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Recurring Guide

This Customisation is for simple calculation for the management property which normally monthly charge Maintenance, Sinking Fund & etc.

Sample Database

Modules Required

  • General Ledger, Customer, Supplier
  • Sales, Purchase
  • DIY Field
  • DIY Script
  • Multiple Pricing (Price Tag)
  • Multiple Document Number Set

Tutorial Video

Recurring

Settings

Maintain User

Menu: Tools | Maintain User...

Untick the Access Right for Prompt Replace Unit Price Dialog under Group : Sales

Maintain Customer

Menu: Customer | Maintain Customer...

  • Below fields MUST had Value (minimum is 0 not empty or Null)

  • UDF_WaterReading

  • UDF_ElectricReading

  • UDF_GasReading

  • UDF_IWKReading

  • Price Tag

  • Minimum UDF Fields Required

NameData TypeSizeSub SizeCaptionRequiredDefault ValueDisplay Format
WaterReadingFloat104UDF_WaterReadingFalse0#,0;-#,0
ElectricReadingFloat104UDF_ElectricReadingFalse0#,0;-#,0
GasReadingFloat104UDF_GasReadingFalse0#,0;-#,0
IWKReadingFloat104UDF_IWKReadingFalse0#,0;-#,0
UseARPriceBooleanUse Maintain Customer PriceFalseFalse
UPSQFTFloat104Unit Price/SQFTFalse0#,0.00;-#,0.00
BuildUpFloat104Build Up (sf)False0#,0.00;-#,0.00
WaterLastDateDateUDF_WaterLastDate
ElectricLastDateDateUDF_ElectricLastDate
GasLastDateDateUDF_GasLastDate
IWKLastDateDateUDF_IWKLastDate
NOTE :

UseARPrice & UPSQFT is use for Recurring by square feet (SQFT) UseARPrice True = the Unit Price is by Customer False = the Unit Price is from Maintain Item Ref Price The Item Code List is filter by Stock Group Code LIKE MAINTENANCE%

Quotation

Menu: Sales | Quotation...

  • DocNo Format := CompanyCategoryCode;Type;
 eg
B-Shop;Main; => For Maintenance
B-Shop;Water; => For Water Billing
B-Shop;Park; => For Car Park
  • For Meter Reading (eg Water, Electric & etc), Detail can be empty cause system will auto APPEND the itemcode
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  • Master Description if using

  • 1.Generate Maintenance it will use the Quotation Master Description.

  • 2.Generate Meter Reading (eg Water, Electric & etc), it will shown how much the meter usage [Master Description (MMM YYYY) - CurrentReading - PreviousReading=Usage@UnitPrice].

  • 2.Generate Meter Reading with "Include Grid Detail Info." Option tick it will use the Quotation Master Description.

  • UDF_UseSQFT

  • True := Qty = UDF_BuildUp from Maintain Customer

  • False := Qty = Quotation Qty

  • UDF_UseARPrice

  • True := UnitPrice = UDF_UPSQFT from Maintain Customer

  • False := UnitPrice = Quotation UnitPrice

Quotation - SQFT

recurring-quotation

Quotation - Utilities - Price Range

Below Example is for Price Range Water Reading

recurring-quotation-2

  1. Tick Use Price Range
  2. Select Item Code (eg WATER for Water Reading)
  3. Enter the Description to be shown in Invoice for Each Range
  4. Enter the Range UDF_From & UDF_To
  5. Enter the Unit Price
NOTE :

For Last Range the UDF_To may enter as 999999 (6 digit of 9 (max))

  • List Field to be copy from Quotation to Invoice
Master FieldsDetail Fields
DocNoExNumber
DocDateItemCode
TermsDescription
AgentDescription2
DescriptionDescription3
DocRef1Remark1
DocRef2Remark2
DocRef3Location
DocRef4Project
ProjectDeliveryDate
ValidityQty
DeliveryTermUOM
CCUnitPrice
Tax
Disc
  • Minimum UDF Fields Required (Header Fields)
NameData TypeCaptionRequiredDefault Value
DocNoSetIntegerUDF_DocNoSetFalse0
TypeIntegerUDF_TypeFalse0
IsPrcRangeBooleanUDF_IsPrcRangeFalseFalse
IncZeroBooleanUDF_IncZeroFalseFalse
  • Minimum UDF Fields Required (Item Fields)
NameData TypeCaptionRequiredDefault ValueDisplay Format
FromIntegerUDF_FromFalse0#,0;-#,0
ToIntegerUDF_ToFalse0#,0;-#,0
UseSQFTBooleanUDF_UseSQFTFalseFalse
UseARPriceBooleanUDF_UseARPriceFalseFalse

Invoice

Menu: Sales | Invoice...

