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Summary / TL:DR: This article will help you understand the invoices and payments screen in Advantage.

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This is a review of the Invoices & Payment Screen.  This screen displays all monetary transactions associated with orders and modifications.  There is a condensed view of this screen from the Customer Activity screen that displays transactions as they relate to the selected term.  The Invoices & Payments is used generally for identifying transactions and for complicated transaction details.  For more on the Invoices & Payments from the Customer Activity screen, go here. This screen is accessed through the Invoices/Payments icon.

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These are the recommended customized columns for this screen.  There are more columns available.

Trans. Date

Date of the transaction.

Trans. Nbr

Order number of debit number of the transaction.

Applied to

The order number or debit number the transaction was applied to.

Source

The system name the transaction is associated with.

  • CIR = Circulation or Subscription

  • PRO = Product

  • CEM = Conference

  • AMB = Agreement

  • ARP = Accounts Receivable/Payable

  • RFD = Refund

Billing Org. Office

The affiliate associated with the transaction.

Trans. Type

The type of transaction.

  • I = Invoiced

  • P = Paid

  • B = Billed

  • C = Credit

  • W = Writeoff

Installment Billing Code

Displays the Installment Billing Code Code used as a method of deferring a customer's payment of an invoice over a period of time.The invoice amount is divided among several bills, making it easier for the customer to pay--and presumably order.

Transaction Status Description

The status of the transaction.

Total Amt.

The amount debited/credited.

Remaining Amt.

The amount remaining that has not been paid/credited.

Source Reference

For subscriptions and AMB items, the publication code or item number associated with the transaction.

Currency

The currency the order was billed in.

Payment Code

The type of credit card used for the transaction.

Payment Nbr

The credit card number used for the transaction. This field is masked to only display the last 4 digits. If the payment is by check, the check number will display here.

Credit or Debit

Shows if the transaction was a debit or credit.

Posted

Displays if the transaction has been posted.

Debit Paid

Displays a Y if the debit is fully paid. N if not fully paid.

Debit Sequence Number

Displays the sequences associated with installment billing.

Due Date

The date the payment is due. This is primarily used for when payments are spread out with installment billing.

Payment Type

The type of payment used. CC = Credit Card. CK = Check.

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Screen Size Orientation

The Invoices & Payments screen allows for uses to click and drag the screen as needed for display.

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These are the recommended customized columns from this screen.  There are more columns available.

Invoice

The invoice number associated with the order.

Sequence

Identifies the position of a single application record within a set of application records.

Credit Voucher

A unique identification number assigned to the credit by the system.

Credit Amount

Shows if there is a credit on the account.

Direct Debit

Displays the direct debit details associated with the currently selected order.

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These are the recommended customized columns from this screen.  There are more columns available.

Control Group Date

The date the control group was created.

Order Control Group ID

The group ID associated with the order.

Credit Voucher

Shows whether a credit voucher is available on the order.

Direct Debit Rec Type

The type of Direct Debit record.

DD Trans Status

The status of the direct debit transaction.

Transaction Status Description

Full details of the direct debit transaction.

Direct Debit ID

The direct debit ID associated with the order.

CC Transactions

Displays a history of the credit card transactions associated with an order.

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These are the recommended customized columns from this screen.  There are more columns available.

Order Number

Order number associated with the transaction.

Voucher Number

The debit number the transaction was applied to.

Card Transaction Type Description

Type of transaction.

  • Auth = Authorization

  • Purc = Purchase, this is the debit transaction or credit to refund transaction

Card Transaction Type Description

Description of the card transaction type.

  • Authorization = pre-authorization associated with the transaction. This is either done at the time the order is placed or when the order enters Advantage.

  • Debit Transaction = the debit transaction, or charge.

  • Credit to Refund = the refund transaction.

Status Icon

Displays icon for status of the transaction.

  • Success

  • Hard Decline

  • Waiting for Response or Waiting to Send (either new or after soft decline)

Transaction Status Description

Displays the description of the transaction status.

Credit Card Type Description

Credit card type used for transaction.

  • VI = Visa

  • MC = Mastercard

  • AX = American Express

  • DI = Discover

Credit Card Number

Displays last 4 digits of the credit card used for the transaction.

Control Group Date

Date of the control group from when the transaction was made.

Order Control Group ID

Identifies the control group the transaction was performed in.

Cr Card Account

Identifies the credit card processor used for the transaction. For domestic, this is Litle/Vantiv.

Descriptor 1

Shows the descriptor the customer should see on their statement. 

Descriptor 2

Shows the phone number the customer should see on their statement.

Identifying Transactions

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Not all transactions will be grouped together. Based on column sorting and other transactions, it is possible that customers place more than one order in a day which would cause the lines to not directly match up.

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Status of the refund can be determined in the CC transactions tab at the bottom half of the screen.  For more on refund status, go here.

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Wrap up

You should now have an understanding of the invoices and payments screen in Advantage.

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