Processing Mode Options

The Processing Mode option that you select (on the Organization Preferences form) determines which posting status is available for transaction entry sessions in the MIP Accounting system. Below you will find the Processing Mode options:

  • If you select Batch processing mode, you can choose a status of Batch-To Post or Batch-To Suspend posting in the MIP Accounting system.
  • If you select On-line processing mode, you can only choose a status of On-line posting in the MIP Accounting system.
  • If you select Combined processing mode, you can choose any of the three posting statuses: Batch-To Post, Batch-To Suspend, or On-line posting in the MIP Accounting system.

Consider this when choosing a processing mode:

  • Do you want to give your transaction entry personnel the ability to both enter and post a transaction? If not, then you might want to select Batch as your processing mode, and limit personnel to the Transactions menu (Security>Set Up Organization Menus).
  • Do you have a need for up-to-the-minute account balances? If so, choose On-line or Combined as your processing mode.

There are three posting statuses in the MIP Accounting system. Here is how you post them:

  • Batch-To Post sessions are posted using Activities>Manage Sessions>Post Transactions.
  • Batch-To Suspend sessions are suspended and cannot be posted until you change them to either Batch-To Post or On-line Posting.
  • On-line Posting sessions are posted as they are entered.

The transactions created in the Payroll module, as well as those created using Activities>Budget Worksheet, are always processed in Batch mode, regardless of which processing mode is selected on the Organization Preferences form.

The transactions created using Activities>Accounts Receivable>Customer Returns and Sales Order Fulfillment; and Activities>Purchase Orders>Process Receipts and Adjust Receipts; are always processed in On-line mode, regardless of which processing mode is selected on the Organization Preferences form.