Address Book Number (ABN)

A number assigned to the provider or consumer in NIS. No payments can be made in NIS until this number has been assigned.

Document Number

Number assigned to each payment sent to NIS

Warrant Number

Number assigned to the payment/check

Due Date

The date the payment/check will be issued in NIS

EFT (aka ACH)

Electronic fund transfer - deposit made directly in a bank account (no warrant is issued)

G/L Date

The date the payment is entered in NIS.

Payment Date

The date the check was written in NIS. Checks are usually mailed out the next day.

Payment Number

Warrant number/check number

Payment Terms

Terms by which the vendor will be paid (e.g. net 30 days, due upon receipt, etc.)

• Providers:

  • NIS sets up all providers as “net 30 days”.
  • A provider’s payment terms cannot be changed in the NIS address book.
  • Payment terms can be changed at the time the payment is made in QUEST.

• Clients:

  • All consumer are being set up in NIS as “due upon receipt”

PK (payment type)

Warrant payment

PT (payment type)

EFT payment

Supplier

NIS term for the person you are making payment to.

Supplier Number

Same as Address Book Number