Setup page · Accounts payable
Aging period definitions
A setup page for user-defined aging intervals for vendor accounts.
- Used by
- Accounts payable manager, Auditor, Accounting manager and 1 more role
- Business process
- Analyze accounts payable effectiveness in Dynamics 365 Finance
- Menu item
VendReportInterval- Main table
StatRepInterval- Data entity
AgingPeriodDefinitionEntity- Setup steps
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1What it is and why
| What it is | A setup page for user-defined aging intervals for vendor accounts. |
|---|---|
| What you do here | Used to define the intervals that analyze the maturity distribution of vendor accounts. |
| Example | For example, a typical definition has periods such as Current, 31-60, 61-90 and Over 90 days, where Over 90 includes transactions dated more than 90 days before the aging date. |
Functional consultant · Solution architect
2Where it fits
| Business process | Analyze procurement and sourcing › Analyze account payable › Analyze accounts payable effectiveness in Dynamics 365 Finance |
|---|---|
| Menu path | Accounts payable › Setup › Aging period definitions |
| Set up first | — |
| Used next by | Vendor aging report Microsoft Learn ↗ |
| Related pages | Line of business Microsoft Learn ↗ |
End user · Functional consultant
3How to do it
Step by step, with screenshots
Set up Aging period definitions1 screen
Define the user-defined intervals that aging lists and reports use to analyze the maturity distribution of vendor balances.
Screen 1
Create the aging period definition
Go to Accounts payable > Setup > Aging period definitions
- Select New and enter the definition and description
- On the Periods FastTab, use Add below to add each period
- Set Printing direction to Forward
1Aging period definition BEAT30 Description Atlas synthetic aging - 30 day buckets Period 90+ (Unit -1, Interval Unlimited) Period 90 (Unit -30, Interval Day) Period 60 (Unit -30, Interval Day) Period 30 (Unit -30, Interval Day) Period Current (Unit 0, Interval Unlimited) Printing direction Forward 
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Field guide
| Field | What it means | Worked example | Table column |
|---|---|---|---|
| Period | The column heading shown for each aging period on inquiries and reports.Microsoft Learn ↗ | 90+ (Unit -1, Interval Unlimited) | — |
| Unit | A number for the length of the period: zero for the aging date, negative for the past, positive for the future.Microsoft Learn ↗ | — | — |
| Interval | The length of each unit, such as day, week, month or unlimited.Microsoft Learn ↗ | — | — |
| Printing direction | The order in which the periods are shown.Microsoft Learn ↗ | Forward | PrintDirection |
| Aging period definition | — | BEAT30 | — |
| Description | — | Atlas synthetic aging - 30 day buckets | Description |
Functional consultant
4Setup decisions
| Setup step | Recommended value and why | Decision · common mistake · test |
|---|---|---|
| Set up Aging period definitions | — | — |
Solution architect
5Design impact
| Shared or per company | Per company: each legal entity has its own records. Microsoft data model ↗ |
|---|---|
| Can it be undone | — |
| Feature or country | — |
| If you change it later | A definition with more than six periods can't be selected on the printed vendor aging report. Microsoft Learn ↗ |
Technical architect
6Technical
| Menu item | VendReportInterval Checked in Dynamics 365 |
|---|---|
| Form | CustVendReportInterval Checked in Dynamics 365 |
| Table | StatRepIntervalShown as “Statistics” in Record infoChecked in Dynamics 365 |
| Data entities | AgingPeriodDefinitionEntityAging period definitions Microsoft data model ↗ |
| Who can open it | PrivilegesMaintain accounts payable aging period definitions VendReportIntervalMaintainView accounts payable aging period definitions VendReportIntervalViewDutiesInquire into invoice and payment policies VendInvoiceInvoicePaymentPoliciesInquirEnable invoice and payment process VendInvoiceInvoicePaymentProcessEnable4 security rolesAuditorAuditPolicyManagerAccounting manager LedgerAccountingManagerAccounting supervisor LedgerAccountingSupervisorAccounts payable manager VendInvoiceAccountsPayableManager |
| Actions on the page | — |
Developer
7Developer
| Open it directly | https://<your-environment>/?mi=VendReportInterval |
|---|---|
| Integrate with | AgingPeriodDefinitionEntity data entity Microsoft data model ↗ |
| Table definition | StatRepInterval columns and relations Microsoft data model ↗ |
Everyone
8Sources and checks
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/accounts-payable/accounts-payable-overview
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/accounts-payable/accounts-payable-overview#optional-setup-pages-for-accounts-payable
- learn.microsoft.com/common-data-model/schema/core/operationscommon/tables/finance/ledger/main/statrepinterval
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/accounts-payable/vendor-aging-report
- learn.microsoft.com/previous-versions/dynamicsax-2012/aging-period-definitions-form
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/accounts-payable/accounts-payable-overview
- Checked in a working Dynamics 365 system, version 10.0.49: the menu item, form, table and security, the page, the demo records and the values in the screenshots.