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Frequently Asked Questions: (updated 1-26-2006)
- General
- Installation
- Using WinFactor
- Reports
- QuickBooks Interface
- Scanning
General
G1) What operating
systems will WinFactor! run under?
WinFactor!
will
run on any 32 bit Windows platform Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP and will
work on any network.
G2) What is the
demo password?
For the version 3.5
demo, the user name is "user" (lower case and without the
quotes) and the password is also "user".

G3) Will
WinFactor! version 3 work with QuickBooks 99 ?
Yes, WinFactor! V3
interface with QuickBooks V6 and QuickBooks 99 and 2000, 2001, 2002
Installation
I1)
How do I install WinFactor on a network?
First install WinFactor on the c-drive.
(never install the program on a network drive). Next, move the
datafile (c:\program files\winfactor 3.0\wf30data.mdb) from the c-drive
of your PC to your network drive, you can put it anywhere you want.
(be sure to move it, not copy it). After you move the datafile, the
next time you start WinFactor!, it will see that the datafile is not
where it once was, and it will prompt you for the new location. Enter
the path where you moved it to, and you will be set.
For other PCs, simply install the
demo version on the c-drive of each PC. Then delete the datafile the
demo installed from the c-drive (usually in c:\program
files\winfactor
3.0\) and the next time you start WinFactor! on that PC, it will ask
you for the location of the datafile. Enter the new network location
and the program will start up normally.
I2) I have Access 2000/2002
on my PC, how do I install WinFactor!?
Our
software was developed in Access 97. When the program installs, it
sees your 2000 version of Access and does not install the runtime
version of Access 97. To fix this, find msaccess.exe on your c
drive, rename it to msaccess.old, install WinFactor!, then change
the name of msaccess.old back to msaccess.exe
This will allow you to run WinFactor! using the runtime version of
Access 97 and also have Access 2000/2002 on your PC.
I3)
I installed WinFactor! 3.0 on a new computer and am getting
a prompt
"enter the path to the datafile." Where is my datafile?
By default WinFactor looks for its
datafile in the directory "c:\program
files\winfactor 3.0\" You only get this prompt if the
file is not there and WinFactor needs to know where it is
located. Simply enter the path to the datafile and WinFactor
will start up.
If
you are using a multi-user version of WinFactor, your datafile
is located somewhere on the network. To find its location, you
have a few options.
- If another workstation still runs WinFactor without the error,
go to "Tables/Setup", then "Company Info" and you can see the
path under the field 'datapath'
- you can do a search on your network for the file wf30data.mdb
I4) How do you
move WinFactor! from one PC to another?
First you need to install the demo version of WinFactor! on the new
PC. To
do this, download the demo from our website at
www.winfactor.com and
install it on the new PC. Next move the datafile wf30data.mdb
from the old PC to the new one. (This file is by default installed
in the
directory c:\program files\winfactor3.0\) Moving the datafile
will convert the demo version on the new PC to the full version of
WinFactor!. Since the demo version is not always the latest
version of WinFactor!, we also recommend downloading the latest
update .Click
here for Updates
I5) I went to
your web page and downloaded the newest updates for WinFactor! 3.0
and don't think it took on my computer. I can't find any
instructions from the previous download to make sure I am updating
the system correctly. Could you send me the instructions on how to
update my programs with the update?
All you do is
click on the link on our webpage that says 'download the latest
version of WinFactor! 3.0' and select 'save to disk'. Then your
computer will prompt you for the location. You want to save the file
in c:\program files\winfactor 3.0\ It will ask you if you want to
over-write the existing file, answer yes and you are done.
I6) How do you
backup the system?
It is best if you
use a tape drive and backup your entire system. But if you just want
to backup critical files, there is only file you need to backup in WinFactor!. It is the datafile, it has a slightly different name
depending on your version of WinFactor!.
|
Version |
Filename |
Default
Location |
|
V 2.0 |
wf_data.mdb |
c:\wf20\ |
|
V
2.5 |
wf25data.mdb |
c:\wf25\ |
|
V
3.0 |
wf30data.mdb |
c:\program
files\winfactor 3.0\ |
In
addition, if you are using the scanning option, be sure to backup
the images directory located under the directory that has your
datafile.
