RECEIVABLES

 

 

THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SYSTEM IS A SERIES OF PROGRAMS USED TO TRACK WHO

OWES, HOW MUCH THEY OWE, HOW LATE THEY ARE IN PAYING, AND HOW MUCH THEY HAVE

ALREADY PAID.  THE SYSTEM PRODUCES AGING REPORTS, BOTH SUMMARY AND DETAIL.

THE SYSTEM ALSO PRODUCES STATEMENTS AND MAILING LISTS. 

 

WHILE THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SYSTEM MAY BE USED STAND-ALONE, IT IS DESIGNED

TO AUTOMATICALLY INTEGRATE WITH OTHER MDS PROGRAMS.

 

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SUPPORTS BOTH APPLIED AND UNAPPLIED CREDITS.  CREDITS CAN

BE PAYMENTS OR CREDIT MEMOS.  MULTIPLE CREDITS MAY BE APPLIED TO AN INVOICE.

(THERE IS A LIMIT OF MAXIMUM ACTIVE TRANSACTIONS PER ACCOUNT).

 

THE RECEIVABLES SYSTEM IS AN OPEN ITEM ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

4.1  ADD/EDIT ACCOUNT

 

THIS PROGRAM IS USED TO CREATE ACCOUNTS AND TO UPDATE INFORMATION ABOUT

ACCOUNTS.  THE PERSON ENTERING A NEW CUSTOMER SHOULD ALWAYS ENTER THE "NEXT

ACCOUNT #" DISPLAYED ON THEIR SCREEN.  IF MORE THAN ONE PERSON IS ENTERING

NEW ACCOUNTS, THE NUMBER SHOWN ON THE SCREEN MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY ANOTHER

OPERATOR.  ANYTIME THIS OCCURS, THE ACCOUNT NUMBER IS UPDATED BY THE SYSTEM

TO SHOW THE NEXT FREE ACCOUNT NUMBER. 

 

YOU MUST PRESS {ENTER} AFTER EVERY FIELD THAT YOU ADD, OR EDIT, FOR THE

SYSTEM TO ACCEPT THE INFORMATION.

 

TO EDIT AN ACCOUNT THAT ALREADY EXISTS, TYPE THE ACCOUNT NUMBER TO BE EDITED

IN THE "ACCOUNT #" FIELD AND PRESS {ENTER}.  IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE

CUSTOMER'S NUMBER, PRESS {ENTER} TO ACCESS THE "NAME SEARCH" PROGRAM.  IF YOU

ARE ADDING A NEW CUSTOMER, TYPE IN THE "NEXT ACCOUNT #" DISPLAYED AT THE TOP

RIGHT OF THE SCREEN.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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ACCOUNT#            THE ACCOUNT NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER TO BE ADDED OR EDITED.

 

NAME                THE NAME OF THE CUSTOMER TO BE ADDED OR EDITED.  THIS IS

                    A 30 CHARACTER FIELD.

 

ADDRESS             THE FIRST LINE OF THE CUSTOMERS ADDRESS. THIS IS A 30

                    CHARACTER FIELD AND ACCEPTS ALPHA OR NUMERIC INFORMATION.

 

SECOND ADDRESS      A SECOND LINE FOR ENTERING CUSTOMERS ADDRESS.  THE FIELD

                    IS 30 CHARACTERS LONG AND ACCEPTS ALPHA OR NUMERIC

                    INFORMATION.

 

CITY ST ZIP         THE CITY STATE AND ZIP CODE OF THE CUSTOMER. TYPED WITH

                    A SPACE SEPARATING EACH FIELD. NO COMMAS ARE NECESSARY.

                    THE FIELD IS 30 CHARACTERS LONG AND ACCEPTS ALPHA OR

                    NUMERIC INFORMATION.

 

TELEPHONE 1         THE PRIMARY TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AN INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER OR

                    BUSINESS.  USUALLY THE HOME NUMBER FOR INDIVIDUALS.  THE

                    FIELD ACCEPTS 12 NUMERIC CHARACTERS.  EX: 555-555-5555

 

TELEPHONE 2         THE SECONDARY PHONE NUMBER OF AN INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER OR

                    BUSINESS.  USUALLY THE WORK NUMBER FOR AN INDIVIDUAL.

                    THE FIELD ACCEPTS 12 NUMERIC CHARACTERS.  EX: 555-555-

                    5555

CONTACT             THE NAME OF THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE

                    ACCOUNT.  NORMALLY ONLY BUSINESSES NEED A CONTACT NAME.

                    THE FIELD IS 15 CHARACTERS LONG.

 

PRICE LEVEL         THE PRICE LEVEL FIELD IS USED WITH THE INVENTORY AND

                    INVOICING SYSTEMS. THERE ARE 5 POSSIBLE PRICE LEVELS

                    DEFINED BY PRODUCT IN THE INVENTORY SYSTEM(5.1).  TYPE IN

                    THE NUMBER 1-5 OF THE PRICE LEVEL THAT APPLIES TO THIS

                    CUSTOMER. 

 

CREDIT LIMIT        CREDIT LIMIT IS USED BY THE INVOICING SYSTEM TO WARN WHEN

                    SOMEONE IS EXCEEDING THEIR CREDIT LINE LIMIT.  THIS IS A

                    NUMERIC FIELD.

 

TERMS NO            THE TERMS NO. LINE IS USED FOR PAYMENT TERMS FOR THE

                    CUSTOMER.  TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE "ADD/EDIT TERMS"

                    PROGRAM.(SEE SECTION 1.B.2).

 

TAX NUMBER          THE TAX NUMBER FIELD IS USED TO STORE THE SALES TAX

                    NUMBER OF AN EXEMPT CUSTOMER.  IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE

                    CUSTOMERS TAX NUMBER, YOU SHOULD TYPE IN THE WORD

                    "EXEMPT".  IF THE CUSTOMER IS NOT TAX EXEMPT, LEAVE THE

                    LINE BLANK.  ANY ENTRY IN THIS LINE(EXCEPT THE WORD

                    "ALL")TELLS THE COMPUTER THAT THE CUSTOMER IS NOT

                    TAXABLE.

 

PRIMARY SALESMAN    THE SALESMAN NUMBER OF THE PRIMARY SALESPERSON.  THE NAME

                    IS SHOWN IN INVERSE VIDEO NEXT TO THE NUMBER. THIS CAN BE

                    THE PERSON WHO SOLD THE ACCOUNT, OR THE PERSON DELIVERING

                    TO THE ACCOUNT.

 

SECONDARY SALESMAN  THE SECONDARY SALESMAN FIELD IS USED FOR THE SALESMAN

                    NUMBER OF AN ADDITIONAL PERSON WHO HAS CONTACT WITH THE

                    CUSTOMER.  THE NAME OF THE SALESPERSON IS SHOWN IN

                    INVERSE VIDEO NEXT TO THE NUMBER.

 

MASTER ACCOUNT      FOR MOST ACCOUNTS, THIS LINE IS BLANK OR CONTAINS A ZERO.

                    THE USE OF A MASTER ACCOUNT ALLOWS YOU TO TELL THE

                    COMPUTER TO BILL ALL INVOICES FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO

                    ONE ACCOUNT, BUT STILL PRINT OUT TICKETS AND RETAIN

                    INFORMATION FOR EACH SEPARATE LOCATION.  TO SET UP MASTER

                    ACCOUNTS, TYPE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER

                    ACCOUNT THAT ALL BILLS SHOULD BE POSTED TO.  THE COMPUTER

                    POSTS INVOICES FOR ANY OF THE "SUB" ACCOUNTS TO THE

                    "MASTER" ACCOUNT.  NOTE:  ANY PAYMENT RECEIVED OR CREDIT

                    MUST BE APPLIED TO THE "MASTER" ACCOUNT.

 

SALES TAX RATE      THE SALES TAX RATE IS NOT THE PERCENTAGE OF THE SALES TAX

                    BUT INSTEAD THE NUMBER 1-99 OF THE TAX RATE WHICH

                    DESCRIBES THE TAX RATE CHARGED TO A CUSTOMER(DEFINE SALES

                    TAX 4.B.5).  THE ACTUAL TAX RATE INDICATED BY THE NUMBER

                    IS DISPLAYED IN INVERSE VIDEO.

 

COMMENT                THE TWO LINES ARE FOR COMMENTS THAT ARE PRINTED ON

DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS  DELIVERY INVOICES.  INFORMATION SUCH AS DIRECTIONS TO THE

                       LOCATION, WARNINGS ABOUT HAZARDS, OR SPECIFIC

                       INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELIVERY CAN BE INPUT ON THESE LINES AND

                       CHANGED AS OFTEN AS DESIRED.  BOTH LINES ARE 40

                       CHARACTERS LONG AND ACCEPT ALPHA/NUMERIC INFORMATION.

 

SPECIAL COMMENT          THIS COMMENT IS PRINTED ON THE FIRST LINE OF THE TELSEL                                         INVOICE IN DOUBLE HIGH AND DOUBLE WIDE FORMAT IT IS USED                                TO HIGHLIGHT A SERVICE TO THE DRIVER OR FEATURE A COMMENT                                   FOR THE CUSTOMER.

 

STATEMENT (Y/N/F/E) THIS IS A YES/NO FLAG FOR THE "STATEMENT" PROGRAM.  IF

                    YOU WISH TO SEND THE CUSTOMER A STATEMENT, TYPE A "Y" IN

                    THE FIELD.  IF YOU DO NOT WISH A STATEMENT SENT TO THIS

                    CUSTOMER, TYPE AN "N". TO FAX THE CUSTOMERS STATEMENT TYPE A                       "F", TO E-MAIL THE STATEMENT USE THE "E".

 

STATUS              THIS FIELD IS USED TO INDICATE THE CURRENT STATUS OF A

                    CUSTOMER.  THE 3 POSSIBLE STATUSES ARE:  UNKNOWN DEFAULT

                    AS ACTIVE

 

                         A  ACTIVE      CUSTOMER CURRENTLY DOING BUSINESS

                                        WITH YOUR COMPANY.

 

                         I  INACTIVE    CUSTOMER NOT CURRENTLY DOING

                                        BUSINESS WITH YOUR COMPANY.  IF

                                        CUSTOMERS ARE INACTIVE, RENT IS NOT

                                        CHARGED BY THE RENTAL PROGRAM EVEN

                                        IF CUSTOMER HAS EQUIPMENT RENTED TO

                                        THEM.

 

                         X  DELETED     CUSTOMERS WHO ARE DELETED ARE NOT

                                        CURRENTLY DOING BUSINESS WITH YOUR

                                        COMPANY AND/OR IN COLLECTIONS.

                                       

 

WHEN FINISHED WITH THE FIRST SCREEN OF "ADD/EDIT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE", PRESS

{PF2}.  THE SECOND SCREEN APPEARS.

THE CUSTOMERS NAME DISPLAYS ACROSS THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

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SALES MTD           THE SALES MONTH-TO-DATE TO THE CUSTOMER.  THIS FIGURE IS

                    UPDATED EACH TIME AN INVOICE IS POSTED TO THE CUSTOMERS

                    ACCOUNT.  THIS FIELD SHOULD NOT BE EDITED UNLESS ENTERING

                    INITIAL INFORMATION AT SETUP OF THE SYSTEM.  ASK YOUR

                    SUPPORT PERSON ABOUT EXCLUDING FIELDS FROM EDIT.

 

SALES YTD           THE SALES YEAR-TO-DATE TO THE CUSTOMER.  THIS FIGURE IS

                    ALSO UPDATED EACH TIME AN INVOICE IS POSTED TO THE

                    CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT.  THIS FIELD SHOULD NOT BE EDITED

                    UNLESS ENTERING INITIAL INFORMATION AT SETUP OF THE

                    SYSTEM.

 

CUMULATIVE SALES    CUMULATIVE SALES IS THE TOTAL OF SALES FOR PREVIOUS

                    YEARS, PLUS SALES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.  THIS FIELD

                    SHOULD NOT BE EDITED UNLESS ENTERING INITIAL INFORMATION

                    AT SETUP OF THE SYSTEM.

 

RETURN DATE         THE NEXT DELIVERY DAY, OR NEXT DAY THE CUSTOMER SHOULD BE

                    CONTACTED.  DATE THE COMPUTER SHOWS THE CUSTOMER IS TO BE

                    DELIVERED OR CONTACTED.  THE COMPUTER AUTOMATICALLY

                    UPDATES THE FIELD TO EACH NEW CONTACT PERIOD.  USING THE

                    INFORMATION FROM THE RETURN PERIOD AND RETURN TIME

                    FIELDS.  THIS DATE CAN BE CHANGED AT ANY TIME.

 

RETURN PERIOD       THE RETURN PERIOD MAY BE D - DAILY, W - WEEKLY, OR M -

                    MONTHLY.  IT IS USED ALONG WITH THE RETURN TIME TO

                    DETERMINE HOW OFTEN THE COMPUTER GENERATES A DELIVERY

                    INVOICE FOR THE CUSTOMER.  FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE DELIVERY

                    CYCLE FOR THIS CUSTOMER IS EVERY 21 DAYS, SET "RETURN

                    PERIOD" TO "D" AND "RETURN TIME" TO "21".  IF YOU WISH

                    THE CUSTOMER TO BE CALLED ON ONCE A MONTH, SET THE

                    "RETURN PERIOD" TO "M" AND THE "RETURN TIME" TO "1".

 

RETURN TIME         SEE EXPLANATION OF "RETURN PERIOD" ABOVE.  FREQUENCY OF

                    RETURN PERIODS.

 

ROUTE NUMBER        THIS FIELD IS SET BY THE "ROUTING" SYSTEM (SEE SECTION

                    7.0 FOR EXPLANATION OF ROUTING SYSTEM).  IT IDENTIFIES

                    THE ROUTE THE CUSTOMER IS ON IF THE ROUTING SYSTEM IS

                    USED.

 

NEXT RT. ACCT       THIS FIELD TELLS WHAT CUSTOMER THE DELIVERY PERSON STOPS

                    AT AFTER THIS CUSTOMER ON ROUTE.  ALL CHANGES IN ROUTE

                    SEQUENCING ARE DONE IN THE "ADD/EDIT ROUTE" PROGRAM. (SEE

                    SECTION 7.4)

 

PRECEDING ACCT.     THIS FIELD TELLS WHICH CUSTOMER THE DELIVERY PERSON STOPS

                    AT BEFORE THIS CUSTOMER.  ALL CHANGES IN ROUTE SEQUENCING

                    ARE DONE IN THE "ADD/EDIT ROUTE" PROGRAM. (SEE SECTION

                    7.4)

 

PRINT ALL PRICES    TYPING A "Y" ON THIS LINE TELLS THE COMPUTER TO PRINT THE

                    PRICE OF EVERY PRODUCT IN THE SYSTEM ON THE DELIVERY

                    INVOICE.

 

PRINT QUOTED PRICES THIS LINE IS USED IF THE "PRINT ALL PRICES" LINE IS "N".

                    IF YOU WANT THE "QUOTED PRODUCT" (4.9.1) PRICES FOR THE

                    CUSTOMER TO BE DISPLAYED, BUT NOT THE PRICE OF ANY

                    PRODUCT THAT IS NOT "QUOTED", MAKE SURE "PRINT ALL

                    PRICES" IS SET TO "N" AND SET THIS LINE TO "Y".  IF YOU

                    DO NOT WANT THE QUOTED PRODUCTS TO PRINT, SET THE LINE TO

                    "N".

 

LAST DELIVERY MONTH THE LAST MONTH IN WHICH A DELIVERY WAS MADE TO THIS

                    CUSTOMER.  CALCULATED BY THE SYSTEM USING INVOICES

                    ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM FOR THE CUSTOMER.

 

TRUCK #             THIS FIELD IS USED IF A TRUCK IS ATTACHED TO A ROUTE AND

                    IS ALWAYS USED TO RUN THAT ROUTE.

 

CONTRACT START            THIS IS FOR A DATE WHEN THE CONTRACT WITH THIS CUSTOMER                                  IS TO START.

 

CONTRACT END                 THIS IS A DATE FIELD TO BE USED TO INDICATE WHEN THE                                  CONTRACT WITH THIS CUSTOMER ENDS. IT IS ALSO UPDATED                                      WHEN THE ACCOUNT IS MADE INTO AN X STATIS.

 

CONTRACT MONTHS       THE TOTAL LENGTH OF TIME THE CONTRACT IS FOR.

 

TAX AREA NUMBER         THIS IS A SPECIAL FIELD FOR TRACKING SALES TAX IN MULITIPAL                                   TAX AREAS THE DEFINITION FILES IS IN TELSEL EXTENTION                              MENU. (D.B.1). IT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR OTHER TYPES OF                              ACCOUNT ACTIVITY.

 

 

SORT NAME           THIS FIELD IS USED BY ALPHA SORT PROGRAMS TO FIND

                    CUSTOMERS.  BUSINESS NAMES REMAIN THE SAME BUT INDIVIDUAL

                    CUSTOMERS ARE ENTERED LAST NAME FIRST FOLLOWED BY A SPACE

                    AND THEN THE FIRST NAME.  EX:  JONES DAVID

 

FAX ORDERING(Y/N/P) IF YOU PLAN TO FAX YOUR CUSTOMER A ORDER FORM OR SEND THEM                        A PAPER COPY OF THE ORDER FORM YOU MUST SET THE CUSTOMER

                                    FLAG TO A "Y"  TO FAX. AN "N" TO NOT FAX OR A "P" TO PRINT                            A PAPER ORDER FORM.

 

PRESS {PF2} TO DISPLAY THE NEXT SCREEN.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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INSTALL DATE        THE DATE THE CUSTOMER WAS SET UP AND STARTED BUSINESS

                    WITH YOUR COMPANY.

 

PURCHASE ORDER #    THE PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER FIELD ACCEPTS UP TO 12

                    CHARACTERS.  THE PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER PRINTS ON DELIVERY

                    INVOICES AND STATEMENTS. IT IS USED IF CUSTOMER'S

                    ACCOUNTING REQUIRES A PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER ON INVOICES.

                                    IF IT REQUIRED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT ALL INVOICES HAVE A

                                    PO NUMBER YOU MAY TYPE "MUST GET PO" IN THE PO FIELD AND

                                    THE INVOICE WILL NOT STORE WITHOUT A PO NUMBER.

 

CUSTOMER TYPE       TYPE OF CUSTOMER AS SET UP IN THE "ADD/EDIT CUSTOMER

                    TYPE" PROGRAM.(SECTION 4.B.C)

 

LAST PURCHASE DATE  LAST DATE THAT A PRODUCT WAS PURCHASED BY THE CUSTOMER,

                    USUALLY THEIR LAST DELIVERY DATE.  THE SYSTEM USES THE

                    MOST CURRENT DATE OF INVOICES ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM.

 

LAST PAYMENT DATE   LAST DATE THAT A PAYMENT WAS POSTED TO THE CUSTOMER'S

                    ACCOUNT.

 

DIVISION            NUMBER OF THE DIVISION YOU WISH THE CUSTOMER TO BE IN.

                    (1-5)  SEE "DEFINE DIVISION" (8.C) FOR AN EXPLANATION OF

                    DIVISIONS.

 

SEPARATE BILLING    (Y/N) FLAG TO TELL THE SYSTEM IF MAIL TO THE CUSTOMER

                    NEEDS TO BE SENT TO A DIFFERENT ADDRESS THAN THE DELIVERY

                    ADDRESS.

 

MAPSCO LOCATION     FIELD FOR ENTERING THE MAPSCO COORDINATES OF THE

                    CUSTOMER'S DELIVERY LOCATION.

 

CANCEL DATE         DATE THE CUSTOMER DISCONTINUED SERVICE WITH YOUR COMPANY.

 

CANCEL CODE         REASON THE CUSTOMER DISCONTINUED SERVICE. (SEE 4.B.J

                    "ADD/EDIT CANCEL CODES")

 

ACCOUNT REFERRAL    THIS IS THE SOURCE OF THE ACCOUNT AS SETUP IN ACCOUNT

                                    REFERRAL IN (4.B.9) ALLOW YOU TO TRACK ACCOUNTS BY WHERE 

                                    THEY CAME FROM.

 

BILLING CYCLE                   IF THE COMPANY IS LARGE ENOUGH YOU MAY NEED TO SPREAD THE                          BILLING CYCLE OUT OVER 4 CYCLES ENDING EACH WEEK. THIS                               SPREADS OUT THE WORK LOAD AS WELL AS CASH FLOW.

 

BOTTLE DEPOSIT                IF THE BOTTLE DEPOSIT FLAG IS TURNED ON IN ADD/EDIT COMPANY                           (9.6) AND THE PRODUCT FOR BOTTLE DEPOSITS IS UPDATED IN                                   ADD/EDIT PRODUCT (5.1) THE SYSTEM WILL ACCUMULATE THE TOTAL                           NET NUMBER OF BOTTLES CURRENTLY ON THE CUSTOMER LOCATION.

 

RENTAL PRINT FLAG   THE RENTAL PRINT FLAG CAN BE SET AS (Y/N/F/E) "Y"=TO PRINT                                       A HARD COPY RENTAL INVOICE, "N"=NO PRINTING, FAXING OR                              E-MAILING OF A HARD COPY WILL BE DONE.  F= TO FAX ONLY                                       E= TO E-MAIL ONLY.

 

CHAIN #                                 IF THIS ACCOUNT IS PART OF A CHAIN THEN THE APPROPRIATE                                      CHAIN NUMBER SHOULD BE IN THIS FIELD.SEE ADD/EDIT CHAIN                                        (D.5.1)

 

CREDIT ID #                                           

IF THE SEPARATE BILLING ADDRESS FLAG IS SET TO "Y", THE FOLLOWING SCREEN

APPEARS.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

THE ACCOUNT NUMBER AND THE DELIVERY ADDRESS OF THE CUSTOMER APPEARS AT THE

TOP OF THE SCREEN.  FILL IN OR CHANGE THE BILLING ADDRESS INFORMATION.  WHEN

YOU COMPLETE THE INFORMATION, PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT TO THE FIRST SCREEN OF THE

"ADD/EDIT CUSTOMER" PROGRAM.  IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO ADD OR EDIT ANOTHER

CUSTOMER, PRESS {PF2} AGAIN TO EXIT TO THE "RECEIVABLES MENU".

 

4.2  A/R COMMENTS

 

THIS PROGRAM IS USED TO ATTACH EXPLANATORY NOTES TO A CUSTOMERS ACCOUNTS

RECEIVABLE FILE.

 

THE COMMENTS CAN BE DATED OR UNDATED.  A DATED COMMENT APPEARS ON THE TELSEL

SCREEN ANYTIME THE CUSTOMER IS ACCESSED AFTER THE DATE IS REACHED.  AN

UNDATED COMMENT CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH "A/R COMMENT" OR "VIEW

ACCOUNTS"(4.6)AND "ENTER PAYMENTS"(4.4) PROGRAMS BY USING SELECTION X.  A

LISTING OF COMMENTS CAN BE PRINTED USING THE "ACTIVITY REPORT"

IN RECEIVABLES.(4.A.E).  THERE IS ALSO AN OPTION TO PRINT COMMENTS ON THE

"AGED ROUTE LIST"(SECTION 7.B).

 

THE FIRST SCREEN SAYS:

 

          ENTER ACCOUNT NUMBER

 

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE CUSTOMER'S NUMBER, PRESS {{PF4} TO ACCESS THE "NAME

SEARCH" PROGRAM.

 

TYPE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER AND THE A/R COMMENTS SCREEN DISPLAYS.

