The purpose of the Fisherman Balances page is to show current balances for all Fishermen, Fishermen & Tenders, Tenders and Loan accounts. Users can view balances owed to or from Accounts, open Fisherman Statements, drill down to various other pages, and process payment and settlement batches.

Software Version: 2022.08.26 and newer

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Fisherman Class

Used to select one or more Fisherman Classes. This is a multi-select standard lookup that is not required to return results. It defaults as blank.

Fisherman Classes are used to identify default values that are applied to new Fishermen, Tender, Fishermen & Tender, and Loan accounts and to group accounts and transactions together for reporting and data selection purposes.

The lookup contains a list of all 'Active' Fisherman Classes.

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A lookup to assign one or more conditions you want included in your search. This lookup contains:

Accounts with no balance. Used to select whether or not results will include fishermen, fishermen & tenders, tenders or loans that have a balance of 0.00.

Saved Searches

Displays the saved searches lookup and related icons. This tool allows users to select previously saved search options, create a new set of search options, save changes to existing search options, forget/delete saved search options and/or assign a saved search option as the default for the page. Once changes are made to the search options, the user can click the Save Options icon and save the changes. Saving search options will also save the preferences for 'Auto Refresh on Open' and 'Auto Hide Filters'. The new search option can also be set as the default. Default searches can be removed by clicking the 'Set as Default' button again when the current default search is selected.

Refer to this FAQ for advanced search options.

