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2022 R3 Levridge Release
2022 R3 release for Levridge is officially available! The feature set for this release is focused on responding to client requests. Key New Features in 2022 R3 1. Ability to define shipment delivery times on load requests and load orders Via a parameter...
The Difference Between “Grain Shipped Not Invoiced” and “Shipped Not Invoiced Bulk” in Levridge
Grain shipped not invoiced is used when a company gets an invoice and settlement sheet from the buyer of the grain. The company is trying to match the customer invoice/settlement sheet to the company’s scale tickets. Shipped not invoiced bulk is used when the selling company is originating the invoice/settlement sheet and the customer has to match them.
Your Guide to Posting Accounts for Commodity Accounting in Levridge
There are several posting accounts needed for commodity accounting when processing inbound and outbound tickets and settlements. This blog outlines each place posting accounts are needed and when they will be used.
Overview of Business Events in D365 Finance and Operations for AgXML
Business Events are a way Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365) can communicate with external systems. Levridge created our own business events in D365 to create XML files following the AgXML framework.
How to Create a Purchase Advance in Levridge
Purchase advances can be created in Levridge using the following steps. Under the Commodity accounting module create a purchase contract and apply scale tickets to the contract.
How to Attach Seal Numbers to Scale Tickets in Levridge
Levridge has support for seal numbers on scale tickets and on sales orders for packaged products. On all scale tickets, seal numbers can be added by clicking the Seal numbers button on the scale ticket form.
What You Need to Know About the Inbound In-Transit Feature in Levridge
The inbound in-transit feature allows a buyer of a commodity to know that a commodity is in-transit from the seller. This will help inform the buyer of the quality of the commodity, and its estimated delivery from the seller. This feature can help the buyer better manage their inventory and schedule production based on the quality of the incoming commodity.
AgXml Ticket Troubleshooting if Importing Failed
The logic for validating the ticket lies within Levridge and is usually communicated to the user via an Info log message. When Levridge Exchange attempts to push data to Levridge via an OData data entity and entity validation fails, the OData framework in FinOps generates an exception populated with the Info log messages for that entity.
Overview of the Mark to Market Process in Levridge
The first part of the mark to market process is to create the Market Price Entry. This will be the lines that will determine the market board and basis prices to be used in the mark to market calculations. When creating the new market price entry you can give it a unique schedule ID along with a description.
2022 R2 Levridge Release
The 2022 R2 Release for Levridge is available with several new features integral to making a difference in businesses in the commodity processing market. View the overview below or read the full release notes here Key Additions in 2022 R2 Levridge Release: 1. Inbound...
How to Set Up and Configure Print Management for Commodity Reports
In release 2022 R2, Levridge has added print management support for several commodity accounting reports. The list of reports now utilizing Dynamics 365 print management are purchase and sales contracts, purchase and sales pricing confirmations, scale tickets,...
How to Set Up Default Apply Partners on Purchase Contracts
In release 2022 R2, Levridge has added support for purchase contract apply partners. Purchase contract apply partners are other growers allowed to deliver against purchase contracts so not only can the grower listed on the contract deliver against that contract, so...
AgXml Integration Deployment In Levridge
Configuration settings for all applications are stored in a file name “Appsettings.json”. This file is co-located next to the application executable. When setting configuration information, you will likely need to update all Appsettings.json files. The Integration Host configuration file is the only file to contain the integration source, integration target, and OData sections.
Using Purchase Advances in the Settlement Process
Purchase advances allow you to prepay on a purchase contract for commodity deliveries. In Levridge, you can create as many advances as you need or want, and you are not restricted on how much you can advance.
How to Use Lien Holders and Settlements in Levridge
In Levridge, lien holders can be automatically paid during the settlement process. The first step in getting lien holders paid is to set them up on grower accounts.
Implementing Print Management for Custom Module
At Levridge, as an ISV, we have our own custom modules with custom reports. Stock D365 Finance and Operations modules like Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and a few others have Print Management Settings. These are settings that apply to those defined reports...
2022 R1 Release
Levridge is excited to make available the first release of 2022. This release has one primary theme: Extend the functionality in commodity accounting for transporting product in and out and accounting for that product using the client’s preferred accounting...
Commodity Risk Reports Scheduled Printing
A new feature the Levridge team implemented in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations that will be released in 2022 R2, is enabling the scheduled execution of 4 commodity risk reports for ‘today.’ For a client using Levridge, they will have a variety of commodity risk...