I7)
I get the message "Compile Error in hidden Module" or in
a Non Runtime Environment: "Compile Error: Function or Interface
Marked as restricted" when I start WinFactor.
This indicates that the dao350.dll is not registered
correctly. To correct this error, re-register the dll by
typing
regsvr32
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\dao350.dll
at a
command prompt. For more info see Microsoft Bulletin 319489
I8) How can I get WinFactor!
to run faster on my network?.
There are 2 things we have seen that make
a significant difference in speed.
1) Make sure you are running the program on your local c drive.
Only the datafile (wf30data.mdb) should be on the network.
2) If your datafile is on a network server, use UNC (\\servername\resourcname\)
instead of a mapped network drive to reference it. The easiest
way to do this is to go to the company screen (under tables) and
click on the button next to the datapath. WinFactor! will
prompt you for a new location of the datafile, input the UNC equivalent
of the mapped path.
I9)
Some import/export buttons come up with the error "couldn't
find installable ISAM", how do I fix this?.
This problem
is caused by a missing or unregistered .dll WinFactor uses for
exporting.
To fix the problem, first find out if the driver for this file
is on your PC. Do a search for the file msexcl35.dll (it should
be in C:\WINDOWS\system32\) If the file is there, then try re-registering
it by running.
regsvr32 C:\windows\systems32\msexcl35.dll
Restart
WinFactor and see if the import/export runs now. If not, then check
the registry to see if it has the correct path. Run Regedit
and look
in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Jet\3.5\Engines\Excel
. Correct the path if it does not point to the location of
the file (msexcl35.dll)
If the
file (msexcl35.dll) is not on your PC, download this zip file setup.zip Uncompress
it and run the setup program. This program will install the missing
ISAM dll's
needed to import and export some types of data. Then
restart WinFactor and see if the error comes back. If it does,
use the steps above to find the location of the file (msexcl35.dll)
and see if the registry entry for it is correct. If it path in
the registry is invalid, correct it.
Once
you have confirmed that the file is on your PC, it is registered
and that the path is correct, WinFactor will be able to use the
ISAM
driver.
If you
receive this error message when generating the letter of notification,
use the steps above but with the dll: MSTEXT35.DLL
I10) When I log into the database,
I get the error message: The current user account does not have
permission
to convert or enable this database.
There are three
causes of this.
1) If you just downloaded the update and selected to OPEN the program
rather than SAVE, your copy of Access may be trying to open the
database. But, since it is a secure database, you can not open it
this way. You must use the Icon for WinFactor that was setup during
installation (Click on Start, Programs, WinFactor 3.0, WinFactor
3.0) So, just download the file and save it (for directions on how
to download the update, click
here)
2) If you navigated to the folder where WinFactor is installed,
and double clicked on the program database (wf30main.mdb) and you
have a copy of Microsoft Access, you will get this message. Again,
it is because the database is secure and can not be opened this
way. Instead use the Icon for WinFactor that was setup during installation
(Click on Start, Programs, WinFactor 3.0, WinFactor 3.0)
3)
Lastly, if you get this message when you click on the Icon for WinFactor
that was setup during installation (Click on Start, Programs, WinFactor
3.0, WinFactor 3.0) You may have Access 2000 or 2002 (XP) installed
on your computer and it confused WinFactor's installation program
into not installing the runtime version of Access 97. to solve this,
Uninstall WinFactor (from your control panel, Add or Remove Programs),
then find msaccess.exe on your PC and rename it to msaccess.old.
Re-install WinFactor, confirm that it works then rename msaccess.old
back to msaccess.exe.
I11)
I noticed a user admin section under Tables/Setup. How do I setup
users for WinFactor?
There are two
things that need to be done.
<< note, only do step one if you have a multiuser version
of WinFactor >>
1) By default, the password file is stored locally on your PC
(c:\program files\winfactor 3.0\WF30.MDW)
move this file from its current location to the same location on
the network as your datafile (wf30data.mdb). If you are not sure
where your datafile is located on your network, click on Tables/Setup,
then Company Info. From there you can the datapath. Be sure to delete
or rename the copy of wf30.mdw on your c drive
Then, you will need to edit the WinFactor Icon. To do this, right
click on the Icon you use to start WinFactor, select Properties.