 

THE ACCOUNT NUMBER, NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER,A/R BALANCE, SALESMAN,

AND ROUTE DISPLAYS AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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ACTIVITY DATE       TYPE IN A DATE HERE IF YOU WANT TO BE REMINDED TO CHECK

                    THE ACCOUNT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.  ON OR AFTER THE DATE,

                    THE MESSAGE DISPLAYS EVERY TIME YOU CALL UP THE CUSTOMER.

                    MOST COMMENTS ARE NOT DATED.

 

COMMENT             FIFTEEN COMMENT LINES ARE PROVIDED TO ENTER INFORMATION

                    ABOUT THE CUSTOMER.  THE LINES MAY BE CLEARED AND USED

                    AGAIN.

 

LAST EDIT           THE LAST DATE  THAT INFORMATION WAS ENTERED ON THE

                    CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT IN "A/R COMMENTS" AND THE LOGIN NAME

                    THAT ENTERED THE CHANGE.

 

LAST ACTIVITY       THE LAST TIME ACTIVITY WAS ENTERED FOR THIS CUSTOMER.

 

 

 

4.3  ENTER INVOICE

 

THE ENTER INVOICE PROGRAM IS USED TO ENTER "SIMPLE" INVOICES OR "DEBIT

MEMOS".  NO PRODUCT CODES ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER THE INVOICE.  ADJUSTMENT

CODES ARE USED AND ARE LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENTRY SCREEN.(SEE SECTION

4.B.H FOR INFORMATION ON ADJ. CODES.)

 

THE FIRST SCREEN SAYS:

 

     ENTER ACCOUNT NO:  ?

 

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE CUSTOMER'S NUMBER, PRESS {{PF4} TO ACCESS THE "NAME

SEARCH" PROGRAM.  TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE ACCOUNT YOU WANT THE INVOICE TO

BE POSTED TO AND PRESS {ENTER}. 

 

TO EXIT THE PROGRAM, PRESS {PF2}.  ENTRY OF AN INVALID ACCOUNT NUMBER RETURNS

YOU TO THE FIRST SCREEN.

 

THE ACCOUNT NAME IS DISPLAYED AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.  IF YOU HAVE ENTERED

THE WRONG ACCOUNT NUMBER, PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT TO THE "ENTER ACCOUNT NO."

SCREEN.  

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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INV #               THE SYSTEM ASSIGNS THE NEXT AVAILABLE INVOICE NUMBER IF

                    YOU PRESS {ENTER} AT THIS FIELD.  THIS IS RECOMMENDED TO

                    AVOID DUPLICATE INVOICE NUMBERS.

 

INV DATE            TYPE IN THE DATE OF THE INVOICE AND PRESS {ENTER}.

 

INVOICE AMOUNT      TYPE IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE INVOICE INCLUDING SALES

                    TAX AND PRESS {ENTER}.

 

TAX                 THE AMOUNT OF SALES TAX CHARGED ON THE INVOICE.  IF THERE

                    IS NO SALES TAX, LEAVE THE LINE BLANK BY PRESSING

                    {ENTER}.

 

P.O. NO.            THIS FIELD IS FOR THE CUSTOMER'S PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER IF

                    THEY REQUIRE ONE.  THIS FIELD MAY BE LEFT BLANK OR USED

                    FOR A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE INVOICE.

 

ADJ. CODE           TYPE IN THE CODE BEST DESCRIBING THE REASON

                    FOR THE ADJUSTMENT AND PRESS {ENTER}.  ADJUSTMENT CODES

                    ARE LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.

AFTER ENTERING THE INVOICE, PRESS {PF2} TO STORE THE INVOICE.  A BLANK

INVOICE ENTRY SCREEN IS DISPLAYED.  ENTER ANOTHER INVOICE FOR THE CUSTOMER OR

PRESS {PF2} AGAIN TO EXIT TO THE "ENTER ACCOUNT NUMBER" SCREEN.  PRESS {PF2}

TO EXIT THE PROGRAM.

 

 

4.4  ENTER PAYMENTS

 

THE ENTER PAYMENTS PROGRAM IS A BATCH ENTRY PROGRAM.  TOTALS OF BATCHES ARE

ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM AND THEN TRANSACTIONS ARE ENTERED UNTIL THEY EQUAL

THE BATCH TOTAL.  THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS PAYMENTS TO BE ENTERED AGAINST INVOICES

THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM.  ONCE THE BATCH HAS BEEN ENTERED

AND BALANCES IT MAY BE POSTED AT ANY TIME YOU DESIRE.  A REPORT OF THE BATCH

PRINTS AND ANY TRANSACTIONS THAT COULD NOT BE POSTED BECAUSE OF BAD

INFORMATION IS NOTED FOR CORRECTIONS.  ALL OTHER TRANSACTIONS ARE POSTED.

THE BATCH CAN NOT BE CLEARED UNTIL ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE POSTED AND THE BATCH

BALANCES.  CORRECTIONS CAN BE MADE TO A BATCH AND THE BATCH TOLD TO POST

AGAIN.  ONLY THOSE TRANSACTIONS THAT DID NOT POST THE FIRST TIME IS POSTED.

 WHEN A BATCH POSTS SUCCESSFULLY IT DISAPPEARS FROM THE SCREEN.

 

THIS PROGRAM IS MUCH SIMPLER TO USE THAN THE EXPLANATION THAT FOLLOWS

INDICATES.

 

THE FIRST SCREEN OF "ENTER PAYMENTS" DISPLAYS ANY BATCHES THAT ARE UNPOSTED.

THE STATUS OF THE BATCH DISPLAYS TO THE RIGHT OF THE BATCH.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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BATCH ID            THE BATCH ID NUMBER OF A PAYMENT BATCH.

 

DATE                THE DATE OF THE PAYMENT BATCH.   THE BATCH ENTRY DATE.

 

SOURCE              WHETHER THE BATCH IS A MAIL BATCH OR A ROUTE BATCH.

 

CONTROL AMT         THE TOTAL OF THE BATCH THAT TRANSACTIONS MUST MATCH.

 

ENTERED AMT         THE TOTAL OF THE TRANSACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ENTERED

                    AGAINST THE BATCH.

 

TRANS               THE NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ENTERED AGAINST

                    THE BATCH.

 

BALANCE             THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CONTROL AMOUNT AND THE ENTERED

                    AMOUNT.

 

COMMAND KEYS        PF1 REPORTS         ACCESSES A REPORT OPTIONS SCREEN.

 

                    PF2 EXIT

 

                    PF3 TRANSACTIONS    ALLOWS YOU TO ACCESS ANY BATCH

                                        ENTERED AND ADD OR EDIT TRANSACTIONS

                                        FOR THAT BATCH.

 

                    PF4 BATCH CONTROL   THIS OPTION IS WHERE YOU ENTER

                                        CONTROL TOTALS FOR NEW BATCHES,

                                        DELETE BATCHES, AND EDIT BATCHES.

 

 

 

ADD BATCH

 

PRESS {{PF4}.  THE OPTIONS FOR MANIPULATING BATCHES DISPLAY AT THE BOTTOM OF

THE SCREEN.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

PRESS {PF1} TO ADD A BATCH.  A SCREEN WITH THE "BATCH ID" AND THE NEXT

AVAILABLE BATCH ID NUMBER DISPLAYS.  TO ACCEPT THE ID NUMBER DISPLAYED PRESS

{ENTER} OR PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT THE PROGRAM.  THE BATCH CONTROL RECORD SCREEN

DISPLAYS.  THE BATCH ID NUMBER, NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS(0 FOR A NEW BATCH),

TOTAL OF PAYMENTS ENTERED(0) DISPLAYS ACROSS THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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CONTROL DATE        TYPE IN THE DATE THE PAYMENTS WERE RECEIVED AND PRESS

                    {ENTER}.

 

CONTROL AMOUNT      TYPE IN THE CONTROL TOTAL FOR THE BATCH AND PRESS

                    {ENTER}.

 

DEPOSIT SOURCE      TYPE IN "M" FOR PAYMENTS RECEIVED IN THE MAIL" OR R" FOR

                    PAYMENTS COLLECTED ON THE ROUTE AND PRESS {ENTER}.

 

DEPOSIT BANK        DEFAULT IS "1".  PRESS {ENTER} TO ACCEPT OR TYPE IN THE

                    NUMBER OF THE BANK THE PAYMENTS WERE DEPOSITED TO AND

                    PRESS {ENTER}. 

 

OPERATOR            COMPUTER DISPLAYS THE LOGIN NAME.

 

BATCH STATUS        NEW BATCHES DISPLAY AN "OPEN BATCH" STATUS.

 

YOU MAY NOW PRESS {PF2} OR {{PF3}.  PRESS {PF2} IF YOU WISH TO ADD ANOTHER

BATCH.  PRESS {{PF3}  IF YOU WISH TO ENTER THE INDIVIDUAL PAYMENTS THAT MAKE

UP THE BATCH.

 

DELETE BATCH

 

AT THE FIRST SCREEN OF THE "ENTER PAYMENTS" PROGRAM PRESS {{PF4}.  THE

OPTIONS FOR MANIPULATING BATCHES DISPLAYS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

USE THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS TO POSITION THE CURSOR LINE(HIGHLIGHTED) ON THE

BATCH THAT YOU WISH TO DELETE AND PRESS {{PF3}.  PRESS {PF1} AND THE BATCH IS

DELETED.  THE FIRST SCREEN RE-DISPLAYS.  "DELETED" DISPLAYS IN THE STATUS

FIELD NEXT TO THE BATCH.

 

 

 

EDIT BATCH

 

IT MAY SOMETIMES BE NECESSARY TO EDIT THE BATCH CONTROL TOTALS.  AT THE FIRST

SCREEN OF THE "ENTER PAYMENTS" PROGRAM PRESS {{PF4}.  THE OPTIONS FOR

MANIPULATING BATCHES DISPLAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

USE THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS TO POSITION THE CURSOR LINE(HIGHLIGHTED) ON THE

BATCH THAT YOU WISH TO EDIT AND PRESS {{PF3}.   YOU MAY NOW CHANGE THE

CONTROL DATE, CONTROL AMOUNT, DEPOSIT SOURCE,  OR DEPOSIT BANK.  ONCE ALL

CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT AND SAVE THE CHANGES.  YOU ALSO

HAVE THE OPTION OF ENTERING THE "ADD TRANSACTION" PROGRAM BY PRESSING {{PF3}.

 

ADD TRANSACTIONS

 

AT THE FIRST SCREEN OF THE "ENTER PAYMENTS" PROGRAM, USE THE UP/DOWN ARROW

KEY TO POSITION THE CURSOR LINE ON THE BATCH AND PRESS {{PF3} .  THIS

ACCESSES THE "TRANSACTIONS" SCREEN FOR THAT BATCH WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO ADD

TRANSACTIONS TO A BATCH SET UP IN THE SYSTEM.  THERE IS ALSO AN ADD

TRANSACTION OPTION AT THE "BATCH CONTROL ENTRY" SCREEN.  IF ANY TRANSACTIONS

ARE ENTERED FOR THE BATCH THEY DISPLAY.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                  

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ACCT NAME           THE NAME OF THE CUSTOMER THE PAYMENT WAS ENTERED TO.

 

CHECK               THE NUMBER OF THE CHECK IF THE PAYMENT WAS BY CHECK.

 

DATE                THE DATE OF THE PAYMENT.

 

AMOUNT              THE AMOUNT OF THE PAYMENT.

 

TRANS STAT          THE STATUS OF THE TRANSACTION. POSTED, UNPOSTED, DELETED.

 

PRESS {PF1} TO ADD A TRANSACTION TO A BATCH.  THE BATCH ID NUMBER, CONTROL

AMOUNT, NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS ENTERED, BATCH DATE, ENTERED AMOUNT, AND

BALANCE DISPLAY AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.  IN THE MIDDLE:

 

     ENTER CUSTOMER NO.

 

NOTICE THE OPTIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.

 

     {PF1} ALLOWS YOU TO APPLY ONE CHECK TO MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS.

 

     {{PF3} INVOICE SEARCH ALLOWS YOU TO PUT IN THE NUMBER OF THE INVOICE YOU

     WANT TO PAY.  THIS LETS YOU FIND AN INVOICE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE

     ACCOUNT NUMBER.

 

     {{PF4} ACCOUNT NAME SEARCH  ACCESSES THE "NAME SEARCH" PROGRAM THAT LETS

     YOU LOOK UP THE ACCOUNT NUMBER BY ENTERING PART OR ALL OF THE NAME.

 

TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER WHO'S PAYMENT YOU WISH TO ENTER.  THE

CUSTOMERS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE APPEARS SIMILAR TO THE DISPLAY IN "VIEW

ACCOUNTS".(SEE SECTION 4.6)

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                   

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CK#                 PRESS {ENTER} IF THE PAYMENT IS CASH. THE SYSTEM DISPLAYS

                    "CASH" IN THIS FIELD.  IF THE PAYMENT IS BY CHECK, TYPE

                    IN THE NUMBER OF THE CHECK(NUMERIC CHARACTERS ONLY) AND

                    PRESS {ENTER}.

 

DATE                THE COMPUTER DISPLAYS THE BATCH DATE.  PRESS {ENTER} TO

                    ACCEPT.

 

AMOUNT              TYPE IN THE AMOUNT OF THE PAYMENT WITH DECIMAL

                    POINT.(ZERO'S AFTER THE DECIMAL NEED NOT BE ENTERED)

 

AMT LEFT            WHEN YOU BEGIN APPLYING THE PAYMENT TO INVOICES THE

                    SYSTEM TELLS YOU IN THIS FIELD HOW MUCH YOU HAVE LEFT TO

                    APPLY.

 

SESSION TOTAL       WHEN YOU ENTER A BATCH AND ADD TRANSACTIONS THE SYSTEM

                    STARTS TOTALING EACH PAYMENT ENTERED.  IF YOU DO NOT EXIT

                    THE PROGRAM UNTIL YOU ARE FINISHED ENTERING A BATCH OF

                    PAYMENTS, THIS TOTAL MATCHES THE BATCH TOTAL.

 

BALANCE             THE TOTAL LEFT TO APPLY BEFORE THE BATCH TOTAL IS

                    REACHED.

 

ONCE YOU HAVE ENTERED THE CK#, DATE, AND AMOUNT, THE "ENTER COMMAND" LINE

DISPLAYS.  THIS GIVES ACCESS TO THE COMMANDS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.

 

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COMMAND OPTIONS     DESCRIPTION                                  

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P - PAY INVOICE     THIS IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED COMMAND.  PRESS {P} IF YOU

                    WISH TO APPLY ALL OR PART OR THE PAYMENT TO AN INVOICE ON

                    THE ACCOUNT.  IF THE AMOUNT OF THE PAYMENT IS

                    INSUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INVOICE, A MESSAGE DISPLAYS THAT

                    SAYS THE AMOUNT IS INSUFFICIENT AND YOU ARE ASKED IF YOU

                    WISH TO A = APPLY REMAINDER, M = ISSUE CREDIT.  YOU MAY

                    ISSUE CREDIT FOR AMOUNTS UP TO NINETY NINE CENTS(.99).

 

R - PART PAY        PRESS {R} IF YOU WANT TO PARTIALLY PAY AN INVOICE ON THE

                    ACCOUNT.  THE  COMPUTER ASKS WHICH INVOICE YOU WISH TO

                    PAY AND HOW MUCH.

 

U - UNAPPL CR       PRESS {U} IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO APPLY THE PAYMENT TO ANY

                    INVOICE AT THIS TIME.  THE ONLY TIME THIS SHOULD BE USED

                    IS IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF THE INVOICE THE CUSTOMER IS

                    PAYING AND NEED TO DO FURTHER RESEARCH.  YOU HAVE TO GO

                    INTO "VIEW ACCOUNTS"(SECTION 4.6) SOME TIME BEFORE THE

                    END OF THE MONTH AND CLEAN UP THE UNAPPLIED CREDIT(UCK).

                    UCK'S STAYS ON A CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT UNTIL APPLIED EVEN IF

                    THE MONTH IS CLOSED.

C - INV CR          YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF MAKING CREDIT ADJUSTMENTS IN FAVOR

                    OF THE CUSTOMER WHILE IN THE PAYMENTS PROGRAM.(CREDITS

                    MAY ALSO BE DONE USING "ENTER CREDIT MEMO"(4.5))  PRESS

                    {C}, TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE INVOICE YOU WISH TO MAKE

                    THE CREDIT ADJUSTMENT TO AND PRESS {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE

                    ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT AND PRESS {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE GENERAL

                    LEDGER CODE NUMBER YOU WISH THE ADJUSTMENT CHARGED TO AND

                    PRESS {ENTER}.  A CREDIT MEMO IS POSTED TO THE INVOICE

                    FOR THE AMOUNT ENTERED.

 

D - INV DB          YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF MAKING DEBIT ADJUSTMENTS TO AN

                    INVOICE IN YOU COMPANIES FAVOR.(DEBITS MAY ALSO BE DONE

                    USING ""ENTER INVOICE"(4.3))  FOR EXAMPLE:  YOU MAY NEED

                    TO ADD A SPECIAL CHARGE TO AN INVOICE AFTER THE INVOICE

                    IS GENERATED.  PRESS {D}, TYPE IN THE INVOICE NUMBER YOU

                    WISH TO ADD CHARGES TO AND PRESS {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE

                    ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT AND PRESS {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE GENERAL

                    LEDGER CODE NUMBER AND PRESS {ENTER}.  A DEBIT MEMO IS

                    POSTED TO THE ACCOUNT FOR THE AMOUNT ENTERED.

 

E - EDIT            THIS OPTION ALLOWS YOU TO CHANGE THE CHECK NUMBER, THE

                    DATE, OR THE PAYMENT AMOUNT !IF YOU HAVE NOT APPLIED ANY

                    OF THE PAYMENT TO AN INVOICE!

 

I - INV DETAIL      PRESSING {I} LETS YOU LOOK AT THE DETAIL OF INVOICES ON

                    THE CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT.  THIS OPTION IS THE SAME AS THAT

                    IN "VIEW ACCOUNTS"(SECTION 4.6).

 

X - COMMENTS        PRESSING {X} SENDS YOU TO THE "A/R COMMENTS" SCREEN WHERE

                    YOU MAY ENTER OR VIEW NOTES ON THE CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT.(SEE

                    SECTION 4.2)

 

F - FORWARD         PRESSING {F} DISPLAYS THE NEXT SCREEN OF INVOICES.  IF

                    THERE IS AN **END** AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DATE COLUMN,

                    THERE ARE NO MORE SCREENS OF INVOICES.

 

B - BACKWARD        PRESSING {B} RETURNS YOU TO THE PREVIOUS SCREEN OF

                    ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.

 

PF2 - EXIT          PRESSING {PF2} TAKES YOU OUT OF COMMAND OPTION ACCESS.

 

DELETE TRANSACTION

 

THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW A TRANSACTION TO BE EDITED ONCE IT IS ENTERED.  YOU

CAN HOWEVER DELETE AN INCORRECT TRANSACTION AND ENTER IT AGAIN.

 

IF NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO POST THE PAYMENT BATCH, AT THE FIRST SCREEN OF

THE "ENTER PAYMENTS" PROGRAM, USE THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEY TO POSITION THE

CURSOR LINE ON THE BATCH YOU WISH TO DELETE A TRANSACTION FROM AND PRESS

PF1}.  THE "TRANSACTIONS" SCREEN DISPLAYS. 

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

ALL TRANSACTIONS ENTERED FOR THE BATCH DISPLAY.  USE THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEY TO

POSITION THE CURSOR LINE ON THE TRANSACTION YOU WISH TO DELETE AND PRESS

{{PF4}.  THE TRANSACTION IS DELETED.

 

     WARNING!  THIS OPTION IS USED FOR CORRECTIONS TO A BATCH IF NO ATTEMPT

     HAS BEEN MADE TO POST THE BATCH.  IF YOU USE THIS OPTION AFTER A POST

     ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE THE BATCH NEVER BALANCES.

 

IF AN ATTEMPT TO POST A BATCH HAS BEEN MADE OR YOU WISH TO DELETE ONLY ONE

LINE OF A TRANSACTION USE THE DELETE OPTION IN THE VIEW TRANSACTION SCREEN.

 

VIEW TRANSACTIONS

 

AT THE FIRST SCREEN, USE THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS TO POSITION THE CURSOR LINE

ON THE BATCH THAT CONTAINS THE TRANSACTIONS YOU WISH TO VIEW.  PRESS {{PF3}

TO ACCESS THE TRANSACTIONS.  POSITION THE CURSOR LINE ON THE TRANSACTION YOU

WISH TO VIEW AND PRESS {{PF3}.  THE DETAIL OF THE TRANSACTION DISPLAYS.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

IF YOU HAVE ENTERED THE VIEW TRANSACTION SCREEN IN ORDER TO DELETE A

TRANSACTION AFTER A POST OR THE DELETE ONLY ONE LINE OF A TRANSACTION, USE

THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS TO POSITION THE CURSOR LINE ON THE LINE YOU WISH TO

DELETE AND PRESS {PF3}.  PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT THE SCREEN.

 

ENTER PAYMENTS REPORTS

 

EXITING THE "TRANSACTIONS" SCREEN AUTOMATICALLY SENDS YOU TO A "REPORT

SELECTIONS MENU".  THE REPORT THAT THE PROGRAM GENERATES IS A DETAILED

LISTING OF THE TRANSACTIONS ENTERED.  THERE IS ALSO A REPORT OPTION AVAILABLE

BY PRESSING {PF1} AT THE FIRST SCREEN OF THE "ENTER PAYMENTS" PROGRAM.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                  

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1  TRANSACTION DATE DEFAULT IS "ALL".  TO SELECT A RANGE OF DATES OR A SINGLE

   RANGE            DATE PRESS {1} THEN {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING DATE

                    AND PRESS {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE ENDING DATE AND PRESS

                    {ENTER}.  IF YOU WISH THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE

                    DATE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING DATE MUST BE THE SAME.

 

2  BATCH ID RANGE   DEFAULT IS THE ID NUMBER OF THE BATCH THE CURSOR LINE IS

                    ON WHEN YOU SELECT {PF1}.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF BATCHES

                    OR A SINGLE BATCH PRESS {2} THEN {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING ID NUMBER AND PRESS {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE

                    ENDING ID NUMBER AND PRESS {ENTER}.  IF YOU WISH TO PRINT

                    THE REPORT FOR A SINGLE BATCH, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING

                    ID NUMBERS MUST BE THE SAME.

 

3  OPERATOR         DEFAULT IS "ALL".  TO SELECT A REPORT FOR SINGLE

                    OPERATOR, PRESS {3} THEN {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE OPERATOR'S

                    LOGIN NAME AND PRESS {ENTER}.

 

4  ACCOUNT RANGE    DEFAULT IS "ALL".  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACCOUNTS OR A

                    SINGLE ACCOUNT, PRESS {4} THEN {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE

                    ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS {ENTER}.  IF YOU WISH THE

                    REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT, THE BEGINNING AND

                    ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

5  PRINT CASH       DEFAULT IS "YES".  IF YOU DO NOT WISH CASH TRANSACTIONS

   TRANSACTIONS     TO PRINT ON THE REPORT, PRESS {5}.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES

                    TO "NO".

 

6  PRINT CHECK      DEFAULT IS "YES".  IF YOU DO NOT WISH CHECK TRANSACTIONS

   TRANSACTIONS     TO PRINT ON THE REPORT, PRESS {6}.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES

                    TO "NO".

 

7  PRINT TRANS-     DEFAULT IS "SUMMARY".  IF YOU WISH THE DETAIL OF THE   

   ACTIONS          TRANSACTIONS TO PRINT ON THE REPORT, PRESS {7}.  THE

                    DISPLAY CHANGES TO "DETAIL".