Commodity Accounting Perpetual Inventory Setup and Process Flows in Levridge
Read the high-level overview below or read the full guide here: Perpetual Inventory and Commodity Accounting Grain processors may want to track the cost of grain inventory though the commodity into the manufactured good. As such, they will account for the cost...
Consuming Sales Contracts from Sales Orders
In the 2022 R1 Levridge release there is a new feature enabling the consumption of sales commodity contracts from sales orders.
2021 R3 Release – Levridge
Levridge is excited to make available the third and final release of 2021. This release has two primary themes: the footprint of splits and split billing have been significantly lightened and the foundation for supporting AgXML document exchanges has been added.
Commodity Long and Short Position: Delivery vs Hedge
Levridge has designed and developed two versions of the Commodity Long and Short report. A Delivery position where the position month is based on the delivery period that is on the contract line.
Dealing with Disparate Lines of Business as an Agriculture Retailer
Agriculture retailers (Ag retailers) are the most complicated businesses out there today. Every business says they are complex but from a system solution standpoint there’s really nothing more complex than an ag retailer. This is big reason technology is lagging behind at ag retailers.
From Freight Invoice to Customer
Levridge commodity software solution includes features around creating freight bill and paying freight carriers. You can read my previous blogs about the design and trouble shooting of the freight payable features. Levridge also includes a feature that lets you pass...
How to: Batch Tracking in Levridge
Levridge has functionality to support batch tracking for commodities from the time a scale ticket comes in until the product goes out the door. Here is how it works: 1. On the item, turn on the Tracking inventory dimensions for batch numbers. Microsoft Finance and...
Customer Commodity Purchase Dashboard in Levridge
Levridge contains a few different dashboards centered around commodity contracts and delivery against them. This article highlights the purchase side but there is also a corresponding dashboard for the sales side. The Customer commodity purchase dashboard in Levridge...
How to Fix Billing Mistakes in Levridge
In the Agriculture industry split billing and prepayments are common, but this comes with challenges for the billing department ensuring the correct growers are billed for the products, quantities, and prices. Mistakes happen. It is how quickly and efficiently we...
Freight Trouble Shooting
If you are creating a scale ticket in Levridge, and it’s not creating a freight bill as it should, here are a few things you can check. There are a few data fields on the Scale ticket that are used to trigger the creation of a freight bill. The carrier, the carrier...
The Difference Between “Grain Shipped Not Invoiced” and “Shipped Not Invoiced Bulk” in Levridge
Grain shipped not invoiced is used when a company gets an invoice and settlement sheet from the buyer of the grain. The company is trying to match the customer invoice/settlement sheet to the company’s scale tickets. Shipped not invoiced bulk is used when the selling company is originating the invoice/settlement sheet and the customer has to match them.
Your Guide to Posting Accounts for Commodity Accounting in Levridge
There are several posting accounts needed for commodity accounting when processing inbound and outbound tickets and settlements. This blog outlines each place posting accounts are needed and when they will be used.
Overview of Business Events in D365 Finance and Operations for AgXML
Business Events are a way Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365) can communicate with external systems. Levridge created our own business events in D365 to create XML files following the AgXML framework.
How to Create a Purchase Advance in Levridge
Purchase advances can be created in Levridge using the following steps. Under the Commodity accounting module create a purchase contract and apply scale tickets to the contract.
How to Attach Seal Numbers to Scale Tickets in Levridge
Levridge has support for seal numbers on scale tickets and on sales orders for packaged products. On all scale tickets, seal numbers can be added by clicking the Seal numbers button on the scale ticket form.
What You Need to Know About the Inbound In-Transit Feature in Levridge
The inbound in-transit feature allows a buyer of a commodity to know that a commodity is in-transit from the seller. This will help inform the buyer of the quality of the commodity, and its estimated delivery from the seller. This feature can help the buyer better manage their inventory and schedule production based on the quality of the incoming commodity.
AgXml Ticket Troubleshooting if Importing Failed
The logic for validating the ticket lies within Levridge and is usually communicated to the user via an Info log message. When Levridge Exchange attempts to push data to Levridge via an OData data entity and entity validation fails, the OData framework in FinOps generates an exception populated with the Info log messages for that entity.
Overview of the Mark to Market Process in Levridge
The first part of the mark to market process is to create the Market Price Entry. This will be the lines that will determine the market board and basis prices to be used in the mark to market calculations. When creating the new market price entry you can give it a unique schedule ID along with a description.
