AP Terms

An AP term is a rule (such as net 30) that a vendor establishes for extending credit to your company. AP terms can be associated with AP transactions or with specific vendors.

Get AP Term Object Definition

lookup

List all the fields and relationships for the AP term object:

<lookup>
    <object>APTERM</object>
</lookup>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
object Required string Use APTERM

Query and List AP Terms

query

List information about each AP term:

<query>
    <object>APTERM</object>
    <select>
        <field>RECORDNO</field>
        <field>DESCRIPTION</field>
        <field>DUEDATE</field>
        <field>DUEFROM</field>
    </select>
</query>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
object Required string Use APTERM
filter Optional object Filter expression to limit the response to only objects that match the expression. Check the value of a single field using operators such as equalto/like, or multiple fields using and/or. Query fields on related objects using the dot operator (for example, VENDOR.CREDITLIMIT on APBILL).
select Required sequence The names of the fields that you want included in the response, and an optional aggregate function such as count or sum. Returning all fields is not supported.
orderby Optional object Provide an order element with a field name and choose an ascending or descending sort order, for example:
<order>
  <field>RECORDNO</field>
  <descending/>
</order>
options Optional object Query options:
  • Set the caseinsensitive element to true for a case-insensitive query
     <caseinsensitive>true</caseinsensitive>
  • In a multi-entity company, set the showprivate element to true to query data in private entities:
     <showprivate>true</showprivate>
  • Specify the returnformat for the response: xml (default), json, or csv
     <returnformat>json</returnformat>
pagesize Optional integer Maximum number of matching objects to return in the response, between 1 and 2000 items (Default: 100)
offset Optional integer Point at which to start indexing into records (Default: 0)

Query and List AP Terms (Legacy)

readByQuery

<readByQuery>
    <object>APTERM</object>
    <fields>*</fields>
    <query></query>
    <pagesize>100</pagesize>
</readByQuery>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
object Required string Use APTERM
fields Optional string Comma-separated list of fields on the object to list. For best performance and predictability, limit the number of fields. To return all fields, omit the element or provide * for the value.
query Required string SQL-like query based on fields on the object. The following operators are supported: <, >, >=, <=, =, like, not like, in, not in, IS NOT NULL, IS NULL, AND, OR. Illegal XML characters must be properly encoded, and single quotes must be escaped with backslashes ('Jane\'s Deli'). Joins are not supported.
pagesize Optional integer Custom page size between 1 and 1000 items (Default: 100)

Get AP Term

read

<read>
    <object>APTERM</object>
    <keys>1</keys>
    <fields>*</fields>
</read>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
object Required string Use APTERM
keys Required string Comma-separated list of object RECORDNO to get
fields Optional string Comma-separated list of fields on the object to get. To return all fields, omit the element or provide * for the value.
For best performance and predictability, limit the number of fields.
returnFormat Optional string Data format for the response body:
  • xml (default)
  • json
  • csv

Get AP Term by ID

readByName

<readByName>
    <object>APTERM</object>
    <keys>N15</keys>
    <fields>*</fields>
</readByName>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
object Required string Use APTERM
keys Required string Comma-separated list of object NAME to get
fields Optional string Comma-separated list of fields on the object to get. To return all fields, omit the element or provide * for the value.
For best performance and predictability, limit the number of fields.
returnFormat Optional string Data format for the response body:
  • xml (default)
  • json
  • csv

Create AP Term (Legacy)

create_apterm

<create_apterm>
    <name>2-10 N30</name>
    <description>2%/10 net 30</description>
    <due>
        <dueday>30</dueday>
        <duefrom>from invoice/bill date</duefrom>
    </due>
    <discount>
        <discday>10</discday>
        <discfrom>from invoice/bill date</discfrom>
        <discamount>2</discamount>
        <discpercamn>%</discpercamn>
        <discgracedays></discgracedays>
    </discount>
    <disccalcon>Line items total</disccalcon>
    <penalty>
        <pen_type>Weekly</pen_type>
        <penamount>1</penamount>
        <penpercamn>%</penpercamn>
        <pengracedays></pengracedays>
    </penalty>
</create_apterm>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
name Required string Term name
description Optional string Description
status Optional string Term status. Use active for Active otherwise use inactive for Inactive. (Default: active)
due Optional object Due
discount Optional object Discount
disccalcon Optional string Calculate discount on. Use either Line items total or Bill total. (Default: Bill total).
penalty Optional object Penalty

due

Name Required Type Description
dueday Optional integer Due day
duefrom Optional string Due from. Use from invoice/bill date, of the month of invoice/bill date, of next month from invoice/bill date, of 2nd month from invoice/bill date, of 3rd month from invoice/bill date, of 4th month from invoice/bill date, of 5th month from invoice/bill date, or of 6th month from invoice/bill date. (Default: from invoice/bill date).

discount

Name Required Type Description
discday Optional integer Discount day
discfrom Optional string Due from. Use from invoice/bill date, of the month of invoice/bill date, of next month from invoice/bill date, of 2nd month from invoice/bill date, of 3rd month from invoice/bill date, of 4th month from invoice/bill date, of 5th month from invoice/bill date, or of 6th month from invoice/bill date. (Default: from invoice/bill date).
discamount Optional currency Discount amount
discpercamn Optional number Discount amount type. Use either $ or %. (Default: $)
discgracedays Optional integer Discount grace days

penalty

Name Required Type Description
pen_type Optional string Cycle. Use No Penalty, Daily, Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly, Bimonthly, Quarterly, Half yearly, or Annually. (Default: No Penalty)
penamount Optional currency Penalty amount
penpercamn Optional number Penalty percent. Use either $ or %. (Default: $)
pengracedays Optional integer Penalty grace days

Update AP Term (Legacy)

update_apterm

<update_apterm name="2-10 N30">
    <description>2% discount if paid in 10 days, otherwise due in 30 days</description>
</update_apterm>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
name Required string Term name to update
description Optional string Description
status Optional string Term status. Use active for Active otherwise use inactive for Inactive.
due Optional object Due
discount Optional object Discount
disccalcon Optional string Calculate discount on. Use either Line items total or Bill total.
penalty Optional object Penalty

due

Name Required Type Description
dueday Optional integer Due day
duefrom Optional string Due from. Use from invoice/bill date, of the month of invoice/bill date, of next month from invoice/bill date, of 2nd month from invoice/bill date, of 3rd month from invoice/bill date, of 4th month from invoice/bill date, of 5th month from invoice/bill date, or of 6th month from invoice/bill date.

discount

Name Required Type Description
discday Optional integer Discount day
discfrom Optional string Due from. Use from invoice/bill date, of the month of invoice/bill date, of next month from invoice/bill date, of 2nd month from invoice/bill date, of 3rd month from invoice/bill date, of 4th month from invoice/bill date, of 5th month from invoice/bill date, or of 6th month from invoice/bill date.
discamount Optional currency Discount amount
discpercamn Optional number Discount amount type. Use either $ or %.
discgracedays Optional integer Discount grace days

penalty

Name Required Type Description
pen_type Optional string Cycle. Use No Penalty, Daily, Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly, Bimonthly, Quarterly, Half yearly, or Annually.
penamount Optional currency Penalty amount
penpercamn Optional number Penalty percent. Use either $ or %.
pengracedays Optional integer Penalty grace days

Delete AP Term (Legacy)

delete_apterm

<delete_apterm name="2-10 N30"></delete_apterm>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
name Required string Term name to delete

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