CenterPoint Accounting CenterPoint Payroll - About Sequences

Sequences are used to maintain . They are automatically added to your database. Multiple sequences are allowed. An example use is for a manual check number sequence and a printed check number sequence. Sequences can also be set to warn if a sequence number is a duplicate, allow duplicate sequence numbers, and not allow duplicate sequence numbers (when determining whether or not a sequence is a duplicate in a transaction, CenterPoint checks posted, deleted, and voided transactions only, edited and reversed transactions are ignored. You can maintain different sequences for various transaction entry screens. The default sequence will automatically display during transaction entry, but can be changed. If you change the number, it will change the next available sequence number (for example, if the default sequence number was 692, and you change it to 701, the next available sequence number will be 702). If multiple sequences are available for check numbers or invoice numbers, click the Sequence Lookup button to select a different sequence.

Setup > General > Numbering Sequences is used to add new sequences such as an alternate check number sequence for manual checks or changing sequence information. For example, the check number sequence automatically set up is specific to a company and bank account, but your companiesshare a bank account, so you can change the sequence to remove the company specific information from the check number sequence.

The format of the is also defined in Sequences. The specified number of characters and whether the characters are alpha, numeric, or alphanumeric are also set in Sequences. Date formats can be set for use with deposit numbers on a cash receipt. Set the date style and then set it to reset on a new date. The deposit number will default to today's date for all individual receipts. All deposits with the same deposit number consolidate as a total value when reconciling your bank statement.