Under Target, it should read:
"C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office\msaccess.exe" /runtime /wrkgrp
"C:\Program Files\WinFactor 3.0\WF30.MDW" "C:\Program
Files\WinFactor 3.0\WF30MAIN.MDB"
Change where it points to the wf30.mdw file (lets assume your datafile
is located in f:\wf30data\) The result would look like this
"C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office\msaccess.exe" /runtime /wrkgrp
"f:\wf30data\WF30.MDW" "C:\Program
Files\WinFactor 3.0\WF30MAIN.MDB"
Test
the link and make sure it works. You will need to do this on each
workstation.
2)
Now you can start adding users and setting permissions for each
one. Be sure to write down the password you assign each user ...
the passwords ARE case sensitive! If you loose a password, we can
not recover it for you. Instead, you
can get a fresh copy of wf30.mdb by clicking
here, and starting over with the users.
I12)
I have purchased the web upload feature, how do I get it running.
1) First, call our office and get your FactorID
and password. Key this in under Tables/Setup, Company Info, Web Upload
Tab.
2) Download the Web Upload program. It is comes in a compressed
for (.zip). UnZip it in the folder c:\program files\winfactor 3.0\
Click here to download the zip file
3) configure a client to view reports via the web upload. Go to Clients
and click on the "Web Access" tab. Put a check mark next
to "Allow Web Access" and enter in a username and password.
4) Upload reports to
the Web! Go to Reports, choose a report to upload (it must be
a single client version) and click on the button that says "Web
Upload" If the button is grayed out, then that report is
not eligible to be uploaded to the web. Follow the prompts to
upload the report.
5) View the report online.
Visit WinFactor.com and click on Login. Enter in your FactorID
and your clients Username and Password to view the report. Once
the report is uploaded and tested, you can frame in the Web Access
pages so they will work from your website. See
http://www.eaglecapitalcorp.com/factoring_client_login.html
as an example.
Have your web designer change the querysting in the frame to match
your FactorID and custom colors.
I13)
How do I upgrade from Version 3.0 to version 3.5.
Please read our FAQ about upgrading to Version 3.5 by clicking here.
I14)
When WinFactor opens, I get the following error message:
PurgeCustomReports: _cr Advance Check: The Delete Object action was canceled
- or -

GetCustomReports: The TransferDatabase action was canceled
This is caused by a permissions problem when WinFactor is reading in Custom Reports. To solve this problem, exit WinFactor and download this file and unzip it into the directory c:\program files\winfactor 3.5\ replacing the existing file wf35.mdw
I15)
I have purchased the web upload feature, can it upload PDF's instead of the default SNP file?
Yes! purchase PDF995 and install it on the PC you use to upload reports. Then, on the Company Info screen, select the Web Upload Tab and click on 'Upload Reports using PDF format"

Using
WinFactor
U1)
Do you have a version with British date format ( i.e. our dates
are
dd/mm/yy.
As far as dates
(and currency) are concerned, WinFactor! will conform to the
regional settings of your computer. So if you go to Control Panel,
Regional Settings, you can select the date format your want
(including dd/mm/yy ) as well as your local currency format. WinFactor!
will use this for all data entry screens and reports.
U2) Every time
we open 3.0 we get this message: "Warning a more current
version of WinFactor! has logged into this database (V3 R2.6)."
What does that mean?
WinFactor! tracks the
most resent version of the software that has logged into your
datafile. And if an older version logs in, you will get that
message. It is designed to warn users in a multi-user installation
that their version is not current. You may get this message after a
V2 to V3 conversion. That is because the latest version (which is
what was used to convert the data) is more resent than the version
you are using. Get the latest update from our website and you will
not get that message anymore.
U3) In
WinFactor! 3.0 how can we use money due a client from new Advances
to pay old invoices that are due to be charged back? Said a
different way, how can we replace a bad invoice with a new(good)
invoice?
