Abacus Business Systems

Why Debtors receipts sometimes skips over the tax column

Leon — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:20:54 +0000

Solution

Invoice based

Under the Setup > Tax option in Pastel the tax system is set to Normal VAT/GST/Sales Tax
Open item accounts. This will ALWAYS skip over the VAT code column.
With Balance brought forward accounts the program will not allow you to enter a VAT code. It does not calculate VAT on payments/receipts, but when invoicing.
Payments based

Under the Setup > Tax option in Pastel the tax system is set to Payment/Cash based VAT
Open item accounts and balance brought forward accounts will not allow the operator to enter a VAT code. Open Item transfers the VAT according to open item allocation. Balance brought forward transfers the VAT according to the Standard Rate Tax Type. It will always transfer VAT unless the No Tax (F10) option is selected

Company cannot be activated on the workstation

Leon — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:19:08 +0000

Solution:
In a network environment, if the data opens onthe server, but cannotbe activatedon the workstation usually there is one or more ~pvsw~.loc file in the data. Once the file(s) are deleted then the company canbe activatedon the workstation.
-Click on start…Search…All files and folders -Type ~pvsw~.loc and search -Delete all found
-Another Problem occurs when the company is added onthe server and opens successfully but on the workstation, theOK button is grayed out when trying to activate thecompany.
-This error is very similar to a Status 116 error, in that the ~pvsw~.loc file is blocking access to the data. -The solution is to delete the ~pvsw~.loc file, and then activate thecompany onthe workstation.
-If error persists, Disconnect and remap thenetwork drive -Ensure that all machines which have pastel installed, have the same Pastel build. -If not, Log onto www.pastel.co.za -Log into the customer zone using the base serial number and the customer number. -Download and save the relevant builds -Double click on the builds to run and ensure that pastel is closedon all machines as well as the sequence of thebuilds. They need to be updated in numerical order -If error persists, Send client reset utility and client to clear companies on the workstation. Once the reset has been run, activate the companies onthe workstationagain.
The error is resolved by deleting the ~pvsw~loc files onthe data.

One or more companies deleted through the Operating System message when opening pastel on one workstation only

Leon — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:18:13 +0000

Query Details

This error could be caused by an number of thing and could come up on the server or the workstation. This does not mean that the company is deleted but has been removed from the list
Solution
Go to File | Open then select the Option Manage First check if the Server is displaying with the green arrow. Should it come up with the red cross remove the server and locate it from the custom/ Registration depending on where is the error comming up.
Should the error comes up on the server locate it from C:\Pastel*\Custom\Registration Should the error come up on the workstation locate the server from the network drive Custom\Registration
If the server is showing as Green and the company is showing with a red cross then do the following * Remove the company and add it again if the error is on the server computer * Remove the company on the server and add it again then activate it if the error is on the workstation

This Tax Type is not allowed for this date message when trying to process transactions against a certain tax type

Leon — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:17:28 +0000

This utility has been compiled to allow users to set the end dates for all tax types per company, without having to go to Setup…Tax and change the end dates per tax type.

Requirements:

Pastel Partner/Xpress Version 2009 and/or Version 11
The SetTaxTypeDates utility, this can be copied and executed from any location on your PC.

N.B. You will need your SUPERVISOR password to run this utility.

To run the utility:

It is imperative that you make a back up of your companies prior to running this utility.

Extract/Copy the SetTaxTypeDates.exe to the relevant folder. (Pastel11, Xpress11, Pastel09 or Xpress09)
Run the utility by double clicking on the SetTaxTypeDates.exe utility,

Now browse to the company you wish to change the tax end dates for and double click on it (N.B. You will need to perform the process individually for each company that you wish to change the end date for all tax types).

You will need to enter your SUPERVISOR password and click Open. If there is no password, you can leave this field blank and click on Open.
Thereafter select the Process button.
Now click the OK button.

The end date for all tax types will be set to 31/12/2020