 

8  BEGIN PRINTING WITH OPTIONS SHOWN.

 

A  PRINT MAIL/ROUTE DEFAULT IS "BOTH".  TO SELECT A REPORT WITH ONLY MAIL  

   SOURCE           BATCHES OR ONLY ROUTE BATCHES, PRESS {A} THEN {ENTER}.

                    PRESS {M} IF YOU WANT THE REPORT FOR MAIL BATCHES OR {R}

                    IF YOU WANT THE REPORT FOR ROUTE BATCHES AND PRESS

                    {ENTER}.

 

B  PRINT BATCH      DEFAULT IS "NO".  TO SELECT SUMMARY ONLY, PRESS {B} THEN

   SUMMARY SOURCE   {ENTER}.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO "YES".  OPTIONS 5

                    THROUGH 7 ARE IGNORED.

 

PF2 EXIT WITHOUT PRINTING

 

ONCE THE REPORT FINISHES PROCESSING THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU" APPEARS.

 

POST BATCH

 

THE FIRST SCREEN OF "ENTER PAYMENTS" DISPLAYS ANY BATCHES THAT ARE UNPOSTED.

THE STATUS OF THE BATCH DISPLAYS TO THE LEFT OF THE BATCH.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

USE THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS TO POSITION THE CURSOR LINE ON THE BATCH YOU WISH

TO POST AND PRESS {PF4}.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

YOU MAY NOW PRESS {PF4} TO POST THE BATCH OR PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT WITHOUT

POSTING.

 

4.5  ENTER CREDIT MEMO

 

THE ENTER CREDIT MEMO PROGRAM IS USED TO ENTER CREDIT ADJUSTMENTS TO A

CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT.  VALID THREE DIGIT ADJUSTMENT CODES ARE DISPLAYED AT THE

BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.(FOR MORE ON ADJUSTMENT CODES SEE SECTION 4.B.H)  PRESS

{PF2} TO EXIT THE PROGRAM.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                  

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ACCOUNT #           TYPE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER YOU WISH TO

                    MAKE A CREDIT ADJUSTMENT TO AND PRESS {ENTER}.  IF YOU

                    TYPE IN THE WRONG ACCOUNT NUMBER, USE THE UP ARROW KEY TO

                    MOVE BACK TO THE "ACCOUNT #" FIELD AND RE-ENTER THE

                    ACCOUNT NUMBER.

 

AMOUNT              TYPE IN THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ADJUSTMENT AND PRESS

                    {ENTER}.  UNLIKE THE "ENTER INVOICE PROGRAM(SECTION 4.2)

                    THERE IS NO SEPARATE FIELD FOR TAX.  IF TAX IS PART OF

                    THE AMOUNT TO BE CREDITED, YOU HAVE TO MAKE ONE CREDIT

                    ADJUSTMENT FOR THE TAX AND ANOTHER FOR THE AMOUNT TAXED.

 

DATE                TYPE IN THE DATE OF THE CREDIT ADJUSTMENT AND PRESS

                    {ENTER}.

 

INV #               IF THE CREDIT ADJUSTMENT IS TO BE APPLIED TO A SINGLE

                    INVOICE AND YOU KNOW THE COMPLETE NUMBER OF THAT INVOICE,

                    TYPE IN THE INVOICE NUMBER AND THE CREDIT IS APPLIED TO

                    THAT INVOICE. LEAVE THIS FIELD BLANK IF YOU DO NOT KNOW

                    THE INVOICE NUMBER OR THE CREDIT IS NOT FOR A SINGLE

                    INVOICE.

 

MEMO #              THIS FIELD MAY BE USED FOR A CREDIT MEMO NUMBER OR A

                    SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE CREDIT.

 

ADJ CODE            TYPE IN THE APPROPRIATE THREE LETTER CODE FROM THE BOTTOM

                    OF THE SCREEN THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE REASON FOR THE

                    CREDIT MEMO.(SEE SECTION 4.B.H FOR DETAILED INFORMATION

                    ON ADJUSTMENT CODES.)

 

AFTER ENTERING THE CREDIT MEMO, PRESS {PF2} TO STORE.  A BLANK CREDIT MEMO

ENTRY SCREEN APPEARS.  ENTER ANOTHER CREDIT MEMO OR PRESS {PF2} TO ACCESS THE

POST PORTION OF THE CREDIT MEMO PROGRAM.

 

 

A SCREEN WITH THE OPEN INVOICES OF THE CUSTOMER YOU ENTERED THE CREDIT MEMO

FOR DISPLAYS.  THE CUSTOMER NUMBER, NAME, ADDRESS, SALESMAN NUMBER, ROUTE

NUMBER AND TELEPHONE DISPLAYS ACROSS THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.  THE AMOUNT OF

THE CREDIT MEMO DISPLAYS NEAR THE BOTTOM.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                  

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P - POST            TELLS THE SYSTEM YOU WISH TO POST THE CREDIT MEMO TO THE

                    CUSTOMER.  PRESS {P} TO DISPLAY THE POST ACTIONS.

 

                    P - APPLY TO INVOICE  PRESS {P} THEN {ENTER}.  THE SYSTEM

                    DISPLAYS:

 

                         ENTER INVOICE NO. - ?

 

                    TYPE IN THE INVOICE NUMBER YOU WANT THE CREDIT APPLIED TO

                    AND PRESS {ENTER}.  THE SYSTEM DISPLAYS:

 

                         ENTER CREDIT AMOUNT - ?

 

                    TYPE IN THE AMOUNT YOU WANT APPLIED TO THE INVOICE AND

                    PRESS {ENTER}.  IF THERE IS AN AMOUNT LEFT, YOU MAY POST

                    IT TO ANOTHER INVOICE FOLLOWING THE SAME STEPS OR SHOW IT

                    AS UNAPPLIED.

 

                    D - DELETE  THE CREDIT MEMO IS DELETED AS IF IT HAD NEVER

                    BEEN ENTERED.

 

                    U - UNAPPLIED  PRESS {U} THEN {ENTER} IF YOU DO NOT WANT

                    THE CREDIT APPLIED AGAINST AN INVOICE.  THE UNAPPLIED

                    CREDIT REMAINS ON THE CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT UNTIL IT IS

                    APPLIED TO AN INVOICE.

 

D - BYPASS          THIS LETS YOU ABORT A CREDIT MEMO YOU HAVE ENTERED.  IF

                    THE CREDIT MEMO IS INCORRECT OR WAS ENTERED TO THE WRONG

                    CUSTOMER, PRESS {D}.  THE SYSTEM DELETES THE CREDIT MEMO

                    AS IF IT HAD NOT BEEN ENTERED.

 

F/B FORWARD/        THE "F" AND "B" KEYS LET YOU MANIPULATE THE CUSTOMERS  

    BACKWARD        OPEN INVOICE DISPLAY.  THE "F" MOVES THE DISPLAY FORWARD

                    ONE SCREEN.  THE "B" MOVES THE DISPLAY BACKWARD ONE

                    SCREEN.  THIS ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW ALL OF A CUSTOMERS OPEN

                    INVOICES.

 

UP/DOWN             THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS MOVE THE DISPLAY UP ONE LINE OR

                    DOWN ONE LINE.

 

IF YOU ENTERED MORE THAN ONE CREDIT MEMO, THE SYSTEM DISPLAYS THE NEXT CREDIT

ENTERED UNTIL ALL HAVE BEEN POSTED OR DELETED.  ONCE THE POSTING PROCESS IS

COMPLETED THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU" APPEARS.  IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A

PRINT BE DONE EACH TIME CREDITS ARE ENTERED.

 

4.6  VIEW ACCOUNTS

 

THE VIEW ACCOUNTS PROGRAM IS A MULTIPLE FUNCTION PROGRAM.  YOU CAN USE THE

PROGRAM TO:

 

 

     1)   VIEW THE CURRENT TRANSACTIONS OF AN ACCOUNT ON THE SCREEN.

 

     2)   EDIT ANY MISTAKE ON THE ACCOUNT, SUCH AS A WRONG INVOICE NUMBER

          ENTERED.

 

     3)   DELETE(ZAP) A TRANSACTION ENTERED ON AN ACCOUNT BY MISTAKE. 

 

NOTE:     EDITING AN INVOICE AMOUNT OR DELETING A TRANSACTION DOES NOT CHANGE

          THE JOURNAL.  YOU MUST MAKE MANUAL CORRECTING JOURNAL ENTRIES IF

          YOU ARE USING THE GENERAL LEDGER SYSTEM.  THIS IS DONE USING "EDIT

          JOURNAL"(8.4)

 

     4)   APPLY UNAPPLIED PAYMENTS AND CREDIT MEMOS.

 

     5)   VIEW THE CUSTOMERS HISTORY INCLUDING DETAIL OF SPECIFIC INVOICES.

 

     6)   VIEW PAST SALES HISTORY.

 

     7)   VIEW DELIVERY INVOICE NUMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN GENERATED FOR THE

          CUSTOMER.

 

     8)   EDIT THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE COMMENTS FOR THIS CUSTOMER.

THE FIRST SCREEN OF THIS PROGRAM ASKS YOU TO:

 

     ENTER ACCOUNT NO. :  ?

 

NOTICE THE OPTIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.

 

     {PF3} ALLOWS YOU TO ACCESS A CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT BY INVOICE NUMBER.  IF

     YOU ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT CUSTOMER A PARTICULAR INVOICE IS POSTED

     TO, SELECT THIS OPTION, TYPE IN THE INVOICE NUMBER AND PRESS {ENTER}.

     THE SYSTEM SEARCHES FOR THE INVOICE AND DISPLAYS THE CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT

     ON THE SCREEN WHEN FOUND.  IF THE INVOICE NUMBER IS NOT FOUND THE SYSTEM

     DISPLAYS AN "INVOICE NOT FOUND" MESSAGE.  A NEW LINE IS ADDED.

 

          DO YOU WANT TO SORT? (Y/N)

 

     ANSWER THIS QUESTION "N".  YOU ARE RETURNED TO THE "ENTER ACCOUNT NO"

     FIELD.  SORTING OF INVOICES IS DONE AT NIGHT AS THE PROCESS TIES UP THE

     TERMINAL AND CAN TAKE A LONG TIME.

 

     {PF4} ACCESSES THE "NAME SEARCH" PROGRAM.  IT LETS YOU LOOK UP THE

     ACCOUNT NUMBER BY ENTERING PART OR ALL OF THE NAME.

 

TYPE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER YOU WISH TO VIEW AND PRESS

{ENTER}.  THE CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT NUMBER, CONTACT NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER, THE

PRIMARY SALESMAN NUMBER, THE ROUTE, AND THE CUSTOMERS NAME AND ADDRESS

APPEARS AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.  ONE LINE OF INFORMATION APPEARS FOR EACH

TRANSACTION POSTED TO THE CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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SCREEN DISPLAY      DESCRIPTION                                  

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DATE                THE DATES OF INVOICES POSTED TO THE CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT.

 

                         NOTE:  IF "**END**" DISPLAYS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS

                         COLUMN YOU ARE SEEING ALL OF THE INVOICES FOR THE

                         CUSTOMER.

 

INV#                THE INVOICE NUMBERS POSTED TO THE CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT.

 

DEBIT               INVOICES WITH DEBIT BALANCES ARE DISPLAYED IN THIS FIELD.

 

CREDIT              INVOICES WITH CREDIT BALANCES ARE DISPLAYED IN THIS

                    FIELD, ALSO PAYMENTS AND CREDIT MEMOS.

 

PO/CK/CM            PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER, CHECK NUMBER OR CREDIT MEMO NUMBER

                    DISPLAYS IN THIS FIELD.(IF THE OPERATOR USED THE PO#

                    FIELD IN THE "INVOICE ENTRY" PROGRAM OR THE MEMO# FIELD

                    IN THE "CREDIT MEMO" PROGRAM TO ENTER AN EXPLANATION IT

                    DISPLAYS HERE)

 

CODE                THREE DIGIT DESCRIPTION OF THE TYPE OF THE TRANSACTION

                    SHOWN ON LINE. INV = INVOICE, CHK = CHECK, UAM =

                    UNAPPLIED MEMO, UCK = UNAPPLIED CHECK, CM = CREDIT MEMO,

                    ADJ = ADJUSTMENT

 

TOTALS              TOTAL OF THE DEBITS AND CREDITS ON THE CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT.

DUE                 TOTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMER AT TIME OF

                    VIEWING. INCLUDES ALL TRANSACTIONS POSTED.

 

AN AGING OF INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTIONS APPEARS TO THE LEFT OF THE DATE FIELD.

THIS TELLS YOU HOW OLD THE TRANSACTION IS.  A TOTALS AGING OF ALL

TRANSACTIONS APPEARS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.

 

IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN "VIEW ACCOUNTS", PRESS

{H} TO ACCESS A HELP WINDOW THAT LISTS VALID COMMANDS.  REMEMBER, THESE

OPTIONS MAY ONLY BE USED WHILE AT THE VIEW SCREEN.  YOU MUST EXIT THE HELP

WINDOW TO USE THE COMMANDS. 

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

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SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                  

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E - EDIT INVOICE    PRESS {E}, TO ENTER "EDIT" MODE.  POSITION THE CURSOR

                    LINE ON THE INVOICE YOU WISH TO EDIT USING THE UP/DOWN

                    ARROW KEYS, AND PRESS {PF1}(THIS CONFIRMS THE SELECTION).

                    THE COMPUTER DISPLAYS THE EDIT SCREEN.(NOTE:  IF THE

                    INVOICE YOU WISH TO EDIT IS ON ANOTHER SCREEN, YOU MUST

                    GO TO THAT SCREEN BEFORE PRESSING {E}.)

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

YOU MAY EDIT ANY FIELD YOU WISH.  HOWEVER, CHANGING AN AMOUNT DOES NOT

CORRECT THE JOURNAL ENTRY.  THIS MUST BE DONE WITH "EDIT JOURNAL"(8.4) OR

WITH A CORRECTING JOURNAL ENTRY(8.1).  A CORRECTING JOURNAL ENTRY IS THE

PREFERRED METHOD.  YOU SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT CHANGING THE LEDGER CODE DURING

EDIT DOES NOT CAUSE THE JOURNAL ENTRY TO BE CHANGED.  YOU MUST EDIT THE

JOURNAL ENTRY OR MAKE A CORRECTING ENTRY.  IF THE LEDGER CODE IS

INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF OF THE INVOICE, USE EDIT JOURNAL.(8.4)  IF THE INVOICE

IS INADVERTENTLY PLACED IN AN INCORRECT GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNT MAKE A

CORRECTING ENTRY(ASSUMING THAT THE LEDGER CODE THE TRANSACTION IS POSTED TO

IS VALID.)  ONE MORE POINT, RECEIVABLES INVOICES CREATED BY THE MDS INVOICING

SYSTEM DO NOT SHOW A LEDGER CODE.  THIS IS BECAUSE THE INVOICE COULD INCLUDE

UP TO FIFTEEN SEPARATE LEDGER CODES. 

 

THE EDIT COMMAND WORKS ONLY WITH INVOICES.  YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO EDIT A CHECK

OR A CREDIT MEMO.  AFTER COMPLETING THE EDIT, PRESS THE {PF2} KEY TO RETURN

TO THE VIEWING SCREEN.

 

Z - ZAP/DELETE      THE "ZAP" COMMAND WORKS THE SAME AS THE "EDIT" COMMAND.

    ENTRY           TO DELETE ONE OR MORE ENTRIES PRESS {Z}.   THE FIRST

                    INVOICE IS DISPLAYED IN INVERSE VIDEO.  POSITION THE

                    CURSOR LINE ON THE INVOICE YOU WISH TO DELETE USING THE

                    UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS AND PRESS {PF1}.  THE INVOICE REMAINS

                    IN INVERSE VIDEO AND THE CURSOR LINE MOVES TO THE NEXT

                    INVOICE.  WHILE YOU ARE IN ZAP MODE A WARNING DISPLAYS AT

                    THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN TELLING YOU THAT YOU ARE IN ZAP

                    MODE.  ONCE YOU HAVE DELETED ALL INVOICES DESIRED, PRESS

                    {PF2} AND THE ENTRIES ARE DELETED.  ONLY INVOICES THAT

                    ARE HIGHLIGHTED AND THEN CONFIRMED WITH THE {PF1} KEY ARE

                    DELETED.

 

                    IF DURING THE CONFIRMING OF INVOICES TO BE DELETED, YOU

                    DECIDE NOT TO "ZAP" AN INVOICE, YOU MAY PRESS THE "SPACE

                    BAR" AND THE SCREEN EXITS THE "ZAP"  MODE AND RETURNS TO

                    NORMAL VIEWING.  IF AN INVOICE IS SELECTED FOR DELETION

                    BY MISTAKE, USE THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS TO POSITION THE

                    CURSOR LINE OVER THE ENTRY SELECTED BY MISTAKE(THE

                    HIGHLIGHTED LINE IS RETURNED TO NORMAL COLOR), AND PRESS

                    THE {PF1} KEY AGAIN.  THE CURSOR MOVES TO THE NEXT LINE

                    AND THE ENTRY REMAINS IN NORMAL COLOR.  THE ENTRY IS NOT

                    DELETED WHEN THE {PF2} KEY IS PRESSED.

 

 

F - ROLL DISPLAY    PRESS {F} TO ROLL THE DISPLAY FORWARD ONE SCREEN.

    FORWARD 10

 

UP - MOVE DISPLAY   PRESS THE UP ARROW KEY TO MOVE DISPLAY UP ONE LINE AT A

     UP 1           TIME.

 

H - DISPLAY COMMAND PRESS {H}. TO ACCESS THE HELP SCREEN THAT DISPLAYS VALID

                    COMMANDS.

 

S - SELECT UNAP-    PRESS {S} TO SELECT AN UNAPPLIED PAYMENT (UCK) OR CREDIT

    PLIED CREDIT    MEMO FOR APPLICATION TO AN INVOICE.  THIS IS USED WITH

                    THE {PF1} CONFIRM KEY AND THE "A" TO APPLY CREDITS TO AN

                    INVOICE.(SEE "UNAPPLIED CREDIT" BELOW)

 

D - SHOW DELIVERY   PRESS {D} TO SHOW THE DELIVERY TICKETS PRINTED FOR THIS

    TICKETS         ACCOUNT.  IF DELIVERY TICKETS DO NOT DISPLAY, YOU DID NOT

                    SELECT "DELIVERY TICKET HISTORY" IN THE "ADD/EDIT

                    COMPANY" PROGRAM.(9.6)

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

THE MOST RECENT DELIVERY TICKETS ARE AT THE TOP OF THE DISPLAY.  BY

INTEGRATING THE ROUTING AND INVOICING SYSTEMS, THIS PROGRAM SHOWS WHEN AND IF

DELIVERY TICKETS ARE USED.  PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT THE SCREEN.

 

P - SHOW PAST       PRESS {P} TO DISPLAY THE SALES FOR THE PAST MONTH.  IF 

    MONTHLY SALES   PAST MONTHLY SALES SCREEN DOES NOT APPEAR, YOU DID NOT

                    SELECT "SALES HISTORY" IN THE "ADD/EDIT COMPANY"

                    PROGRAM.(9.6.0

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

THE MONTHLY ENTRIES ARE FROM THE MOST RECENT CLOSE TO THE OLDEST CLOSE

STARTING AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.  THIS SCREEN LETS YOU SEE AT A GLANCE THE

PURCHASING TREND OF A CUSTOMER ALONG WITH THE GROSS PROFIT PERCENTAGE FOR THE

CUSTOMER.  PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT THE SCREEN.

 

X - EDIT A/R        PRESS {R} TO ACCESS THE A/R COMMENTS SCREEN.(SEE SECTION

    COMMENTS        4.2)

 

F2 - TERMINATE/     PRESS {PF2} TO TERMINATE(EXIT) A PROCESS OR PROGRAM.   

     ABORT          ALSO USED IN THE "ZAP" AND "EDIT" MODES.

 

F1 - CONFIRM CHANGE PRESS {PF1} TO CONFIRM THAT THE LINE HIGHLIGHTED (CURSOR

                    LINE) IS THE ONE YOU WISH TO SELECT.  USED WITH E, S,

                    A,AND Z COMMANDS.

 

B - ROLL DISPLAY    PRESS {B} TO ROLL THE DISPLAY BACK ONE SCREEN.

    BACKWARD 10

 

DOWN - MOVE DISPLAY PRESS THE DOWN ARROW KEY TO MOVE THE DISPLAY DOWN ONE  

       DOWN 1       LINE.

 

A - APPLY UNAPPLIED PRESS {A} TO APPLY CREDITS TO INVOICES.  USED WITH THE 

    CREDIT          {S} AND {PF1} KEYS. (SEE "UNAPPLIED CREDIT"BELOW)

 

I - SHOW POSTED     PRESS {I} TO SHOW A LISTING OF ALL INVOICES POSTED TO THE

    INVOICES        ACCOUNT FOR AS LONG AS HISTORY IS KEPT.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

THE CURSOR LINE IS ON THE FIRST INVOICE.  YOU MAY EXIT THE PROGRAM BY

PRESSING {PF2} OR SELECT AN INVOICE FOR VIEWING.  IF THE INVOICE YOU WISH TO

VIEW IS NOT ON THE FIRST SCREEN, PRESS {F} TO MOVE FORWARD A SCREEN.  USE THE

UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS TO POSITION THE CURSOR LINE ON THE INVOICE YOU WISH TO

VIEW IN DETAIL AND PRESS {PF1}.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

THE SCREEN DISPLAYS DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE PRODUCTS SOLD TO THE

CUSTOMER ON THE INVOICE SELECTED.  PRESS {F}ORWARD OR {B}ACK TO SCROLL IF THE

NUMBER OF ITEMS EXCEEDS ONE SCREENFUL.  PRESS {N}EXT OR {P}REVIOUS TO GO TO

THE NEXT OR PREVIOUS INVOICE FOR THE CUSTOMER IN INVOICE HISTORY.  {F3} WILL

FAX THE INVOICE IF YOU HAVE THAT CAPABILITY.  {F4} WILL PRINT THE HISTORY

INVOICE.  PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT THE SCREEN.  SELECT ANOTHER INVOICE FOR VIEWING

OR PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT THE INVOICE WINDOW.

 

**PRINTING INVOICE FROM HISTORY**

 

REPRINTING FROM HISTORY IS A SIMPLE MATTER IF YOU USE MDS PRODUCTION FORMS.

IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN ALL PRINT SHOULD FALL IN THE SAME PLACES AS THE

ORIGINAL PRINTED INVOICE FROM TELSEL.

 

IF YOU HAVE A CUSTOM FORM, THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE A FILE CALLED invoice.fmt EITHER

IN YOUR WORKING DIRECTORY OR IN YOUR COMPANY DATA PATH.  THE LATTER HELPS WHEN

YOU ARE WORKING WITH MORE THAN ONE COMPANY AND EACH USES A DIFFERENT INVOICE

FORM.  THIS FILE IS A FORM TEMPLATE FOR INVOICES.  IT SHOULD CONTAIN AS MANY

LINES, BLANK OR NOT, AS THE LENGTH OF YOUR INVOICE.  FOR EXAMPLE, THE MOST

COMMON INVOICE FORM, IF 8.5" X 11", IS 66 LINES LONG, ASSUMING 6 LINES PER

INCH.  THEREFORE, YOUR invoice.fmt FILE SHOULD HAVE NO MORE NOR NO LESS THAN

66 LINES.

 

LINES THAT CONTAIN INFORMATION NEED TO BE TEMPLATED WITH A CODE SURROUNDED BY

{}'S.  ANYTHING THAT IS NOT SURROUNDED BY {}'S ARE LITERALS, I.E., IT WILL

PRINT THE WAY IT LOOKS.  FOR EXAMPLE, YOU MAY HAVE THIS EMBEDDED IN THE

FORMAT FILE:  "INVOICE DATE: {IDT   }".  IN THIS CASE, "INVOICE DATE: " WILL

PRINT EXACTLY AS FOUND IN THE FORMAT FILE.  HOWEVER, THE {}'S TELL THE PROGRAM

THAT THERE IS A CODE TO BE INTERPRETED.  IN THIS CASE, "INDT" IS THE CODE FOR

THE INVOICE DATE, AND THAT POSITION IS WHERE IT WILL BE PRINTED.

