📊 API Guide – Average Payment Days | MerciGlobal Cloud ERP
MerciGlobal Cloud ERP offers a powerful API for retrieving average payment days for both vendors (suppliers) and customers. This tool is vital for finance teams, procurement managers, and sales professionals to track payment behavior, improve cash flow planning, and mitigate financial risks.
🌐 API Endpoint
https://erp.merciglobal.com/apis/ajax.php?sys_projectfolder=PROJECT_NAME&func=avgPayDays&acid=ACID
Replace PROJECT_NAME with your ERP project folder and ACID with the appropriate account ID.
📥 Required Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
sys_projectfolder |
Name of your ERP project folder | ✅ Yes |
func |
Set to avgPayDays to fetch average payment days |
✅ Yes |
acid |
Account ID of the customer or vendor | ✅ Yes |
🔍 Use Cases
- 🧾 Accounts Payable Monitoring – Track how long your business takes to pay vendor invoices.
- 💰 Accounts Receivable Insights – Analyze customer payment timelines post-invoicing.
- 📉 Cash Flow Forecasting – Improve financial planning using payment behavior patterns.
- 🧠 Credit Risk Assessment – Evaluate creditworthiness based on historical payment performance.
🔒 Security Considerations
- Always use HTTPS to encrypt data during transmission.
- Ensure API calls are made by authenticated and authorized users only.
✅ Best Practices
- 🕐 Schedule monthly data retrieval to monitor trends.
- 📊 Cross-analyze with invoice values to gauge financial impact.
- 📬 Set up alerts when average payment days exceed defined thresholds.
📩 Need Help?
For assistance with API access or implementation:
- Contact the MerciGlobal ERP Support Team
- Consult your ERP administrator for API key provisioning
This API is an indispensable asset for MerciGlobal developers and sales professionals, enabling delivery of rich financial analytics and enhanced client service.
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