding AmountThe total outstanding amount which is owned by the customer, as of a specific date, which is the aggregated amount of posted debits which are not paid and are past their due date. This information is calculated automatically
Owned by Group *The group that is owning the Accounts Receivable since Accounts Receivable is an entity with /wiki/spaces/internal/pages/11144483
Privacy LevelDefinitions.
Attachments
AttachmentsAttached files or URLs related to the account
Log Information
Owned by Group*The group that owns the Accounts Receivable which will automatically default to the group of the signed in user or will be automatically set based on the geographical area of the contact as defined in Groups
Shared NotesNotes for the record. Each time the notes are amended, the user and the date are logged.
Privacy Level

It is a 'Read-only' field and can be changed through a dedicated action or it is automatically set by the Privacy Level Assignment Rules (PLAR)

Log DetailsThe standard set of Log Details information available in all entities  

Default System Accounts

Suspense Account

A Suspense account Account is a special system account System Account used to temporarily carry hold any doubtful Financial Transactions, which their permanent allocation against an Accounts Receivable is pendingwhose associated customer account cannot be . The Suspense account Account can only be owed owned by the organization organisation Contact Information and cannot be removed as long as there are Financial Transactions allocated to it, it cannot be deleted.

It is used as a repository for Financial Transactions where:

  • The Accounts Receivable is invalid, i.e. a proper The actual Accounts Receivable cannot be determined at the time a Financial Transaction is created or posted
  • The specified Accounts Receivable is terminated or deletedThe 'Terminated' 
  • There is a mismatch between the specified Accounts Receivable and Accounts Receivable owner don't match
Above cases are created usually from
  • the owner of the account

The cases mentioned above are likely to occur from the use of bank payment import files and not the software's UI or the WEB API, as validations exist, and you would not be allowed to save a Financial Transaction with wrong or no Accounts Receivablewhere existing validations would not permit Financial Transactions with incorrect or missing Accounts Receivable to be processed.

Defining a System Account as Suspense

(As explained above) the only System Account that is default and required to be created, system account in required in CRM.COM is the Suspense account. However, you can create as many System accounts you need to createAccounts as you see fit.  

  1. Navigate to Module Configuration > Finance Applications > Accounts Receivable > Set up Business Definitionsto Accounts Receivable Definition
  2. Search for an existing definition and click on the Number Number link to go to the data entry pageData Entry Page
  3. From the Actions Menu click on 

    Edit

    Go to System Accounts TabEDIT

    SYSTEM ACCOUNTS

    New Account

  4. Click on Register new Account to open on REGISTER NEW ACCOUNT to open the Accounts Receivable data entry Data Entry page in a modal window
    The Account Type will be automatically set to "System Account"
    ACCOUNT INFORMATION
  5. In the Account name Name write the name: "Suspense account" or any other name that you would like to give to your account Include PageAttachments - GlobalAttachments - GlobalClick on Save to
  6. Click on SAVE to create the account and close the modal window

    Existing Account

  7. Type the name of the account you would like to set as a Suspense account Account and press enter Enter or click on the lense magnifying glass to open the "Search System Accounts" modal window
  8. Search for the Accounts Receivable that you would like to set as a Suspense account
    Only accounts with an Account Owner set to the Master Partner Contact Information as the contact in the Platform - General settings will be loaded
  9. Click on the account you would like to add and close the modal window
     
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Note

Visit View Understanding Accounts Receivables for business examples related to Creating and Using System Accounts

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