Billing Processing

The next step is to record the billing information associated with a shipment in Future Three.  This is the third link of the interface.  Billing information entered in Future Three is related to a shipment by a shipper number determined by Future Three.  Future Three formats an interface file, which is used by a batch interface program in MAC-PAC.  The batch interface program updates the Sales History File in MAC-PAC (for sales analysis) and two Open Item Transaction files, as well as formatting a Valid Transactions Report and an Error Transactions Report.  The Open Item Transaction files are files in the MAC-PAC database that are used as input to MAC-PAC's Batch Open Item Post Program in Accounts Receivable.  The Batch Open Item Post Program creates open items and accounting transactions that go to MAC-PAC's General Ledger module.