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Cleared Invoices Report

Contents
Overview
Displaying the Cleared Invoices Report
Entering the Fields on the Cleared Invoices Report
Executing the Report
Reading the Cleared Invoices Report
Downloading the Report
Printing the Report

Overview

This report shows the date and amount of invoices for sponsored research accounts that have been paid or canceled. The report also shows related invoice information such as customer ID and name, sponsor code, WBS element, contract number and invoice number.

You must have either departmental-level authorization or authorization to view specific projects or WBS elements in order to run this report.

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Displaying the Cleared Invoices Report

Use the following navigation path from the SAP User Menu screen or type in the transaction code from any screen:

Navigation Path:

- User Menu
- Role ZMIT
-
Reports
- Research Reports

- Cleared Invoices

Transaction Code :

/nzpai

Result: The "Sponsored Research Cleared Invoices" entry screen is displayed.

screen capture:  Sponsored Research Cleared Invoices entry screen

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Entering the Fields on the Cleared Invoices Report

Type in or select one or more of the fields listed in the following table. Remember, more precisely defined reports generally take less time to run.
In some fields, you can use the Matchcode Matchcode button (Mac) (PC: Matchcode button (PC)) search function to find the data you want. (See Getting Started: Matchcodes.) Many fields offer Multiple Selections Multiple Selection button for entering nonconsecutive numbers or multiple ranges of data. (See Reporting Fundamentals: Selection Options for Setting Report Parameters.)

Customers is a required field. Enter either the WBS Elements, Project Numbers, or Profit Centers field to limit your search. The rest of the fields are optional.

Field Name

Description

Customers

The customer number is assigned to each sponsor for billing purposes and is based upon the sponsor's address. Accept or change the default values by typing them in or selecting them using the Matchcode button.

Sponsor Codes

Accept or change the default sponsor codes by typing them in or selecting them using the Matchcode button.

WBS Elements

Type in or select the WBS element or the range of the WBS elements.

Project Numbers

Type in or select the project number or range of project numbers.

Profit Centers

Type in or select the profit center (your department number prefaced by the letter "P" ) or a range of profit centers.

Clearing Date
 

Company code

Defaults to CUR.

Include Comments?

Check this box to display notes and comments written between the sponsor and MIT.

Process in background?

Select this box to run the report in the background instead of running a long report while you are on-line. You can choose to have the job printed as soon as it is completed, or you can hold the job in the print queue where you can view and print it yourself.

Note

Please submit only one background report request at a time.

Printer Destination
(for background jobs)

If you are running a background job, type in or select a printer using the Matchcode button.

For instructions on finding your printer, see "Finding Your Printer (Standard format)" or "Finding Your Printer (PC optional format)" in Reports: Reporting Fundamentals: SAP User Settings.

Send to printer immediately
(for background jobs)

Click on the radio button if you want to send your report to your selected printer once it is completed.

Hold in print queue
(for background jobs)

Click on the radio button if you want to hold your job in the print queue when it is completed. Then you can print it yourself. For instructions, see Reports: Reporting Fundamentals: Printing Reports: How to Print from the Print Queue.

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Executing the Report

Click the Execute button Execute button (F8) to run the report.

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Reading the Cleared Invoices Report

Column Name

Description

Cust. ID

The ten-digit number identifying the customer or sponsor used by billing purposes. This number is based on the sponsor's address.

Customer Name

The name of the customer or sponsor.

WBS

The WBS element assigned to the research project.

Contract Number

The contract number of the project that is receiving payments from the sponsor.

Spon Cde

The unique number assigned by MIT to each sponsor used to track a sponsor regardless of which research projects they're involved in.

Invoice

The number of the invoice that is due payment.

Doc Date

The date that the system assigns to the invoice after it is entered into the system.

Clear Date
Date the payment cleared the system?

Amount

The amount of the invoice. Also indicated is the status of the invoice (completely paid, mostly paid, cancelled).

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Drill down on Payment Info

Click on the invoice number to see the accompanying payment information and clearing difference, if any.

Downloading the Report

For instructions on downloading this report, see Reports: Reporting Fundamentals: Downloading Reports: Using the Save Option.

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Printing the Report

  • Click the Print button Print button on the Toolbar to print the report immediately on your default printer;

    or

  • Follow the menu path: List>>Print to select your printer first.

Result: The "Print Screen List" window appears.

For more information on printing, see Reports: Reporting Fundamentals: Printing Reports.

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