 

A WORD ABOUT TEMPLATE FIELD LENGTH:  THE POSITIONS OF THE {}'S DICTATES HOW

LONG THE FIELD WILL BE.  IN THE EXAMPLE ABOVE, {INDT } IS EIGHT CHARACHTERS

LONG AND SHOULD PRINT OUT A FULL DATE IN MM/DD/YY FORMAT. IF THE TERMINATING

} IS LONGER THAN THE ACTUAL FIELD, IT PADS WITH SPACES. IF THE } IS SHORTER

THAN THE ACTUAL FIELD, IT TRUNCATES THE FIELD TO THE POSITON OF THE TERMINATING

}.  FOR EXAMPLE, YOU COULD USE THE FORMAT "{IDT}" AND IT WILL PRINT ONLY THE

FIRST FIVE CHARACTERS OF THE INVOICE DATE: MM/DD.

 

THE CODE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE FLUSH AGAINST THE FIRST {. "{ IDT  }" AND

"{   IDT}" ARE THE EQUIVALENT OF "{IDT   }".  NUMERIC FIELDS WILL TRUNCATE OFF

THE LEFT IF BIGGER THAN FIELDED.

 

THE FOLLOWING IS A LISTING OF THE CURRENT VALID CODES YOU CAN USE TO CUSTOMIZE

YOUR OWN INVOICE PRINT FROM HISTORY:

 

ACCT    -               CUSTOMER ACCOUNT NUMBER. IF THERE IS NO ACCOUNT NUMBER, PRINTS

                                "CASH".

BILLNAME-        CUSTOMER'S BILLING NAME.

BILLADD1-         CUSTOMER'S FIRST BILLING ADDRESS.

BILLADD2-         CUSTOMER'S SECOND BILLING ADDRESS.

BILLCSZ              -               CUSTOMER'S BILLING CITY/STATE/ZIP.

CN         -               CUSTOMER'S CONTACT.

CONAME            -               YOUR COMPANY NAME AS ENTERED IN ADD/EDIT COMPANY.

COADDR             -               YOUR COMPANY ADDRESS AS ENTERED IN ADD/EDIT COMPANY.

COCSZ -               YOUR COMPANY CITY/STATE/ZIP AS ENTERED IN ADD/EDIT COMPANY.

COPH   -               YOUR COMPANY PHONE NUMBER AS ENTERED IN ADD/EDIT COMPANY.

COFAX -               YOUR COMPANY FAX NUMBER AS ENTERED IN ADD/EDIT COMPANY.

COMMENT         -               PRINTS CUSTOMER COMMENT IN ADD/EDIT CUSTOMER IF "PRINT CUSTOMER

                                INVOICE COMMENT #2" IS "Y" IN DEFINE TELSEL PARAMETERS.

CONT   -               PRINTS "CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE" IF REQUIRED.

DELINSTR-         PRINTS DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS IN ADD/EDIT CUSTOMER IF "PRINT

                                CUSTOMER INVOICE COMMENT #2" IS "Y" IN DEFINE TELSEL PARAMETERS.

DELLOC              -               SPECIAL COMMENT ON THIRD SCREEN OF ADD/EDIT ACCOUNT.

DEPAMT             -               INVOICE DEPOSIT AMOUNT.

IDT         -               INVOICE DATE.

INV        -               INVOICE NUMBER.

ITOT      -               INVOICE TOTAL AMOUNT.

IVSTYPE -            PRINTS "BACKORDER" OR "CREDIT MEMO" IF THE CONDITION IS MET.

MAP      -               CUSTOMER'S MAPSCO CODE.

PG          -               PAGE NUMBER.

PH1       -               CUSTOMER'S PHONE NUMBER.

PH2       -               CUSTOMER'S FAX NUMBER.

PT...        -               CODES THAT BEGIN WITH PT ARE DESIGNED TO DISPLAY THE PRODUCT (OR

                                PART) DETAILS THAT MAKE UP THE INVOICE:

  PTDESC  -            PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.

  PTEXT                  -               PRODUCT EXTENDED PRICE (PRICE MULTIPLIED BY QUANTITY ORDERED).

                                  THIS PRINTS ONLY IF PERPETUAL FLAG IS "Y".

  PTF        -               THIS DISPLAYS FLAGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCT.  DISPLAYS

                                  ONLY TWO CHARACTERS AND IS AN EXCEPTION TO THE LENGTH RULE

                                  REGARDING THE POSITIONING OF THE {}'S.  IT SHOWS:

                                                "  " IF NOT TAXABLE AND NOT A DEPOSIT.

                                                "* " IF TAXABLE.

                                                " #" IF IT IS A DEPOSIT.

                                                "*#" IF BOTH TAXABLE AND A DEPOSIT.

  PTNO    -               PRODUCT NUMBER AS DEFINED IN ADD/EDIT PRODUCT.

  PTO       -               QUANTITY ORDERED.  THIS PRINTS ONLY IF PERPETUAL FLAG IS "Y".

  PTPRC                  -               PRODUCT PRICE.  THIS PRINTS ONLY IF PERPETUAL FLAG IS "Y".

  PTS        -               QUANTITY SHIPPED.  THIS PRINTS ONLY IF PERPETUAL FLAG IS "Y".

  PTU#     -               THIS DISPLAYS THE TYPE OF UNIT FOR THE ITEM, "EACH" OR "CASE".

                                  THIS CODE IS AN EXCEPTION TO THE LENGTH RULE REGARDING THE

                                  POSITIONING OF THE {}'S. IF ONLY "PTU" IS DESIGNATED, IT

                                  PRINTS THE FULL WORDS "EACH" OR "CASE". IF A NUMBER FROM 1 TO

                                  4 IS DESIGNATED AFTER "PTU", IT PRINTS THAT MANY CHARACTERS OF

                                  OF "EACH" OR "CASE".  FOR EXAMPLE, "{PTU2}" WILL PRINT "EA" OR

                                  "CA".  THIS PRINTS ONLY IF PERPETUAL FLAG IS "Y".

PURORD             -               PURCHASE ORDER DEFINED IN ADD/EDIT ACCOUNT.

RDT       -               CUSTOMER'S NEXT RETURN DATE.

RTNAME             -               NAME OF ROUTE ASSIGNED TO THE ACCOUNT.

RTNO   -               ROUTE NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THE ACCOUNT.

SHIPNAME-       CUSTOMER'S SHIPING NAME.

SHIPADD1-        CUSTOMER'S FIRST SHIPPING ADDRESS.

SHIPADD2-        CUSTOMER'S SECOND SHIPPING ADDRESS.

SHIPCSZ              -               CUSTOMER'S SHIPPING CITY/STATE/ZIP.

SHPVIA                -               SAME AS RTNAME - THE NAME OF THE ROUTE ASSIGNED TO THE ACCOUNT.

SLSMAN              -               NAME OF THE SALESMAN ASSIGNED TO THE ACCOUNT.

STAX     -               INVOICE SALES TAX AMOUNT.

SUBT     -               INVOICE SUBTOTAL.

TAXID  -               PRINTS ACCOUNT'S TAX ID NUMBER, IF PROVIDED.

TAXIDWD           -               PRINTS ACCOUNT'S TAX ID NUMBER PRECEDED BY "TAX ID # : ".

TCOMMT1 -        CUSTOMER TYPE COMMENT 1.

TCOMMT2 -        CUSTOMER TYPE COMMENT 2.

TCOMMT3 -        CUSTOMER TYPE COMMENT 3.

TCOMMT4 -        CUSTOMER TYPE COMMENT 4.

TCOMMT5 -        CUSTOMER TYPE COMMENT 5.

TERMDESC-       A/R TERMS DEFINED FOR THE ACCOUNT.

TXRT     -               CUSTOMER'S SALES TAX RATE.

 

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO USE THE FORMATTING CODES.  THIS EXAMPLE

IS SHORTER THAN AN AVERAGE SIZES INVOICE:

 

                                                                   {IVSTYPE  }

                                                                      {ACCT}

         Acct# {ACCT}                                                   {INV }

  {BILLNAME                    }     {SHIPNAME                    }

  {BILLADD1                    }     {SHIPADD1                    }

  {BILLADD2                    }     {SHIPADD2                    }

  {BILLCSZ                     }     {SHIPCSZ                     }

 

{DELIVINSTR                            }

                                                  * * REPRINT * *

 

{ IDT  }   {SHPVIA  }                 {TERMDESC      }

{PURORD    }               {SLSMAN                      }

                         {DELLOC                      }

{PTNO      }{PTU1}{PTS}{PTF}{PTDESC                     } {PTPRC   }  {PTEXT   }

{PTNO      }{PTU1}{PTS}{PTF}{PTDESC                     } {PTPRC   }  {PTEXT   }

{PTNO      }{PTU1}{PTS}{PTF}{PTDESC                     } {PTPRC   }  {PTEXT   }

{PTNO      }{PTU1}{PTS}{PTF}{PTDESC                     } {PTPRC   }  {PTEXT   }

{PTNO      }{PTU1}{PTS}{PTF}{PTDESC                     } {PTPRC   }  {PTEXT   }

{PTNO      }{PTU1}{PTS}{PTF}{PTDESC                     } {PTPRC   }  {PTEXT   }

{PTNO      }{PTU1}{PTS}{PTF}{PTDESC                     } {PTPRC   }  {PTEXT   }

{PTNO      }{PTU1}{PTS}{PTF}{PTDESC                     } {PTPRC   }  {PTEXT   }

{PTNO      }{PTU1}{PTS}{PTF}{PTDESC                     } {PTPRC   }  {PTEXT   }

{PTNO      }{PTU1}{PTS}{PTF}{PTDESC                     } {PTPRC   }  {PTEXT   }

{PTNO      }{PTU1}{PTS}{PTF}{PTDESC                     } {PTPRC   }  {PTEXT   }

                                                                      ----------

                              {CONT                } Sub Total :    {SUBT      }

                    {TAXIDWD                      }* Sales Tax :    {STAX      }

  {TCOMMT1                              }          & Deposit   :    {DEPAMT    }

  {TCOMMT2                              }                             ==========

  {TCOMMT3                              }            Total Due :    {ITOT      }

  {TCOMMT4                              }

  {TCOMMT5                              }

 

 

C - EDIT DEL.TKT/   ALLOWS YOU TO EDIT THE MESSAGE PRINTED ON THE DELIVERY 

    INV. MESSAGE    INVOICE OF A CUSTOMER.  PRESS {C} AND THE DELIVERY

                    TICKET COMMENT WINDOW DISPLAYS.  THERE ARE TWO COMMENT

                    LINES.  TYPE IN THE MESSAGE DESIRED THEN PRESS {PF2} TO

                    EXIT THE WINDOW.

 

K - SHOW PAYMENTS   SHOWS A LISTING OF ALL PAYMENTS POSTED TO THE ACCOUNT FOR

AS LONG AS HISTORY IS KEPT.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

THE CURSOR LINE IS ON THE FIRST PAYMENT.  YOU MAY EXIT THE PROGRAM BY

PRESSING {PF2} OR SELECT A PAYMENT FOR VIEWING.  IF THE PAYMENT YOU WISH TO

VIEW IS NOT ON THE FIRST SCREEN, PRESS {F} TO MOVE FORWARD A SCREEN.  USE THE

UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS TO POSITION THE CURSOR LINE ON THE PAYMENT YOU WISH TO

VIEW IN DETAIL AND PRESS {PF1}.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

C -THE SCREEN DISPLAYS DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE PAYMENT SELECTED

INCLUDING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE PAYMENT AND WHAT INVOICES THE PAYMENT IS

APPLIED TO.  PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT THE SCREEN.  SELECT ANOTHER PAYMENT FOR

VIEWING OR PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT THE PAYMENT WINDOW.

 

BEFORE YOU CAN USE ANY OF THE COMMANDS SHOWN IN THE HELP WINDOW, YOU MUST

EXIT THE WINDOW BY PRESSING ANY KEY.

 

UNAPPLIED CREDIT

 

APPLICATION OF UNAPPLIED CREDITS CAN ONLY BE DONE THROUGH "VIEW ACCOUNTS".

THERE ARE ALWAYS TWO STEPS INVOLVED IN APPLYING AN UNAPPLIED CREDIT OR CHECK.

FIRST THE CHECK OR CREDIT MEMO IS SELECTED AND SECOND THE SELECTED CREDIT OR

CHECK IS APPLIED TO A SPECIFIED INVOICE. 

TO APPLY A CREDIT TO AN INVOICE, PRESS {S} TO ENTER "SELECT" MODE.  THE FIRST

TRANSACTION ON THE SCREEN IS DISPLAYED IN INVERSE VIDEO.  FIND THE SCREEN

CONTAINING THE CREDIT TO BE APPLIED USING THE {F} AND {B} KEYS.  USE THE

UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS TO MOVE THE CURSOR LINE TO THE CHECK OR CREDIT MEMO TO BE

SELECTED.  PRESS {PF1} TO CONFIRM.  NOTE: IF THE CREDIT SELECTED IS A

TCM(TELSEL CREDIT MEMO) THE SELECT PROCESS MUST BE DONE TWICE TO SELECT THE

CREDIT.  THE FIRST SELECTION ZEROES OUT THE TELSEL CREDIT INVOICE SO IT

BEHAVES THE SAME AS A REGULAR CREDIT MEMO OR CHECK WHEN SELECTED.  THE AMOUNT

OF THE CHECK OR CREDIT MEMO SELECTED DISPLAYS AT THE COMMAND LINE IN INVERSE

VIDEO AS AN UNAPPLIED AMOUNT. FIND THE SCREEN CONTAINING THE INVOICE THE

CREDIT IS TO BE APPLIED TO USING THE {F} AND {B} KEYS AND PRESS {A}.  USE THE

UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS POSITION THE CURSOR LINE ON THE INVOICE YOU WISH THE

CREDIT APPLIED TO AND PRESS {PF1} TO CONFIRM.  IF THE CREDIT IS TO BE APPLIED

TO MORE THAN ONE INVOICE, CONTINUE PRESSING {A} AND SELECTING AN INVOICE

UNTIL ALL OF THE CREDIT IS APPLIED.  THE UNAPPLIED AMOUNT DISPLAYS IN INVERSE

VIDEO UNDER THE "ENTER COMMAND" LINE UNTIL ALL OF THE CREDIT IS APPLIED.  IF

THERE IS MORE CREDIT THAN INVOICES A {PF2} EXITS THE CUSTOMER WITHOUT

APPLYING THE REST OF THE CREDIT.

 

PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT THE SCREEN.  TYPE IN ANOTHER CUSTOMER NUMBER TO VIEW OR

PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT THE PROGRAM.

 

 

4.7  GENERATE INTEREST INVOICES

 

THE GENERATE INTEREST INVOICES PROGRAM IS USED TO PRODUCE INVOICES CHARGING

CUSTOMERS INTEREST ON PAST DUE INVOICES.

 

THE SCREEN DISPLAYS:

 

     ENTER MINIMUM CHARGE REQUIREMENT ?

 

TYPE IN THE MINIMUM INTEREST CHARGE THAT YOU WANT INVOICED.  ONLY

CUSTOMERS WITH CHARGES ABOVE THIS AMOUNT WILL BE INVOICED.

 

THE SCREEN DISPLAY ADDS A LINE:

 

     WHAT IS THE CUSTOMER NUMBER ( 'ENTER FOR ALL')?

 

IF YOU WISH TO CHARGE INTEREST ON ONLY ONE OR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF CUSTOMERS

AND NOT ALL CUSTOMERS, ENTER THE CUSTOMER NUMBER AND PRESS {ENTER}.  THE

CUSTOMER IS CHARGED AND THE SCREEN DISPLAY RETURNS TO THE " ENTER MINIMUM

CHARGE REQUIREMENT" SCREEN.  YOU MAY REPEAT THE PROCEDURE TO CHARGE ANOTHER

CUSTOMER OR PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT THE PROGRAM.  IF YOU WISH TO CHARGE ALL

CUSTOMERS WITH A CHARGE ABOVE YOUR CHOSEN MINIMUM, PRESS {ENTER} AT THE

"WHAT IS THE CUSTOMER" SCREEN. 

WITH THE OPTIONS OF THIS PROGRAM YOU COULD CHARGE INTEREST TO ALL CUSTOMERS

ABOVE A MINIMUM CHARGE AND THEN GO BACK AND CHARGE SELECTED CUSTOMERS THAT

HAVE A CHARGE BELOW THE MINIMUM BY RESETTING THE MINIMUM.


4.8  VIEW CUSTOMER G/P

 

THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW GROSS PROFIT FOR A SPECIFIC CUSTOMER OR ALL

CUSTOMERS ON A ROUTE.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

PRESS {1} THEN {ENTER} TO VIEW ALL CUSTOMERS.  PRESS {1} IF YOU WANT THE LIST

IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, {2} IF NUMERIC ORDER.  PRESS {ENTER}.  WHEN THE

COMPUTER FINISHES PROCESSING THE FIRST SCREEN OF CUSTOMERS IS DISPLAYED.

 

PRESS {2} THEN {ENTER} TO VIEW ONE CUSTOMER.  TYPE IN THE CUSTOMER NUMBER AND

PRESS {ENTER}.  THE SCREEN DISPLAYS THE GROSS PROFIT FOR THE CUSTOMER YOU

ENTER.  WHEN FINISHED VIEWING THE CUSTOMER PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT.  YOU MAY

ENTER ANOTHER ACCOUNT NUMBER TO VIEW OR PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT TO THE FIRST

SCREEN.

 

PRESS {3} THEN {ENTER} TO VIEW BY ROUTE.  TYPE IN THE ROUTE NUMBER AND PRESS

{ENTER}.  THE SCREEN DISPLAYS THE GROSS PROFIT OF ALL CUSTOMERS ON THE ROUTE

YOU SELECTED.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

#############################################################################

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                  

#############################################################################

ACC #               CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT NUMBER.

 

NAME                CUSTOMERS NAME.

 

P-SALES             TOTAL PRODUCT SALES FOR THE BILLING CYCLE.

 

P-COST              TOTAL COST OF PRODUCT SOLD FOR THE BILLING CYCLE.

 

GP                  GROSS PROFIT FOR THE CUSTOMER.

 

%                   PERCENT OF GROSS PROFIT TO TOTAL PRODUCT SALES.

 

TOTALS              TOTALS OF ALL CUSTOMERS ON THE REPORT FOR EACH FIELD.

 

PERCENT             PERCENT OF EACH COLUMN TO THE TOTAL PERCENT.

 

THE GROSS PROFIT INFORMATION DOES NOT ALL FIT ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN.  TO VIEW

THE REST OF A CUSTOMERS INFORMATION PRESS THE RIGHT ARROW KEY.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

#############################################################################

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                  

#############################################################################

SALE TAX            SALES TAX CHARGED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR THE BILLING CYCLE.

 

OTHER               FIELD FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CUSTOMERS ACCOUNTS

                    RECEIVABLE FOR THE BILLING CYCLE.

 

RENTAL              RENTAL CHARGED TO CUSTOMER(WITHOUT TAX) FOR THE BILLING

                    CYCLE.

 

TOTALS              TOTAL OF ALL ACCUMULATED CHARGES FOR THE CUSTOMER FOR THE

                    BILLING CYCLE.

 

PRESS THE LEFT ARROW KEY TO MOVE THE SCREEN BACK TO THE LEFT.  PRESS THE UP

AND DOWN ARROW KEYS TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD ONE SCREEN.  PRESS {PF2} TO

EXIT THE SCREEN.

 

4.9  QUOTED PRICES MENU

 

THIS SELECTION ACCESSES A MENU CONTAINING ALL THE OPTIONS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN

THE QUOTED PRICES FILES.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

 

4.9.1  ADD/EDIT QUOTED PRICES

 

THE ADD/EDIT QUOTED PRICES PROGRAM YOU TO CUSTOMIZE PRICING OF PRODUCT SOLD

TO A CUSTOMER.  REMEMBER: YOU MUST HAVE CREATED YOUR INVENTORY DATABASE

BEFORE YOU CAN QUOTE PRICES.  THIS SCREEN IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE

PRICE LEVEL DEFINED FOR THE CUSTOMER IN "ADD/EDIT ACCOUNT"(4.1)  THE FIRST

SCREEN OF THE PROGRAM ASKS FOR THE ACCOUNT NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

{PF4} ACCESSES THE "NAME SEARCH" PROGRAM.

 

TYPE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS {ENTER}.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

THIS PAGE OF INFORMATION IS USED TO DEFINE PRICING FOR THIS CUSTOMER.  THERE

ARE 20 DATA FIELDS FOR THE 20 CATEGORIES(5.B.3) AND THEY ARE USED AS

"CATEGORY MULTIPLIERS.  THIS IS A NUMBER THAT IS MULTIPLIED WITH THE PRICE OF

A PRODUCT WHEN AN INVOICE IS BUILT.  IF, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU WISH TO GIVE A

CUSTOMER A "10%" DISCOUNT ON ALL COFFEE YOU CAN SIMPLY REPLACE THE "1" ON THE

"COFFEE" LINE WITH A ".9".  THIS WORKS WITH ALL PRICE LEVELS(5.1).  YOU MAY

ALSO SEE ONE THING OTHER THAN CATEGORY MULTIPLIERS.  THIS IS THE WORD

"QUOTED".  THIS TELLS YOU PRODUCTS IN THAT CATEGORY ARE QUOTED ON THE

CUSTOMERS FILE.  THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE CUSTOMER HAS A

SPECIAL PRICE.  QUOTED PRICE FILES MAY BE USED TO MAINTAIN SPECIAL PRICES AND

A RECORD OF SUGGESTED PURCHASES.

 

USE THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS TO MOVE TO THE CATEGORY CONTAINING THE PRODUCT YOU

WANT TO EDIT OR QUOTE.  PRESS {PF3}.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

QUOTED PRODUCTS OVERRIDE ALL OTHER PRICING INFORMATION.  IF YOU QUOTE

PRODUCTS IN A CATEGORY, CATEGORY MULTIPLIERS CANNOT BE USED FOR THAT

CATEGORY.  IF YOU QUOTE PRODUCTS AND THE QUOTED PRICE IS "LIST" THE LIST

PRICE FOR THAT CUSTOMER IS THE PRICE LEVEL DEFINED FOR THAT CUSTOMER IN

"ADD/EDIT ACCOUNT"(4.1).  IF THE PRICE LEVEL DEFINED FOR THE CUSTOMER IS NOT

DEFINED FOR THE PRODUCT, THE PRICE DISPLAYS AS 0(ZERO).

 

QUOTED PRODUCTS CAN ALSO BE ENTERED THROUGH "TELSEL".

 

EDIT QUOTED PRODUCT

IF PRODUCTS ARE QUOTED IN THE CATEGORY, WHEN YOU PRESS {PF3} AT THE CATEGORY

THE FIRST PRODUCT QUOTED IN THE CATEGORY DISPLAYS.  THE CURSOR IS AT THE

"PRODUCT NUMBER" FIELD.  ALL FIELDS EXCEPT THE PRODUCT NUMBER, DESCRIPTION

AND LIST PRICE FIELDS CAN BE EDITED. 

