Course Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: Encumbrances attendance or encumbrances proficiency
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 3
Three-Hour Class
In this course, students will explore the complete purchase cycle, from adding item codes, to issuing a purchase order, to creating an accounts payable invoice. Students will also be shown how to create a purchase order with encumbrances, receive the items, adjust the receipt if necessary, and then apply it to an invoice. Canceling purchase order items, voiding a purchase order, and a discussion of relevant reports are also covered in this class.
For additional training, and to learn more about working with encumbrances and processing accounts payable, attend the “FA223 – MIP Fund Accounting Encumbrances” and “FA205 MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Payable Processing” courses.
By the end of the session, you will be able to:
- Create item codes for frequently purchased goods and services
- Categorize items for easy application to purchase orders
- Define shipping and billing locations
- Print a purchase order
- Automatically create encumbrances with a purchase order
- Save time by applying a purchase order to an accounts payable invoice
- Cancel and void purchase order items
- Research and review purchase order history
Course Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Instructional Method: Self-Study (virtual trainer plus comprehensive training guide)
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: One Hour
This self-study course covers how to create custom forms that add a personal touch to communications and reduce costs. Using a check as an example, you will learn all the tools available for customizing forms. These tools can be applied to invoices, customer statements, purchase orders and more.
By the end of the session, you will be able to:
- Select the appropriate Forms Designer template
- Add custom text, signatures, and logos to a custom format
- Modify the data displayed on a custom format
- Add or modify a MICR field on a check
- Import a custom layout
Course Level: Basic
Prerequisites: General Ledger Transaction Entry
Instructional Method: Recorded Session (recorded instructor led discussion with training guide)
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: One Hour
View this recorded session to learn how to use the Electronic Funds Transfer for Accounts Payable module to save time, money, and the hassle of printing and mailing checks. The module seamlessly integrates with the Accounts Payable module providing more options for reducing costs and improving service. Learn how to distribute payments via electronic funds transfer.
For additional training, and to learn more about daily processing tasks in the Accounts Payable module, attend the “FA205 – MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Payable Processing” course.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Set up electronic funds transfer banking information
- Discuss pre-notes, their creation and use
- Add vendor bank information to vendor records
- Create vendor payment vouchers
- Create an electronic file of vendor payments
- Produce reports of vendor electronic funds transfer payments
Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: Participants must have access to the web component of MIP Cloud prior to class.
Recommended Prerequisite: MIPC303 – MIP Cloud Basic Transactions: Recorded Session
Instructional Method: Self-Study (virtual trainer plus comprehensive training guide)
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: Two Hours
This self-study course covers learn time-saving techniques for processing and reporting accounts payable transactions in MIP Cloud. Working through a series of real world lessons, you will learn each step in the accounts payable cycle from creating vendors, to entering invoices, to printing checks. You will also explore reporting options and how to use the Accounts Payable dashboard to assess your organization’s complete payables picture.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Create and edit vendor records
- Create accounts payable invoice sessions
- Use techniques to streamline invoice entry
- Post accounts payable invoice sessions
- Select invoices for payment
- Identify accounts payable reporting options
- Use the Accounts payable dashboard to evaluate payable performance
Course Level: Basic
Prerequisites: General Ledger Transaction Entry
Instructional Method: Recorded Session (recorded instructor led discussion with training guide)
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: One Hour
View this recorded session to learn how to use the Electronic Funds Transfer for Accounts Payable module to save time, money, and the hassle of printing and mailing checks. The module seamlessly integrates with the Accounts Payable module providing more options for reducing costs and improving service. Learn how to distribute payments via electronic funds transfer.
For additional training, and to learn more about daily processing tasks in the Accounts Payable module, attend the “MIPC305 – MIP Cloud Accounts Payable Processing” course.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Set up electronic funds transfer banking information
- Discuss pre-notes, their creation and use
- Add vendor bank information to vendor records
- Create vendor payment vouchers
- Create an electronic file of vendor payments
- Produce reports of vendor electronic funds transfer payments
Course Level: Advanced
Prerequisite: Participants must have access to the web component of MIP Cloud prior to class.
Instructional Method: Self-Study (virtual trainer plus comprehensive training guide)
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: One Hour
This self-study course will show you how to unlock the potential of User Defined Fields and enhance your ability to gather and report customized
organizational data. You will also learn how to create different types of user defined fields and practice applying them to the sample data. How to
easily configure the data type, associated record types, or various characteristics of the UDF will also be covered.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Identify which UDF categories and types are available.
- Identify which field type characteristics can be assigned to user defined fields.
- Set up master-type, document-type, and transaction-type UDFs.
- Enter transactions with UDF values.
- Return UDF values in a report.
Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: General Ledger Transaction Entry
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 3
Three-Hour Class
Attend this class to learn processing skills that improve accuracy and save valuable time throughout the accounts payable cycle. Learn how to create vendors, enter invoices and credit memos, process payments, and view vendor balances. This course focuses on daily processing tasks in the Accounts Payable module.
For additional accounts payable training, and to learn more about distributing payments via electronic funds transfer and creating your own check formats, attend the following courses.
- FA210 – MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Payable Reporting and Troubleshooting
- FA372 – MIP Fund Accounting EFT for AP: Recorded Session
- FA326 – MIP Fund Accounting Forms Designer: Self-Study
By the end of the session, you will be able to:
- Create a vendor
- Set up vendor 1099 information and enter 1099 adjustments
- Rename or merge vendors
- Create accounts payable invoices and apply credit memos, manual payments, and system generated payments
- Use advanced coding reduction tools to reduce data entry
- Review and edit unposted system generated payments
- Review vendor balances and transaction history
- Evaluate accounts payable balances using aging, summary, and detailed reports
Course Level: Basic
Prerequisites: General Ledger Transaction Entry
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 2
Two Hour Class
Published: 01/2024
In this course, we will discover three report categories for reporting on vendor
information: Vendor Lists, Vendor Payments, and Vendor Analysis. After learning how to use
these reports, we will apply that knowledge to troubleshoot two case studies. Finally, we will
review available tools to make corrections through lessons on copy and reverse and void
checks. Throughout the course, look for tips included to help you protect your organization
against fraud.
For additional training, and to learn more about daily processing tasks in the Accounts Payable module, attend the “FA205 – MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Payable Processing” course.
This course covers topics related to the following modules:
Accounts Payable
By the end of the session, you will be able to:
- Create reports for vendor information, payments, and analysis.
- Access the vendor balances form and use Accounts Payable Analysis reports to review vendor balances.
- Correct A/P transactions
Course Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: General Ledger Transaction Entry attendance or general ledger transaction entry proficiency
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 2
Two-Hour Class
Encumbrances help you manage expenditures and control your budget. This course covers how to encumber funds, review balances, and liquidate encumbrances. You will learn the process of creating a manual encumbrance, checking available budget balances, and liquidating encumbrances manually and with an accounts payable invoice. You will also learn about important encumbrance reports.
For additional training, and to learn more about creating purchase orders and processing accounts payable, attend the “FA224 – MIP Fund Accounting Purchase Orders” and “FA205 – MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Payable Processing” courses.
By the end of the session, you will be able to:
- Enter manual encumbrances
- Check encumbrance and budget balances while entering expenditure transactions
- Manually liquidate outstanding encumbrances
- Liquidate encumbrances while entering accounts payable invoices and cash disbursements
