Multi-entity accounts payable means running supplier bills for several companies, each with its own books, from one team.
What Kinetic does on its own
Kinetic runs several companies in one database or in different databases. Intercompany trading uses the Multi-Company Direct Server Process, which sends an AR invoice in the selling company as an AP invoice in the buying company. It covers intercompany sales order and PO transactions.
What you need in Kinetic
- Multi-Company Direct set up between the companies
- Intercompany receiving completed before the AP invoice
Setting it up in Kinetic
Where to find it: Multi-Company Direct Server Process; external company GL control codes
- Set up the companies and link them for multi company trading.
- Raise the intercompany PO in the buying company and the sales order in the selling company.
- Ship and invoice in the selling company.
- Run the Multi-Company Direct Server Process.
- The AP invoice appears in the buying company once intercompany receiving is done.
Good to know in Kinetic
- A Multi-Company validation error says Intercompany Receiving must be completed before the AP invoice.
How to do it in Kinetic
How to set up AP invoice approval in Kinetic
Kinetic has no core AP approval workflow. People enter invoices on hold in one security group and post them from another. Logged Invoice Entry is a pending-invoice option. ECM AP Automation adds routing.
How to close the month in accounts payable in Kinetic
In Kinetic, enter and approve all AP invoice records dated in the month, accrue goods received, reconcile the AP Aging Report to the ledger, then lock the period.
What Pulsify adds
- Each company in Pulsify is connected to its own set of books with its own documents, suppliers, approval rules and forwarding address.
- One login reaches every company a person has access to.
- Each person has a role per company: Admin, Approver, Reviewer or Submitter.
- The company menu shows how many documents wait on you in each company.
Pulsify connects to Kinetic. We set up the connection for you. More about multi-entity accounts payable in Pulsify.
What Pulsify does not do
- Pulsify does not split one bill across several companies or post intercompany entries.
More help
- Multi-entity accounts payable for Dynamics 365 Finance
- Multi-entity accounts payable for IFS Cloud
- Multi-entity accounts payable for CloudSuite Industrial
- PO matching for Kinetic
- Supplier price checks for Kinetic
- Purchase orders for Kinetic
- All Kinetic how-to guides
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-19.
Common questions
Does Kinetic create the AP invoice for intercompany purchases?
Yes. The Multi-Company Direct Server Process turns the selling company's AR invoice into an AP invoice in the buying company.
Why does the AP invoice fail?
A common error says Intercompany Receiving must be completed before the AP invoice.
Can one approver work across companies?
Yes. A person can have a role in each company. Their waiting count shows per company.
Pulsify setup guides
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