Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
(a): Loading charges on loans
– Right click on a loan and add charges. At this point, no entry goes to the books (ledgers)
(b): Loan Repayment
Payment will include charges:
Books are affected as follows:
DR – Bank/Cash (payment mode)
CR – Parking Fees (income)
(c): Payment to the parking company
This is achieved via journal.
DR – Parking Fees (Expense)
CR – Bank (payment mode)
(d): Net
Some companies would charge more fees to the customer than the one being paid to the parking company. In this case , the net will be recognized at the profit level.
- On Power Financials window go:
- General ledger/General ledger Transactions/Journals
- Journal Vouchers window will open
- Click on the open icon on the task bar
- Search journal Batch window will be shown
- On upper right-hand side of the window there are three Radio buttons: All, Posted and Unposted.
- Select on posted button if you would like to delete posted transactions else Unposted button.
- Right Click on the transaction you would like to delete then select Delete.
- Go to Power Financials icon on desktop
- Right click on the Power Financials Icon then select open file location option
- It opens debug folder
- Delete the license.xml file in the folder
- Double click Power Financials icon to open system
- A small form with a code is displayed
- Copy the code and send to ctonui@gmail.com with the Subject “License Request – Name of the Sacco or Company”
- Download the license file from your Email
- Copy the license.xml file from the folder you saved to.
- Back to Power Financials icon on your desktop
- Right click and select open file location option
- Pasted the file on that debug folder that opens
- Ensure the file is License.xml if not rename as License.xml.
- Double click Power Financials icon to open system
- We do it in PF Admin:
- On PF Admin window go:
- Application/System Users/Setup Users,
- System user window will open
- Click on the Open icon on the task bar, a list of system users will be shown.
- Select the user you would like to reset his password.
- Tick on Reset Password check box.
- Click on save icon on the task bar to save changes.
- On Power Financials window go:
- File/Setup Information
- Global Settings Window will open,
- Below Company details there are several tabs Click on (SETTINGS II) tab
- On bottom left of the window there is a setting of report path.
- Click on the search button it will allow you to browser to report folder.
- On report folder double click on any report on the list
- Then you will redirected back to the Global settings window.
- Click on save button to save changes.
- We do it for PF Admin:
- On PF Admin window go:
- Application/System Users/User Rights.
- Select a user.
- On the window the are several modules
- Expand the module by click (+) to view other options
- Tick on the respective right you would like to give then click on save icon on the task bar to save changes
- On Power Financials window go:
- General ledger/General ledger Transactions/Journals
- Journal Vouchers window will open
- Click on the new icon on the task bar
- Description text will be generated on clicking new icon, changes can be made on the Description content to suit the type of journal you are posting. e.g:(Mpesa Transaction Cost)
- Click on add button on bottom left of the window
- Choose the GL Account you would like to Debit and put the amount then click on UPDATE button, Do the same to credit side.
- Click on SAVE Button on bottom left.
- You should always click new icon on the task bar before creating a new journal.
- Click on Unposted Icon on the task bar
- Post Jvs window will be shown
- Tick on the check box to select the transaction
- Click post button on the bottom of the window.
- You can create as many journal as you have then post them at the same time.
- To do a system update for Power Financials do the following:
- Download the update file from Email Address (Comes as a zipped folder)
- Extract the zipped folder
- Open the folder (usually Debug copy)
- Copy all files in the folder
- Go to Desktop, right click on the Power Financials shortcut
- Select Open file location option, this opens Debug folder
- Paste the copied files and replace existing
- Update now complete. Proceed to open Power Financials and confirm new changes.
- We do it in PF Admin:
- On PF Admin window go:
- Application/System Users/Setup Users,
- System user window will open
- Click on the Open icon on the task bar, a list of system users will be shown.
- Select the user who is blocked.
- Checkbox named User Locked is ticked.
- Untick the user locked check box.
- Click on save icon on the task bar to save changes.
No mobile application:
- Loan Limit
- On Power Financials window go:
- File/ Member Registration/ Members
- Select the member E.g:RP008
- Click on the print preview icon on the task bar, on the options, select Mobile Loan Limit
- A form with the current loan limit is opened
- Enter new loan limit 5,000
- Tick on the Is Static Limit check box and save
Blocking and Unblocking member
- On Power Financials window go:
- File/ Member Registration/ Members
- Select the member E.g:RP008
- Click on Membership/Employment tab below member details
- Inside the tab there is a check box named Blocked?
- Tick on the check box to block member then save.
- Untick the check box to unblock member then save.