Update from Purchase Ledger

If recording the job and cost codes against purchase transactions – entered in purchase ledger – but not updating the job costing at this point then this option allows you to batch update the purchase transactions.

Confirm the Date of this Update

Accept the date display or overtype with another valid date and press <Enter>.

Processing Input Records From / To

The range of purchase transactions not yet updated to the job file is displayed and may be accepted by keying <Enter> or overtyped with another valid range of record numbers.

After confirming the update details you are asked to select a printer, in the usual manner, to output the update report to. The update report gives details of the amounts updated to the job cost files.

Before the update is processed you are asked to check that there is sufficient space in the job cost file to complete the update from purchase ledger, and remind you that you should have taken security backups of all the files in use.