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 **destination** - Code used to determine where material is being shipped.\\ **destination** - Code used to determine where material is being shipped.\\
 **difference report** - Difference reports, use saved versions of a report format to calculate the difference in records between two versions of the same report printed at two separate times.\\ **difference report** - Difference reports, use saved versions of a report format to calculate the difference in records between two versions of the same report printed at two separate times.\\
-**differential** - \\+**differential** - An adjustment to the market price of material. Added into the final price/valuation price of material.\\
 **disbursements** - Payments made by you.\\ **disbursements** - Payments made by you.\\
 **divisions** - An internal structure for using CATS. A division has a separate general ledger and its own departments.\\ **divisions** - An internal structure for using CATS. A division has a separate general ledger and its own departments.\\
-**double-entry bookkeeping** - CATS uses double-entry bookkeeping. This means that all entries, including invoices, have a debit to one G/L number and a credit to another G/L number. Even invoices work this way: $36,345.75 is added to G/L # 11000, for accounts receivable. -$36,345.75 is put against the sales G/L# 40000. Receipts, disbursements, general journal entries, invoices, and bank transfers all use this method.\\ +**double-entry bookkeeping** - CATS uses double-entry bookkeeping. This means that all entries, including invoices, have a debit to one G/L number and a credit to another G/L number. Even invoices work this way: $36,345.75 is added to GL # 11000, for accounts receivable. -$36,345.75 is put against the sales GL# 40000. Receipts, disbursements, general journal entries, invoices, and bank transfers all use this method.\\ 
  
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 **hedges** - In CATS, you can have entries that attached to contracts that hedge the price of a future trade. These are referred to as hedges. They are against a specific futures month and price, usually made via a broker.\\ **hedges** - In CATS, you can have entries that attached to contracts that hedge the price of a future trade. These are referred to as hedges. They are against a specific futures month and price, usually made via a broker.\\
 +**hold feature** - This feature will create a hold for a specific account, with no sale created.\\
 **HTML printing** - Print to a spreadsheet, browser, or document using HTML printing. This allows you to edit the document in a native HTML or other program.\\ **HTML printing** - Print to a spreadsheet, browser, or document using HTML printing. This allows you to edit the document in a native HTML or other program.\\
  
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 **ledger scan** - All invoices and transaction history for the current financial year\\ **ledger scan** - All invoices and transaction history for the current financial year\\
-**liquidate** - \\+**liquidate** - To remove a trade from the list of open trades. The open trade is moved to a list of liquidated trades for a price you are input.\\
 **loan** - \\ **loan** - \\
 **location field** - \\ **location field** - \\
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-**on account invoice** - \\ +**on account invoice** - A G/L entry that appears as an open invoice on reports and for a counterparty account, used to indicate a credit due to overpayment of invoices.\\ 
-**open futures position report** - \\+**open futures position report** - A list of all open futures trades in the system in report format.\\
 **open invoice report** - \\ **open invoice report** - \\
 **open position** - For **''Purchases''**, the **''Charged''** units are less than the **''Contract''** units. For **''Sales''**, the **''Billed''** (sale invoiced) units are less than the **''Contract''** units.\\  **open position** - For **''Purchases''**, the **''Charged''** units are less than the **''Contract''** units. For **''Sales''**, the **''Billed''** (sale invoiced) units are less than the **''Contract''** units.\\ 
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 **posting** - Posting a transaction (including invoices) moves the transaction from a pending file to the General Ledger, where it will now affect the G/L numbers associated with it. Once a transaction is posted, you can review both sides of it in the General Ledger.\\  **posting** - Posting a transaction (including invoices) moves the transaction from a pending file to the General Ledger, where it will now affect the G/L numbers associated with it. Once a transaction is posted, you can review both sides of it in the General Ledger.\\ 
-**price-fixing** - \\+**price-fixing** - A trade that takes fixes the price on a contract item, partially or fully. Each lot represents a lot on the exchange. When you enter a price fixing, you enter the price agreed upon and CATS adds the differential to get the fixed price.\\
 **prime rate** - Uses a table of interest rates for a date range to calculate interest on a G/L Account, on a single amount, or on a list of amounts and dates.\\ **prime rate** - Uses a table of interest rates for a date range to calculate interest on a G/L Account, on a single amount, or on a list of amounts and dates.\\
 **print menu** - A menu used by CATS to determine where and in what file format you want your output to print - e.g., Printer, PDF, Transfer folder.\\ **print menu** - A menu used by CATS to determine where and in what file format you want your output to print - e.g., Printer, PDF, Transfer folder.\\
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 **'Q' and 'q' entries** - General Ledger transactions, sometimes entered directly by users into G/L accounts, and other times automatic entries created by CATS to move the balance on an invoice to another, updated invoice.\\ **'Q' and 'q' entries** - General Ledger transactions, sometimes entered directly by users into G/L accounts, and other times automatic entries created by CATS to move the balance on an invoice to another, updated invoice.\\
-**quality** - \\  +**quality** - A coded field that can be used to further identify material.\\  
-**quantity** - \\+**quantity** - Amount in contract units. \\
 **'?' (question mark)** - A menu option always visible where the menu is available in CATS, the question mark menu has frequently used items and shortcuts in it.\\ **'?' (question mark)** - A menu option always visible where the menu is available in CATS, the question mark menu has frequently used items and shortcuts in it.\\
  
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 **ratio** - \\ **ratio** - \\
-**receipts** - \\+**receipts** - Receipts are used to apply payments received by you to your sales invoices, to a counterparty account, or to a general ledger account.\\
 **recover an allocation** - The recover feature is used to remove inventory from a sale contract. We refer to this act as recovering a location screen or removing an allocation.\\  **recover an allocation** - The recover feature is used to remove inventory from a sale contract. We refer to this act as recovering a location screen or removing an allocation.\\ 
 **reversal (invoice)** - This type of invoice is simply a complete opposite of the original invoice that effectively negates the first invoice. For a purchase, this means removing units and weight from inventory and removing the amount due. For a sale invoice, this means returning units and weight to inventory and removing the amount credited.\\ **reversal (invoice)** - This type of invoice is simply a complete opposite of the original invoice that effectively negates the first invoice. For a purchase, this means removing units and weight from inventory and removing the amount due. For a sale invoice, this means returning units and weight to inventory and removing the amount credited.\\
 **reindexing process** - \\ **reindexing process** - \\
-**remarks** - \\+**remarks** - A remark is a note that can be included in an edit field. You can save a remark and import it into a field. This will help you from having to type the same text over and over again. \\
 **report formats** - \\ **report formats** - \\
 **reports** - \\ **reports** - \\
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-**valuation** - \\+**valuation** - [[cats:questions:contracts:contractvaluation|Valuation]] is the base market level for particular material, with any added costs that you choose to include. This allows you to see potential profit on the market, value of material for insurance purposes, etc.\\
 **vendor invoices** - Vendor invoices are used for any transactions that are not payments for inventory. Freight costs, insurance, and even rent or maintenance services can be items on vendor invoices. Vendor invoices can be related to a purchase contract, sale contract, or neither.\\ **vendor invoices** - Vendor invoices are used for any transactions that are not payments for inventory. Freight costs, insurance, and even rent or maintenance services can be items on vendor invoices. Vendor invoices can be related to a purchase contract, sale contract, or neither.\\
 **vessel code** - \\ **vessel code** - \\
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