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SIS 2000+ Food Services

Sec. 12d, Balances Forward
 

The Balance Forward designation for Account Payments is an identifier used during initial Food Service Setup procedures. Balance Forward flags credit and debit payments created to reconcile SIS 2000+ Food Service consumer accounts with consumer account balances from the current accounting system. Payments marked as Balance Forward are omitted from Payments Report totals because they are account adjustments, not true payments. Balances Forward may be imported or entered manually.

This setup procedure may be omitted if consumer account balances are not present or are not being incorporated into SIS 2000+ Food Service Accounts. Each year thereafter, account balances are automatically cleared or carried forward during New Year Procedures, according to the user's preference.
 

Process Balances Forward:

12d.1 Payments Login
Complete Payments Login procedures, selecting Balance Forward as the Default Transaction (Sec. 12.1). Set the Date as the first day of school (or the first day of SIS 2000+ Food Service operation) to insure that correct account balances will be reflected in the Cafeteria food line. Select a specific School (or District Office) as the login site, then select a Cash Drawer assigned to that site (see Sec. 15a, Cash Drawer Editor).

Fig. 1 - Transaction Default, Balance Forward
 

12d.2 Complete a Balance Forward Transaction
Locate a consumer (Sec. 12a.1, or use the Search utility, Sec. 12a.3). The Payments screen will display with the focus on the Amount field. Enter the balance forward amount and press Enter. A balance forward may be a negative amount or a credit amount. Precede a negative amount with a ' - ' minus sign. Press Enter again to save, or click on the Save button (Alt-S). The Payments screen will clear, ready to process the next transaction.

Fig. 2 - Balance Forward, negative Amount
 
 

Fig. 3 - Balance Forward, credit amount