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Receipt Options

The settings in the Receipt Options section determine how receipt numbers are assigned. If your school is licensed and configured for Open Items, these settings determine how payments received are distributed.

Database Location

Selections for receipt options are stored in the BU_CONFIG table in the following columns.

Option Field

Database Column

Priority Distribution

CASH_RCPT_DIST_TYP = 'P'

Proportional Distribution

CASH_RCPT_DIST_TYP = 'E'

Select Receipt Number

SELECT_PRINTER

How to Update Receipt Options

  1. From the Finance Receivables Administration Hub options, select AR configuration. The AR Configuration Settings page opens.

  2. Click the Edit button and then click the Receipt Options link at the top of the page to navigate to that section.

  3. Select from the following options. See above sections for more details about each option.

    • Priority Distribution:* Select this option to distribute payments to open items based on the receipting priority order defined on the AR Subsidiary Definition Details page.

    • Proportional Distribution:* Select this option to distribute payment transactions evenly across open items.

    • Select Receipt Number: When this checkbox is selected, users can manually select the receipt number group when they enter receipts in the system.

  4. Click Save changes.

* Options for systems configured for Open Items.

In J1 Web, users can generate receipt files in several different file formats. If receipts are generated as PDFs, they can be printed directly from the browser window.