Process the new
advance like you normally would. But do not actually create an
advance check, instead think of it as creating an imaginary check.
Then go to receipts and post this imaginary check against the
invoices that are bad. You can then settle the bad invoices like you
normally would. Everything will balance out since the cash out
(advance) and cash in (receipt) will be the same.
You can make notes on both the advance and
receipt screens to indicate what you did for future reference.
U4) I would
like to export an accounts receivable aging report to a diskette in
an ASCII file format such .txt. How is the best way to facilitate
this process?
Just open the
report in preview mode. At the top you will see the letter W for
Microsoft Word, click on the down arrow to the right and select
Excel, that will export your report to Excel, from there you can
save it in any text format you want.
U5) How do you
settle an invoice that will not be paid by a client?
Go to "Settle Invoices".
Normally the invoices listed on this screen are ones that have been
paid. But, you can add other invoices that have not be paid by
clicking on the "Insert Invoice" button. WinFactor!
will calculate the fee to date, add it to the advance
amount and post a negative net rebate for that amount. If you
settle this invoice with several others that have a positive rebate,
the negative rebate for the one invoice will be balanced by the
positive rebates for the others. If you want, you can even
settle the invoices when the total net rebate is negative.
This will simply reduce the clients rebate account by the total net
rebate. Printing out the Settlement Statement will help to
understand this process.
An additional feature
of WinFactor!
is "Auto Recourse". Under Tables,
Terms you can select the number of days you want to hold onto an
invoice before you sell it back to the client. After that time
has passed, the invoice will automatically appear under "Settle
Invoices" to remind you to sell the invoice back to the client.
In addition, if you
export transactions to Quickbooks, you will want to adjust the entry
that goes to Quickbooks for the negative rebate check. By
default the entry will come in as a negative check, you will want to
delete the check and change the transaction to Debit a contra
revenue account (like Fees) and Credit the Payback liability
account.
U6) If an invoice
is only partially paid, how do I clear the balance?
It depends on weather or not you expect any
more payments to come in on that invoice.
1)
If you believe more payments
are coming, just post the partial payment and do not mark the invoice
as 'Paid'. Then you can post more payments to that invoice and the
invoice will remain on the aging reports.
2) If the partial payment is all that you are going to receive, simply mark
the invoice as paid. When
you settle the invoice, WinFactor! will back out the unpaid balance
from the
rebate
due for
that invoice.
U7) If I have
previously advanced a customer at 80% and I now want to begin
advancing them 85% can I change the advance amount in their setup or
will it effect what has already been entered?
Go ahead and change the amount in their
profile. It will not affect advances you have already entered, just
new ones. Also, you can even change the advance amount on an
individual advance or even a single invoice by overriding the
default amount that comes in.
U8) Is there a shortcut
in the receipts screen to post payment quickly?
Yes, double click on the
amount applied field and WinFactor! will fill in the outstanding
balance of the invoice and mark it as paid!
U9) How do I handle an
invoice that I received payment on but did not Factor?
This is called a non-factored invoice. While entering the
receipt, you will notice an invoice number of the voucher that does
not exist in WinFactor!. From the receipts screen, Click on
the Add button, select the terms, invoice number and amount and any
transaction fee that may apply. If you do not have a set of
terms called "No Fee", you may want to setup a set of
terms that charges no fee (this is done under Tables, Terms).
This will enter the invoice into the system without any advance.
You can receive the full payment against it and WinFactor!
will
rebate the full amount of the payment to your client during the
settlement step. If it is your policy to charge a transaction
fee for handling
the check, key in the amount you want to charge in the transaction
fee box. As an alternative, you can enter the invoice under
advances and simply put zero as the advance amount. Be sure to
consider what fee schedule you attach to this advance. Some
companies charge regular fees and some do not. Either way, you
can configure WinFactor! to work they way your company does.
U10) I want to show all
activity for a single client: assignments (advances), settlements,
invoices outstanding and everything else that went on with that
client for a specific period of time. Does that report exist?