 

TO SET UP A SPECIAL PRICE FOR A CUSTOMER, TYPE IN THE SPECIAL PRICE AT THE

"QUOTED PRICE" FIELD AND THE DATE THE SPECIAL PRICE EXPIRES AT THE "QUOTE

VALID THROUGH" FIELD.  IF YOUR ARE PUTTING IN PREVIOUSLY QUOTED PRICES YOU

NEED TO CHANGE THE "DATE QUOTED" FROM THE SYSTEM DATE DISPLAYED TO THE DATE

DESIRED. 

 

IF YOU CHANGE A PRODUCT FORM UNIT PRICING "N" TO UNIT PRICING "C" OR "U" IN

INVENTORY, YOU MUST MANUALLY MODIFY EACH QUOTE OF THIS PRODUCT TO REFLECT

QUOTED PRICES.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF A PRODUCT IS SET TO TYPE "C".  IF

YOU DO NOT CHANGE THE QUOTE AFTER YOU CHANGE INVENTORY TO "C".  ALL COST OF

SALES AND QUANTITIES PULLED ARE BASED ON UNIT PRICE RATHER THAN CASE PRICE.

 

PRESS {PF2} TO MOVE TO THE NEXT PRODUCT.  IF YOU ARE REVIEWING OLD QUOTES YOU

ARE SHOWN THE NEXT QUOTED PRODUCT IF MORE QUOTES EXIST.  IF NO MORE QUOTES

EXIST YOU ARE PLACED AT AN EMPTY INPUT SCREEN TO ENTER NEW QUOTED PRICES.

 

ADD QUOTED PRODUCT

 

TO QUOTE A NEW PRODUCT IN A CATEGORY, TYPE IN THE PRODUCT NUMBER AT THE EMPTY

INPUT SCREEN.  THE SYSTEM DISPLAYS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT AND THE

PRICE, AS RECORDED IN THE INVENTORY, AND POSITIONS THE CURSOR ADJACENT TO THE

"QUOTED PRICE" LINE.  THE "LIST PRICE" DISPLAYED IS THE PRICE LEVEL(5.1)

SELECTED FOR THE CUSTOMER IN "ADD/EDIT ACCOUNT"(4.1) UNLESS "BRACKET

PRICING"(5.1) IS ENABLED FOR THE PRODUCT IN WHICH CASE THE LIST PRICE IS

ALWAYS THE FIRST LIST PRICE DEFINED FOR THE PRODUCT.

  

NOW TYPE IN THE QUOTED PRICE FOR THE CUSTOMER(IF DIFFERENT FROM LIST PRICE

DISPLAYED) AND PRESS {ENTER}.  PRESS {ENTER} AT THE "DATE QUOTED" FIELD TO

ACCEPT THE SYSTEM DATE OR TYPE IN A DATE AND PRESS {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE DATE

THE QUOTED EXPIRES IN THE "QUOTE VALID THROUGH" FIELD AND PRESS {ENTER}.  IF

THE QUOTED PRICE IS FOR AN INDETERMINATE PERIOD, THE FIELD SHOULD BE LEFT

BLANK.  IF A "QUOTE VALID THROUGH" IS GIVEN FOR A PRODUCT, THE ACCOUNTS

RECEIVABLES "UPDATE QUOTED PRICES" PROGRAM(4.9.3) LEAVES THE PRODUCT ALONE

UNTIL AFTER THE "QUOTE VALID THROUGH" DATE IS PASSED.  IF THE FIELD IS LEFT

BLANK, THE "UPDATE QUOTED PRICES" PROGRAM INCREASES THE PRICE IF THE PRODUCT

IS SELECTED USING THE PROGRAM. 

 

NEXT IS THE "SUGGESTED GROSS PROFIT" FIELD.  THIS FIELD DEFAULTS TO "50", AN

IS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE PRICE THAT THE ((PRICE-COST)/PRICE)*100, SHOULD

NEVER FALL BELOW.  THE ACTUAL GROSS PROFIT PERCENTAGE IS SHOWN ADJACENT TO

THE "SUGGESTED GROSS PROFIT" IN INVERSE VIDEO.  IF THE ACTUAL IS LOWER THAN

THE SUGGESTED, THE WORDS "LOW GROSS PROFIT" APPEAR IN INVERSE VIDEO.  THIS

NUMBER IS USED BY THE INVOICE SYSTEM TO WARN YOU IF YOU PROFIT LEVEL BECOMES

TOO LOW.

 

TYPE IN THE SUGGESTED QUANTITY OF PRODUCT FOR THE CUSTOMER AND PRESS {ENTER}.

THIS FIELD IS USED IN "BUILD TO" INVENTORY.  WITH "BUILD TO" ROUTE INVENTORY,

YOU MUST QUOTED THE PRICE OF ALL PRODUCTS THAT A CUSTOMER NORMALLY PURCHASES.

THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT A CUSTOMER CAN ONLY BUY WHAT IS QUOTED, BUT THAT ONLY

QUOTED PRODUCT HAS A SUGGESTED QUANTITY ON THE DELIVERY TICKETS. 

 

THE UNIT IS THE SALES UNIT.  IT INDICATES WHETHER THE PRODUCT IS SOLD TO THE

CUSTOMER PRIMARILY BY THE CASE(C) UNIT(U) OR PRODUCT SOLD ONLY AS UNITS(N).

IF UNIT PRICING(5.1)IS ENABLED FOR THE PRODUCT AND THE CUSTOMER WISHES TO

PURCHASE THE PRODUCT IN CASES, YOU SET UNIT TO "C".  IF THE CUSTOMER WISHES

TO PURCHASED THE PRODUCT INDIVIDUALLY YOU SET THE UNIT TO "U".  IF UNIT

PRICING IS NOT ENABLED ON A PRODUCT SET THE UNIT TO "N".(PRODUCT ONLY SOLD

ONE WAY)  WHEN QUOTING A NEW PRODUCT THE COMPUTER SETS THE UNIT BASED ON WHAT

THE UNIT PRICING LINE IS SET TO FOR THE PRODUCT IN INVENTORY.

 

AFTER YOU REVIEW ALL PRODUCTS, OR INPUT ALL NEW QUOTES YOU REQUIRE, PRESS

{PF2} ON A BLANK PAGE AND YOU ARE RETURNED TO THE FIRST SCREEN.  PRESS {PF2}

AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO EXIT THE PROGRAM OR SELECT ANOTHER CATEGORY.

 

ASSUMES ZERO FOR PRODUCT IF PRICE LEVEL NOT DEFINED FOR PRODUCT

 

 

4.9.2  PRINT QUOTED PRICES

 

THE PRINT QUOTED PRICES PROGRAM PRINTS VARIOUS LISTINGS OF CUSTOMERS WITH

QUOTED PRICES.

 

THE SYSTEM ASKS:

 

     ENTER A CATEGORY NUMBER OR PRESS (ENTER) FOR ALL

 

TYPE IN A CATEGORY NUMBER AND PRESS {ENTER} OR PRESS {ENTER} FOR ALL

CATEGORIES.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

TO PRINT A LISTING OF ALL ACCOUNTS IN THE SYSTEM PRESS {1} THEN {ENTER}.

 

TO PRINT A LISTING OF ONE ACCOUNT, PRESS {2} THEN {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE

ACCOUNT NUMBER YOU WISH PRINTED AND PRESS {ENTER}.

 

TO PRINT A LIST BY SALESMAN NUMBER, PRESS {3} THEN {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE

SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS {ENTER}.

 

SELECTIONS "1" AND "3" ADD LINES TO THE DISPLAY GIVING YOU THE OPTION OF A

LISTING BY ACCOUNT NUMBER(OPTION 1) OR BY ACCOUNT NAME(OPTION 2).  TYPE IN

"1" OR "2" AND PRESS {ENTER}.  THE REPORT PRINTS AS SOON AS IT IS FINISHED

GENERATING.

 

TO EXIT THE PROGRAM PRESS {PF2}.

4.9.3  UPDATE QUOTED PRICES

 

THE UPDATE QUOTED PRICES PROGRAM IS USED TO PERFORM A GENERAL PRICE CHANGE OF

QUOTED PRODUCTS.  THE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES  QUOTE VALID THROUGH DATES AND DOES

NOT MODIFY QUOTED PRICES FOR ANY QUOTE THAT HAS A NON EXPIRED QUOTE VALID

THROUGH DATE.  ONCE A VALID THROUGH DATE IS PASSED THE PROGRAM INCREASES THE

QUOTED PRICE.  THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT PERMIT A RESTRICTED ACCOUNT RANGE.  ONCE

SELECTED ALL CUSTOMERS QUOTED PRICES ARE LOOKED AT.  PRICES MAY BE CHANGED BY

A PERCENTAGE, A DOLLAR AMOUNT, OR A GROSS PROFIT PERCENT.  ACCESS TO THIS

PROGRAM SHOULD BE STRICTLY LIMITED.

 

THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF PRICE CHANGE IS A PRICE INCREASE OR DECREASE FOR A

PRODUCT.  PRICE CHANGES CAN BE FOR ONE PRODUCT, A RANGE OF PRODUCTS, A RANGE

OF PRODUCTS IN A CATEGORY, ALL PRODUCTS, OR ALL PRODUCTS IN A CATEGORY.

 

PRESS {PF2} TO EXIT THE PROGRAM.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

#############################################################################

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                  

#############################################################################

PART NUMBER         TYPE IN A PART NUMBER OR "ALL" IF YOU WISH TO CHANGE THE

                    PRICE OF ALL PRODUCTS OR ALL PRODUCTS IN A CATEGORY.

                    PRESS {ENTER}.

 

CHANGE TYPE         TYPE IN THE LETTER OF THE TYPE OF PRICE CHANGE YOU WANT

                    TO MAKE. 

 

                    P = PERCENT  CHANGES QUOTED PRICES BY A PERCENTAGE

                    D = DOLLAR CHANGES QUOTED PRICES BY A DOLLAR AMOUNT 

                    G = GROSS PROFIT PERCENT CHANGES QUOTED PRICES TO MATCH

                        A GROSS PROFIT PERCENTAGE. 

 

                    PRESS {ENTER}.

 

CATEGORY NUMBER     IF YOU ARE CHANGING THE PRICE OF A RANGE OF PRODUCTS

                    WITHIN A CATEGORY OR ALL PRODUCTS IN A CATEGORY, TYPE IN

                    THE NUMBER OF THE CATEGORY AND PRESS {ENTER}.  OTHERWISE

                    JUST PRESS {ENTER}.

 

STARTING PART NO.   TO CHANGE THE PRICE OF A RANGE OF PRODUCTS OR A RANGE OF

                    A PRODUCTS WITHIN A CATEGORY, ENTER THE FIRST PRODUCT

                    NUMBER IN THE RANGE AND PRESS {ENTER}.  OTHERWISE JUST

                    PRESS {ENTER}.

 

ENDING PART NO.     TYPE IN THE ENDING PART NUMBER IF YOU HAVE ELECTED TO

                    CHANGE THE PRICE OF PRODUCTS IN A RANGE AND PRESS

                    {ENTER}.  OTHERWISE JUST PRESS {ENTER}.

 

LIST PRICE CHANGE   TYPE IN THE AMOUNT OF THE CHANGE.  IF YOU SELECTED A

                    PERCENTAGE CHANGE THE PERCENT WITHOUT A PERCENT SIGN.  IF

                    YOU SELECTED A DOLLAR AMOUNT, TYPE IN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT.

                    IF GROSS PROFIT PERCENTAGE, TYPE IN THE AMOUNT OF GROSS

                    PROFIT YOU WANT AGAIN WITHOUT PERCENT SIGNS.

 

CASE PRICE CHANGE   IF THE PRODUCT OR PRODUCTS IS SOLD BY A CASE, TYPE IN THE

                    AMOUNT YOU WANT THE CASE PRICE TO CHANGE BY.  EXCEPT FOR

                    A DOLLAR AMOUNT CHANGE THIS IS USUALLY THE SAME AS THE

                    LIST PRICE CHANGE.  PRESS {ENTER}.

 

ROUND TO DOLLAR     IF YOU WANT ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST CENTS, TYPE "Y". 

(Y/N)               OTHERWISE TYPE "N" AND PRESS {ENTER} OR PRESS {ENTER} TO

                    LEAVE THE FIELD BLANK.

 

4.9.4  PRINT CHANGED QUOTES

 

THIS PROGRAM LISTS ALL QUOTED PRICES THAT WERE CHANGED BY THE "ADD/EDIT

QUOTED PRICES" PROGRAM(4.9.1) OR THE "UPDATE QUOTED PRICES PROGRAM"(4.9.3).

 

EACH CHANGED PRICE LISTED SHOWS THE CUSTOMER NUMBER, CUSTOMER NAME, PRODUCT

NUMBER, PRODUCT DESCRIPTION, PRODUCT CATEGORY, OLD QUOTED PRICE, AND THE NEW

QUOTED PRICE.

 

THE COMPUTER DISPLAYS A WORKING MESSAGE WHILE IT PROCESSES TO REPORT.  WHEN

IT IS FINISHED IT ASKS:

 

     DO YOU WANT TO KILL OLD REPLACEMENT COST FILE(Y/N)?

 

IF YOU ANSWER "Y", THE INFORMATION USED TO PRINT THE REPORT IS DELETED FROM

THE SYSTEM.  IF YOU ANSWER "N", THE INFORMATION IS KEPT IN A FILE AND PRINTS

EACH TIME YOU REQUEST THE REPORT UNTIL YOU ANSWER "Y".  IF YOU ARE DOING

MULTIPLE CHANGES OF PRODUCT QUOTES, THIS ALLOWS YOU TO PRINT OUT ALL THE

CHANGES MADE FOR A PERIOD.  IT IS SUGGESTED THAT IF YOU KEEP THE INFORMATION,

YOU PRINT OUT THE INFORMATION AS PART OF THE END OF MONTH CLOSING PROCESS AND

DELETE THE FILE.


4.9.5  PRINT LOW PROFIT QUOTES

 

THIS PROGRAMS PRINTS A LISTING OF CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE A QUOTED PRICE THAT

FALLS BELOW A GROSS PROFIT LEVEL THAT YOU SPECIFY.  IT ALLOWS YOU TO LOOK AT

CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE SPECIAL PRICES BASED ON A PROFIT MARGIN.  RUN TIME ON THIS

REPORT IS 20 TO 30 MINUTES PER THOUSAND ACCOUNTS.

 

THE COMPUTER DISPLAYS:

 

          ENTER GROSS PROFIT RATE LOW BOUND (O.01 -- 99.99) ?

 

ANY QUOTED PRICE FOR ANY PRODUCT THAT PRODUCES A GROSS PROFIT PERCENTAGES

BELOW THIS NUMBER IS PRINTED.  TYPE IN THE PERCENTAGE RATE THAT YOU WANT THE

SYSTEM TO USE AS THE CUT OFF POINT AND PRESS {ENTER}.

 

**SCREEN DISPLAY**

 

TO GENERATE A REPORT LISTING ALL ACCOUNTS WITH LOW PROFIT QUOTES, PRESS {1}

THEN {ENTER}.

 

TO GENERATE A REPORT LISTING A SINGLE ACCOUNT WITH LOW PROFIT QUOTES, PRESS

{2} THEN {ENTER}.  TYPE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS {ENTER}.

 

TO GENERATE A REPORT LISTING ALL ACCOUNTS WITH LOW PROFIT QUOTES SPLIT INTO

SALESMAN GROUPS PRESS {3} THEN {ENTER}.

 

IF YOU WISH TO EXIT THE PROGRAM PRESS {PF2}.

 

 

4.9.6  UPDATE SUGGESTED QUANTITIES

 

THIS PROGRAM BEGINS PROCESSING AS SOON AS YOU SELECT THE OPTION.  THE PROGRAM

UPDATES QUOTED SUGGESTED QUANTITIES FOR CUSTOMERS ACCOUNTS BASED ON AN

AVERAGE  OF THEIR LAST 6 DELIVERIES.

 

TO SEE IF THE VALUES ESTABLISHED IN THE SUGGESTED QUANTITIES FOR A

PARTICULAR ACCOUNT IS CORRECT, LOOK AT THE ACTIVITY REPORT (4.A.D) BY SETTING

THE QUOTED QUANTITIES OR SELECTION "I" TO "YES" AND CHANGE ACCOUNT RANGE

TO THE ACCOUNTS TO BE REVEIWED AND PRINT THE REPORT.

 

THE REPORT WILL SHOW YEAR-TO-DATE AND CURRENT AND AVERAGE OF YEAR-TO-DATE

AND CURRENT, THEN "PREV" WILL FOLLOW.  IN ORDER TO SEE IF TELSEL IS SHOWING

THE CORRECT QUANTITY ADD CURRENT (NOT AVERAGE CURRENT) AND PREVIOUS TOGETHER

AND DIVIDE BY TWO.  THIS SHOULD BE THE CORRECT NUMBER UNDER TELSEL FOR THE

UPDATED SUGGESTED QUANTITY.

 

4.9.7  QUOTE MAINTENANCE

 

THE QUOTE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WILL ALLOW THE USER TO COMPLETELY UPDATE AND

 

 

4.A  REPORT MENU

 

THE "RECEIVABLES REPORT MENU" CONTAINS PROGRAMS USED TO GENERATE

RECEIVABLES REPORTS AND OTHER PRINTOUTS.  MANY OF THE REPORTS GIVE YOU

THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT EITHER A NUMERICALLY SORTED LISTING OR AN

ALPHABETICALLY SORTED LISTING.

 

4.A.1  PRINT AGED SUMMARY

 

THE PRINT AGED SUMMARY PROGRAM IS USED TO GENERATE A REPORT OF ALL

ACCOUNTS WHICH CURRENTLY OWE MONEY AND THE AMOUNTS THEY OWE.  THE

PROGRAM LISTS EACH ACCOUNT'S TOTAL BALANCE, THE AMOUNT THAT IS CURRENT,

AND THE AMOUNT PAST DUE BY AGING RANGES.  THIS REPORT MAY NEED WIDE

PAPER TO PRINT.

 

AFTER EVERY ACCOUNT THAT OWES MONEY IS PRINTED, THE PROGRAM PRINTS THE

RECEIVABLES AGED TOTALS.  JUST BELOW THE TOTALS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE

TOTAL RECEIVABLES THAT FALL IN TO EACH OF THE CATEGORIES (CURRENT, PAST

DUE, ETC.) IS SHOWN.

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

1  AGING DATED      DEFAULT IS SYSTEM DATE.  TO SELECT A DIFFERENT DATE

                    PRESS 1 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE NEW DATE AND PRESS

                    ENTER.

 

2  ACCT TYPE        DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE ACCOUNT TYPE OR

                    A RANGE OF ACCOUNT TYPES, PRESS 2 THEN ENTER. 

                    TYPE IN THE BEGINNING ACCOUNT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE ENDING ACCOUNT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.

                    IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE

                    ACCOUNT TYPE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT TYPE

                    MUST BE THE SAME

 

3  ROUTE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE ROUTE OR A RANGE OF

               ROUTES, PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING ROUTE

               NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING ROUTE NUMBER

               AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A

               SINGLE ROUTE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ROUTE NUMBER MUST

               BE THE SAME.

 

4  PRIMARY SALESMAN DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN OR A

                    SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 4 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.

 

5  SECONDARY SALESMAN    DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN

                         OR A SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 5 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                         IN THE BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS

                         ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND

                         PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT

                         FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE BEGINNING AND

                         ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

 

6  ACCT RANGE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACCOUNTS OR A

                    SINGLE ACCOUNT PRESS 6 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.    

 

7  ALPHA / NUMERIC  DEFAULT IS NUMERIC.  TO HAVE THE REPORT SORTED

                    ALPHABETICALLY, PRESS 7 THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY

                    CHANGES TO ALPHA.

 

8  BEGIN PRINTING WITH OPTIONS SET

 

A  MIN. BALANCE          DEFAULT IS 0.00 ON TOTAL.  TO CHANGE THE

                         MINIMUM BALANCE, PRESS A THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN

                         THE MINIMUM DOLLAR AMOUNT BALANCE TO PRINT AND

                         PRESS ENTER.  A WINDOW APPEARS WITH FIVE

                         OPTIONS.

 

                    1  TOTAL  ONLY ACCOUNTS WITH A TOTAL BALANCE

                              GREATER THAN THE MINIMUM AMOUNT ARE

                              PRINTED.

                    2  CURRENT     ONLY ACCOUNTS WITH A CURRENT BALANCE

                                   GREATER THAN THE MINIMUM ARE

                                   PRINTED.

                    3  OVER 30     ONLY ACCOUNTS WITH A 30 DAY PAST DUE

                                   BALANCE GREATER THAN THE MINIMUM ARE

                                   PRINTED.

                    4  OVER 60     ONLY ACCOUNTS WITH A 60 DAY PAST DUE

                                   BALANCE GREATER THAN THE MINIMUM

                                   AMOUNT ARE PRINTED.

 

               PRESS THE NUMBER OF THE BALANCE YOU WANT AND PRESS PF2 TO

               ACCEPT.

 

B  AGING RANGES          DEFAULT IS 30-60.  PRESS B THEN ENTER IF YOU

                         WISH TO CHANGE THE AGING RANGES.  A WINDOW

                         APPEARS WITH 3 AGING RANGES.  TO CHANGE A

                         RANGE, TYPE IN THE RANGE NUMBER AND PRESS

                         ENTER.  NEXT TYPE IN THE DAYS FOR THE RANGE

                         AND PRESS ENTER.  ANY OR ALL OF THE RANGES MAY

                         BE CHANGED.   IF RANGE 3 IS CHANGED FROM 0

                         THEN WIDE REPORT OPTION IS ACTIVATED.  WHEN

                         YOU ARE FINISHED, PRESS PF2 TO EXIT.

 

C  INCLUDE TERMS DAYS DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU DO WISH TO INCLUDE THE

TERMS DAYS IN THE AGING,(IF THERE ARE DAYS BEFORE IN AGING BALANCE DUE

IN THE TERMS FOR A CUSTOMER, THIS OPTION ADDS THOSE DAYS IN AND THE

CUSTOMER IS NOT CONSIDERED PAST DUE UNLESS BALANCE IS OLDER) PRESS C

THEN ENTER.   THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

D  OUTPUT W/P MERGE DEFAULT IS NO.  TO CREATE A WORD PROCESSING MERGE

FILE, PRESS D THEN ENTER. THE DISPLAY FILE CHANGES TO YES.

 

E  DETAIL OR SUMMARY     DEFAULT IS DETAIL.  TO PRINT ONLY A SUMMARY OF

                         THE ACCOUNTS PRESS E THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY

                         CHANGES TO SUMMARY.

 

F  PRINT A/R COMMENTS    DEFAULT IS NO.  TO PRINT ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE

                         COMMENTS ON THE REPORT, PRESS F THEN ENTER.

                         THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

G  PRINT FORM LETTER     DEFAULT IS NO.  TO PRINT A FORM LETTER TO EACH

                         CUSTOMER THAT IS PAST DUE, PRESS G THEN ENTER.

                         TYPE IN THE NAME OF THE LETTER YOU WISH TO

                         PRINT AND PRESS ENTER. THE DISPLAY  YES.

