You use the Service Charge Maintenance program to define non-merchandise charges that you can include on a customer's sales order.
You use the Service Charges program to view details of non-merchandise charge types currently defined.
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Save | Select this to save the information you entered. | |||||
Save and Close | Select this to save the information you entered and then to return to the previous screen. | |||||
Close | Select this to return to the previous screen without saving any information you entered. | |||||
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New | Select this to add a new charge code. | |||||
Delete | Select this to delete the service charge code currently displayed. | |||||
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Attached to a stock code |
Select this if you want to assign service charges to a specific stock item. During processing in the Order Entry program (see Sales Order Entry), these charge lines are automatically calculated and inserted into the order for that particular stock item.
You can define a maximum of 20 service charges against each stocked item. |
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Miscellaneous charge type |
Select this if you want to define coded service charges that you can insert into an order when processing a miscellaneous charge line using the Sales Order Entry program. Miscellaneous charge types are also used for defining minimum order charges (see AR Customer Maintenance - General Details - Minimum order rules). |
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New | Select this to add a new charge code. | |||||
Delete | Select this to delete the charge code currently displayed. | |||||
Save | Select this to save the information you entered. | |||||
Stock code |
This indicates the stock code to which you want to allocate the service charge(s). This field is only enabled if you selected to maintain a service charge attached to a stock code. |
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Service charge | You use this field to enter the code for the service
charge you want to add or maintain. This option is only available if you selected to maintain a miscellaneous service charge. This code is retrieved when processing a miscellaneous charge line during sales order entry or Part billings. Service charges assigned to a stock code are automatically calculated and inserted against the order as miscellaneous charge lines. |
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Service charge |
This indicates the code for the charge being maintained. |
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Calculation type | If you selected to maintain a Miscellaneous service charge, then you can only select the calculation types Fixed value, User defined, Labor, Minimum order value or Returnable item. | |||||
Comment |
Select this if you want to assign a comment line to the charge code. When processing an order for this stocked item the line is inserted as a comment entry against the order. |
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Fixed percent |
Select this if you want to assign a fixed percentage amount to the charge code. This enables you to base the charge on a fixed percentage of the stock item's line value entered during sales order entry. The charge is applied after any line discounts or tax has been calculated. |
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Fixed value |
Select this to assign a fixed charge amount to the miscellaneous charge code. During sales order entry, the fixed charge value is displayed as the default entry that will be inserted against the order. You can override this amount. |
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Mass |
Select this if you want to assign a mass to the charge code. During sales order entry the order quantity of the stock item (converted to the stocking quantity) is multiplied by the mass and then by the unit price to determine the value of the charge line. |
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Minimum quantity |
Select this if you want to assign a charge to order lines, for this stock item, where the quantity ordered is less than or equal to the quantity entered in the Minimum quantity field below. You enter this charge in the Unit price field below. During sales order entry the order quantity of the stock item is multiplied by the value in the Unit price field to determine the total value of the charge line. You would typically select this if you apply a surcharge (e.g. a handling fee), for small order quantities. |
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Order quantity |
Select this if you want to assign an order quantity to the charge code. During sales order entry the order quantity of the stock item is multiplied by the unit price to determine the value of the charge line.