We do not have a single
report that has purchases, aging and settlements on it, but we do
have several individual reports that will give you that information
per client or company wide, and all are date range driven!
| To
see: |
Report
Type |
Report
Name |
| assignments
(advances) |
Financials |
Gross
Purchases (single client) |
| settlements |
Financials |
Settlements
(single client) |
| outstanding
invoices |
Aging
report |
Single
client .. (7 to choose from!) |
U11) On the reserve analysis report what is the difference and definition of the Original Reserve and Current Reserve?
Original reserve is the reserve at the time of purchasing the invoice.
Current reserve takes into account the fees that have accumulated against the reserve (if you are using a time based fee).
U12) Is there a way to make the system show the day you buy the invoices as day one? Because right now, or at least the way I entered in the invoicing the system does not show day one until the following day.
Yes, under company info, factoring rules, invoices first day should be 1 instead of zero
U13) How do I account for a
short payment on an invoice or a credit memo being issued after we
advance on the invoice?
The easiest way to handle it is to not worry about the credit memo
and apply the payment (even though it is short). When you settle
the invoice, the software will see the short payment and deduct the
balance from the rebate. This will be reflected on the
Settlement Statement.
If the invoice has not been paid, the face amount of the invoice can
be adjusted to reflect the credit memo, or you can use a negative
invoice.
U14) How
do I import Invoices from Excel?
WinFactor allows
you to import invoices from an excel spreadsheet. To import invoices,
click on Advances from the main menu, then the Import button at the bottom
of that screen. The spreadsheet must be in a specific format, do view
a sample, click here.
U15) When
I log into WinFactor, I get the error message "You have
exceeded the number of users you have licensed for Win!Factor. Someone
must
get out before another user can get in. If you feel this message
is in error, get everyone out of Win!Factor, delete the file wf30data.ldb
in your data directory and try again. User Count = 15"?
WinFactor tracks
the number of people logged into the system in a file called wf30data.ldb.
Sometimes, a user does not get cleared out of this file when they exit
WinFactor. As a result, the file will think more people are logged in
than actually are. To resolve this, get everyone out of WinFactor and
delete the file wf30data.ldb located in your data path. (if it still
exist .. normally when the last person logs out, the system will delete
the
file
for you)
U16) I
am getting a database corrupt error message, what do I do.?
It depends on which
database is corrupt. If it is the wf30main.mdb, they just get an update
from our updates page. That will replace the
local copy of wf30main.mdb which will fix the corruption.
If the
error says the corrupt database is wf30data.mdb, you have a little
more work to do. This means your main datafile is corrupt. 99% of
the time it can be repaired with no data loss. If the repair process
fails, you should be prepared to restore this file from your nightly
backup.
These
steps require a basic understanding of working with files in Windows.
If you are not comfortable with these instructions, you should get
help from your IT support person.
First,
download the Jet database repair utility by clicking
here. Save it in the same directory as your datafile. (for single
user licenses, this file is usually stored in c:\program files\winfactor
3.0\) For multi-user versions, this file is on the network somewhere.
Open the folder you just saved the jetcomp.zip file to and unzip
the file. Run Jetcomp.exe. Here you select the wf30data.mdb file
as the source, then enter a target with the name wf30data-fixed.mdb.
Before you click on compact, be sure to select the destination format
as 3.x (instead of 4.x)
Click
on the 'Compact' button. If it completes without any errors, rename
the source file wf30data.mdb to something like wf30data.bak and rename
the new file you created (wf30data-fixed.mdb as wf30data.mdb)
That should
fix the corruption error!
U17) How
do I pay off an invoice that has gone bad with other rebates.
There are two ways
to go about this, depending on how you want the fees to work. The first
method is to settle the invoice even though it has not been paid (or
even if only a small amount has been paid). To do this, go to 'Settle
Invoices' and select the invoice from the list. If the invoice has had
any payments posted to it or if the invoice is now beyond its recourse
date, it will be on the list automatically. If the invoice is not on
the list, click on "Insert Invoice", find the invoice and click on 'Add'
Then settle
the invoice like you would any other. It will post a negative amount
to the rebate account (in the amount of the advance amount plus calculated
fees). Then other positive rebate amounts that hit the rebate account
will eventually bring the balance back up to zero.
