Batch sources control the standard transaction type assigned to a transaction and determine whether Receivables automatically numbers your transactions and transaction batches. Reference Field default value for a transaction is also specified in a transaction batch source.

For imported transactions we need to specify AutoInvoice, Customer Information, Accounting Information, Other Information and Sales Credit.

Active transaction batch sources appear as list of values choices in the Transactions, Transactions Summary, and Credit Transactions windows, and for bills receivable in the Bills Receivable and Bills Receivable Transaction Batches windows.
You can define two types of transaction batch sources:

•  Manual: Use manual batch sources with transactions that you enter manually in the Transactions and Transactions Summary windows, and for bills receivable transactions.
•  Imported: Use imported batch sources to import transactions into Receivables using AutoInvoice.

You can make a batch source inactive by unchecking the Active check box and then saving your work. Receivables does not display inactive transaction batch sources as list of values choices or let you assign them to your transactions.

Suggestion: If you have installed multiple organization support (multi–org), define an imported batch source with the
same name in each organization (these sources can have the same or different settings). This enables you to import order
lines that belong to different organizations in Oracle Order Management into Receivables.

Bills receivable batch sources: After you define batch sources for bills receivable, enter a batch source in the profile option AR: Bills Receivable Batch Source.

2. Enter a Type of ’Manual’ or ’Imported.’ For bills receivable batch sources, enter ’Manual.’

3. If this is a Manual source and you want to automatically number new batches you create using this source, or if this is a Manual source for bills receivable and you want to generate bills receivable automatically, check the Automatic Batch Numbering box and enter a Last Number. For example, to start numbering your batches with 1000, enter 999 in the Last Number field. If you are defining an Imported transaction batch source, Receivables automatically numbers the batch with the batch source name – request ID.

4. To automatically number new transactions you create using this source, check the Automatic Transaction Numbering box and enter a Last Number. You can use automatic transaction numbering with both Imported and Manual sources.
Note: For bills receivable transaction batch sources, you must use the Automatic Transaction Numbering box and Last Number field to number bills receivable generated automatically. If you are using a bills receivable creation payment method that has Inherit Transaction Number set to Yes, the bill receivable number inherits the transaction number when there is a one–to–one relationship between the exchanged transaction, but uses Automatic Transaction Numbering when more than one transaction is assigned to a bill.
Note: Receivables automatically updates the Last Number fields, so you can review this batch source later and see the last transaction number that was generated (note that this number is only an approximation due to caching).

5. To use the same value for both the document number and the transaction number for transactions assigned to this source, check the Copy Document Number to Transaction Number box (optional).
Suggestion: If your application uses Gapless document sequences, check this box if you require gapless transaction numbers. Checking this box ensures that transaction numbers are generated sequentially and there are no ”missing” numbers.

6. Enter the Standard Transaction Type for this batch source. When you choose a batch source during transaction entry, this is the
default transaction type. You can define new transaction types in the Transaction Types window.

7. To number your credit memos created against invoices and commitments with this source differently than the invoices or commitments they are crediting, enter a Credit Memo Batch Source. Before you can assign a credit memo batch source, you must first define your credit memo batch sources using this window. If you do not specify a credit memo batch source, Receivables enters the invoice or commitment batch source here.