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Quantity to ship |
Select this if you want to assign a quantity to ship to the charge code. During sales order entry the shipping quantity of the stock item is multiplied by the unit price to determine the value of the charge line. |
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Returnable item |
Select this to assign a charge for a returnable item. A returnable item is usually sold together with a stock item, but is returnable (e.g. a re-usable container, crate or pallet). A deposit may have been paid on the returnable item and it may be returned for credit. A returnable item charge can be defined as a miscellaneous service charge or as a service charge attached to a stock code. If the returnable item service charge is attached to a stock item, then during order entry, the ship quantity of the stock item is multiplied by the value in the Unit price field to determine the total value of the charge line. You would typically define a returnable item service charge attached to a stock item if the stock item and the returnable item cannot be sold separately. For example, you could not sell a bottle of cold drink without the bottle. If the sales order line or the dispatch note line for the stock item is cancelled, then the service charge line for the returnable item is automatically cancelled. If the returnable item charge is defined as a miscellaneous charge, then during order entry, the quantity you enter (adjusted by the quantity factor defined against the charge) is multiplied by the Unit price to determine the total value of the charge line. You would typically define a returnable item charge as a miscellaneous charge if the stock item and the returnable item can be sold separately. For example, you could sell a crate of cold drink bottles, but you could also sell the bottles loosely (without the crate). This option is only enabled if you defined a Returnable item warehouse (Sales Order Setup - General 1 tab). When you define a returnable item service charge, you must enter a quantify factor. |
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Stocking qty to order |
Select this if you want to assign a stocking quantity to order to the charge code. During sales order entry the order quantity (converted to the stocking quantity) of the stock item is multiplied by the unit price to determine the value of the charge line. |
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Labor |
Select this to assign a labor charge amount to the miscellaneous charge code. Labor service charges can only be processed using the Part Billings program. The Part Billings program creates the miscellaneous sales order charge line for the labor charge. Refer to Labor Service Charges in Part Billings for additional information. This option is only available when you define a miscellaneous service charge. |
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Minimum order value | Select this to define a miscellaneous charge to apply to
a sales order when the order value is less than the
Minimum order value defined against the
customer (AR Customer Maintenance). This type of service charge is processed automatically by the Service Charge Lines program and cannot be selected by the operator as a normal service charge. Only the following fields apply to a Minimum order value service charge:
This option is not available when you access the Service Charge Maintenance program from within the Sales Order Entry program (i.e. while processing a sales order). The reason is that the Minimum order value charge is based on the entire order's value. Adding a Minimum order value while adding sales order lines, will result in the incorrect calculation of this charge. |
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User defined |
Select this to assign a user-defined charge amount to the miscellaneous charge code. During sales order entry, a specific quantity is requested that is multiplied/divided by the unit price to determine the miscellaneous charge that is to be applied. This option is not available for service charges attached to a stock code. |
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Description |
You use this field to enter text to describe the charge code. This description is printed on the delivery note and invoice providing you do not require charge lines to be summarized on invoices. |
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Product class |
You will be unable to assign any of the following product classes to a service charge: _RND, _TAX, _FRT, _FIN, _DEP, _FED, _GST. These product classes are reserved for system use. Aside from the system-generated product classes mentioned above, the entry made at the Product class field is not validated. If you specify an invalid product class, then a warning message is displayed whenever this charge code is selected during processing in the Order Entry program. If you indicate that the charge line is to be summarized on the invoice (Other Options) then this is done by product class. |
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Currency | You use this field to assign a currency to the charge
code. You can only access this field if you selected the option: Foreign currency sales required (Accounts Receivable Setup - General tab). |
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User defined prompt |
If you are defining a user-defined miscellaneous charge code, then this field enables you to indicate what wording you want displayed for this charge line at the quantity field in the Order Entry program. If you are defining a miscellaneous service charge for the calculation type: Labor, then you use this field to enter the wording you want displayed for the quantity field in the Service Charge Lines program. If this field is left blank, the wording 'Quantity' is used in the Service Charge Lines program. |
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Tax information | ||||||
Taxable | Select this to apply tax to the service charge. | |||||
Tax code |
Assign a tax code to the charge line. This applies only if your Tax system is set to Basic taxsystem or Tax by geographic area (Tax Options - General tab). The tax code entered here is used for integration to General Ledger and Sales Tax analysis. |
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GST Taxable |
Select this to assign a GST code to the charge line that is used for integration to General Ledger and Sales Tax analysis. This applies only if your nationality code is set to CAN (System Setup - General tab) and you selected the setup option: Canadian GST required (Tax Options - General tab). |
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GST code |
Indicate the GST code you want to assign to charge lines in Sales Order entry (see Sales Order Entry). This applies only if your nationality code is set to CAN (System Setup - General tab) and the option: Canadian GST required is enabled (Tax Options - General tab). |
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Stock code |
Enter the returnable item's stock code. For example, the re-usable container, crate, pallet, etc. The cost and the product class used for the service charge are defined against this stock code. The stock code must be defined as a returnable item (Stock Code Maintenance - Sales tab). This only applies for the Calculation type: Returnable item. |
