Trade Options - AR-AP and OE-PO Overview

You select Trade options when you initially setup your Inter-Entity Trade Module. Once you have set up your module, use this form when you need to change your selections.

Tips: Use the Visual Process Flow I/Y Trade AP to AR Setup for guidance.(details in Assigning Visual Process Flows) and review the Trade Tutorials (Orchid Modules Tutorials)

Setup Trade AR to AP and Trade AP to AR Options

When to use

Configure AP -AR Trade options when you want to create AR transactions in a target entity when AP transactions are posted or to create AP Transactions when AR Transactions are posted.

Use the A/P – A/R Trade options tab of the Trade Options form to choose whether your Inter-Entity Trade system will:

  • Use AP Trade: Tick if you want the A/P Posting Routine to create A/R transactions – for A/P transactions for those vendors set up in A/P-A/R Trade Setup Options.

  • Use AR Trade: Tick if you want the A/R Posting Routine to create A/P transactions – for A/R transactions for those customers set up in A/P-A/R Trade Setup Options.

Note: You can deselect temporarily certain options if you need to enter transactions that do not require Inter-Entity processing for vendors or customers setup in the appropriate Trade Setup options or to enter correcting entries.

Key Steps

Step 1: Select AP and AR Trade options and configure what transactions to create.
For details, refer to A/P - A/R Trade Options Screen Guide

Step 2: Map data (customer and vendor) between source and destination documents. For details, A/R-A/P Integration Tab

 

Define additional companies in Trade Organisation Setup

Define AP Vendor to AR Customer and AR Customer to AP Vendor Mappings - For details, AP/AR Trade Setup - Partner Mapping

Setup Trade OE to PO and Trade PO to OE

When to use

Configure OE/PO Trade options when you want to create OE transactions in a target entity when PO transactions are posted or to create PO Transactions when OE Transactions are posted.

Key Steps

Step 3: Select OE and PO Trade options and configure what transactions to create. For details, refer to O/E - P/O Trade Options

Step 4: Map data between source and destination documents. For details, O/E – P/O Integration Tab

 

Define additional companies in Trade Organisation Setup

Define the OE to PO and PO to OE customer / vendor mappings in OE/PO Trade Setup - For details, OE/PO Trade Setup

Optionally, Configure Item Mapping details (if Use Item Mapping is ticked as the items in the source and target companies are different).