 

          THIS IS A LIST OF THE VARIABLES

 

                {date} = Date MDS

 

                {1} = Name

                {2} = Add1

                {3} = Add2

                {4} = CSZ    City State Zip

                {5} = Contact Name

                {6} = Second Aging Column

                {7} = Total Balance A/R

                {8} = Description of age range

                {9} = Route

                {10} = Account Number

        {11} = Total Desc

        {12} = Total $

        {13} = Current Desc

        {14} = Current $

        {15} = Range 1 Desc

        {16} = Range 1 $

        {17} = Range 2 Desc

        {18} = Range 2 $

        {19} = Range 3 Desc

        {20} = Range 3 $

                {21} = last payment date

                {22} = last payment amount

                {23} = Next Delivery or Return Date

 

THERE IS ALSO THE ABILITY TO PRINT A LIST OF OPEN INVOICES ON THE LETTER.

BY USING THE FOLLOWING CODES IN THIS EXAMPLE FORMAT, A LIST CONTAINING AS MUCH

AS THE INVOICE DATE, NUMBER, AND AMOUNT CAN BE LISTED:

 

        {INVD  }      {INVNO   }     {INVAM  7sp  }

        {INVD  }      {INVNO   }     {INVAM       }

        {INVD  }      {INVNO   }     {INVAM       }

          .              .                .

          .              .                .

          .              .                .

 

        INVD  = Invoice Date

        INVNO = Invoice Number

        INVAM = Invoice Amount

 

YOU CAN SET AS MANY AS 50 LINES OF DETAIL.  ANY UNUSED LINES WILL BE IGNORED

AND YOUR NEXT LINE OF TEXT IN YOUR LETTER WILL COME UP TO MEET YOUR LAST

INVOICE LINE.  THE POSITIONS OF THE PARENTHESES LETS YOU PROGRAM THE POSITIONING

AND WIDTH OF EACH FIELD.

 

THE TEXT PROCESSING SYSTEM WORKS ONLY IF A LETTER IS IN THE SYSTEM.

LETTERS ARE ENTERED BY PROGRAMMERS THROUGH THE VI EDITOR.  THE VI EDITOR IS

EXPLAINED IN CHAPTER 2 OF YOUR USER MANUAL.

 

4.A.2  PAID INVOICE REPORT

 

THE PAID INVOICE REPORT GENERATES A LISTING, BY ACCOUNT, OF EACH INVOICE

THAT HAS BEEN PAID DURING THIS ACCOUNTING PERIOD.  ONLY INVOICES THAT

HAVE BEEN FULLY PAID ARE PRINTED BY THIS REPORT.

 

THE SYSTEM ASKS:

 

          ENTER MONTH FOR REPORT (1-12)

 

TYPE IN THE MONTH YOU WANT THE REPORT GENERATED FOR AND PRESS ENTER.

THE REPORT BEGINS PROCESSING IMMEDIATELY.

 

ONCE THE REPORT FINISHES PROCESSING THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU"

APPEARS.

 

4.A.3  PRINT DETAIL

 

THE PRINT DETAIL PROGRAM IS USED TO PRINT A DETAIL OF THE ACCOUNT

TRANSACTIONS INFORMATION.  THIS PROGRAM PRINTS ACCOUNT INFORMATION

FOLLOWED BY ALL ACCOUNT TRANSACTIONS (INVOICES, CHECKS, AND MEMOS)

FOLLOWED BY AN AGING ANALYSIS OF THE ACCOUNT.  THE INFORMATION IS VERY

SIMILAR TO THAT DISPLAYED IN "VIEW ACCOUNTS".  WHEN YOU ENTER THE

PROGRAM YOU ARE GIVEN THE CHOICE OF ASKING FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT OR A

DETAILED REPORT OF ALL ACCOUNTS.  PRESS PF2 IF YOU WISH TO EXIT THE

PROGRAM.

 

PRESS ENTER TO SELECT A DETAILED ACCOUNT TRANSACTION LISTING OF ALL

ACCOUNTS OR ALL ACCOUNTS STARTING WITH A GIVEN NUMBER.  TYPE IN 1 AND

PRESS ENTER IF YOU WANT THE LISTING IN ALPHABETIC ORDER OR TYPE IN 2

THEN PRESS ENTER IF YOU WANT THE LISTING IN NUMERICAL ACCOUNT NUMBER

ORDER.  THE SYSTEM ADDS A LINE TO THE DISPLAY.

 

          DO YOU WANT TO START AT A PARTICULAR ACCOUNT # ?

 

IF YOU DO NOT, PRESS N THEN ENTER.  IF YOU DO, PRESS Y THEN ENTER AND

TYPE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER YOU WISH TO BEGIN PRINTING WITH.  PRESS

ENTER.   THE SYSTEM BEGINS PROCESSING YOUR REQUEST.  WHEN THE REPORT

FINISHES PROCESSING THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU" APPEARS.

 

IF YOU WANT LISTINGS FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT OR SEVERAL NON SEQUENTIAL

ACCOUNTS, TYPE IN AN ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  CONTINUE TYPING IN

ACCOUNT NUMBERS AND PRESSING ENTER UNTIL ALL ACCOUNTS YOU WANT HAVE BEEN

REQUESTED.  PRESS PF2 AND THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU" APPEARS.

 

4.A.4  SALES TAX REPORT

 

THIS REPORT SHOWS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SALES TAX COLLECTED AND AT WHICH

OF THE TAX RATES.  THE REPORT DISPLAYS TOTAL SALES, NON-TAXABLE SALES,

TAX RATE, AND TAX AMOUNT.

 

ALWAYS RUN THIS REPORT BEFORE CLOSING THE PERIOD.  THE CLOSING PROCESS

RESETS THE REPORT FIELDS TO ZERO.

 

YOU MAY EXIT THIS REPORT BY PRESSING 3.

 

THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS FOR PRINTING THE SALES TAX REPORT.  THE SALES TAX

REPORT MAY BE PRINTED AS A SUMMARY BY PRESSING 1 OR THE SALES TAX REPORT

MAY BE PRINTED WITH ONE PAGE FOR EACH SALES TAX RATE BY PRESSING 2.

 

ONCE THE REPORT FINISHES PROCESSING THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU"

APPEARS.

 

 

4.A.5  PRINT STATEMENTS

 

THE PRINT STATEMENTS PROGRAM IS USED TO PRINT MONTHLY STATEMENTS.  ONLY

ACCOUNTS WITH A "Y" IN THE "STATEMENT (Y/N)" FIELD OF THEIR MASTER

FILE("ADD/EDIT ACCOUNT" SECTION 4.1) ARE PRINTED.  THE STATEMENT PROGRAM

GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRINT A STATEMENT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT

OR FOR ALL ACCOUNTS.  YOU ARE ALSO GIVEN AN OPTION OF PRINTING

STATEMENTS ONLY IF THEY HAVE AN ACCOUNT BALANCE OVER AN AMOUNT THAT YOU

SELECT.

 

THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT A STATEMENT MAY BE PRINTED

FOR AN ACCOUNT.

 

 

PRESS PF2 TO EXIT THE PROGRAM.

 

IF YOU WANT A STATEMENT FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT, TYPE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER

AND PRESS ENTER. 

 

THE SYSTEM NOW ASKS:

 

          ENTER SALESMAN NUMBER OR PRESS <ENTER> FOR ALL

 

PRESS ENTER TO PRINT ALL SALESMEN.  THE DISPLAY RETURNS TO THE FIRST

SCREEN. 

 

TO PRINT STATEMENTS FOR ALL ACCOUNTS IN THE SYSTEM, PRESS ENTER.  THE

NEXT SCREEN IS THE ALPHA/NUMERIC SCREEN.

 

TYPE IN 1 AND PRESS ENTER IF YOU WANT THE LISTING IN ALPHABETIC ORDER.

 

 

TYPE IN 2 THEN PRESS ENTER IF YOU WANT THE LISTING IN NUMERICAL ACCOUNT

NUMBER ORDER. 

 

THE SYSTEM ADDS A LINE:

 

          ENTER ROUTE TO PRINT, OR <ENTER> FOR ALL

 

TYPE IN THE ROUTE NUMBER YOU WISH TO PRINT AND PRESS ENTER OR PRESS

ENTER TO PRINT ALL ROUTES.  THE SYSTEM ADDS ANOTHER LINE TO THE DISPLAY.

          DO YOU WANT TO START AT A PARTICULAR ACCOUNT # ?

 

IF YOU DO NOT, PRESS N THEN ENTER.  IF YOU DO, PRESS Y THEN ENTER AND

TYPE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER YOU WISH TO BEGIN PRINTING WITH(USED WHEN

PRINTER HAS JAMMED PART WAY THROUGH PRINT).  PRESS ENTER.  NEXT PRESS

ENTER TO ACCEPT THE END ACCOUNT NUMBER ON THE SYSTEM OR TYPE IN THE

ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER YOU WANT AND PRESS ENTER.

 

THE SYSTEM ADDS ANOTHER LINE:

 

     ENTER SALESMAN NUMBER OR PRESS <ENTER> FOR ALL

 

TYPE IN THE SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER OR PRESS ENTER TO PRINT

STATEMENTS FOR ALL SALESMEN.

THE SYSTEM BEGINS PROCESSING

 

ONCE PROCESSING IS COMPLETED A REPORT SELECTIONS MENU APPEARS.

 

YOU MAY EITHER PRINT THE STATEMENTS BY PRESSING 1 OR EXIT THE PROGRAM BY

PRESSING 2.  YOU ARE RETURNED TO THE "RECEIVABLES PROGRAM MENU".

 

 

4.A.6  MAILING LABELS

 

THIS PROGRAM IS USED TO PRINT STICK ON MAILING LABELS FOR EACH ACCOUNT.

YOU ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT WHETHER THE ACCOUNT NUMBER IS

PRINTED AND ASKED HOW MANY LABELS WIDE THE ACCOUNT LABELS FORMS ARE.

 

DO NOT PLACE MAILING LABELS IN THE PRINTER UNTIL THE PROGRAM INSTRUCTS

YOU TO DO SO.  IF YOU PLACE MAILING LABELS IN THE PRINTER BEFORE THIS

POINT, ANOTHER TERMINAL MAY ACCESS THE PRINTER AND ATTEMPT TO PRINT A

REPORT ON THE MAILING LABELS. 

 

PLEASE BE SURE TO REPLACE THE DESIRED PAPER IN THE PRINTER BEFORE

EXITING THE MAILING LABELS PROGRAM

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

1  INSTALL DATE          DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE DATE OR A

                         RANGE OF INSTALL DATES, PRESS 1 THEN ENTER.

                         TYPE IN THE BEGINNING INSTALL DATE AND PRESS

                         ENTER.  NEXT TYPE IN THE ENDING INSTALL DATE

                         AND PRESS ENTER.  TO SELECT A SINGLE INSTALL

                         DATE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES MUST BE

                         THE SAME.

 

2  ACCT TYPE        DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACCOUNT TYPES

                    OR A SINGLE ACCOUNT TYPE PRESS 2 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                    IN THE BEGINNING ACCOUNT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE ENDING ACCOUNT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.

                    IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE

                    ACCOUNT TYPE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT TYPE

                    MUST BE THE SAME.    

 

3  ROUTE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ROUTES OR A SINGLE

               ROUTE, TYPE PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING

               ROUTE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING ROUTE

               NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT

               FOR A SINGLE ROUTE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ROUTE NUMBER

               MUST BE THE SAME.

4  PRIMARY SALESMAN DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN OR A

                    SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 4 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.

 

5  SECONDARY SALESMAN    DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN

                         OR A SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 5 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                         IN THE BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS

                         ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND

                         PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT

                         FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE BEGINNING AND

                         ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

6  ACCT RANGE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACCOUNTS OR A

                    SINGLE ACCOUNT PRESS 6 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.     

 

7  ALPHA / NUMERIC  DEFAULT IS NUMERIC.  TO HAVE THE REPORT SORTED

                    ALPHABETICALLY, PRESS 7 THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY

                    CHANGES TO ALPHA.

 

8  INCLUDE MASTER SUB    DEFAULT IS YES.  IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO PRINT

MAILING LABELS FOR MASTER SUB ACCOUNTS, PRESS 8 ACCTS THEN ENTER.  THE

DISPLAY CHANGES TO NO.

 

9  BEGIN PRINTING WITH OPTIONS SHOWN

 

A  PRINT ACCT NUMBERS DEFAULT IS YES.  IF YOU DO NOT WANT ACCOUNT

NUMBERS TO PRINT ON THE MAILING LABELS, PRESS A ON LABELSTHEN ENTER.

THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO NO.

 

B  NUMBER OF LABELS DEFAULT IS 1.  IF THE CONTINUOUS LABELS YOU ARE

USING ARE MORE THAN 1 ACROSS, PRESS B THEN ACROSS ENTER.  TYPE IN

THENUMBER OF LABELS AND PRESS ENTER. 

 

C  OUTPUT W/P FILE  DEFAULT IS NO.  TO OUTPUT THE LISTING OF LABELS TO

                    A WORD PROCESSING FILE(FOR USE WITH FORM LETTERS)

                    PRESS C THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

D  PRINT SAMPLE LABEL    DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WISH TO PRINT A SAMPLE

LABEL FIRST TO CHECK IF YOUR LABELS ARE IN FIRST ALIGNMENT, PRESS D THEN

ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.  WHEN YOU SELECT 9 YOU ARE GIVEN THE

OPTION OF ENTERING THE LETTER S TO PRINT A SAMPLE OR PRESSING ANY OTHER

KEY TO BEGIN PRINTING LABELS.

 

E  USE BILLING ADDRESSES DEFAULT IS YES.  IF YOU WISH DELIVERY

                         ADDRESSES TO PRINT ON THE LABEL INSTEAD, PRESS

                         E THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO NO.

 

PF2 EXIT WITHOUT PRINTING

 

 

 

4.A.7  ACCOUNT MASTER LIST

 

THE ACCOUNT MASTER LIST PROGRAM IS USED TO PRINT A CUSTOMER LIST.  THIS

PROGRAM SHOWS THE ACCOUNT NUMBER AND NAME, FOLLOWED BY THE PHONE NUMBER

AND CUSTOMER CONTACT.

IN ADDITION, A USER SELECTED FIELD CAN PRINTED. THE FIELD CAN BE SELECTED

THRU SELECTION 'N'.

 

ACCOUNTS CAN BE SORTED BY ALPHA/NUMERIC OR BY ANY OF THE FIELDS PROVIDED

THRU SELECTION 'O'.

 

 

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

1  INSTALL DATE          DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE DATE OR A

                         RANGE OF INSTALL DATES, PRESS 1 THEN ENTER.

                         TYPE IN THE BEGINNING INSTALL DATE AND PRESS

                         ENTER.  NEXT TYPE IN THE ENDING INSTALL DATE

                         AND PRESS ENTER.  TO SELECT A SINGLE INSTALL

                         DATE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES MUST BE

                         THE SAME.

 

2  ACCT TYPE        DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACCOUNT TYPES

                    OR A SINGLE ACCOUNT TYPE PRESS 2 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                    IN THE BEGINNING ACCOUNT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE ENDING ACCOUNT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.

                    IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE

                    ACCOUNT TYPE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT TYPE

                    MUST BE THE SAME.    

 

3  ROUTE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ROUTES OR A SINGLE

               ROUTE, TYPE PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING

               ROUTE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING ROUTE

               NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT

               FOR A SINGLE ROUTE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ROUTE NUMBER

               MUST BE THE SAME.

 

4  PRIMARY SALESMAN DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN OR A

                    SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 4 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.

 

5  SECONDARY SALESMAN    DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN

                         OR A SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 5 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                         IN THE BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS

                         ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND

                         PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT

                         FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE BEGINNING AND

                         ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

6  ACCT RANGE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACCOUNTS OR A

                    SINGLE ACCOUNT PRESS 6 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.    

 

7  ALPHA / NUMERIC  DEFAULT IS NUMERIC.  TO HAVE THE REPORT SORTED

                    ALPHABETICALLY, PRESS 7 THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY

                    CHANGES TO ALPHA.

 

8  CANCEL RANGE          DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A SINGLE DATE OR A

                         RANGE OF DATES AND A SINGLE CANCELLATION CODE

                         OR A RANGE OF CANCELLATION CODES, PRESS 8 THEN

                         ENTER.   TYPE IN THE STARTING DATE AND PRESS

                         ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING DATE AND PRESS

                         ENTER.  TYPE IN THE FIRST CANCELLATION CODE

                         AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING

                         CANCELLATION CODE AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                         WISH THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE DATE THE

                         STARTING AND ENDING DATE MUST BE THE SAME.  IF

                         YOU WISH THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE

                         CANCELLATION CODE THE FIRST AND LAST CODE MUST

                         BE THE SAME.

 

9  BEGIN PRINTING WITH OPTIONS SHOWN

 

A  PRINT ACCOUNT    DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WANT THE ADDRESSES OF THE

CUSTOMERS TO PRINT ON THE REPORT PRESS A THEN ADDRESSES ENTER.  THE

DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

B  PRINT ACCOUNT 2-LINE  DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WHAT THE TWO LINES OF

COMMENT IN THE CUSTOMERS MASTER FILE TO PRINT ON COMMENTS THE REPORT,

PRESS B THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

C  PRINT SECOND TELE-    DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WANT THE SECOND

TELEPHONE NUMBER FIELD OF THE CUSTOMERS MASTER FILE TO PHONE NUMBER

          PRINT, PRESS C THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

D  1 LINE FORMAT    DEFAULT IS NO.  TO SELECT A ONE LINE FORMAT FOR THE

                    CONTACT LIST, PRESS D THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY

                    CHANGES TO YES.

 

E  INCLUDE ONLY IN- DEFAULT IS NO.  TO SELECT ONLY INACTIVE OR DELETED

CUSTOMERS FOR THE CONTACT LIST PRINTOUT,     ACTIVE/DELETED PRESS E THEN

ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES. 

 

SORT OPTIONS        ONLY ONE OF THESE OPTIONS MAY BE SELECTED.

 

F  ZIP CODE         DEFAULT IS NO.  TO HAVE THE CONTACT LIST SORTED BY

                    THE CUSTOMER'S ZIP CODE, PRESS F THEN ENTER.  THE

                    DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

G  ADDRESS LINE 1   DEFAULT IS NO.  TO HAVE THE CONTACT LIST SORTED BY

                    THE INFORMATION ON THE FIRST ADDRESS LINE, PRESS G

                    THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

H  ADDRESS LINE 2   DEFAULT IS NO.  TO HAVE THE CONTACT LIST SORTED BY

                    THE INFORMATION ON THE SECOND ADDRESS LINE, PRESS H

                    THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

I  PHONE NUMBER          DEFAULT IS NO.  TO HAVE THE CONTACT LIST

                         SORTED BY THE CUSTOMERS PHONE NUMBER, PRESS I

                         THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

ONCE THE CONTACT LIST FINISHES PROCESSING THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU"

APPEARS.

 

 

 

 

4.A.8  LIST ACCOUNTS

 

THE LIST ACCOUNTS PROGRAM PRINTS EITHER A DETAILED OR SUMMARY LISTING OF

ACCOUNTS IN THE SYSTEM.  A DETAILED LISTING FOR ALL ACCOUNTS IS HUNDREDS

OF PAGES LONG.  IF NEEDED THE REPORT SHOULD BE PRINTED AT NIGHT.

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

TOGGLE DETAIL/SUMMARY    DEFAULT IS SUMMARY.  TO SELECT A DETAILED

                         REPORT, PRESS 1 THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY

                         CHANGES TO DETAIL.(THIS MUST BE SET BEFORE

                         SELECTING OPTION 2,3 OR 4)

 

LIST ALL ACCOUNTS   PRINTS A LISTING OF ALL CUSTOMERS IN THE SYSTEM.

                    PRESS 2 THEN ENTER.

 

LIST ONE ACCOUNT    PRINTS A LISTING OF ONE ACCOUNT IN THE SYSTEM.

                    PRESS 3, TYPE IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER TO PRINT AND

                    PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN Y.

 

LIST BY SALESMAN    PRINTS A LISTING OF ALL CUSTOMERS IN THE SYSTEM

                    SERVICED BY A SALESMAN.  PRESS 4, TYPE IN THE

                    SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN Y.

 

TOGGLE ALPHA/NUMERIC     DEFAULT IS NUMERIC.  TO SELECT AN

ALPHABETICALLY SORTED REPORT, PRESS 5 THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY

LISTING             CHANGES TO ALPHABETIC.(THIS MUST BE SET BEFORE

                    SELECTING OPTION 2,3 OR 4)

 

END            PRESSING PF2 EXITS THE PROGRAM.

 

 

4.A.9  BILLING ADDRESS REPORT

 

THIS REPORT PRODUCES A LISTING OF ALL CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE A SEPARATE

BILLING ADDRESS. THE REPORT PRINTS OUT IN ACCOUNT NUMBER ORDER WITH THE

NAME AND BILLING ADDRESS OF CUSTOMERS WITH SEPARATE BILLING ADDRESSES.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BILLING ADDRESS ACCOUNTS PRINTS ON THE LAST PAGE OF

THE REPORT.

 

YOU MAY EITHER LIST ALL ACCOUNTS BY PRESSING 1 OR EXIT THE PROGRAM BY

PRESSING PF2.

 

ONCE THE REPORT FINISHES PROCESSING THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU"

APPEARS.

 

 

4.A.B  PRINT PAYMENT RECEIPTS

 

THE PRINT PAYMENT RECEIPTS REPORT PRODUCES A LIST OF PAYMENTS THAT ARE

ENTERED IN THE SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMERS.  THE REPORT MANY OPTIONS TAILOR THE

REPORT TO THE INFORMATION YOU WISH TO REVIEW.  THE REPORT IS VERY

SIMILAR TO THE REPORT IN "ENTER PAYMENTS"(4.4).

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

1  TRANSACTION DATE DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO OBTAIN A LISTING FOR A RANGE OF

DATES OR A SPECIFIC DATE, PRESS 1 THEN RANGE ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

BEGINNING DATE AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING DATE AND PRESS

ENTER.  TO GET A LISTING FOR A SINGLE DAY, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING DATE

MUST BE THE SAME.

 

2  BATCH NUMBER RANGE    DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF BATCHES

                         OR A SPECIFIC BATCH, PRESS 2 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                         IN THE BEGINNING BATCH NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

                         TYPE IN THE ENDING BATCH NUMBER AND PRESS

                         ENTER.  TO GET A LISTING FOR A SINGLE BATCH,

                         THE BEGINNING AND ENDING BATCH NUMBERS MUST BE

                         THE SAME.

 

3  OPERATOR         DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO OBTAIN A LISTING FOR A SINGLE

                    OPERATOR, PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    OPERATOR'S LOGIN NAME EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS WITH

                    UPPER AND LOWER CAPS AND PRESS ENTER.

 

4  ACCOUNT RANGE    DEFAULT IS ALL.  FOR A LISTING OF A RANGE OF

                    ACCOUNTS OR A SPECIFIC ACCOUNT, PRESS 4 THEN ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS

                    ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS

                    ENTER.  TO OBTAIN A LISTING FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT

                    THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER ARE THE

                    SAME.

 

5  PRINT CASH TRANS DEFAULT IS YES.  FOR A LISTING THAT DOES NOT

                    INCLUDE CASH TRANSACTIONS, PRESS 5 THEN ENTER.

                    ACTIONS THE DISPLAY CHANGES FROM YES TO NO.

 

6  PRINT CHECK TRANS-    DEFAULT IS YES.  FOR A LISTING THAT DOES NOT

                         INCLUDE CHECK TRANSACTIONS, PRESS 6 THEN

                         ENTER.  ACTIONS THE DISPLAY CHANGES FROM YES

                         TO NO.

 

7  PRINT TRANSACTION     DEFAULT IS DETAIL.  IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE

                         DETAIL OF TRANSACTIONS ON THE REPORT, PRESS 7

                         THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES FROM DETAIL

                         TO SUMMARY.

