Fm Billing and Payments
Fm billings
Use scheduler jobs to automate the billing process so that you don't have to run the billings manually from the Billing screens. You can set up billing jobs to run for all clients, or restrict the selection to a particular channel, client group, or client.
Billing Methods
Method | Description | Type |
Combined | This job runs scheduled Combined billings | fm / billings / combined |
Periodic | This job runs scheduled Periodic billings | fm / billings / periodic |
Recharge | This job runs scheduled Recharge billings | fm / billings / recharges |
Recharge Fuel | This job runs scheduled Recharge Fuel billings | fm / billings / rechargesFuel |
Fm financier rates
This table contains rates per financier and per lease term.
Go to the Financier page for a complete list of steps to follow to set up a new financier.
Filters
Filter | Description |
Financier Code | Enter a code or look up the financier record and press Go to return records for a particular financier. Leave this field empty and press Go to see all stored records. |
Field Descriptions
Warning: The Lower and Upper Limits do not work. Only one Interest Rate per Financier / Term can be applied.
Field | Format | Description |
ID | Numeric | Unique identifier for this record. This is a display-only field. |
Financier | Text | Enter the "Supplier Code" of the financier you are adding a record for. |
Name | Text | Displays the "Name" of the financier |
Term | Numeric | Enter the term that the interest rate applies for. "Term" cannot be 0. This will be used on quotes that have a term that is on or below this term. For example, a quote with a "Term" of 13 would use the interest rate stored on the record where "Term" is 24. |
Lower Limit | Numeric | Defaults to 0. The Lower and Upper Limits do not work. Only one Interest Rate per Financier / Term can be applied. |
Upper Limit | Numeric | Mandatory, e.g. 9,999,999,999.99 |
Interest Rate | Percentage (4dp) | Enter the Interest Rate to be used. This will populate into quotes that have a matching financier and term as the Quotes / Finance "Base Rate". |
Effective | Date | Enter the effective date for new records. The date defaults to today's date, but this can be edited. When records are being matched to a quote, the record with a date that is on or before the quote's "Effective Date" will be selected. |
Action Buttons
Button | Action |
Go | Press 'Go' to execute your chosen filtering. The page will refresh with the selected transactions and these can be viewed page by page. If 'Go' is greyed out, then the current filtering has been executed. |
Edit | Press 'Edit' to adjust a record. We recommend only using this to correct errors in a record you have created. |
New | Press 'New' to create a new record. Do this when making a change to the values that will default into a quote. Creating a new record for each change will allow you to filter and review changes you have made to each Financier / Term combination over time. |
Validations and Alerts
Alert | Comments |
Table {tablename} already locked by user: {userlogin} | The table cannot be edited while another user is editing it. Wait and try again later. Visit System Locks for more details. |
Fm payments autoPostPayments
This scheduler job automatically posts salary packaging disbursement payments.
Job Type
Field | Value |
Module | Choose 'sp' from the listbox |
Class | Choose 'payments' from the list box |
Method | Choose 'autoPostPayments' from the list box |
Description | 'Salary Packaging Disbursement Payments' will be a default entry when "Method" = 'autoPostPayments' |
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
Bank Account | Single Bank Account: where only one bank account is in use, this field will be a read-only display of the bank account name. Multiple Bank Accounts: where multiple bank accounts are in use, this field will default to '--All--' where one of the multiple accounts can then be selected from a drop list. '--All--' can be saved as a selection. |
Delivery | Select 'Email' or 'Post'. Select the delivery type you need. If you are creating a job for a specific supplier, the "Delivery" selection must match the supplier's "Payment Delivery Type". If it does not, the job will run, but nothing will happen. If the delivery method is 'Email', emails will be sent and can be viewed from the Mail Queue screen. If the supplier's email address is blank, the job will still run, but the email will be in the Mail Queue with a 'Failed' status. If the delivery method is 'Post', no output files will be generated by the job. You can get the remittance advice PDF from the Payments / Periodic screen at any time. |
Dated To Method | Choose the method and day you want to determine the date that will be used to select records for payment. The options are "Run Date", "Common Day" and "Run Date Plus". Visit the Dated To Method page for more details. |
Dated To Day | If the "Dated To Method" is 'Run Date', the "Day" drop list is not available. If the "Dated To Method" is 'Common Day', choose from 1st to 31st or EOM from the drop list. If the "Dated To Method" is 'Run Date Plus', choose from days 1 to 31 from the drop list. |
Dated To | "Dated To" is calculated using the next 'pending' job in gb_scheduler_queue. On clicking Edit any 'pending' jobs are deleted so "Dated To" cannot be calculated and it takes up to a minute on Save for the scheduler to tick over and create the next 'pending' job. When there are no 'pending' jobs "Next Due" has the value 'unavailable'. In 'New' mode the "Dated To" field will be blank. In 'Edit' mode the "Dated To" field will be non-editable (display only). |
Run Times
We recommend you set these jobs to run outside of business hours.
