Billing Post Parameters Maintenance

Use Billing Post Parameters Maintenance to maintain information that controls certain functions within the Billing Post.

CAUTION

Generally, the Billing Post Parameters are set prior to installation. Once this information is set, you do not need to change it under normal operating conditions.

After making changes to Billing Post Parameters, exit from the Utility Billing before the changes will become available.

Directions:

To open

Click Daily Work from the Menu Bar.
Click File Maintenance.
Click Table Maintenance.
Click Billing Tables.
Click Billing Post Parameters.

Tip: Or, use the keyboard shortcut: [ALT] [y] [m] [t] [b] [o].

Billing Post Parameters Maintenance Window Example:

Billing Post Parameters Maintenance Prompts
	To update the new or changed information, click Save or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + s]
	CAUTION: To avoid losing data, you must save new or changed information.
	The Search function is not available during Billing Post Parameters Maintenance.
	To display the existing Billing Post Parameters, press [ENTER] or click Retrieve. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + t]
Title	Enter the title for the Billing Post Parameters.
Description	Enter the full description for the Billing Post Parameters.
Allow Partial Billing Post	To allow a partial billing post, click Yes in the drop-down list. Otherwise, click No.
Update to Fund Accounting System	To update the Fund Accounting files during the Billing Post, click Yes in the drop-down list. To skip posting to the Fund Accounting files, click No in the drop-down list.
Update to General Ledger System	To update the General Ledger files during the Billing Post, click Yes in the drop-down list. To skip posting to the General Ledger files, click No in the drop-down list.
Update History Reversals	To update the History Reversals during the Billing Post, click Yes in the drop-down list. To omit updating the History Reversals, click No in the drop-down list.
Display Transaction Statistics	To display transaction statistics during the Billing Post, click Yes in the drop-down list. To omit displaying the transaction statistics during the Billing Post, click No in the drop-down list.
Break Report on Service	To advance the paper to a new page when the report lists a new service, click Yes in the drop-down list. To continue printing on the same page when the report lists a new service, click No.
Billing Note: Maintain the following fields for each of these processes: Adjustment, Final, Open, Past Due, Shut off, Lien, Roll, FC.
Connection Date Update Type	To specify the connection date update type, click a choice in the drop-down list. Entry Options: System Determined - This setting allows the system to determine when to update the connection date Always - This setting always updates the connection date Never - This setting will not update the connection date
Discount Process Type	To specify the Discount process type, click a choice in the drop-down list. Entry Options: Default - Accumulate - This setting adds to the discount amount
Confirm Post Settings	To display and confirm the post settings, set to Yes. To omit display and confirmation of post settings, click NO.
Display Transaction Statistics	To include post statistics, set to Yes. To exclude post statistics, click NO.
Display Statement Statistics	To include statement statistics, set to Yes. To exclude statement statistics, click NO.
Editing Billing Options	CAUTION: To avoid losing information, you must save new or changed information. 1. Position the pointer to the information that you want to change. 2. Enter the changes. 3. To complete the edit process, press [ENTER] or click Save . Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + s]
Deleting Billing Post Options	NOTE: Delete is not available for Payment Post Parameters Maintenance.