 

8  BEGIN PRINTING WITH OPTIONS SHOWN

 

A  PRINT MAIL/ROUTE DEFAULT IS BOTH.  TO SELECT A LISTING OF ONLY MAIL

                    PAYMENT OR ONLY ROUTE PAYMENTS, PRESS A THEN SOURCE

                    ENTER.  PRESS M FOR MAIL OR R FOR ROUTE AND THEN

                    PRESS ENTER.

 

B  PRINT BATCH SUMMARY   DEFAULT IS NO.  TO SELECT BATCH SUMMARY ONLY,

                         PRESS B THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES. ONLY

 

C  ROUTE RANGE      DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO OBTAIN A LISTING FOR A RANGE OF

                    ROUTES OR A SPECIFIC ROUTE PRESS 2 THEN ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE BEGINNING ROUTE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE ENDING ROUTE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

                    FOR A SINGLE ROUTE LISTING THE BEGINNING AND ENDING

                    ROUTES ARE THE SAME.

 

D  POSTED/UNPOSTED  DEFAULT IS POSTED.  TO SELECT A LISTING OF UNPOSTED

                    PAYMENTS, PRESS D.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO

                    UNPOSTED.

 

E  DELETE OR ACTIVE/IN-  THE DEFAULT IS ACTIVE.  TO SELECT PAYMENTS TO

                         INACTIVE ACCOUNTS, PRESS E.  THE DISPLAY

                         CHANGES ACTIVETO INACTIVE.

 

F  SORT BY ACCOUNT  DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WANT THE LISTING TO BE

                    SORTED IN ACCOUNT NUMBER ORDER, PRESS A THEN ENTER.

                    THE DISPLAY CHANGES FROM NO TO YES.

 

A DISPLAY IN INVERSE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE SCREEN KEEPS TRACK

OF THE PERCENT OF RECORDS PROCESSED FOR THE REPORT.  ONCE THE REPORT

FINISHES PROCESSING THE REPORT SELECTION MENU APPEARS.

 

 

4.A.E  SIMPLE INVOICE REPORT

 

THIS REPORTS PRODUCES A LIST OF DEBIT AND CREDIT ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAVE

BEEN ENTERED FOR A PERIOD THAT YOU SELECT.

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

1  DATE             DEFAULT IS THE FOR THE CURRENT MONTH FROM THE FIRST

                    OF THE MONTH TO THE END OF THE MONTH.  TO PRINT THE

                    REPORT FOR A RANGE OF DATES OR A SINGLE DATE, PRESS

                    1 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING DATE AND PRESS

                    ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING DATE AND PRESS ENTER.

                    IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE DATE,

                    THE BEGINNING DATE AND THE ENDING DATE MUST BE THE

                    SAME.

 

2  GL CODE          DEFAULT IS ALL.  YOU MAY SELECT A LISTING FOR A

                    SPECIFIC GENERAL LEDGER CODE BY PRESSING 2 THEN

                    ENTER.  TYPE IN THE GENERAL LEDGER CODE THAT YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT FOR THEN PRESS ENTER.

 

3  INVOICE/CREDIT   DEFAULT IS ALL.  A REPORT LISTING ONLY INVOICES

                    ENTERED THROUGH THE "ENTER INVOICE"(SECTION 4.3) OR

                    CREDIT MEMOS ENTERED THROUGH "ENTER CREDIT

                    MEMO"(SECTION 4.5) PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    EITHER I FOR INVOICE OR C FOR CREDIT DEPENDING ON

                    WHICH YOU WISH TO PRINT THE REPORT FOR.

 

4  ADJUSTMENT CODE SUM-  DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WANT A SUMMARY OF

                         ADJUSTMENTS BY THE THREE LETTER ADJUSTMENT

                         CODE(SECTION  4.B.H) TO PRINT AT THE END OF

                         THE REPORT PRESS 4 THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY

                         CHANGES TO YES.

 

5 INVOICE #         DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF INVOICES OR A

                    SINGLE INVOICE, PRESS 5 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING INVOICE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING INVOICE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WISH THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE INVOICE, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING INVOICE NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.

 

6  BEGIN PRINTING WITH OPTION SHOWN

 

PF2 EXIT WITHOUT PRINTING

 

ONCE THE REPORT FINISHES PROCESSING THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU"

APPEARS.

 

 

4.A.C  PRINT CUSTOMER G/P

 

THE PRINT CUSTOMER GROSS PROFIT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PRINT A REPORT

TELLING WHAT THE GROSS PROFIT MARGIN IS FOR CUSTOMERS.  THE REPORT

OPTIONS ALLOW YOU A VARIETY OF WAYS TO PRINT THE REPORT AND LIMIT THE

CUSTOMERS THAT YOU SEE ON THE REPORT.  THERE IS NO VIEW OPTION ON THIS

REPORT.

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

1  INSTALL DATE     DEFAULT IS 00/00/00 - 12/31/99.  TO SELECT A SINGLE

                    INSTALL DATE OR A RANGE OF INSTALL DATES, PRESS 1

                    THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING INSTALL DATE AND

                    PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING INSTALL DATE AND

                    PRESS ENTER.  FOR A SINGLE INSTALL DATE, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES MUST BE THE SAME.

 

2  ACCT TYPE        DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACCOUNT TYPES

                    OR A SINGLE ACCOUNT TYPE PRESS 2 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                    IN THE BEGINNING ACCOUNT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE ENDING ACCOUNT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.

                    IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE

                    ACCOUNT TYPE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT TYPE

                    MUST BE THE SAME.    

 

3  ROUTE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ROUTES OR A SINGLE

               ROUTE, PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING ROUTE

               NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING ROUTE NUMBER

               AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A

               SINGLE ROUTE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ROUTE NUMBER MUST

               BE THE SAME.

 

4  PRIMARY SALESMAN DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN OR A

                    SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 4 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.

 

5  SECONDARY SALESMAN    DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN

                         OR A SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 5 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                         IN THE BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS

                         ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND

                         PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT

                         FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE BEGINNING AND

                         ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

6  ACCT RANGE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACCOUNTS OR A

                    SINGLE ACCOUNT PRESS 6 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.    

 

7  ALPHA / NUMERIC  DEFAULT IS NUMERIC.  TO HAVE THE REPORT SORTED

                    ALPHABETICALLY, PRESS 7 THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY

                    CHANGES TO ALPHA.

 

8  BEGIN PRINTING WITH OPTIONS SHOWN

 

A  PRINT ACCOUNT    DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WANT THE ADDRESSES OF THE

                    CUSTOMERS TO PRINT ON THE REPORT PRESS A THEN

                    ADDRESSES ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

B  PRINT ACCOUNT 2-LINE  DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WHAT THE TWO LINES OF

                         COMMENT IN THE CUSTOMERS MASTER FILE TO PRINT

                         ON COMMENTS THE REPORT, PRESS B THEN ENTER.

                         THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

C  PRINT SECOND TELE-    DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WANT THE SECOND

                         TELEPHONE NUMBER FIELD OF THE CUSTOMERS MASTER

                         FILE TO PHONE NUMBER PRINT, PRESS C THEN

                         ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

PF2 EXIT WITHOUT PRINTING

 

 

4.A.D  ACTIVITY REPORT

 

THIS REPORT PRODUCES A LISTING OF ACTIVITY ON CUSTOMERS' ACCOUNTS.  THE

AMOUNT OF DETAIL AND INFORMATION IS CONTROLLED BY SELECTING VARIOUS

OPTIONS.

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

1  DETAIL / SUMMARY DEFAULT IS DETAIL.  PRESSING 1 THEN ENTER CHANGES

                    THE DISPLAY TO SUMMARY.  A SUMMARY LISTING ONLY

                    SHOWS TOTALS FOR A CUSTOMERS ACTIVITY.  DETAIL

                    SHOWS WHAT THAT ACTIVITY WAS.

 

2  ACCOUNT RANGE    DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACCOUNTS OR A

                    SINGLE ACCOUNT PRESS 2 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.

 

3  PRIMARY SALESMAN DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN OR A

                    SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.  TYPE RANGE IN

                    THE BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

                    IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE

                    SALESMAN, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER

                    MUST BE THE SAME.

 

4  SHOW EQUIPMENT LIST   DEFAULT IS YES.  PRESS 4 THEN ENTER TO CHANGE

                         THE DISPLAY TO NO.  THIS OPTIONS TELLS THE

                         SYSTEM IF YOU WANT A LIST OF EQUIPMENT THAT

                         THE CUSTOMER HAS TO PRINT ON THE REPORT.

 

5  SHOW G.P%        DEFAULT IS G.P. SHOWN.  IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE

                    GROSS PROFIT PERCENTAGE OF CUSTOMERS TO PRINT ON

                    THE REPORT PRESS 5 THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES

                    TO NO G.P. SHOWN.

 

6  PRODUCT DESCRIPTION   DEFAULT IS SHOW PRODUCT DESCRIPTION. THIS

                         OPTIONS PRINTS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT

                         THAT OR SALES HISTORY MAKES UP THE ACTIVITY.

                         IF YOU PREFER THE REPORT TO SHOW SALES

                         HISTORY, PRESS 6 THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY

                         CHANGES TO SHOW SALES HISTORY.

 

7  ALPHA OR NUMERIC DEFAULT IS NUMERIC.  TO HAVE THE REPORT SORTED

                    ALPHABETICALLY BY CUSTOMER NAME INSTEAD OF     

                    ACCT LIST NUMERICALLY BY CUSTOMER NUMBER, PRESS 7

                    THEN ENTER.

 

8  CLEAR ACTIVITY DATES  DEFAULT IS DON'T CLEAR DATES.  IF YOU WANT

                         ACTIVITY DATES CLEARED, PRESS 8 THEN ENTER.

                         THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO CLEAR DATES.  THE

                         ACTIVITY DATES REFERRED TO ARE THE DATE

                         ENTERED IN "A/R COMMENTS"(4.2).

 

9  BEGIN PRINTING WITH OPTIONS SHOWN

 

A  ACTIVITY DATE    DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACTIVITY

                    DATES OR A SINGLE DATE PRESS A THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE STARTING ACTIVITY DATE AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE

                    IN THE ENDING ACTIVITY DATE AND PRESS ENTER.  IF

                    YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE DATE, THE

                    STARTING AND ENDING DATE MUST BE THE SAME.

 

PF2 EXIT WITHOUT PRINTING

 

ONCE THE REPORT FINISHES PROCESSING THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU"

APPEARS.

 

 

4.A.F  MASTER/SUB LIST

 

THE MASTER/SUB LIST IS A LIST OF ACCOUNTS THAT ARE IN THE SYSTEM AS

MASTER/SUB ACCOUNTS.  IT LISTS THE MASTER ACCOUNT AND THE SUB ACCOUNTS

THAT ARE REPORTED TO THE MASTER ACCOUNT.

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

1  INSTALL DATE          DEFAULT IS ALL.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT

                         PRINTED FOR A SPECIFIC DATE, PRESS 1 THEN

                         ENTER.  TYPE IN THE NEW DATE AND PRESS ENTER.

                         

 

2  ACCT TYPE        DEFAULT IS ALL.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT PRINTED FOR

                    A SPECIFIC ACCOUNT TYPE, PRESS 2 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                    IN THE ACCOUNT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.  

 

3  ROUTE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ROUTES OR A SINGLE

               ROUTE, TYPE PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING

               ROUTE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING ROUTE

               NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT

               FOR A SINGLE ROUTE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ROUTE NUMBER

               MUST BE THE SAME.

 

4  PRIMARY SALESMAN DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN OR A

                    SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 4 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.

 

5  SECONDARY SALESMAN    DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN

                         OR A SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 5 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                         IN THE BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS

                         ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND

                         PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT

                         FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE BEGINNING AND

                         ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

6  ACCT RANGE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACCOUNTS OR A

                    SINGLE ACCOUNT PRESS 6 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.    

 

7  ALPHA / NUMERIC  DEFAULT IS NUMERIC.  TO HAVE THE REPORT SORTED

                    ALPHABETICALLY, PRESS 7 THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY

                    CHANGES TO ALPHA.

 

8  BEGIN PRINTING WITH OPTIONS SHOWN

 

PF2 EXIT WITHOUT PRINTING

 

ONCE THE REPORT FINISHES PROCESSING THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU"

APPEARS. 

 

4.A.G  LIST A/R RANKING

 

THE PROGRAMS GENERATES A LISTING OF CUSTOMERS WITH THEIR ACCOUNTS

RECEIVABLE RANKING.(SEE "DEFINE A/R RANKS"(4.B.I) FOR INFORMATION ON HOW

TO SET UP RANKINGS)

 

REPORT OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                        

     

1  INSTALL DATE          DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF INSTALL

                         DATES OR A SINGLE INSTALLATION DATE, PRESS 1

                         THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING INSTALL

                         DATE AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING

                         INSTALL DATE AND PRESS ENTER.  TO PRINT A

                         REPORT FOR A SINGLE INSTALL DATE, THE

                         BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES MUST BE THE SAME.

 

2  ACCT TYPE        DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACCOUNT TYPES

                    OR A SINGLE ACCOUNT TYPE PRESS 2 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                    IN THE BEGINNING ACCOUNT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.

                    TYPE IN THE ENDING ACCOUNT TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.

                    IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE

                    ACCOUNT TYPE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT TYPE

                    MUST BE THE SAME.    

 

3  ROUTE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ROUTES OR A SINGLE

               ROUTE, TYPE PRESS 3 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE BEGINNING

               ROUTE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING ROUTE

               NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT

               FOR A SINGLE ROUTE, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING ROUTE NUMBER

               MUST BE THE SAME.

 

4  PRIMARY SALESMAN DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN OR A

                    SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 4 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.

 

5  SECONDARY SALESMAN    DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF SALESMEN

                         OR A SINGLE SALESMAN PRESS 5 THEN ENTER.  TYPE

                         IN THE BEGINNING SALESMAN NUMBER AND PRESS

                         ENTER.  TYPE IN THE ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER AND

                         PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT

                         FOR A SINGLE SALESMAN, THE BEGINNING AND

                         ENDING SALESMAN NUMBER MUST BE THE SAME.

 

6  ACCT RANGE       DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF ACCOUNTS OR A

                    SINGLE ACCOUNT PRESS 6 THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    BEGINNING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                    THE ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU

                    WANT THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT, THE

                    BEGINNING AND ENDING ACCOUNT NUMBER MUST BE THE

                    SAME.   

 

7  ALPHA / NUMERIC  DEFAULT IS NUMERIC.  TO HAVE THE REPORT SORTED

                    ALPHABETICALLY, PRESS 7 THEN ENTER.  THE DISPLAY

                    CHANGES TO ALPHA.

 

8  BEGIN PRINTING WITH OPTIONS SET

 

A  PRINT ACCOUNT    DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WANT THE ADDRESSES OF THE

                    CUSTOMERS TO PRINT ON THE REPORT PRESS A THEN

                    ADDRESSES ENTER.  THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

B  PRINT ACCOUNT 2-LINE  DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WHAT THE TWO LINES OF

                         COMMENT IN THE CUSTOMERS MASTER FILE TO PRINT

                         ON COMMENTS THE REPORT, PRESS B THEN ENTER.

                         THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

C  PRINT SECONDARY  DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WANT THE SECOND TELEPHONE

                    NUMBER FIELD OF THE CUSTOMERS MASTER NUMBER

                    TELEPHONE NUMBER FILE TO PRINT, PRESS C THEN ENTER.

                    THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO YES.

 

E  UP IN RANK       DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WANT A LISTING OF ACCOUNTS

                    THAT HAVE GONE UP IN RANK AT THE CLOSE OF

                    RECEIVABLES, PRESS E THEN ENTER.

 

F  DOWN IN RANK     DEFAULT IS NO.  IF YOU WANT A LISTING OF ACCOUNTS

                    THAT HAVE GONE DOWN IN RANK AT THE CLOSE OF

                    RECEIVABLES, PRESS F THEN ENTER.

 

G  RANGE OF RANKS   DEFAULT IS ALL.  TO SELECT A RANGE OF RANKS OR A

                    SINGLE RANK, PRESS G THEN ENTER.  TYPE IN THE

                    HIGHEST RANK YOU WISH TO PRINT ON THE REPORT AND

                    PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE LOWEST RANK YOU WISH TO

                    PRINT ON THE REPORT AND PRESS ENTER.  IF YOU WANT

                    THE REPORT TO PRINT FOR A SINGLE RANK, THE HIGHEST

                    AND THE LOWEST RANK MUST BE THE SAME.

 

PF2 EXIT WITHOUT PRINTING

 

ONCE THE REPORT FINISHES PROCESSING THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU"

APPEARS.

 

 

4.B  EXTENSION MENU

 

THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE EXTENSION MENU IS USED TO MAINTAIN PROGRAMS

WHICH ARE AUXILIARY TO THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

SYSTEM.  IT CONTAINS PROGRAMS THAT ARE USED ONLY FOR DATABASE

MAINTENANCE OR THAT ARE REQUIRED ONLY FOR OCCASIONAL USE.

 

 

4.B.1  ADD/EDIT CATEGORY

 

THE ADD/EDIT CATEGORY PROGRAM IS USED TO DEFINE THE NAMES OF THE PRODUCT

CATEGORIES AND TO CREATE A MAP TO THE GENERAL LEDGER SALES AND COST OF

SALES CODES THAT ARE TO BE USED FOR EACH PRODUCT CATEGORY.  YOU MAY ADD

A CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS OR EDIT AN EXISTING CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS.

ADD/EDIT CATEGORY IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE INVENTORY MENU(5.B.3)  WHEN

YOU SELECT THIS OPTION THE COMPUTER DISPLAYS A SCREEN SHOWING THE

CATEGORIES SET UP IN THE SYSTEM.

 

PRESS PF2 IF YOU WISH TO EXIT TO THE "RECEIVABLES EXTENSION MENU".

 

PRESS PF3 IF YOU WISH TO VIEW OR PRINT THE CATEGORIES THAT ARE SET UP.

THE "REPORT SELECTION MENU" SCREEN APPEARS.

THE REPORT SHOWS THE CATEGORY NUMBER, DESCRIPTION, GENERAL LEDGER SALE

ACCOUNT, AND GENERAL LEDGER COST ACCOUNT FOR EACH CATEGORY SET UP.

 

TO ADD A CATEGORY, AT THE FIRST SCREEN PRESS ENTER OR USE THE DOWN ARROW

KEY TO MOVE TO THE NEXT CATEGORY WITHOUT A DESCRIPTION.  TYPE IN THE

DESCRIPTION OF THE CATEGORY YOU WISH TO ADD AND PRESS ENTER.

TO EDIT AN EXISTING CATEGORY, PRESS ENTER OR USE THE DOWN ARROW KEY TO

MOVE TO THE CATEGORY YOU WISH TO EDIT.  TYPE OVER THE EXISTING

DESCRIPTION WITH THE NEW DESCRIPTION AND PRESS ENTER.  PRESS PF2 AND THE

SALES CODE SCREEN DISPLAYS.

 

 

THIS SCREEN SHOWS THE NUMBER OF THE GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNT WERE THE

SALES OF A PRODUCT IN A CATEGORY ARE COLLECTED.

 

YOU MUST ENTER THE GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNT NUMBER WERE SALES ARE

COLLECTED FOR CATEGORIES THAT YOU ADD.(GENERAL LEDGER NUMBERS ARE

OBTAINED FROM THE CORPORATE ACCOUNTING OFFICE)  USE THE UP/DOWN ARROW

KEYS OR THE ENTER KEY TO MOVE TO THE ADDED CATEGORY.  TYPE IN THE SALES

CODE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

 

PRESS PF2 AND THE COST OF SALES CODE SCREEN DISPLAYS.

THIS SCREEN SHOWS THE NUMBER OF THE GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNT WERE THE

COST OF SALES OF A PRODUCT IN A CATEGORY ARE COLLECTED.

 

YOU MUST ENTER THE GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNT NUMBER WERE COST OF SALES ARE

COLLECTED FOR CATEGORIES THAT YOU ADD.(GENERAL LEDGER NUMBERS ARE

OBTAINED FROM THE CORPORATE ACCOUNTING OFFICE)  USE THE UP/DOWN ARROW

KEYS OR THE ENTER KEY TO MOVE TO THE ADDED CATEGORY.  TYPE IN THE SALES

CODE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

 

PRESS PF2 TO RETURN TO THE "RECEIVABLES EXTENSION MENU" OR PRESS PF3 TO

PRINT A LISTING OF CATEGORIES.

 

 

4.B.2  ADD/EDIT TERMS

 

THE TERMS REFERRED TO BY THIS PROGRAM IS A FEATURE OF THE "ACCOUNTS

RECEIVABLE" SYSTEM.  THIS ALLOWS YOU TO DEFINE THE TERMS YOU WISH TO

ALLOW ANY CUSTOMER.  SUCH TERMS MIGHT INCLUDE "NET 30", "2% 10 NET 30",

"C.O.D.", "PAYABLE UPON RECEIPT", ETC.  YOU MAY ADD OR EDIT TERMS

THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.  THE FIRST TERMS DESCRIPTION SET IS THE DEFAULT

FOR NEW ACCOUNTS.

 

PRESS PF2 TO EXIT TO THE "RECEIVABLES EXTENSION MENU"

 

PRESS PF3 TO VIEW OR PRINT THE TERMS THAT ARE IN THE SYSTEM.  A "REPORT

SELECTIONS MENU" APPEARS.

 

PRESS ENTER AT THE FIRST SCREEN TO ADD ANOTHER TERM OR TYPE IN THE

NUMBER OF A TERM YOU WISH TO EDIT AND PRESS ENTER.  THE "TERMS" SCREEN

DISPLAYS.  YOU MAY EDIT ALL FIELDS OF THIS SCREEN OR ADD THE INFORMATION

FOR A NEW TERM.

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                       

     

TERMS DESCRIPTION   THE TERMS DESCRIPTION THAT IS DISPLAYED ON INVOICES

                    AND CREDIT MEMOS.

 

FIRST TERMS%        THIS FIELD IS THE DISCOUNT TYPE.  IF THIS FIELD

                    CONTAINS THE WORD "NET", THERE IS NO DISCOUNT

                    INDICATED.  IF YOU DO GIVE A DISCOUNT, PLACE THE

                    DISCOUNT AMOUNT HERE.  EX: "2" FOR A "2%" DISCOUNT.

 

 

 

FIRST TERMS DAYS    THIS FIELD IS FOR THE DISCOUNT DAY.  THIS CAN BE

                    EVALUATED IN TWO WAYS DEPENDING ON THE LAST FIELD

                    OF INPUT.  IF THE LAST FIELD IS A "D", THEN THE

                    DISCOUNT IS AVAILABLE IF THE INVOICE IS PAID WITHIN

                    THE NUMBER OF DAYS SHOWN ON THIS LINE AFTER THE

                    DATE OF THE INVOICE.  IF THE LAST FIELD CONTAINS A

                    "M" THEN THE DISCOUNT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE NUMBER

                    OF DAYS SHOWN HERE AFTER THE END OF THE CURRENT

                    MONTH.  THIS FIELD BECOMES THE DUE DAY IF THE TERMS

                    ARE "NET".

 

SECOND TERMS DAYS   THIS FIELD IS USED TO INDICATE THE DAY THAT AN

                    INVOICE BECOMES PAST DUE.  FOR EXAMPLE, IF THIS

                    FIELD CONTAINS A 30 AND THE LAST FIELD CONTAINS A

                    "D" THAN AN INVOICE DATED 01/01/90 BECOMES PAST DUE

                    ON 01/31/90.  IF THIS FIELD CONTAINS A 30 AND THE

                    LAST FIELD CONTAINS AN "M" THEN A 01/01/90 INVOICE

                    BECOMES PAST DUE ON 03/02/90.(END OF MONTH PLUS 30

                    DAYS WITH 29 DAYS IN FEBRUARY DURING A LEAP YEAR.)