2022 R2 Levridge Release
The 2022 R2 Release for Levridge is available with several new features integral to making a difference in businesses in the commodity processing market. View the overview below or read the full release notes here Key Additions in 2022 R2 Levridge Release: 1. Inbound...
How to Set Up and Configure Print Management for Commodity Reports
In release 2022 R2, Levridge has added print management support for several commodity accounting reports. The list of reports now utilizing Dynamics 365 print management are purchase and sales contracts, purchase and sales pricing confirmations, scale tickets,...
How to Set Up Default Apply Partners on Purchase Contracts
In release 2022 R2, Levridge has added support for purchase contract apply partners. Purchase contract apply partners are other growers allowed to deliver against purchase contracts so not only can the grower listed on the contract deliver against that contract, so...
AgXml Integration Deployment In Levridge
Configuration settings for all applications are stored in a file name “Appsettings.json”. This file is co-located next to the application executable. When setting configuration information, you will likely need to update all Appsettings.json files. The Integration Host configuration file is the only file to contain the integration source, integration target, and OData sections.
Using Purchase Advances in the Settlement Process
Purchase advances allow you to prepay on a purchase contract for commodity deliveries. In Levridge, you can create as many advances as you need or want, and you are not restricted on how much you can advance.
How to Use Lien Holders and Settlements in Levridge
In Levridge, lien holders can be automatically paid during the settlement process. The first step in getting lien holders paid is to set them up on grower accounts.
Implementing Print Management for Custom Module
At Levridge, as an ISV, we have our own custom modules with custom reports. Stock D365 Finance and Operations modules like Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and a few others have Print Management Settings. These are settings that apply to those defined reports...
2022 R1 Release
Levridge is excited to make available the first release of 2022. This release has one primary theme: Extend the functionality in commodity accounting for transporting product in and out and accounting for that product using the client’s preferred accounting...
Commodity Risk Reports Scheduled Printing
A new feature the Levridge team implemented in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations that will be released in 2022 R2, is enabling the scheduled execution of 4 commodity risk reports for ‘today.’ For a client using Levridge, they will have a variety of commodity risk...
Commodity Accounting Perpetual Inventory Setup and Process Flows in Levridge
Read the high-level overview below or read the full guide here: Perpetual Inventory and Commodity Accounting Grain processors may want to track the cost of grain inventory though the commodity into the manufactured good. As such, they will account for the cost...
Consuming Sales Contracts from Sales Orders
In the 2022 R1 Levridge release there is a new feature enabling the consumption of sales commodity contracts from sales orders.
2021 R3 Release – Levridge
Levridge is excited to make available the third and final release of 2021. This release has two primary themes: the footprint of splits and split billing have been significantly lightened and the foundation for supporting AgXML document exchanges has been added.
Commodity Long and Short Position: Delivery vs Hedge
Levridge has designed and developed two versions of the Commodity Long and Short report. A Delivery position where the position month is based on the delivery period that is on the contract line.
Dealing with Disparate Lines of Business as an Agriculture Retailer
Agriculture retailers (Ag retailers) are the most complicated businesses out there today. Every business says they are complex but from a system solution standpoint there’s really nothing more complex than an ag retailer. This is big reason technology is lagging behind at ag retailers.
From Freight Invoice to Customer
Levridge commodity software solution includes features around creating freight bill and paying freight carriers. You can read my previous blogs about the design and trouble shooting of the freight payable features. Levridge also includes a feature that lets you pass...
How to: Batch Tracking in Levridge
Levridge has functionality to support batch tracking for commodities from the time a scale ticket comes in until the product goes out the door. Here is how it works: 1. On the item, turn on the Tracking inventory dimensions for batch numbers. Microsoft Finance and...
Customer Commodity Purchase Dashboard in Levridge
Levridge contains a few different dashboards centered around commodity contracts and delivery against them. This article highlights the purchase side but there is also a corresponding dashboard for the sales side. The Customer commodity purchase dashboard in Levridge...
How to Fix Billing Mistakes in Levridge
In the Agriculture industry split billing and prepayments are common, but this comes with challenges for the billing department ensuring the correct growers are billed for the products, quantities, and prices. Mistakes happen. It is how quickly and efficiently we...
Freight Trouble Shooting
If you are creating a scale ticket in Levridge, and it’s not creating a freight bill as it should, here are a few things you can check. There are a few data fields on the Scale ticket that are used to trigger the creation of a freight bill. The carrier, the carrier...