If, however,
the invoice is large and will take a long time to pay off, you may
want to continue to accrue fees until it gets paid off. (The method
above calculates fees up to the point in time you settle it.) To
do this, each time you settle a good invoice that posts a positive
amount in the client's rebate account, go ahead and pay a rebate
out. But instead of cutting a check to the client, turn around and
post it as a payment (in the same amount as the rebate) towards the
bad invoice. These small payments will continue until the invoice
is paid off. At that time, you can settle the invoice and the fees
will be calculated until the last payment was posted.
There
is another way to pay off a bad invoice, and that is by taking the
amount due from the next schedule of invoices purchased. To
do that, add a charge to the Advance schedule and check off the box
'Apply to Client Rebate Account'.
U18)
How do I create a letter of notification from WinFactor.
From the Client
screen, click on the customers tab and select the customer you want
to send the letter to. Then click on the button "Create letter of
Notification" If this is the first time you have done this, you may
be prompted for some initial setup information. First, WinFactor
needs to know where Microsoft Word is located on your PC. If the
path is not setup correctly on the company info screen, WinFactor
will
prompt you for the location of Word. If you are prompted for the location of Word and do not know where the program is located, click on start, search Files and Folders and search from winword.exe Once Windows finds the file, note the path where the file is located and enter that into WinFactor.
Next it
will open a generic letter of notification mail merge document (called
notify.doc) This is a Word mail merge document and it may prompt
you for the location of the data source file (temp_ver.doc) Choose
browse and point to the file which will be located in the same directory
as Microsoft Word. Once you have selected the source file, edit the
document to read the way you want it to and save it as notify.doc.
From the
Mail Merge Tool Bar, select merge to new document and you will have
your letter of notification merged with the client and customer information
(address, phone number ,etc)
Reports
R1) How does
the "Return on Investment (ROI)" report work?
The ROI is
annualized to account for the days out. As an example, say an
invoice returned a 5% fee. (5% of the advance was earned as a fee)
If that fee took 30 days to earn the ROI would be 5% * 365/30 = 60%.
But if the fee took 60 days to be earned, the ROI would be 5% *
365/60 = 30%. Using this method the ROI takes into account both the
fee earned as well as how long it took to be earned.
R2) I ran
Return on Investment and Rebates report for the same period of time.
My totals in the "fees " column do not match, why?
The ROI is
calculated by taking the return (fees earned) and dividing them by
the investment (Advance amount) and annualizing it. Since you can
not divide a number by zero, invoices with zero advances (non
factored invoices) can not be included on this report. You probably
have some non-factored invoices that you charged a fee on that
accounts for the difference.
R3) Is there a
way to print particular pages from multi-page reports instead of
having to print the entire report? Customer Statements is one
example.
Yes, preview the
report, then hit Ctrl-P on your keyboard. A print dialog box will
pop-up that will allow you to print select pages as well as specify
the printer, number of copies, etc.
R4)
I am confused with the Hybrid (As of Date). When entering
the to: Date I would expect the report to only calculate from the
advance date to the to: Date, However, it calculates from the
current date. What is the meaning of the to: Date if not to alter
the calculation. The Hybrid (As of Date) is exactly like the Hybrid
Bracket report.
The purpose of the
Hybrid (As of Date) is to show what the Aging picture was at a point
in time. When you enter a 'As of Date' it will show you only
invoices advanced prior to that date and will reflect only receipts
posted before that date. So the number you want to look at is the
total outstanding dollars. As for the age of each invoice (which the
report also shows), it is calculated based on the current date. This
is not a problem since the purpose of this report is to show the A/R
dollars at a point in time, not the age of invoices at some prior
point in time.
R5)
When I run an aging summary I come up with 41,619.92 for Client
X, however if I run a single client aging for them with every invoice
listed my total is 52,988.82. What could the problem be?
Partial payments are to blame here. The balances
on the summary aging report include partial payments, but some of
the detail aging reports do not. I suggest running the
aging reports that say 'with partial payments' if you find yourself
entering partial receipts to invoices. Run the report 'Detail
Listing, Sorted by Age with Partial Payments' for Client X and you
will see the difference.
R6)
We use QuickBooks checks. Can we use QuickBooks formatted checks
in WinFactor?
