AR_CASH_RECEIPTS_ALL

Receipt classes, receipt methods, and automatic receipts

A Receipt Class (Receivables > Setup and Maintenance > Manage Receipt Classes and Methods) defines whether receipts under it are created Automatically or Manually, plus the remittance method (Standard or Factoring), the clearance method, and whether it requires confirmation before the batch can be remitted (a 'Require Confirmation' flag that determines whether the Confirm step in the automatic receipts flow actually applies). Each Receipt Class contains one or more Receipt Methods, which tie to a specific remittance bank account and GL cash account. This is AR's own setup object — never call it a 'payment method,' which is AP's separate configuration (Payables/Payments > Manage Payment Methods) for how Oracle pays a supplier (check, EFT, wire). The two are structurally parallel — one per side of the business — but entirely separate setups; do not use the terms interchangeably.

The Create Automatic Receipts process

Verified directly against a practitioner's real walkthrough of the two pages involved (not just general documentation). Page 1 — Create Automatic Receipt (Receivables > Task list > Create Automatic Receipt): enter the selection criteria — Business Unit, Receipt Method, and Receipt Date — and Receivables filters and displays every eligible open invoice matching that combination for review. Two buttons: 'Format' previews the batch (shows exactly which invoices would be included, commits nothing), while 'Format and Submit' commits it — that single click automatically kicks off the underlying Create Automatic Receipt Batch ESS process in the background, creating receipt records in AR_CASH_RECEIPTS_ALL. Page 2 — Manage Receipt Remittance Batches (Receivables > Task list > Manage Receipt Remittance Batches, a separate page reached afterward): search for the batch by its receipt batch ID, verify all the invoices/receipts pulled into the remittance batch, then click Approve — that single click is what starts the actual process of remitting the receipts to the payment service provider (bank or card processor). There is no separate manually-triggered 'Confirm' or 'Remit' button beyond this Approve action. This is the direct debit/EFT/card collection alternative to a customer-initiated manual cash receipt, driven by Receipt Methods, not payment methods.