 

TERMS TYPE (D/M/B)  FIELD FOR DAY, MONTH OR BILL TO BILL.  THIS FIELD

                    IS USED WITH THE "FIRST TERMS DAYS" AND "SECOND TERMS DAYS"

                    FIELD TO DETERMINE LENGTH OF AVAILABILITY OF

                    DISCOUNTS AND TIME UNTIL INVOICES ARE PAST DUE.

 

PRESS PF2 TO EXIT TO THE "RECEIVABLES EXTENSION MENU".

 

4.B.3  ADD/EDIT SALESMEN

 

SELECT THIS OPTION IF YOU WISH TO ADD A NEW SALESMAN TO THE SYSTEM OR

EDIT A SALESMAN ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM.

 

THE NEXT AVAILABLE SALESMAN NUMBER IS DISPLAYED AT THE TOP OF THE

SCREEN.  TO VIEW/PRINT A LISTING OF THE SALESMAN IN THE SYSTEM PRESS

PF3.  THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU" APPEARS. 

 

TO ENTER A NEW SALESMAN PRESS ENTER. 

 

TO EDIT AND EXISTING SALESMAN, TYPE IN THE SALESMAN'S NUMBER AND PRESS

ENTER.

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                        

     

SALESMAN       THE SALESMAN'S NAME OR DESCRIPTION TO IDENTIFY A

               SALESMAN.

 

TRUCK #             THE NUMBER OF THE TRUCK IF THE SALESMAN USES ONE

                    AND ALWAYS HAS THE SAME TRUCK.

 

MTD-SALES      THE MONTH-TO-DATE SALES FOR THE SALESMAN.  THIS

               INFORMATION IS CALCULATED BY THE SYSTEM WHEN INVOICES ARE

               ENTERED THROUGH "TELSEL".

 

YTD-SALES      THE YEAR-TO-DATE SALES FOR THE SALESMAN.  THIS

               INFORMATION IS CALCULATED BY THE SYSTEM WHEN INVOICES ARE

               ENTERED THROUGH "TELSEL".

 

PRESS PF2 WHEN FINISHED TO EXIT TO THE FIRST SCREEN.  YOU MAY NOW

ADD/EDIT ANOTHER SALESMAN OR PRESS PF2 TO EXIT TO THE "RECEIVABLES

EXTENSION" MENU.

4.B.4  FILE MAINTENANCE

 

THE FILE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IS USED TO REMOVE DATA FILES.  THE ONLY

DATA FILES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR REMOVAL USING THIS PROGRAM ARE THE

JOURNAL AND THE CHECK REGISTER.  THESE FILES CAN BE REMOVED TO OBTAIN

MORE DISC SPACE IF YOU ARE NOT USING THEM AS PART OF YOUR SYSTEM.  THE

FILE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE "EQUIPMENT"

SYSTEM.(1.B.C)

 

SCREEN OPTIONS      DESCRIPTION                                       

     

JOURNAL             PRESS 1 THEN ENTER TO REMOVE JOURNAL DATA FILES.

 

CHECK REGISTER      PRESS 2 THEN ENTER TO REMOVE CHECK REGISTER DATA

                    FILES.

 

END            PRESS PF2 TO EXIT THE PROGRAM.

 

 

4.B.5  DEFINE SALES TAX

 

THIS PROGRAM IS USED TO SET UP SALES TAX RATES IN THE SYSTEM.  A PROBLEM

FACED BY MANY BUSINESS'S IS THAT OF DOING BUSINESS IN AREAS WITH VARYING

SALES TAX.  IF YOU DO BUSINESS IN TWO DIFFERENT CITIES, YOU NEED TO KNOW

WHICH CITY SHOULD GET HOW MUCH OF THE COLLECTED TAX.

 

ANOTHER PROBLEM FACED BY BUSINESS IS THAT SOME PRODUCTS OR SERVICES MAY

BE TAXED AT DIFFERENT RATES THAN OTHERS.  THEREFORE THE PROGRAM GIVES

THE OPTIONS OF DEFINING TAX RATES FOR A CATEGORY OR A PRODUCT WITHIN A

CATEGORY.

 

PRESS PF2 IF YOU HAVE ENTERED THE PROGRAM IN ERROR.  YOU ARE RETURNED TO

THE "RECEIVABLES EXTENSION" MENU. 

 

PRESS 1 IF YOU ARE SETTING UP A PRIMARY TAX RATE. 

 

PRESS 2 IF YOU WISH TO DEFINE A TAX RATE FOR A CATEGORY OR A PRODUCT

WITHIN A CATEGORY.

 

PRIMARY TAX RATES

 

PRIMARY TAX RATES ARE THE TAX RATE PERCENTAGES CHARGED IN THE AREAS THAT

YOUR BUSINESS OPERATES.

 

TO ALLOW UP TO 99 DIFFERENT SALES TAX RATES TO BE CALCULATED AND TRACKED

THE SALES TAX RATE CANNOT BE DIRECTLY STATED IN A CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT. IN

"ADD/EDIT ACCOUNT"(4.1) YOU GIVE THE SYSTEM A REFERENCE NUMBER(1-99) FOR

THE TAX RATE YOU WISH TO USE.  THE DEFINE SALES TAX PROGRAM IS USED TO

DESCRIBE TO THE COMPUTER WHICH OF THE SIXTEEN DIFFERENT RATES ARE TO BE

USED. 

 

TO ENTER A TAX RATE, TYPE IN THE TAX PERCENTAGES AND PRESS ENTER.

CONTINUE UNTIL ALL TAX PERCENTAGES FOR YOUR BUSINESS AREA ARE

ENTERED.(UP TO 99)

 

PRESS PF2 TO DISPLAY THE SECOND SCREEN.

 

 

 

 

THIS SCREEN IS PROVIDED TO ENTER A DESCRIPTION OF THE 16 POSSIBLE TAX

RATES.  THE DESCRIPTION DISPLAYS(USUALLY IN INVERSE VIDEO) TO THE SIDE

OF THE TAX RATE NUMBER FIELD IN "ADD/EDIT ACCOUNT" AND IN THE VARIOUS

INVOICE PROGRAMS.  IF YOU DO NOT ENTER A DESCRIPTION, NOTHING IS

DISPLAYED EXCEPT THE TAX RATE NUMBER 1-16.

 

TO ENTER A DESCRIPTION, TYPE IN THE DESCRIPTION AT THE APPROPRIATE TAX

RATE NUMBER FIELD AND PRESS ENTER.

 

TO EXIT THE PROGRAM, PRESS PF2.  YOU ARE RETURNED TO THE "RECEIVABLES

EXTENSION MENU".

 

CATEGORY TAX RATES

 

CATEGORY TAX RATES ARE USED WHEN A TAXING ENTITY REQUIRES DIFFERENT TAX

RATES FOR SERVICES OR PRODUCTS OFFERED.  AN EXAMPLE IS RENTALS CHARGED

AT A DIFFERENT TAX RATE THAN COFFEE.  IF THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS ARE

SET UP AS SEPARATE CATEGORIES(5.B.3) THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS YOU TO DEFINE

THEM WITH DIFFERENT TAX RATES AND THE DIFFERENT TAX RATES ARE CHARGED

AUTOMATICALLY BY THE SYSTEM WHEN THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE IS ADDED TO A

CUSTOMERS INVOICE.

 

DISPLAY ADDS LINE

 

     ENTER PRIMARY TAX RATE NUMBER ?

 

THIS IS THE NUMBER 1-16 OF THE TAX RATE YOU WISH TO DEFINE AS THE

PRIMARY RATE FOR THE SYSTEM.  TYPE IN THE NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER.

 

THE CURSOR IS ON THE FIRST LINE OF THE DISPLAY.  THE SYSTEM SHOWS ALL

CATEGORIES DEFINED IN THE SYSTEM(5.B.3) WITH THE PRIMARY TAX RATE

ENTERED ON THE PREVIOUS SCREEN.  IF YOU WISH TO CHANGE THE TAX RATE FOR

A CATEGORY, USE THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS OR THE ENTER KEY TO MOVE THE

CURSOR TO THE CATEGORY LINE.  TYPE IN THE TAX RATE YOU WISH USED FOR THE

CATEGORY(THIS IS THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE RATE) AND PRESS ENTER.  WHEN ALL

CATEGORIES DISPLAY THE CORRECT TAX RATE, PRESS PF2 TO EXIT.  YOU ARE

RETURNED TO THE FIRST SCREEN OF THE "DEFINE SALES TAX" PROGRAM.  SELECT

AN OPTION OR PRESS PF2 TO RETURN TO THE "RECEIVABLES EXTENSION MENU".

 

 

4.B.6  CLOSE RECEIVABLES

 

THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF THE END OF MONTH CLOSING ROUTINE.  THERE ARE

FOUR QUESTIONS ASKED IN THIS PROGRAM.

 

          CLOSE OUT WHICH MONTH(1-JAN -- 12-DEC)

 

TYPE IN THE MONTH AND PRESS ENTER.

 

          HAVE YOU MADE A BACKUP (Y/N) ?

 

IF YOU HAVEN'T, ANSWER N AND THE PROGRAM IS ABORTED.  YOU MUST DO A

BACKUP BEFORE CLOSING RECEIVABLES.  ANSWER THE QUESTION Y IF YOU HAVE

MADE A BACKUP. 

 

          IS THIS A YEARLY CLOSE (Y/N) ?

 

ANSWER WITH A Y IF IT IS A YEARLY CLOSE AND N IF IT IS NOT. 

 

          HAVE YOU UPDATED EQUIPMENT VALUE INORDER TO VALIDATE ROI?

 

ANSWER WITH A Y IF YOU HAVE UPDATED ROI OR ASSET TRACKING IS NOT USED.

A NO ANSWER WILL EXIT FROM THE PROGRAM.

 

4.B.7  PRINT JOURNAL

 

THIS PROGRAM IS SELECTED TO PRINT JOURNALS.  IN MOST CASES JOURNALS ARE

RUN BY SUMMARY.  THE ONLY REASON FOR RUNNING A DETAILED LISTING IS FOR

ARCHIVE OR BALANCING.  A DETAIL LISTING IS HUNDREDS OF PAGES LONG.

 

THE SCREEN DISPLAYS ALL THE QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED.  THE QUESTIONS ARE

SELF EXPLANATORY.

 

WHEN ALL QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED THE SYSTEM PROCESSES THE JOURNAL

REQUESTED.  ONCE THE PROCESS IS COMPLETE THE "REPORT SELECTIONS MENU"

APPEARS.

 

ALL THE PRINT JOURNAL PROGRAMS FOUND ON VARIOUS MENUS ARE EXACTLY THE

SAME.

 

4.B.8  CLOSE HISTORY FILES

 

THIS PROGRAM IS USED TO REMOVE AGED INFORMATION FROM A SERIES OF HISTORY

FILES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES SYSTEM.  THESE

HISTORY FILES CONTAIN INFORMATION ON PAST MONTHLY SALES, RECEIVABLES

INVOICES, POSTED DELIVERY INVOICES, AND PAST MONTHLY SUMMARY GROSS

PROFIT.  THE PROGRAM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF CLOSING FOUR DIFFERENT

HISTORY FILES.  IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO CLOSE A HISTORY FILES PRESS PF2 TO

BYPASS THE CLOSE SELECTION.  THIS PROGRAM RUNS EACH CLOSE BEFORE

CONTINUING ON TO THE NEXT.  EACH CLOSE CAN TAKE SEVERAL HOURS.

 

CLOSE SALES HISTORY      THIS CLOSES SELECTION P OF VIEW ACCOUNT.  TYPE

                         IN THE CUTOFF YEAR AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN

                         THE CUTOFF MONTH AND PRESS ENTER. 

 

CLOSE INVOICE HISTORY         THIS CLOSES SELECTION I ON VIEW ACCOUNTS.

                              TYPE IN THE CUTOFF DATE AND PRESS ENTER.

                              THE PROGRAM REMOVES ALL FILES PRIOR TO

                              THAT DATE.

 

CLOSE DELIVERY TICKET HISTORY THIS CLOSES SELECTION D OF VIEW ACCOUNTS.

                              TYPE IN THE CUTOFF DATE AND PRESS ENTER.

                              THE PROGRAM REMOVES ALL FILES PRIOR TO

                              THAT DATE.  ONLY 3 MONTHS OF TICKET

                              HISTORY SHOULD BE KEPT.

 

CLOSE GROSS PROFIT SUMMARY    THIS FILE SHOULD BE KEPT FOR A MINIMUM OF

                              3 YEARS.  TO CLOSE, TYPE IN THE CUTOFF

                              YEAR AND PRESS ENTER.  TYPE IN THE CUTOFF

                              MONTH AND PRESS ENTER.

 

 

CLOSE ACCOUNT PAYMENT HISTORY

 

IT REMOVES ALL PAYMENTS RECORDS DATED PRIOR TO THE CUT-OFF DATE ENTERED

FROM THE PAYMENT HISTORY FILE.

 

TYPE IN THE DATE DESIRED AND PRESS ENTER.

 

 

4.B.B  RESET SALES TAX

 

ACCESS TO THIS PROGRAM SHOULD BE STRICTLY LIMITED.  THIS OPTION REMOVES

ALL ACCUMULATED SALES TAX DOLLARS FROM THE SYSTEM.   THE PROGRAM IS RUN

AFTER CLOSE AND BEFORE ANY ACTIVITY FOR THE NEW PERIOD(SETS TO 0).  THIS

SHOULD BE PART OF THE CLOSING PROCEDURE.  SALES TAX REPORTS MUST BE

PRINTED BEFORE THIS IS RUN.

 

THE ONLY QUESTION YOU ARE ASKED IS:

 

          ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU WANT TO DO THIS (Y/N)

 

PRESS N IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO RUN THIS PROGRAM AND YOU ARE RETURNED TO

THE MENU.  PRESSING Y STARTS THE PROGRAM.  WHEN THE PROGRAM IS FINISHED

YOU ARE RETURNED TO THE "RECEIVABLES EXTENSION MENU".

 

4.B.C  ADD/EDIT CUSTOMER TYPE

 

SELECT THIS OPTION IF YOU WISH TO ADD A NEW CUSTOMER TYPE TO THE SYSTEM

OR EDIT INFORMATION ON A CUSTOMER TYPE ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM.

 

THE NEXT AVAILABLE CUSTOMER TYPE NUMBER IS DISPLAYED AT THE TOP OF THE

SCREEN. 

 

TO VIEW/PRINT A LISTING OF THE CUSTOMER TYPES IN THE SYSTEM PRESS PF3.

THE "REPORT SELECTIONS" MENU APPEARS. 

 

TO ENTER A NEW CUSTOMER TYPE PRESS ENTER. 

 

TO EDIT AND EXISTING CUSTOMER TYPE, TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER

TYPE AND PRESS ENTER.

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                       

     

DESCRIPTION         FIELD FOR BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CUSTOMER TYPE.  THIS

                    EXPLANATION DISPLAYS IN INVERSE VIDEO WHEN THE

                    CUSTOMER TYPE NUMBER IS ENTERED IN THE MASTER FILE.

 

COMMENT #1-5        FIVE LINES AVAILABLE TO TYPE IN A MESSAGE THAT

                    PRINTS ON "TELSEL" INVOICES OR NEW CUSTOMER

                    INVOICES.

 

PRESS PF2 TO RETURN TO THE FIRST SCREEN.  YOU MAY NOW ADD/EDIT ANOTHER

CUSTOMER TYPE OR PRESS PF2 TO EXIT TO THE "RECEIVABLES EXTENSION" MENU.

 

4.B.D  ADD/EDIT BANK

 

ACCESS TO THIS PROGRAM SHOULD BE STRICTLY LIMITED.  YOU MUST PRESS ENTER

AFTER EACH FIELD ENTERED FOR THE SYSTEM TO ACCEPT THE INFORMATION.

 

THE COMPUTER DISPLAYS THE NEXT AVAILABLE BANK NUMBER AT THE TOP OF THE

SCREEN.  YOU MAY EXIT THIS PROGRAM AT ANY TIME BY PRESSING PF2. 

 

TO VIEW/PRINT A BANK REPORT PRESS PF3.  THE "REPORT SELECTIONS" MENU

APPEARS. 

 

TO ENTER A NEW BANK OR EDIT AN EXISTING BANK, TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE

BANK AND PRESS ENTER.

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                        

     

 

NAME           THE NAME OF THE BANK.

 

ADDRESS             THE BANK ADDRESS.

 

CITY ST & ZIP       THE CITY, STATE, AND ZIP CODE OF THE BANK.

 

ACCOUNT #      THE BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER

 

NEXT CHECK #        THE NEXT CHECK NUMBER TO BE USED FOR THE ACCOUNT IF

                    YOU ARE USING THE SYSTEM TO PROCESS CHECKS.(8.A)

 

BEGINNING BAL       THE BALANCE IN THE BANK WHEN ADDED TO THE

                    SYSTEM.(USUALLY 0)

 

ENDING BAL          THIS BALANCE CALCULATED BY THE SYSTEM AS PAYMENTS

                    ARE ENTERED THROUGH THE "ENTER PAYMENT"

                    PROGRAM.(4.4)

 

LEDGER CODE         GENERAL LEDGER NUMBER FOR CASH.  THIS IS OBTAINED

                    FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE.

 

PRESS PF2 TO EXIT THE SCREEN.

 

4.B.E  CREATE INV SEARCH INDEX

 

THIS PROGRAM SORTS INVOICES AND CREATES A FILE THAT ALLOWS INVOICES TO

BE LOOKED UP BY INVOICE NUMBER.  IT IS NORMALLY DONE EVERY NIGHT AS PART

OF THE NIGHT ROUTINE.  THIS PROGRAM TAKES TIME TO RUN AND TIES UP THE

TERMINAL.  IT BEGINS TO RUN AS SOON AS YOU SELECT THIS OPTION.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.B.F  ADD/EDIT ADJ CODES

 

SELECT THIS OPTION IF YOU WISH TO ADD AN ADJUSTMENT CODE TO THE SYSTEM

OR EDIT AN ADJUSTMENT CODE ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM.

THE NEXT AVAILABLE ADJUSTMENT CODE NUMBER IS DISPLAYED AT THE TOP OF THE

SCREEN.  YOU MAY EXIT THIS PROGRAM AT ANY TIME BY PRESSING PF2. 

 

TO VIEW/PRINT A LISTING OF THE ADJUSTMENT CODES IN THE SYSTEM PRESS PF3.

THE "REPORT SELECTIONS" MENU APPEARS. 

TO ENTER A NEW ADJUSTMENT CODE PRESS ENTER. 

 

TO EDIT AND EXISTING ADJUSTMENT CODE, TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE

ADJUSTMENT CODE AND PRESS ENTER.

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                       

     

ADJUST CODE         THREE ALPHA DIGITS FOR A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE

                    ADJUSTMENT.

 

GL CODE             THE GENERAL LEDGER CODE THAT THE ADJUSTMENT SHOULD

                    BE CHARGED TO.  OBTAINED FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE.

 

DESCRIPTION         LONGER DESCRIPTION OF THE ADJUSTMENT.

 

PRESS PF2 WHEN FINISHED TO EXIT TO THE FIRST SCREEN.  YOU MAY NOW

ADD/EDIT ANOTHER SALESMAN OR PRESS PF2 TO EXIT TO THE "RECEIVABLES

EXTENSION" MENU.

 

 

4.B.G  RE-LINK BILLING ADDRESS

 

THIS IS A UTILITY PROGRAM THAT CHECKS FOR ERRORS IN THE LINK BETWEEN A

CUSTOMER AND THE CUSTOMERS BILLING ADDRESS.  ONLY CUSTOMERS WITH

SEPARATE BILLING ADDRESSES ARE CHECKED.(SEPARATE BILLING ADDRESSES

ENTERED IN "ADD/EDIT ACCOUNT"(4.1))  THE REPORTS STARTS PROCESSING WHEN

SELECTED.  A DISPLAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN LETS YOU KNOW HOW MANY

TOTAL RECORDS THERE ARE TO CHECK AND KEEPS TRACK OF HOW MANY GOOD

BILLING LINK RECORDS HAVE BEEN CHECKED DURING PROCESSING.

 

THE PROGRAM EXITS BACK TO THE EXTENSION MENU WHEN FINISHED.

 

 

4.B.H  CLOSE SIMPLE INVOICE DB

 

THIS PROGRAM REMOVES CREDIT MEMO'S AND SIMPLE INVOICES FROM HISTORY.

ALL RECORDS PRIOR TO DATE ENTERED AS THE CLOSING DATE ARE DELETED.

 

THE FIRST QUESTION ASKED IS

 

     WHAT IS THE CLOSING DATE ?

 

WHEN FINISHES GOES BACK TO MENU

 

4.B.I  DEFINE A/R RANKS

 

THE DEFINE A/R RANKS ALLOWS YOU TO SET UP A RANKING SYSTEM FOR YOUR

CUSTOMERS BASED ON A GROSS PROFIT LEVEL.  THE RANKING DISPLAYS ANYTIME

YOU VIEW A CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT BUT DOES NOT PRINT ON ANY INFORMATION SENT

TO THE CUSTOMER.

 

SCREEN FIELDS       DESCRIPTION                                       

     

RANK LETTER         LETTER OF THE ALPHABET USED TO DESIGNATE A RANK FOR

                    CUSTOMERS.

 

DESCRIPTION         FIELD FOR BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RANKING.  THIS

                    DESCRIPTION DISPLAYS WHEN A CUSTOMERS FILE IS

                    ACCESSED.  EX: EXCELLENT, FAIR , POOR.   IT DOES

                    NOT PRINT ON ANY INFORMATION SEEN BY THE CUSTOMER.

 

G/P LEVEL      TO CHANGE OR SET UP THIS FIELD YOU MUST PRESS PF2.  THIS

               IS THE LEVEL OF GROSS PROFIT THAT CAUSES A CUSTOMER TO

               QUALIFY FOR THE RANKING.

 

IF YOU WANT TO PRINT A LISTING OF RANKINGS PRESS PF3 TO PRINT THE

SCREEN.

 

4.C

 

4.D  CREDIT CARD BILLING

 

    DATA IS EXTRACTED FROM EITHER UNPOSTED INVOICES (TELSEL) OR POSTED

    INVOICES AND CREATES A FILE IN THE mds/amex DIRECTORY (amexbatch.d#).

    THIS FILE CAN BE THEN IMPORTED TO THE AMERICAN EXPRESS PURCHASE EXPRESS

    PROGRAM.

 

    FOLLOWING IS AN IMPORT MAP THAT NEEDS TO BE CREATED IN THE AMERICAN

    EXPRESS PURCAHSE EXPRESS PROGRAM.

 

    ORDER IMPORT MAP

    ----------------

 

    1. CUSTOMER NUMBER

    2. CARDMEMBER NAME

    3. CARD NUMBER

    4. EXPIRATION DATE

    5. ORDER NUMBER

    6. TRANSACTION DATE

    7. BASE AMOUNT

    8. ADDRESS

    9. SHIP TO ZIPCODE

   10. PO NUMBER

   11. TAX EXEMPT

   12. TAX EXEMPT NUMBER

   13. TRANS TYPE CODE

   14. TAX AMOUNT 1

 

 

   FOR SPECIFIC DETAIL ON SETTING UP AMERICAN EXPRESS SYSTEM GO TO

   CREDIT CARD MENU SELECTION D.4