  • Minimum UDF Fields Required (Items Fields & Headers Fields)
NameData TypeSizeSub SizeCaptionRequiredDefault ValueDisplay Format
LastReadingFloat104UDF_LastReadingFalse0#,0;-#,0
CurrReadingFloat104UDF_CurrReadingFalse0#,0;-#,0

Debit Note

Menu: Sales | Debit Note...

  • Minimum UDF Fields Required (Items Fields)
NameData TypeSizeCaptionRequiredDefault ValueDisplay Format
IVDocNoString20UDF_IVDocNoFalse
IVDocDateDateUDF_IVDocDate
IVDueDateDateUDF_IVDueDate
IVDocAmtCurrencyUDF_IVDocAmtFalse0#,0.00;-#,0.00
IVOSAmtCurrencyUDF_IVOSAmtFalse0#,0.00;-#,0.00

Stock Item

Menu: Stock | Maintain Stock Item...

  • Item Code to be create

  • WATER

  • ELECTRIC

  • GAS

  • IWK

  • RTN5Cents => For Rounding Mechanism

  • OVERDUE => For Overdue Charge (Just set at Ref Price & enter 0.1 for 10% pa)

  • MINCHARGE => For Utilities Price Range

  • REBATE => For Utilities Price Range

  • Price Tag => For Different UnitPrice for Meter Reading (eg WATER, ELECTRIC & etc)

    Use Disc column as Rebate & Min Charge => Format := Rebate+MinCharge eg

Lead Time Setup

Lead TimeTypeDescriptionInput Value
0BothRebate 11.75 & MinCharge 511.75+5
1Rebate OnlyRebate 12.30 & MinCharge 012.30+0
2Min Charge OnlyRebate 0 & MinCharge 50+5
  • Lead Time => 0: Both, 1: Rebate Only, 2: Min Charge Only
  • For MinCharge make sure it had Value else set at 1

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How System calculate Min. Qty for Min. Charge?
  • Using above example => Min. Qty := 5 / 0.3121 = 16.0205
  • if the Qty is below or equal 16.0205 then Amount will Reset to 5

Customer Payment

Menu: Customer | Customer Payment...

  • Auto Generate Sales DN for overdue IV if UDF_PostDN (in DIY Fields) Default Value is set to True (Default is False)
  • Only Knock-off to DN will not regenerate DN again if overdue
  • Formula for Age
Age := CurrentWorkingDate - Knock off Invoice Due Date
  • Formula For Qty
if Age < DayOf(CurrentWorkingDate) then
Qty := Age else
Qty := DayOf(CurrentWorkingDate);
  • Formula for UnitPrice
Unit Price := Rate/365 * Knock off amount (Excluding GST)
  • Minimum UDF Fields Required (Header Fields)
NameData TypeSizeCaptionRequiredDefault Value
PostDNBooleanUDF_PostDNFalseFalse
TaxRateString10UDF_TaxRateFalse0%

Customer Due Listing

Menu: Customer | Print Customer Due Document...

  • Auto Generate Sales Debit Note for overdue Invoice & Debit Note (can untick the option if don't wanted to be included before click Apply button)
  • It will Generate 1 Customer Code 1 Sales Debit Note
  • The rate is from Ref Price of OVERDUE itemcode (just enter 0.1 for 10% pa)
  • Formula Qty
if Age < DaysInAMonth(edDueDate.Date) then
Qty := Age else
Qty := DaysInAMonth(edDueDate.Date);
  • Formula UnitPrice
Unit Price := Rate/365 * Outstanding amount (Excluding GST)

custDueDocListing

  1. Set the Date to generate Overdue

  2. Tick the following option

    • Invoice
    • Debit Note (if you wanted to include in calculation overdue)
    • Overdue
  3. Click Apply button

  4. Select & Enter the DN Information

  5. Click 1. Post DN button

NOTE :

For more accurate calculation for Unit Price, try set the Unit Price to 4 Decimal points

Sales Document Listing

Menu: Sales | Print Sales Document Listing...