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Toolbar Icons	Description
Column Filter Show/Hide	Toggles between displaying and hiding a filter row in the grid under the column headers. The filter row will be displayed by default if the Quick Column Filter is also implemented in the page. When enabled, this will allow users to type in text to filter by a specific column.
Excel	Export the contents of the list view to an Excel file that will automatically download. The contents that export are those that are visible to the user. Therefore, if the user has filtered the view only the filtered contents will be exported.
Favorites	Clicking on the star icon when it is an outline, adds the page to the 'My Shortcuts' tab and fills in the star. Clicking on the star icon when it is filled in (solid color), removes the page from the 'My Shortcuts' tab and returns the icon to an outline. Users must log out and back in before the pages will be visible in the 'My Shortcuts' tab.
Group By Show/Hide	Toggles between displaying and hiding a row in the grid above the column headers to enable grouping by one or more column(s). Once displayed, users may drag and drop column headers to group by a specific column. Once the grid is grouped by a column(s), a subtotal footer row will display in the grouping for columns that have a page footer total.
Help	Opens the online WIKI help page for the current page. This icon is only visible on pages that are documented in the online help.
Mass Update	Opens the mass update dialog, which allows to mass update the following properties: Auto Pay: A single-select lookup that defaults to "(No Change)", but has the options of "Net Balance" and "Posted Balance". Selecting "Net Balance" will automatically enter the payment amount (based on the method) that will be applied to the Net Balance amount. Selecting "Posted Balance" will automatically enter the payment amount (based on the method) that will be applied to the Posted Balance amount, so if there are transactions in New or Approved statuses, these will not be included in the posted balance. Auto Pay Method: A single-select lookup that defaults to blank, but has the options of "Full Amount" or "Percentage". Selecting "Full Amount" will automatically enter either the total Net Balance or Posted Balance amount depending on what was selected in the Auto Pay property. Selecting "Percentage" allows the user to specify what percent of the Net Balance or Posted Balance they wish to pay. Auto Pay Amount: A numeric text box that defaults to blank and allows the user to enter a number to calculate the percent when the Auto Pay Method "Percentage" is selected. Do you want to FIFO Apply Transactions?: A single-select lookup that defaults to "(No Change)", but also has options for "Yes" and "No". Selecting "Yes" will utilize the FIFO (First In, First Out) process to apply the transaction types selected in the 'Incl. Payable Transactions (Balance Sheet Credit)' field to transaction types selected in the 'Incl. Receivable Transactions (Balance Sheet Debit)' field to all filtered/selected Accounts. Selecting "No" will not apply any transactions. Incl. Payable Transactions (Balance Sheet Credit): A multi-select lookup that defaults to blank, but also has options for "ALL", "Adjustment", "Balance Transfer", "Credit Memo", "Fish Ticket", "Fisherman Sale", "Invoice", "Payment Receipt" and "Tender Resale". The transaction types selected in this field will be applied to the transaction types selected in the 'Incl. Receivable Transactions (Balance Sheet Debit)' field, given "Yes" is selected for the 'Do you want to FIFO Apply Transactions?' field. Incl. Receivable Transactions (Balance Sheet Debit): A multi-select lookup that defaults to blank, but also has options for "ALL", "Adjustment", "Balance Transfer", "Credit Memo", "Fish Ticket", "Fisherman Sale", "Invoice", "Payment" and "Tender Resale". The transaction types selected in the 'Incl. Payable Transactions (Balance Sheet Credit)' field will be applied to the transaction types selected in this field, given "Yes" is selected for the 'Do you want to FIFO Apply Transactions?' field. The FIFO process looks to the transaction date and makes applications to the oldest transactions first. If several transactions occur on the same date, then the smallest TransactionSK number will be applied to next.
More Actions	Displays a drop down menu of related actions. The list of options includes: IQ: Fisherman Balance Details - Opens the Fisherman Balance Detail Inquiry in a separate tab to display the most current versions of transactions that affect Fisherman Balances associated with the selected Fisherman, Fisherman & Tender, Tender or Loan. IQ: Fisherman Transactions - Opens the Fisherman Transactions inquiry in a separate tab to display all transactions that affect Fisherman Balances associated with with the selected Fisherman, Fisherman & Tender, Tender or Loan. RV: Fisherman Account - Opens the Fishermen & Tenders Record View to display Account information for the selected Fisherman, Fisherman & Tender, Tender or Loan. Apply Documents - Opens Unapplied Fishing Documents list view, which displays unapplied payment transactions for users to apply towards payable documents. If one Fisherman, Fisherman & Tender, Tender or Loan is selected prior to clicking the Apply Documents button, the results will be filtered on the selected Fisherman, Fisherman & Tender, Tender or Loan. Else if nothing is selected, all applicable transactions will be displayed. Process Interest Charges - Opens the Process Interest Charges Record View to calculate/process interest charges on Fisherman loan balances. Process Interest Payments - Opens the Process Interest Payments Record View to calculate/process interest payments on Fisherman accounts that have a credit balance. Process Payments - Opens Process Payments record view, where users can modify, print and post check and ACH payments. Settlement Batch - Opens Build Settlement Batch record view, where users can create new Fisherman Settlement batches.
Quick Column Filter	Used to filter across all columns in the grid. When the user types text into the Quick Column Filter text box, the grid's Filter Row will be automatically hidden. The text in the Quick Column Filter text box automatically replaces any existing Filter Row filters. The results of the data immediately refresh as you enter text.
Refresh	Re-queries the contents of the grid/page based on the Inquiry Criteria parameters or the default parameters for grids that do not support Inquiry Criteria.
