Benefits of Using the Multi Company Knock Off Plugin
Accelerates intercompany payment settlements
Knocks off invoices across multiple account books
Eliminates redundant double-entry reconciliations
Provides centralized visibility of group receivables
Protects account book connectivity with access rights
How AutoCount Multi Company Knock Off Plugin Works
A. Access Rights
Administrators control visibility and opening of the plugin license screen and the Intercompany Account
Book Setting screen.
1. Open Access Rights and expand SL Plug-In > Multi Company Knock Off Plug-In.
2. Assign Show and Open License Status only to users who need to view the plugin license information.
3. Assign Show and Open Intercompany Account Book Setting only to users who maintain the connected
account books.
4. Save the access-right changes.
B. Intercompany Account Book Setting
Intercompany Account Book Setting selects the account books that participate in multi-company payment
processing and records the payment methods used for each side.
1. Open MultiCompanyKnockOff > Intercompany Account Book Setting.
2. Select each target account book to include. The current account book cannot be newly selected from
this screen.
3. Click Check Connectivity and Save to test the selected targets. Review the Status column for
Connected or Failed.
4. Correct a failed target or payment method, then save the setting.
C. AR Receive Payment Multi Company
A/R Receive Payment – Multi Company creates or opens a payment that can knock off balances across
the configured account books.
1. Open MultiCompanyKnockOff > A/R Receive Payment – Multi Company.
2. Create a new payment or select an existing payment record to open.
3. Enter the payment header and payment detail information required by the A/R Receive Payment
screen.
4. Select the documents to knock off, including documents from a configured target account book when
applicable.
5. Save the payment. The plugin records the completed target payment or refund information for each
connected account book.
D. Edit Source and Target Payments
The MultiCompanyKnockOff command identifies whether an A/R Payment can be managed locally or is
controlled by another source account book.
1. Open the standard A/R Receive Payment listing and select the required payment.
2. Review the Multi Company command. Depending on the selected record, it displays Create A/R
Payment – Multi Company, Edit A/R Payment – Multi Company, or Edit in Source Account Book.
3. Use Create or Edit A/R Payment – Multi Company for locally controlled records.
4. If Edit in Source Account Book is displayed, open the source account book to modify the original
Multi Company payment.
E. Outstanding A R Invoice Across Account Books
Outstanding A/R Invoice can include balances from the selected intercompany account books and
identifies the source database.
1. Open the standard Outstanding A/R Invoice inquiry.
2. Select Include Other Account Book.
3. Set the normal outstanding-invoice criteria and click Inquiry.
4. Review the Database Name column to identify the account book that supplied each result row.
F. Invoice Listing Across Account Books
Invoice Listing can combine invoice results from the current and selected intercompany account books.
1. Open the standard Invoice Listing screen.
2. Select Include Other Account Book.
3. Set the required listing criteria and click Inquiry.
4. Review the Database Name column in the result grid to identify each invoice source account book.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Multi Company Knock Off Plugin do?
It enables businesses to knock off debtor balances and reconcile outstanding A/R invoices across multiple connected AutoCount account books in a single receipt entry.
Why should I use the Multi Company Knock Off Plugin?
It saves time, eliminates redundant double entries between entities, and gives finance teams a consolidated view of outstanding invoices across different databases.
How do I connect other account books for knock-off?
Open MultiCompanyKnockOff > Intercompany Account Book Setting, select the target account books, set their payment methods, and click Check Connectivity & Save.
How do I knock off invoices from another account book?
Open MultiCompanyKnockOff > A/R Receive Payment – Multi Company, create a payment, and check the target invoices listed under the connected account book databases to knock them off.
Can I view outstanding invoices across all companies without logging into each database?
Yes, open the standard Outstanding A/R Invoice or Invoice Listing screen, check the Include Other Account Book option, and click Inquiry to view all records alongside their database names.
How can administrators restrict access to intercompany settings?
Administrators can configure permissions under General Maintenance > Access Right Maintenance > SL Plug-In > Multi Company Knock Off Plug-In to restrict access to license status and intercompany book settings.
Start Your Multi-Company Knock Off Today!
This plugin enables us to knock off invoices across connected databases, configure intercompany payment methods, and consolidate outstanding receivable inquiries. We can efficiently reconcile debtor accounts, eliminate double data entry, and gain group-wide visibility through centralized cross-company listings.