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4.5.2.1 Defining the Format for Computation Code Invoices

The Computation Code invoice type provides individual line
items summarized to the computation code (individual billing
element) and rate level.

A worksheet for specifying the Computation Code Invoice
Options is shown in Figure 4-43.


_____________________________________________________________     +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Date: __/__/__                   Administrator: _________ | +-----------------------------------------------------------+           Format Options for Computation Code Invoices    Format name        ===> ________    Format description ===> ________    Supplemental reports  ===> ________      If ROLLUP, number of levels of reporting ===> _    Line item format ===> ________    Print subtotals at cost center level             ===> ___  Print invoice category subtotals                 ===> ___  Print year-to-date amounts at bottom of invoices ===> ___  Print budget information at bottom of invoices   ===> ___  Print totals in euro and national currency       ===> ___    Language ===>    Print footnote as shown below: _____________________________________________________________   _____________________________________________________________


 Figure 4-43.  Computation Code Invoice Options Worksheet

Use the worksheet to define the following parameters:

o    FORMAT NAME

     Description:  The name of this invoice format entry.
     Accounting and Chargeback stores the options you select
     as a set that can be referenced by its format name.  You
     can produce invoices with these same options by
     specifying this format name.

     Default:  None

     Values:  Character, length 8

     Note:  This is a required field.

o    FORMAT DESCRIPTION

     Description:  A short description identifying this
     invoice format.

     Default:  None

     Values:  Character, length 30

o    SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS

     Description:  This option specifies the type of
     supplemental charge reports that will be produced for
     subordinate cost centers.  DETAIL reports list the
     charges incurred by each individual cost center. ROLLUP
     reports summarize charges by cost center level.

     Default:  None

     Values:  NONE, DETAIL, and ROLLUP

o    NUMBER OF LEVELS OF REPORTING

     Description:  This entry is valid only for ROLLUP
     supplemental reports.  It specifies the last COSTCTRn
     value for which intermediate invoice summary pages will
     be printed.  Specify a higher COSTCTRn value than the
     invoice level specified in the Cost Center Attributes
     file.  For example, if you are invoicing at COSTCTR2,
     specify ROLLUP at COSTCTR3 or higher.

     Default:  1

     Values:  Numeric, 1 to 9

 o   LINE ITEM FORMAT

     Description:  The format in which invoice line items
     will be printed.  Valid values are INVCCAT, COMPCODE,
     BUDGET, YTD, BUDYTD, BUDGETU, and BUDYTDU.  Refer to
     Sections 6.1.1 and 6.1.1.1 for additional information.

     INVCCAT:  This format provides lines designated by
               invoice category descriptions with values at
               the individual billing element (COMPCODE)
               level.  The columns are major invoice category
               (nXXX), invoice category code, invoice
               category description, computation code, billed
               quantity, rate, units of measure, and charge.

     COMPCODE  This format provides lines designated by
               computation codes and their associated
               descriptions.  The columns are invoice
               category code, computation code, computation
               code description, billed quantity, rate, units
               of measure, and charge.

     BUDGET    This format adds a budgeted amount and a
               variance from budget column to the COMPCODE
               format.

     YTD       This format adds a year-to-date billed
               quantity and a year-to-date charge column to
               the COMPCODE format.

     BUDYTD    This utilizes the basic COMPCODE format but
               combines the BUDGET and YTD options.  Because
               of space limitations, no current month
               quantity billed or rate columns are shown.
               The columns are current month charges, current
               month budget, variance from current month
               budget, year-to-date charges, year-to-date
               budget, and variance from year-to-date budget.

     BUDGETU   This format displays the same information as
               the BUDGET option, but the BUDGET column is in
               units instead of dollars.

     BUDYTDU   This format displays the same information as
               the BUDYTD option, but the BUDGET column is in
               units instead of dollars.

     Default:  INVCCAT

     Values:   INVCCAT, COMPCODE, BUDGET, YTD, BUDYTD,
     BUDGETU and, BUDYTDU

     Note:  The INVCCAT value specifies an invoice in the
     same format as pre-ACT4600 systems provided.

o    PRINT SUBTOTALS AT COST CENTER LEVEL

     Description:  This option specifies whether subtotals
     will be printed at a specified cost center level.

     Default:  blank (for no subtotals)

     Values:  Numeric, 1 to 9

o    PRINT INVOICE CATEGORY SUBTOTALS

     Description:  This option specifies whether subtotals
     will be printed for each invoice category.

     Default:  NO

     Values:  YES and NO

o    PRINT YEAR-TO-DATE AMOUNTS AT BOTTOM OF INVOICES

     Description:  This option specifies whether year-to-date
     amounts will be printed at the bottom of invoices.

     Default:  NO

     Values:  YES and NO

     Note:  This option has no effect if the YTD, BUDYTD, or
     BUDYTDU line item format has been specified.
     Year-to-date information is always printed for these
     formats.

o    PRINT BUDGET INFORMATION AT BOTTOM OF INVOICES

     Description:  This option specifies whether budget
     information will be printed at the bottom of invoices.

     Default:  YES

     Values:  YES and NO

     Note:  This option has no effect if the BUDGET, BUDGETU,
     BUDYTD, or BUDYTDU line item format has been specified.
     Budget information is always printed for these formats.

o    PRINT TOTALS IN EURO AND NATIONAL CURRENCY

     Description:  This option allows you to specify that
     totals are to be printed in both the euro and national
     currency.  See Appendix C, Section 1 for instructions on
     enabling this option.

     Default:  NO

     Values:  YES and NO

     Note:  Should one or more invoices in the run specify
     that totals are to be printed in both the euro and
     national currency, the grand total page will reflect
     both currencies.

o    LANGUAGE

     Description:  This option allows you to specify that the
     charging element units and charging element descriptions
     and the invoice category descriptions on the invoices
     are to be taken from a language translation table
     created using the Special Requirements Language
     Translation Tables option.

     Default:  The descriptions in the Charging Elements
     Table.

     Values:  The one-character identifier of a language
     translation table created using the Special Requirements
     Language Translation Tables option.

o    PRINT FOOTNOTE AS SHOWN BELOW

     Description:  This option allows you to enter a one- or
     two-line footnote that will print at the bottom of each
     invoice.

     Default:  None

     Values:  Any alphanumeric characters. Two lines
     maximum.

The example shown in Figure 4-44 specifies an invoice format
named DEFAULT.  It utilizes the INVCCAT line item format,
which will produce an invoice equivalent to the pre-ACT4600
level.  No supplemental reports or invoice category subtotals
were requested.  Subtotals will print at cost center level
three (defined as DEPARTMENT in the example).  Budget
information and year-to-date amounts will be printed at the
bottom of the invoice.  Refer to Figures 6-1a and 6-1b for an
example of an invoice printed using these options.


_____________________________________________________________


+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Date: __/__/__                   Administrator: _________ |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+

        Format Options for Computation Code Invoices

 Format name        ===> DEFAULT

 Format description ===> INVCCAT

 Supplemental reports  ===> NONE

   If ROLLUP, number of levels of reporting ===> _

 Line item format ===> INVCCAT

 Print subtotals at cost center level             ===> 3
 Print invoice category subtotals                 ===> NO_
 Print year-to-date amounts at bottom of invoices ===> YES
 Print budget information at bottom of invoices   ===> YES
 Print totals in euro and national currency       ===> NO

 Language ===>

 Print footnote as shown below:

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

 Figure 4-44.  Computation Code Invoice Options Example