Administration Setup

Administration Setup

  1. Setting up Users
  2. Setting up User Groups
  3. Setting up Application Email Accounts
  4. Setting up Departments
  5. Adding and Modifying Account Codes
  6. Adding and Modifying Distribution Formulas
  7. Adding and Modifying Departments
  8. Adding and Modifying Vendors
  9. Adding and Modifying Report Codes
  10. Adding and Modifying Accrual Codes
  11. Setting up Field Requirements
  12. Setting up Field Edit Rights
  13. Adding and Modifying Mileage Rates
  14. Add Invoice Designations (invoice types)




Setting up Users

  1. In Administration, ,click on the Users tab.  You will need to add an email address (this will be the username and should be in all lowercase letters), password (this will be a temporary password), and employee name. 
  2. Add the user to one or more departments.  This will allow them access to add and process invoices on behalf of those departments.
  3. Optionally, provide group access.  The groups selected will apply to the departments selected.


Setting up User Groups

  1. In Administration, click on the Groups tab. 
  2. Add a group name and select the users who are part of each group.  These accounts will help determine approvers as well as access to the invoice form fields.


Setting up Application Email Account



Setting up Departments

  1. Go to Administration, and click on the Departments tab
  2. Add a new or modify a current department and set up the department code and email address (please use all lowercase letters) that will be used to receive invoices (or that vendors will send invoices to)
  3. Add account codes by clicking on the Account Code button next to each department.  The account codes added will only be available for the specified department.  Account codes can also be added from the Account Codes tab in Administration, where the Department would be selected.



Adding and Modifying Account Codes

  1. In Administration, click on the Account Codes tab
  2. To remove old account codes, click on Disable.  You will be able to see the disabled account codes by clicking on the button to 'Show Invalid'.
  3. To add or modify Account Codes, click on Modify next to the code or 'Add Account Code'.
  4. Select the department for which the account code should be available on the invoice form, then add the account code and description.
  5. The Default Description is an optional field.  Data entered into that field will automatically display if that account code is selected on the invoice form.
  6. The 'Process Invoice Row Count' shows how frequently that account is used, while the 'Vendor Count' shows how many vendors are specifically able to use that code.  These columns are not modifiable by users.
  7. The 'Amount Spent' and 'Budget' will be auto-populated from a financial system.  These columns are not modifiable by users.



Adding and Modifying Distribution Formulas

  1. In Administration, click on the Distribution Formulas tab.  Distribution Formula formulas that automatically split funding between multiple account codes, setup in the financial system.
  2. To remove old codes (formulas), click on Disable.  You will be able to see the disabled distribution formulas by clicking on the button to 'Show Invalid'.
  3. To add or modify Distribution Formulas, click on Modify next to the code or 'Add Distribution Formula'.
  4. Select the department for which the account code should be available on the invoice form, then add the code and description.
  5. The Default Description is an optional field.  Data entered into that field will automatically display if that account code is selected on the invoice form.
  6. The 'Process Invoice Row Count' shows how frequently that code is used.


Adding and Modifying Vendors

  1.  Go to the Vendors tab in Administration and click to add a new vendor.
  2. Enter vendor information and optionally select account codes applicable to that vendor.  If none are selected, all account codes for the applicable department will show for that vendor; otherwise only those selected will show, for each department.
  3. Set payment terms; this will determine the Suggested payment date.  If no payment terms are entered, 'Net 30' will be assumed.
  4. Add an email address(es) for that vendor (please use all lower case letters).  These are the email address(es) that send invoices to your agency.  If from an automated service, you may need to just use the domain (i.e. "@companynotifications.com")


Adding and Modifying Report Codes

  1. In Administration, go to the Report Code tab.
  2. Click on 'Add Report Code' and add the description and number.  This will then populate the Report Code drop down on the invoice form.


Adding and Modifying Report Codes

  1. In Administration, go to the Accrual Code tab.
  2. Click on 'Add Accrual Code' and add the description and number.  This will then populate the Report Code drop down on the invoice form.


Setting up Field Requirements

  1. At the Invoice Fields tab in Administration, click on 'Modify' next to each field.
  2. Select 'Yes' or 'No' to determine if the field is required to be populated, or if it is optional.



Setting up Edit Requirements

  1. At the Invoice Fields tab in Administration, click on 'Modify' next to each field.
  2. Select the groups that can edit each field, and if those groups can edit after approvals are added or only before approvals are added.
  3. If you need additional user groups added, see Adding User Groups.


Adding and Modifying Mileage Rates

  1. Go to the Mileage Rates tab in Administration.
  2. Add a mileage rate (without symbols, i.e.  0.55) and start date for that rate.


Add Invoice Designations (invoice types)

  1. In Administration, go to the Designations tab
  2. Add the invoice type designation and designation code