COMMAND KEYS:
1 DISPLAY CUSTOMER/ INVOICE DATA 4 END OF BATCH
2 CLEAR FIELDS FOR MORE PAYMENTS 5 RETURN TO MENU
3 CANCEL 6 HELP
FIGURE 12-4 On-line entry of cash receipts.
formatted screen is accessed. Entered customer and invoice numbers are checked for validity. The blank columns for invoice date, invoice amount, and customer name are filled in when command key number 1 is pressed. Data for these columns are retrieved from the open sales invoice and customer files, which the program searches by reference to the entered customer and invoice numbers. Also, the total of all payment amounts entered is computed and placed in the box labeled Entered Total. The Entered Total and previously computed Control Total are compared by the program, and the difference is displayed.
A common example of paperless entry occurs when you place an order for tires over the counter at Discount Tire Company, Inc. The order taker enters the data directly onto a preformatted sales invoice form. The processing program extends the amounts of ordered items and computes the total amount owed. When data have been entered by a paperless method, hard copies of documents can easily be generated. Thus the order taker at Discount Tire strikes a key, and a hard copy of the invoice is immediately printed.
DATA PROCESSING
The credit sales processing and cash receipts processing systems described in this section are being considered for Infoage's revenue cycle. The design combines the immediate (on-line) input approach with the periodic (batch) processing approach and assumes the presence of on-line files, which have been organized as a network data-base structure. The benefits of such a design include reduced undetected input errors, faster and more efficient processing of sales and cash receipts transactions, more up-to-date records, and reduced paperwork flows.