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Processing a monograph invoice in Aleph v. 16

Contributed by jls
10/28/04
Invoice payment
  1. Open Acquisitions/Serials module.
  2. Go to the Invoice Bar, located at the top of the panels on your screen. This bar has a paper spindle icon.
  3. Type the vendor code number for the invoice you are paying in the first field. Or, click on the dotted box to open the vendor list and choose from it. In the second field, type the invoice number. Click on the blue arrow button at the end of the invoice bar.
  4. An Acquisitions Administration window will appear saying, "Invoice ######/##### does not exist.
    Create?"   Click Yes.
  5. The General Invoice template appears in the upper right pane. Fill in the appropriate fields.
    Note that vendor address information appears in the lower right pane. Click the Update button.
  6. In the left pane, change from General invoice by clicking on Line items.
  7. The upper pane will now show the Invoice Line Items pane. Click the Add button and the Get Order window will appear. Choose what search method you want to use, and enter the text in the Index Text field. Click OK.
  8. The lower pane becomes active. To see the bibliographic information for the item you are paying, click on tab 2, Order Info. Click tab 1 to return to the payment process. Fill in the appropriate fields. Click Add button.
  9. The Library Note (from the order) will pop up in an Acquisitions Administration window. Click OK to close it.
  10. The paid invoice line will then appear in the upper pane, Invoice Line Items.
  11. Repeat from #5 above for multiple line payments.
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