AP-SETUP-050 · Parameter · Legal entity
Set the default vendor posting profile
Apply the approved AP posting profile to new vendor documents unless a more specific choice is made.
Where
| Menu path | Accounts payable > Setup > Accounts payable parameters > Ledger and sales tax |
|---|---|
| Menu item | Display:VendParameters |
| Form | Not recordedUnverified |
| Tables affected | Not recordedUnverified |
| Data entity | VendorParameters |
| Scope | Legal entity |
| Country or region | Not recorded |
Value
| Recommended value | Not recordedUnverified |
|---|---|
| Rationale | Not recordedUnverified |
| Decision | DEC-AP-SETUP-001 · Which vendors need different AP summary accounts or posting treatment? |
Dependencies and access
| Prerequisites | AP-SETUP-040 Define vendor posting profiles |
|---|---|
| Required by | Not recorded |
| Security duty | Not recordedUnverified |
| Feature flag | Not recordedUnverified |
| Feature state | Not recordedUnverified |
Versions
| Introduced | Not recordedUnverified |
|---|---|
| Behaviour changed | Not recorded |
| Deprecated | Not recorded |
| Verified on version | Not recordedUnverified |
| Verified on date | Not recordedUnverified |
Risk and evidence
| Irreversibility | Hard to reverse — A changed default affects new documents; already posted balances require reconciliation rather than retroactive profile edits.Unverified |
|---|---|
| Common pitfall | Treating the default profile as the final posting result even when the document profile is changed or General ledger posting definitions apply. |
| Test case | TC-AP-SETUP-01 · AP baseline defaults flow from setup to invoice and payment |
| Assets | Not recorded |
Verification
Partly verified
| Verified by | Microsoft Learn Vendor posting profiles; July 2026 catalog deliverables row 1474; Test3 and Fintrial AP parameters browser observations; Fintrial MCP read 2026-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Environment | Test3 browser; Fintrial MCP and browser, USMF |
| Note | Microsoft places the default profile on the Ledger and sales tax area of AP parameters. Fintrial opened AP parameters at menu item VendParameters and exposed that tab label; the tab's content was not verified. Fintrial metadata identifies company-scoped VendorParameters.PostingProfile; a fresh USMF read returned the selected field. No row data was copied, no setting changed, and the effective posting result remains unverified. |
| Still to check | Form_name, Tables_affected, Recommended_value, Value_rationale, Security_duty, Feature_flag, Feature_state, Version_introduced, Verified_on_version, Verified_on_date, Irreversibility |
Cite this record
AP-SETUP-050 — Set the default vendor posting profile. Beyond ERP Config Atlas, snapshot 2026-10-05, partly verified. https://www.beyonderp.cloud/atlas/step/AP-SETUP-050