automate AP payment runs

[johnhugh]

Hello,

We are using Accpac 5.5 and I'm looking for a way to automate and centralise AP payment run approvals.

The idea is a centralised person is handling AP payment approvals on a corporate level. For the invoices that are due I want to be able to tick the invoices which get payed, sorted by vendor and currency.
This selection is then being sent off to a manager for approval and once approved the pay run is emailed to each branch's AP person to process the payment.

I think Accpac can handle parts of it using the A/P create payment batch and A/P payment selection codes.
Main problem as I see it is being able to tick vendors and sent them off for approval by a manager.
Also I'd like to be able to automatically tranfser funds from the corporate bank to the branches bank for the payments that have been approved.

Is there an ad-on module which might be able to handle this if Accpac can't?
Has anyone tried a similiar setup before?

 

[Jay Converse]

There is no such add-on module. If you set up vendor groups and selection criteria creatively, then a central person can create multiple batches. But there there is no automated bank transfer function.

 

[johnhugh]

Thanks for your reply tuba.
Is there something like a workflow approval module for AP available?

 

[Jay Converse]

Not for AP, but for PO:

http://www.pacifictechsol.com/products/purchaseworkflow.shtm

 

[johnhugh]

Actually Pacific Tech seem to have a workflow module for AP as well called Workflow & Notifications for Sage Accpac ERP

It's not on there website and I only found references for version 5.4 so don't know whether it's still being updated or phased out already.

 

[johnhugh]

http://www.sagepss.com/Solution.aspx?SolutionID=4563