Page Help

Page Help describes definitions, functionality, and data entry rules for every button and field on each page.

	Company The Company functional area manages things within a company that span multiple functional areas. The main tasks include managing the integration queues and configuring attributes. The company functional area integrates with all other NorthScope functional areas.
	Financial The Financial functional area is used to store and report on all the General Ledger data for the company. The main setup includes configuring the chart of accounts, checkbooks, and fiscal calendar. The main transactions include manual journal entries and checkbook reconciliation. The Financial functional area integrates with all other NorthScope functional areas.
	Fisherman Accounting The Fisherman Accounting functional area is used to manage buying fish from fishermen and managing all the transactions unique to a seafood plant. The main tasks performed include importing Fish Tickets and settling with fishermen. The Fisherman Accounting functional area integrates with the Financial, Inventory, Payroll, Purchasing, and Sales functional areas.
	Grower Accounting The Grower Accounting functional area is used to manage buying row crops and farmed fish from growers. The main tasks performed include entering and grading scale ticket deliveries and settling with growers, harvesters, and haulers. The Grower Accounting functional area integrates with the Financial and Purchasing functional areas.
	Inventory The Inventory functional area is used to manage inventory balances, lot tracing, and inventory movement. The main tasks performed include maintaining the Item Master and importing and/or entering all inventory transactions. The Inventory functional area integrates with the Financial, Fisherman Accounting, Sales and Sales Program functional areas.
	Load Management The Load Management functional area is used to assign sales orders to loads and record internal data pertaining to those loads. The main tasks include assigning orders to loads, updating delivered freight costs to loads, and updating details for international export shipments. The Load Management functional area integrates with the Financial and Sales functional areas.
	Payroll The Master Files section on the Page Help lists all Master File type list views and record views that are used to custom configurations like Sites, Items and Preferences.
	Purchasing: Accounts Payable & Purchase Order Accounts Payable is used to manage payments within a company. The primary setup includes Vendor data, payment terms, and aging periods. The primary transactions include A/P Invoices (vouchers), A/P Credit Memos, and processing vendor payments. Accounts Payable integrates with Purchasing, Financial, Fisherman Accounting, Grower Accounting, and Sales Programs. Purchase Order is used to manage the details and progress of purchase agreements. The detail may include payment terms, items, quantities, and/or prices. The work includes creating and/or closing Purchase Orders.
	Sales: Accounts Receivable & Sales Order Accounts Receivable is used to manage customer balances and payments received from customers. The primary setup includes maintaining customer data, payment terms, and aging periods. The primary transactions include A/R Quick Sales, Payment Receipts, and applying Payment Receipts. Accounts Receivable integrates with Sales Order, Financial, Fisherman Accounting, and Sales Programs. Sales Order is used to manage sales of inventory to customers. The main tasks performed include maintaining customer data, managing customer price lists, importing and/or entering Sales Orders, and invoicing customers. The Sales functional area integrates with the Accounts Receivable, Financial, Inventory, Load Management, and Sales Programs.
	Sales Programs The Sales Program functional area is used to manage all brokerage, rebate, and promotion programs. The main tasks performed include maintaining brokerage programs, processing settlements to brokers, and applying rebates to customer balances. The Sales Program functional area integrates with the Financial, Inventory, and Sales functional areas.
	System The System functional area manages things that span all companies. The main setup includes user security, report access, direct printers, and multi-currency access.