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Understanding the Accounts Payable Cycle in MIP Accounting® (API)

Free Accounts Payable training covering invoice entry, check processing, voids, reversals, and corrections inside MIP Fund Accounting®.

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Accounts Payable (API) training

A focused course on the full AP transaction cycle inside MIP Fund Accounting®.

  • Covers how to enter invoices and process checks through Accounts Payable.
  • Explains how to handle common AP corrections, including voiding, reversing, and fixing entries.
  • Includes a free course with 10 lessons and 0.5 hours of video content.

Course overview

Accounts Payable (API) training in MIP Fund Accounting® covers the full AP transaction cycle. It starts with invoice entry and check processing through Accounts Payable, then moves into voiding, reversing, and correcting AP transactions.

Accounts Payable course cover

Invoice entry

Learn how to fill out session information correctly, use the invoice number field properly, and code expense lines accurately.

Check processing

See how to select invoices for payment, generate system checks, and post the session after checks are printed.

Corrections and reversals

Understand how to void checks, reverse posted invoices, and correct AP transactions while keeping reporting clean.

Free to enroll

This API course is free and is part of the Free MIP Training library.

Free

No payment required

10

Lessons included

0.5

Hours of video content

Training agenda

The course currently includes five API lesson groups with training videos and quizzes.

API 01: Entering Accounts Payable Invoices

  • How to properly fill out the session information line
  • What to use for the invoice number field
  • 1099 coding and how it is defined
  • How to code the expense line properly
  • What to enter in the transaction description line
  • How to run an unposted transaction report and post the session

API 20: Processing a System Generated Check through AP

  • How to select invoices to pay
  • How to pay selected invoices
  • How to print checks
  • Posting the session after the checks have been printed

API 40: Voiding Checks

  • Finding the Void Check option within the system
  • Determining the date to use when voiding checks
  • The proper steps for posting the voided check
  • The impact on various areas within the system and how the void will appear

API 60: Reversing an AP Invoice Transaction

  • Identifying the session ID
  • How to reverse a posted invoice
  • How to run a report to confirm that the reversal is correct
  • How to post the reversed accounts payable invoice
  • How to view the impact of the reversal

API 80: Correcting an AP Invoice Transaction

  • Identifying the session ID
  • How to correct a posted invoice
  • How to initiate changes to entries
  • How to run a report to confirm that the changes are correct
  • How to post the corrected accounts payable invoice

Course details

A closer look at why AP workflow consistency matters and what this training explains.

Why AP workflow matters

This Accounts Payable (API) module in our MIP Fund Accounting training covers the full AP transaction cycle, from entering invoices to handling the corrections that inevitably come up. AP work tends to be high volume and deadline-driven, so the value here is learning a consistent workflow that keeps vendor history, expense coding, and reporting clean.

Invoice entry and posting controls

You will start with invoice entry and check processing inside the Accounts Payable module. The training walks through session setup, invoice numbering practices, 1099 coding when it applies, and expense line coding so invoices post to the right accounts. It also covers how to run unposted transaction reports and post sessions, which is the main checkpoint for catching mistakes before they become part of the permanent transaction record.

Payment processing flow

After entry, the course moves into payment processing. You will learn how to select invoices for payment, generate system checks, and complete posting after checks are printed so payments are reflected correctly in AP and cash. This includes the steps that tend to cause confusion in real workflows, such as understanding what has been selected, what has been printed, and what is not fully posted yet.

Voids, reversals, and corrections

The module also covers how to void checks properly, including where the void options live, how to choose a void date, and what changes the system makes when a check is voided. Getting voids right matters because the timing and method affects both vendor balances and the cash side of reporting. Finally, you will learn how to reverse or correct transactions when something is already posted. The training covers how to identify the relevant session IDs, reverse posted invoices, re-enter corrected information, and verify that the updates are reflected through reports before posting again. This is the difference between a quick, traceable fix and a correction that creates more questions than it answers later.

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