Saved Layouts	Displays the column layout lookup and related icons. This tool allows users to select a previously saved layout, create a new layout, save changes to a layout, forget/delete a layout and/or assign a saved layout as the default for the page. Once changes are made to the layout, such as columns are added or removed, the user can click the Save Layout icon and save the changes to the column layout. The visibility of the Filter Row is also saved with a saved layout. The new layout can also be set as the default. This is useful for creating specific views to separate master files or transaction types (i.e. Invoice specific vs. Credit Memo specific). Default layouts can be removed by clicking the 'Set as Default' button again when the current default layout is selected. Please note that existing saved grid layouts will display the Filter Row as hidden by default.
Search Options	Toggles between displaying and hiding the Search Options portion of the page.
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Account	Identifies the name of the Fisherman, Fisherman & Tender, Tender or Loan. This comes from the 'Vendor Name' + '(Vendor ID)' fields on the 'Properties' tab of the Fishermen & Tenders record view or the Loans record view. This field is always editable. Database Fields: ERPx_APVendor.VendorName, ERPx_APVendor.VendorID
Account Class	Identifies the description of the Fisherman Class associated with the transaction. This comes from the 'Vendor Class' field on the 'Properties' tab of the Fishermen & Tenders record view or the Loans record view. This field is always editable. Database Fields: ERPx_APVendorClass.ClassDescription, ERPx_APVendor.VendorClassSK
Account ID	Identifies the ID of the Fisherman, Fisherman & Tender, Tender or Loan. This comes from the 'Vendor ID' field on the 'Properties' tab of the Fishermen & Tenders record view or the Loans record view. This field is always editable. Database Field: ERPx_APVendor.VendorID
Account Name	Identifies the name of the Fisherman, Fisherman & Tender, Tender or Loan. This comes from the 'Vendor Name' field on the 'Properties' tab of the Fishermen & Tenders record view or the Loans record view. This field is always editable. Database Field: ERPx_APVendor.VendorName
Account Type	Identifies type of Account. This comes from the 'Vendor Type' field on the 'Properties' tab of the Vendor Class record view. This field is only editable when the 'Vendor Class' is updated for the associated Account. The List of Account Types includes: Fisherman Fisherman & Tender Tender Loan Vendor Types are used to classify Vendor Classes by functionality. In Accounts Payable, all Vendors are auto-assigned a Vendor Type of "Vendor". In Fisherman Accounting, accounts can be assigned a Vendor Type of either Fisherman, Tender, Fisherman & Tender, or Loan. Database Field: ERPx_APVendor.VendorTypeEN
Batch	Displays the name of the batch. This field auto-populates after a payment has been entered, processed, but not yet Posted or when a settlement batch has been built, but not yet Posted. Database Field: ERPx_MFTransactionBatch.BatchID
Default Settlement Accrual Account	Identifies the settlement accrual account for the associated Fisherman, Fisherman & Tender, Tender or Loan. This comes from the 'Settlement Accrual' field in the 'Accounts' tab of the Fishermen & Tenders record view or the Loans record view. This field is always editable. The GL Account that is assigned for the "Settlement Accrual" Account Type, on the Accounts tab of the Fisherman or Loan Record View and Fisherman Class Record View. This is the Balance Sheet account that is Debited or Credited when Fishing Transactions are posted for the selected Fisherman, Tender, or Loan account. Database Field: ERPx_APVendor.SAGLAcctRef
Master Account	Identifies an Account associated with a Fisherman, Fisherman & Tender, Tender or Loan. Clicking the link opens the Vendor record view for the selected Account. This comes from the 'Master Account' field on the 'Properties' tab of the Fishermen & Tenders record view or the Loans record view. This field is always editable. The Master Account is a way to associate more than one Fisherman Accounts together for informational purposes. Database Field: ERPx_APVendor.MasterVendorSK
Net Balance	Displays what the total balance for the Account would be if everything was posted. This is calculated as [Posted Balance]+[Open Transactions]-[Open POs]. Negative net balances will appear within parentheses. This field is not editable and not stored in the database.
Open PO's	Displays the total amount distributed to the Account on purchase orders in a Status of 'Open'. This is a calculated field, is not editable and is not stored in the database.
Open Transactions	Displays the total balance amount from all transactions in a status of 'New' or 'Approved' (excludes transactions in a status of 'Ready to Post' or 'Posted'). Once the Status is set to "Ready to Post" or "Posted", the transactions will apply to the Posted Balance. Negative balances will appear within parentheses. The following transactions are included in this total: Adjustment, Balance Transfer, Payment Receipt, AP Credit Memo, Fish Ticket, Fisherman Sale, AP Invoice, Payment and Tender Resale. This is a calculated field, is not editable and is not stored in the database.
Payment	Identifies the amount to be paid to the Fisherman, Fisherman & Tender, Tender or Loan as a manual payment. This is a text box that defaults to '0.00'. Entering a value in this field and clicking the 'Process Payments' icon in the header toolbar will create a new Quick Payment batch. Database Fields: ERPx_MFCheckbookTransaction.Amount, ERPx_MFTransactionBatch.TransactionBatchSK
Posted Balance	Displays the total balance from all transactions in a status of 'Ready to Post' or 'Posted'. The following transactions are included in this total: Adjustment, Balance Transfer, Payment Receipt, AP Credit Memo, Fish Ticket, Fisherman Sale, AP Invoice, Payment and Tender Resale. Negative balances will appear within parentheses. This is a calculated field, is not editable and is not stored in the database.
Statement	Displays a 'View' hyperlink that opens the Fisherman Statement Report to display balances for the selected Fisherman, Fisherman & Tender, Tender or Loan. The report specified in the 'Default Fisherman Statement' preference on the Preferences page (in the Default group) will be run when the hyperlink is clicked. Note: If the preference value is blank the default 'FA Fisherman Statement NS' report will run. If the preference value is changed or cleared, the Fisherman Balances List View will need to be reloaded to use the updated statement report.

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