Distributing Transaction Lines in Credit Card Charges

When distributing transaction lines in a credit card charge, you have the option to use a distribution template for easier distribution calculation.

Only users assigned with Custom CFO and Custom A/P Clerk roles can distribute lines and apply distribution templates to a credit card charge.

Important:

You must first ensure that Credit Card is enabled in the transaction distribution preferences. For more information, see Setting Up Transaction Distribution Preferences.

To distribute transaction lines in a credit card charge:

  1. Go to Vendors > Purchases > Use Credit Card.

  2. Select Charge.

  3. Enter the required values in the Primary Information section when entering a credit card transaction.

    For more information, see step 2 to step 10 of Entering Company Credit Card Charges.

  4. In the Classification section, from the Distribution Default Template list, select a distribution template to be applied to the credit card charge.

    The following fields will be populated based on the selected distribution template:

    1. Dist. Type

    2. Dist. Rate Type

  5. To disable the line level distribution template or quick rule and have all transaction lines be based on the default distribution template, check the Disable Line Dist. Rule box.

  6. Click the Expenses and Items subtab.

  7. On the Expenses subtab:

    1. From the Account list, select an account.

    2. In the Amount field, enter an amount.

    3. To apply a distribution template for an expense line, select a template in the Line Dist. Template field. The field lists the templates based on the values selected in the Distribution Type and Rate Type fields in the Primary Information section.

    4. Optional) To create a line-level distribution rule for this expense, select a line and click Enter Quick Distribution. For further instructions, see section Applying Quick Distribution Rule.

    5. (Optional) To exclude a line from getting distributed, check the Line Dist. Exclude box.

    6. For each expense you want to add, repeat the steps 7(a) to 7(d).

  8. On the Items subtab:

    1. From the Item list, select an item to add.

    2. In the Quantity field, enter the quantity of the item.

    3. To apply a distribution template for an item line, select a template in the Line Dist. Template field. The field lists the templates based on the values selected in the Distribution Type and Rate Type fields in the Primary Information section.

    4. (Optional) To create a line-level distribution rule for this item, select a line and click Enter Quick Distribution. For further instructions, see section Applying Quick Distribution Rule.

    5. (Optional) To exclude a line from getting distributed, check the Line Dist. Exclude box.

    6. For each item you want to add, repeat the steps 8(a) to 8(d).

  9. Click Save.

  10. To see the summary of the credit card charge’s distribution according to the selected distribution template, click the Distribution List subtab.

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