Due Date Calculation for Sales Documents Using Credit Terms

The table below explains how the due date is calculated when you create sales invoices and sales credit notes depending on whether there are credit terms defined in the following records:

• Multiple companies account config
• Account
• Accounting company

The calculation process considers the records following the order above.

The following conditions apply to all the scenarios included in the table:

• The Accounting Foundation Credit Terms Feature Console feature is not enabled.
• The Use Multiple Companies Configuration field in the Accounting Settings custom setting is selected.

The "Multi-Account Credit Terms Record Is Incorrectly Populated" column refers to the case when only the Description 1 or the Discount 1 fields, or none of the fields on the multi-account credit terms record related to the multiple companies account config are populated.

The "Credit Terms Are Specified on the Account Record" column refers to the case when the Base Date 1 and Days Offset 1 fields are populated on the account record.

The "Credit Terms Are Specified on the Accounting Company Record" column when the Base Date 1 and Days Offset 1 fields are populated on the Accounting company record.

Due Date Calculation for Sales Documents

Multiple Companies Account Config Record Exists	Multi-Account Credit Terms Field Is Populated on Multiple Companies Account Config Record	Multi-Account Credit Terms Record Is Correctly Populated	Credit Terms Are Specified on the Account Record	Credit Terms Are Specified on the Accounting Company Record	Due Date is Calculated Based on
Yes	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Multi-account credit terms
Yes	No	N/A	Yes	N/A	Account credit terms
Yes	Yes	No	Yes	N/A
Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Accounting company's credit terms
Yes	No	N/A	No	Yes
Yes	No	N/A	No	No	Sales invoice or sales credit note due date
No	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A	Account credit terms
No	N/A	N/A	No	Yes	Accounting company's credit terms
No	N/A	N/A	No	No	Sales invoice or sales credit note due date