VF SCF Partner Training Manual 202201 v2.1
VF SCF Partner Training Manual 202201 v2.1
VF SCF Partner Training Manual 202201 v2.1
January 2022
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03 Appendix 2 07
Introduction and
Overview
Invoice Management
Invoice Management provides an automated pre-payment process and remove manual reconciliation.
Vendors will continue to create their Invoices as per their current method.
Payment Management
Payment Management provides users with rapid payment approval, a clear picture of cash flows and
expected payment dates to Vendors.
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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
2. Invoice automatically
1. Send Invoice activated
VF Vendor
5. Financing Request
Logging in to
Infor Nexus
• Trade Home: Access Supply Chain Finance solution and download the latest training manuals via Community Shared
Attachments.
• Try the New Homepage: Customize and organize your own workspace by designing pages and adding widgets.
Note: Despite the different UI look and feel between the classic homepages and the new homepage, no existing function is being
altered. The navigation menu still stays at the top of the platform and the options offered remain the same no matter how users
navigate through the system.
Click to customize
The Trade Home Page Look for general
updates in
the specific section
Bulletin Board
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Invoice Management
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6. View Financing Payments: the amount of Discounts or Fees applied and the Expected Value Date of the
financed amount to be credited to Seller’s account.
7. View Financing Repayments: the amount to be repaid to Finance Provider from Buyer, the Expected Value
Date and the Status.
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APPENDIX 1
Selecting a Different
Financing Provider
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Payment Management
Payment
• Once an Approved Invoice is received on the Platform, a Payment Authorization Document (PAD) is
automatically generated and auto-approved.
• There is one PAD per Invoice.
• Payments are made in Currency on the Invoice. Currencies currently used:
• NORA: USD
• EU: EURO, GBP, USD
• Asia: USD, EURO, YEN
• The Payment Value Date is calculated based on the Basis Date and Payment Days on the Invoice.
• Basis Date: Date from which the calculation for payment starts.
• The Payment Days: The number of days from Basis Date for payment.
• The actual payment date is set to the PREVIOUS Wednesday from the
calculated payment date. e.g., if the calculated payment date is 11/22/2021, If
e.g.,
actual
actual
PYMT
PYMT
Date
Date
= 11/17,
= 11/16,
then:
then:
• INV Rec’d on/before 11/12 is paid on 11/17.
Wednesday.
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PAYMENT MANAGEMENT
Payment
• If the Wednesday is a Currency Holiday, payment will be moved to the next Currency
working day.
• Transactions observe the Currency Holidays for the Currency of the transactions. For
example, there are 3 holidays for EUR and 12 holidays for USD.
• Payments are consolidated based on the same VF Bank Account, Value Date, Vendor and
Currency.
Administration
and Reports
Access the User and Tasks Administration Guide and Organization Administration Guide to
view details related to the Administrator role.
Note:
• Non-Admin Users must have the Existing User Management right granted to access the User List.
• Users can either select one or all the filters at once.
• When more than one filter is selected, only results that fulfill all filters will be displayed.
• Users should always reach out to their Admins first as a primary source of assistance. If further assistance is needed,
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ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTS
User Management
To manage organization users in the system, go to Tools > Users List page to perform the necessary actions of creating a new user,
changing user details (except User ID) or resetting password for users.
Click New to
create a new user.
E-mail Subscription
• Email notifications are a standard feature of the system which can be self-managed by the user or by the
Organization Administrator.
• An e-mail subscription table is presented on the user’s profile page which allows a user/administrator to select the
type of events they want to be notified of and the format of document (e.g. text or PDF) they want to receive.
Note: Email notification is not automatically triggered. If no email subscription is selected in your profile, you will not
receive any email notification from the system.
Sample email notifications for reference only
Tips:
Note: An Administrator User will NOT be able to change his/her own Security Profile, it requires another
Administrator to make such change; hence it is recommended to have TWO administrators at your
organization for contingency.
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ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTS
1. Click Tools > User List, and a list of all available users displays.
2. Click New.
6. The system then displays the full user profile page. Scroll to the Security Details section and select the desired security
rights.
7. Once done, click Save Security at the bottom of the page.
Note: The newly created user will receive an email notifying the login details.
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to Administrator only)
9. On the Review page, review the User
Group detail, User Group Members, and
Permissions.
10. Click Validate.
11. Click Get Approval.
12. Enter your password and click OK on the
Sign Document pop-up window. Click Edit to edit the user
group information such as
add/remove members or
permissions, etc.
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Note:
• Administrators may change 1. Click TOOLS > User List, and a list of all available users displays.
any user information except 2. Enter the filters and click Refresh to search for the desired user.
the User ID. 3. Click the User ID of the user you would like to view/modify.
• Administrators also have the 4. The system displays the full profile page of that user. Scroll to the following section to make changes:
ability to reset another user's • PROFILE DETAILS – update the user details except User ID: e.g., Reset Password, etc.
password. • E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION – subscribe email notification
• SECURITY DETAILS – add or delete user rights
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ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTS
About Reports
• Infor Nexus provides users with a comprehensive Reports feature. The Reports feature assists users with
daily workflow. Users can schedule reports to run on a specific date and time, determine how often you
would like the report to run and who should receive it, specify the format for distribution, i.e., Excel, HTML,
etc., design custom reports by using one of the available templates.
• Below is a list of useful reports available to users on the Infor Nexus Platform.
– Payment Authorization Detail Report: View the progress of your Payment Authorization Documents, payment status and
payment dates.
– Financing Maturity Report: View the progress of your financed invoices.
– Seller Payments Confirmed: View details of payments confirmed by VF.
– Seller Payments Pending: View details of payments pending to be processed by VF.
Note: If a scheduled report is not accessed for a period of 30 days by any of the users who are subscribed
to it, the report is unscheduled.
Access the Reports Guide to view details related to Reports in the Infor Nexus Platform.
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SECTION 07
Customer Support
and Training Resources
Customer Support
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