Fm payments periodic
Use this job type if you want to schedule payments to be posted instead of running the process manually from the Payments / Periodic screen. If the supplier is set up to receive a remittance advice by email, the email will be sent when the job is run.
Job Type
Field | Value |
Module | Choose 'fm' from the listbox |
Class | Choose 'payments' from the listbox |
Method | Choose 'periodic' from the listbox |
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
Payment Type | Select the payment type you want to use. This is the same list as shown on the Payments / Periodic screen. A job can only post for one payment type. If 'Sundry Payment' is selected as the payment type, a 'Class' dropdown list will appear for selection. |
Supplier Code | This displays as '--All--' and is disabled until you have selected a "Payment Type". You can leave this as '--All--', or you can select a specific supplier from the listbox. The listbox is limited to suppliers that have payment records stored against the payment type you have chosen. If you want to post payments for more than one supplier, set up a separate job for each supplier. |
Bank Account | Single Bank Account: where only one bank account is in use, this field will be a read-only display of your bank account name. Multiple Bank Accounts: where multiple bank accounts are in use, this field will default to '--All--' where one of the multiple accounts can then be selected from a drop list. '--All--' cannot be saved as a selection. |
Delivery | Select 'Email' or 'Post'. If you are creating a job for a specific supplier, the "Delivery" selection must match the supplier's "Payment Delivery Type". If it does not, the job will run, but nothing will happen. If the delivery method is 'Email', emails will be sent and can be viewed from the Mail Queue screen. If the supplier's email address is blank, the job will still run, but the email will be in the Mail Queue with a 'Failed' status. If the delivery method is 'Post', no output files will be generated by the job. You can get the remittance advice PDF from the Payments / Periodic screen at any time. |
Dated To Method | Choose the method and day you want to determine the date that will be used to select records for payment. The options are "Run Date", "Common Day" and "Run Date Plus". Visit the Dated To Method page for more details. |
Dated To Day | If the "Dated To Method" is 'Run Date', the "Day" drop list is not available. If the "Dated To Method" is 'Common Day Past', choose from 1st to 31st or EOM from the drop list. If the "Dated To Method" is 'Common Day Future', choose from 1st to 31st or EOM from the drop list. If the "Dated To Method" is 'Run Date Plus', choose from days 1 to 31 from the drop list. |
Dated To | This is a calculated date that shows the next selection date that will be used by the job. This is calculated based on the scheduled run time of the next pending job which is shown in the "Next Due" field. When this job has been created or edited, the "Dated To" and "Next Due" dates are recalculated. Until this is done, the "Dated To" field will be blank and "Next Due" field will display as 'unavailable'. This can take a minute, so be patient. |
Run Times
We recommend you set these jobs to run outside of business hours.
Validations and Alerts
Alert | Comments |
A Bank Account must be selected! | Your system has multiple bank accounts. Select the required account from the "Bank Account" listbox. |