SA Create an Adjustment

1 Create or open an Adjustments batch.

Select the Adjustments palette in SA> Adjustments. This will expand the Adjustments palette and display the steps of the Adjustments batch process.
Modify an existing batch or create a new Adjustments batch.
- Select a batch number from the drop-down menu at the top of the Adjustments palette to select an existing batch.
- Select New from the Adjustments batch number drop-down menu to create a new batch. This will open the New Batch window. Click here for information on the New Batch window.
- Click here for general information on processing batches.
- If there are open batches in the Adjustments process, you can create a new batch without affecting the open batches.
- Enter a Batch Month and Batch Year. These fields default to the current calendar period and are for reference only. The fiscal period of the transactions in the batch is determined by the Journal Entry Date entered during the Generate step.
- Click the Generate icon to populate the Batch Number field with the next available batch number. Batch numbers are limited to five digits and must be unique within the batch month of the batch year.
  - You can also manually create a new batch by entering a Batch Number and clicking the Save icon .
Highlight the batch in the batch number drop-down menu on the Adjustments palette and press DELETE to delete a batch. Any uncommitted adjustments in the batch will be deleted.

2 Enter or edit the adjustments.

Open the Select Adjustments window (SA> Adjustments> Edit).
The Select Adjustments window will display all of the adjustments in the open batch.
Highlight an adjustment and click the Delete icon to remove the selected adjustment from the batch.
Click the Create icon to open the Adjustment Wizard.
Select Adjustment from the Adjustment Type drop-down menu.
Select a Transaction Type for the new adjustment.
- If the Assessment Number selected below does not have an instance of the selected transaction type, you will not be able to proceed.
Specify a Transaction Date for the adjustment.
- The Transaction Date does not affect the date that the journal entries are posted to the general ledger. The journal entry date is determined when the GL Distribution report is processed.
Enter a Reference Number and Description for the adjustment. This information is not required.
- The Description will appear on the Adjustment Statements that are generated for the customers associated with the adjusted assessment.
Click the Assessment Number field label to select the account that will be adjusted.
- You will receive an error message if the selected assessment does not contain the transaction type you are attempting to adjust.
- Assessments that are included in uncommitted Billing, Past Dues or CR Cash Receipts batches cannot be adjusted.
Click the Next button to proceed to the next step.

3 Create an adjustment.

The following window will display the transactions available for selection. Highlight the desired transaction and click the Next button.
The final window of the Adjustment Wizard will display the original transactions details in the upper section and the adjusted details below.
Adjust the editable columns in the Updated Details section and click the Finish button to save the adjustment and return to the Select Adjustments window.

4 Commit the adjustments batch.

SA> Adjustments