Contracted back-to-back (B2B) amounts need to be paid to vendors on a regular basis, normally monthly. The system will not generate the payables automatically. Instead, an entry to B2B expenses and an offsetting clearing account are generated. When the payables are entered via the accounting center, they will be posted against the clearing account.
There are 2 account types used in back-to-back processing. They are B1 - Back-to-Back Expense and B2 - Back-to-Back Clearing. The accounts can be defined at the facility, warehouse, or system levels of accounting defaults.
Adjustments can be made for any unit that is on a back-to-back contract. Since the contract processing does not perform any prorating, adjustments may be necessary to ensure the correct expense amount is being charged to a unit that was not placed onto contract on the first of the month. Adjustments can be maintained until such time as they are pulled into a processing run.
Processing runs cannot be maintained. If changes are required (i.e. another contract adjustment entered or a contract amount changed), you will need to cancel the run, make the necessary changes, then re-create the run.
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