  • Is a batch

  • Delete Document

  • Copy From 1 Document type & Paste To Same or Other Document Type

Base on the parameter selected & result shown in the grid

salesDocList

Batch Delete Document

Below is example to delete Invoice

  1. Select Invoice Listing
  2. Select Range Date or any parameter you prefer
  3. Click Apply button
  4. Click Delete button
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Only Select follow filter

  • Date
  • Customer
  • Agent
  • Area
  • Company Category
  • Doc. Project

Batch Copy & Paste Document

Below is example to Copy from Invoice to Invoice

  1. Select Invoice Listing

  2. Select Range Date or any parameter you prefer

  3. Click Apply button

  4. In the section A (See icon A)

  5. Click Post button

Steps

Maintain Customer

Menu: Customer | Maintain Customer...

Generating Maintenance - SQFT

maintainCust

  1. Click 1. Gen/B button.

    custList

  2. Untick any Customer you don't wanted to Generate

  3. Select the Item Code.

  4. Enter the Item Description.

  5. Enter the Document Date.

  6. Select Project (Optional)

  7. Select Document Number Set to use

  8. Click Post to generate

If system prompt "Do you want to set "xxxxxx" as your default document running number set?"

Just click Yes to avoid keep prompt again

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Make sure the Build Up (sf), Use Maintain Customer Price & Unit Price/SQFT Column is shown at Browse Screen before Click the Gen/B button

Quotation

Menu: Sales | Quotation...

Generating Maintenance

quotMaintainence

  1. Enter/Change the Description to be shown in Sales Invoice & Customer Statement
  2. Enter/Change the Date & Terms & other Information in Detail
  3. Select Recurring Type (i.e. Maintenance).
  4. Select Document Number Set to use.
  5. Click Save button.
  6. Click 3. Generate Bill button.

custGenerate

  1. Untick any Customer you don't wanted to Generate
  2. Click Ok button to generate
The above steps also applicable for Generating Maintenance for SQFT

Generating Meter Reading

meterReading

  1. Enter/Change the Description to be shown in Sales Invoice & Customer Statement
  2. Enter/Change the Date & Terms & other Information in Detail
  3. Select Recurring Type (i.e. Water Reading).
  4. Select Document Number Set to use.
  5. Click Save button.
  6. Click 3. Generate Bill button.

tick

  1. Untick any Customer you don't wanted to Generate

  2. Enter the Current Reading for each Customer

  3. Tick Include Grid Detail Info. (optional & available if Use Price Range is UnTick)

    • if you wanted combine Generate Maintenance
    • Must use the Generate Maintenance Template(Quotation)
  4. Click Ok button to generate

If system prompt "Do you want to set "xxxxxx" as your default document running number set?"

Just click Yes to avoid keep prompt again

Customer Payment

Menu: Customer | Customer Payment...

custPaymentEntry

Below is example for Generating Due Interest from Customer Payment

  1. Click New button

  2. Select Customer Code

  3. Enter & Select the DN Information

  4. Click 0. Show Due IV/DN... button

    dueInterest

  5. May untick which don't wanted to include the Due Interest Calculation.

  6. Click Post DN Button to Post/Generate Due Interest DN

  7. Click Close

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Make sure the UDF_PostDN Default is Set to False else will double posting

NOTE:

The Age calculate to System Working Date.

The UnitPrice is round to 4 Decimal Point.

The GST Rate field is use to Pre-Calculate the Due Amount before posting Only.

The GST rate is still base on the GST Tax code you set in Maintain Item or Tools | option or Maintain Customer.

Recurring FAQ

Where to Generate the Cust Local - Payment Listing (GST 1) - Knock Off Doc No Set - Cross report?

Menu : Customer | Print Customer Document Listing... | Customer Payment Listing_

How the Column Description shown in Cust Local - Payment Listing (GST 1) - Knock Off Doc No Set - Cross report?

Menu : Tools | Maintain Document Number...

It use

  • Description field as Caption
  • First 2 Character Format field as Grouping (eg Format RE-IV-%.5d it will group by RE)

Where to Generate the Sales Customer Price History - ItemCode - Cross report?

Menu : Sales | Print Print Sales Price History...

Select Customer in Group/Sort By : Option

My company not using Rebate & Min. Charge. What Input Value I need to set?

Just set the Discount Value to 0+0

How is the Rebate & Min.Charge is Work?

Default System will Calculate the Min. Charge then Only Rebate

Can I use Maintain Customer Agent/Terms code instead use Quotation Agent/Terms code?

Yes can just Create & set the Code as zProfile for Agent and/or Terms

Can I use Maintain Customer Agent/Terms code instead of using Quotation Agent/Terms code?

Yes can just Create & set the Code as zProfile for Agent and/or Terms

zProfile

Why at Maintain Customer Gen/B I can't select the Itemcode?

Make sure you had Stock Group begin with MAINTENANCE & all itemcode is set to this Stock Group