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Fixed value |
Assign a fixed value to the charge line that will be used as the default entry inserted against the order. You can only access this field if you selected a calculation type of Fixed. |
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Fixed cost |
Enter the fixed cost in local currency that you want to assign to the charge line. This only applies for the Calculation type: Fixed. |
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Unit price |
Enter the unit price that you want to assign to the charge line. If you select the Apply quantity factor option (Other Options) then the value of the charge is calculated by either multiplying or dividing the unit price by the quantity entered during sales order entry. If you are defining a miscellaneous service charge, then you can only access this field if you selected a calculation type of User defined, Labor or Returnable item. If you are defining a service charge attached to a stock code, then you cannot access this field if you selected a calculation type of Fixed value, Fixed percent or Comment. |
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Unit cost |
You use this field to enter the unit cost in local currency that you want to assign to the charge line. If you are defining a miscellaneous service charge, then you can only access this field if you selected a calculation type of User defined. If you are defining a service charge attached to a stock code, then you cannot access this field if you selected a calculation type of Fixed value, Fixed percent, Comment, Minimum quantity or Returnable item. |
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Minimum quantity |
You use this field to indicate the minimum order quantity for which a charge must be raised. If the order quantity is less than or equal to the quantity entered in this field, then a service charge is raised against the sales order line. This field is only enabled if you selected the Calculation type: Minimum quantity. |
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Minimum charge |
You use this field to indicate the minimum service charge value to be invoiced to the customer. If the charge value calculated during sales order entry is less than the amount specified here then a warning message is displayed and the entry made here is automatically applied to the charge line. If you are defining a miscellaneous service charge, then you can only access this field if you selected a calculation type of User defined. If you are defining a service charge attached to a stock code, then you cannot access this field if you selected a calculation type of Fixed value, Fixed percent, Comment or Returnable item. |
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Maximum charge |
You use this field to indicate the maximum service charge value to be invoiced to the customer. If the charge value calculated during sales order entry exceeds the amount specified here then a warning message is displayed and the entry made here is automatically applied to the charge line. If you are defining a miscellaneous service charge, then you can only access this field if you selected a calculation type of User defined. If you are defining a service charge attached to a stock code, then you cannot access this field if you selected a calculation type of Fixed value, Fixed percent, Comment or Returnable item. |
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Percentage |
This option is only available if:
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Percentage applied | You use this option to define how the percentage must be applied when the service charge is applied. | |||||
Less | Select this to deduct the percentage. | |||||
More | Select this to add the percentage. | |||||
Summarize charge line on invoice |
Select Yes if you want to summarize charge lines by product class within the Invoice totals section (see S/O Document Formats) of the invoice. If you select this option, then you can only print a summary service charge line on the invoice, which is the product class and description for the service charge. If you select No, then each service charge line is printed as a miscellaneous charge line within the invoice details section (see S/O Document Formats) of the invoice. |
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Include charge line in invoice total |
Select this to include the calculated value of the charge line in the invoice total calculation. If you do not select this option (i.e. you want to exclude the charge line from the invoice total calculation), then no General Ledger journal is created for the service charge, records are not output to the sales transaction file and sales analysis is not affected. This option is automatically selected for a Minimum order value calculation type and cannot be changed. |
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Allow review in order entry | Select this if you want to be able to select the service charge lines you want to assign to orders before they are inserted. You can only select this option if you selected the option to attach service charges to a stock code.This option is automatically selected for a Minimum order valuecalculation type and cannot be changed. |
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Quantity factor information | ||||||
Apply quantity factor |
Select this if you want to apply a quantity factor to the charge line before calculating the value of the charge line. For example: If your service charge is a packing charge per crate, but you package in boxes (at 5 boxes per crate) then the value of the service charge is determined as follows:
You cannot access this field for Fixed value miscellaneous charges. This option is automatically selected for Returnable item service charges, because a quantity factor must be entered for returnable item charges. A factor of one can be entered. |
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Quantity factor |
Indicate the quantity factor you want to apply to the entry made at the Quantity field (Sales Order Entry) before calculating the value of the charge line. A quantity factor must be entered if you are defining a returnable item service charge. This factor may be one. |
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Method | You use this field to indicate whether you want to multiply or divide the entry made at the Quantity field (Sales Order Entry) by the Quantity factor specified. | |||||
Multiply | Select this to multiply the entry made at the Quantity field (Sales Order Entry) by the Quantity factor specified. | |||||
Divide | Select this to divide the entry made at the Quantity field (Sales Order Entry) by the Quantity factor specified. | |||||
Round to number of decimals | You use this field to indicate the number of decimals to which you want to round the quantity. A maximum of 3 decimals can be specified. | |||||
Rounding method | You use this field to indicate whether you want to round the quantity up or down to the nearest decimal or whole number. | |||||
Up | Select this to round the quantity up. | |||||
Down | Select this to round the quantity down. |
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