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Shown below is an example of a payment from a bank and the example of
 



 
 
Document Types are used to depict the type of accounting entry viz. Payments, Receipts, JVs etc..
 
Events are various types of activities happening viz. Supplier Payment, On Account Payment, Customer Cheque Receipt, Supplier Debit Note etc..
 
Analysis are information that should be captured for each type of Event for Analysis of Account balances and MIS purposes
 
 
  Look before you Leap
 
 
1Set up an excel sheet where you document the different types of accounting transactions
2Classify the Events and the Analysis you need to capture
3Map the Document Types and The Events
4You can map an Event for More than One document type
5Since ANALYSIS is the benefit you derive out of data capture during voucher entry carefully consider the analysis you need
6Consider the Grouping of document types also carefully. These would form the basis of How selection of accounting entries in Reports is handledFor example in a Sales Register Report we need to pick all document types like INVOICE, Sales Returns grouped under Document Group BILLINGand all Customer Accounts grouped under Account Group Debtor Sales

 
Steps to follow
 
1See the menu Setup Doc Types, Events & Analysis (FM80)