Yes! Download this file (wfcustom.zip)
and unzip into the same directory as your datafile (wf30data.mdb)
If you are unsure where your datafile is, please see Question "I3)
Where is my datafile?"
Restart
WinFactor and it will have new copies of the Advance Check
and Rebate Check that should match your QB Checks. If you already
have a wfcustom.mdb, do not replace it with this one, or you
will
loose your other custom reports, instead contact support at support@winfactor.com
R7)
I just updated WinFactor and all my reports disappeared ... what
happened?
Our new security model allows you to control
which user has access to a specific report. There is also an option
to allow a user to have access to all reports. Click on Tables/Setup,
Users, select the username of 'user' from the list, click on the
'Report Rights' tab and check off "Allow Access to All Reports"
QuickBooks
Interface
There are more directions
to setup the Interface here
www.winfactor.com/quickbooks_interface.htm
Q1) I am using
the interface between WinFactor! and QuickBooks. Do I need to setup
each Client and Customer in QuickBooks as well as WinFactor!?
You do not need to
setup each individual customer or client in QuickBooks. That level
of detail is tracked in WinFactor!. All factoring transactions are
posted to a generic customer when using the export. All you have to
do is setup the generic customer :Factoring Customer" once
before you begin importing.
Q2) We are trying to export to Quick books. Once
we create our checks.iif file and try to import it I get the following
messages: (1) "Transaction split lines to accounts receivable
must include a customer on that split line." (2) "Error on line 9: Can't record invalid
transaction"
We have seen this happen under 2 circumstances.
1)
Check
to see if you have a Vendor called "Factoring Customer" If
so, delete it and manually add a Customer called "Factoring Customer" Then
run the import again.
2) Sometimes QB will generate
this error for no good reason. If you turn around and import the file
a second time, it will import without an error.
Q3) I have exported an advance into Quickbooks, now I need to go back and edit this advance, but it is locked, what do I do?
Go to the Advance that you want to unlock, click on the tab 'Other Settings' and double click on the check mark next to 'QB Exported'. WinFactor will ask you if you want to unlock this Advance, click on Yes. Then it will ask you if you want 'Unmark the Advance as exported, answer No to that.
Now you can edit the Advance, when you close out, WinFactor will re-lock the advance. If you make any changes that have financial implications, be sure to correct them in QuickBooks as well.
Scanning
S1)
What scanner should I use with WinFactor.
Any TWAIN scanner will work. See the table below for some models our
customers have purchased.
| Scanner Model |
Price |
Notes |

Visioneer Strobe Series |
$200
to $300 |
Takes
single sheets at a time, easier than a flatbed to scan.
200 dpi BW takes about 15 seconds per page. Not a bad
scanner for light work. |

Visioneer 9450 |
$500 |
This
entry model ADF (Auto Document Feeder) is inexpensive,
but we have had reports that it jams or double feeds a lot.
If you want an ADF, you should probably spend a little more. |

Canon DR-2080C |
$700 |
This
is a very popular scanner. It handles a wide range of
document sizes. |

Canon DR 3060 |
about
$3000 |
If
you are serious about scanning, this is the scanner of choice.
It will scan almost any size document with speed and great
contrast. It is grayscale only, but can scan up to 86 images
per minute. Presorting, rescanning, and frequent paper jams
have been virtually eliminated |
| High
speed scanners ... |
$1500
and up |
If
you are scanning hundreds of pages a day, you should invest
in a high speed scanner. In the long run they will save
you money in man hours and reliability. |
S2)
When I try to scan or view a scanned document on my Windows XP PC, I get the
message "this computer does not have the Kodak scanning control installed as needed for scanning".
All versions of Windows from 95 to 2000 came with the Kodak scanning
software. WinFactor! uses this software to both scan and view
documents. Unfortunately, Microsoft stopped including this software with
Windows XP. Contact us and we will send you a replacement file.
S3)
What software do I need to scan when I have WinFactor 3.5?
To scan using WinFactor Version 3.5, you need to install a scanning application that allows WinFactor to talk to your TWAIN scanner. Click here to download and istall the program.
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