Configuring Automatic Intercompany Payment Processing

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Short answer

A In the intercompany trade parameters for sales order policies, select Post journal automatically.

Question

A client wants to use Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management to assist processing intercompany trade.
You need to ensure that intercompany sales order payments process correctly when intercompany payable journals are posted.
What should you do?
  1. In the intercompany trade parameters for sales order policies, select Post journal automatically Correct Answer
  2. In the intercompany trade parameters for purchase order policies, select Post invoice automatically
  3. In the intercompany trade parameters for purchase order policies, select Post journal automatically
  4. In the intercompany trade parameters for sales order policies, select Allow summary update of documents for original customer

Key Takeaways

The question tests the specific location of the 'Post journal automatically' setting, which resides in Sales order policies to handle the AR side of the transaction, not Purchase order policies.

Learn how to configure Dynamics 365 SCM to automatically process intercompany sales order payments by enabling the Post journal automatically setting in intercompany trade parameters.

Common mistake: Selecting option C is a common error because users confuse the purchasing side with the sales side; however, purchase order policies manage liabilities (AP), while sales order policies manage the receivables (AR) that need to be settled.

Expert Analysis

The scenario requires automating the flow of intercompany trade payments. Specifically, when an intercompany payable journal (the liability side for the buying company) is posted, the system must automatically process the corresponding receivable payment (the asset side for the selling company).

In Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, this automation is controlled by the Intercompany trade parameters. These parameters are split into two categories: Sales order policies and Purchase order policies. The key distinction lies in the direction of the transaction:

  • Sales order policies govern the actions taken by the entity selling the goods. When a sale occurs across companies, the seller generates a customer invoice. To ensure the payment flows correctly without manual intervention, the setting Post journal automatically must be enabled within the Sales order policies.
  • Purchase order policies govern the buying entity's actions, such as posting invoices or packing slips, but do not control the automatic generation of the AR payment journal on the seller's side.

Commenters note that the Microsoft Learn documentation explicitly directs administrators to navigate to Customers > All customers > Intercompany, open Sales order policies, and select the Post journal automatically check box. This ensures that when the AP journal is posted, the AR payment journal is created and posted automatically. Therefore, configuring the sales side is the correct approach to handle the receivable aspect of the intercompany transaction.

Official Reference

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamicsax-2012/appuser-itpro/register-payments-automatically-for-intercompany-customer-invoices

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Exam Strategy

When dealing with intercompany transactions, always identify which entity's perspective is being managed. For payments received from intercompany sales, focus on the Seller's Sales Order Policies. For payments made to intercompany purchases, look at the Buyer's Purchase Order Policies. Memorize the specific settings under each policy type to avoid confusion between AP and AR automation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where exactly is the 'Post journal automatically' setting located?

It is found in Intercompany trade parameters under Sales order policies, specifically linked to the Payment journal.

Why not use Purchase Order Policies for this task?

Purchase Order Policies manage the buyer's side (liabilities/AP). Since we are ensuring the sales order payment (receivables/AR) processes correctly, we must configure the Sales Order Policies.

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Discussion 4 contributions

Compiled from public community threads and reader submissions, lightly edited for clarity. Handles and vote tallies are shown as recorded, and comments reflect the views of individual contributors.

From public community threads 4

  1. OlgaOs 👍 6
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamicsax-2012/appuser-itpro/register-payments-automatically-for-intercompany-customer-invoices
  2. CCexamn 👍 2 Answered A
    The Microsoft Learn article "Register payments automatically for intercompany customer invoices" explicitly says: Go to Customers > All customers > Intercompany. Open Sales order policies. Select the Payment journal. Select the "Post journal automatically" check box. Why not C? Purchase order policies contain options such as Post invoice automatically, packing slip, etc., but there is no "Post journal automatically" setting there for this payment synchronization.
  3. AmrKamal 👍 2 Answered C
    C. In the intercompany trade parameters for purchase order policies, select Post journal automatically
  4. 3a7b7bd 👍 1 Answered A
    Microsoft specifically states that when the accounts payable payment journal is posted, Dynamics 365 can automatically create and post the corresponding accounts receivable payment journal. To enable this, you configure Sales order policies and select Post journal automatically

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