Portfolio [U0212]

Names of individual screens listed below are an aid to reference and navigation, and may reflect only some of the parameters available on those screens.

 

Introduction

The Portfolio update [U0212] is used to establish or change operational parameters, which define and control functions of LeasePak.

Multiple portfolios, each with unique parameter settings, may be specified if the Multi-portfolio module is purchased. Without this module, the user may set-up or change parameters for a single default portfolio only. The parameters for this default portfolio (portfolio 1), are in effect for all leases in the system.

Each parameter controls a specific function or, in some cases, several functions of LeasePak. Methods of accounting, yield calculation, file clean-ups, and End of Period execution are a few examples of areas which may be affected by changes to portfolio parameters. Careful analysis should be performed when changing parameters, both at initial set-up and subsequently. Read the detailed descriptions of parameters in the following sections to understand consequences of a change to a parameter.

In general, if a change has potentially harmful effects (e.g., the General Ledger may go out of balance, or existing data may be inconsistent with new parameter settings), a warning message appears. The change is not prevented, however. Therefore, when changing parameters, special attention should always be paid to any messages displayed on the screen.

In determining whether a given change may have adverse effects, LeasePak may have to examine a large number of records, possibly equal to the number of leases in the portfolio. Therefore certain edit checks may require a long processing time.

A permanent record of changes made to any portfolio is stored in the file DATA:LPU0212.HIS. This file contains information on the run date and time of a change, the username of the operator who made the change, the type of change (add, change, or delete portfolio), the field(s) changed, the internal field name(s) of the field(s) changed, and the old and new value(s) of the field(s) changed. This file may be read by users with access to a DCL operating system account (e.g., xxTEST). It should never be deleted, except under the direction of MSI personnel.

 

This screen appears if the Multi-portfolio module is purchased.

If the module is not purchased, then the CHANGE option for default portfolio 1 is the only valid selection; this screen and the following 2 screens of the Portfolio update [U0212] are not displayed.

Option Descriptions

 

Add/Change Portfolio

This screen is used to indicate the number of the portfolio to be changed or added.

This screen appears only if the Multi-portfolio module is purchased and if the user's access is not restricted to a specific portfolio. If the Multi-portfolio module is not purchased, default portfolio 1 is assumed. If the user has restricted access to a specific portfolio (refer to the Security update [U0706]), the restricted portfolio is assumed.

Field Descriptions

 

This screen is used to enter the number of the portfolio whose parameters should be used as defaults for a new portfolio being added. This screen appears only for the ADD option.

Field Descriptions

 

Portfolio Options Menu

This screen is used to select the category of customization parameters to be added or changed.

If adding a new portfolio without specifying a default portfolio, each category on this menu must be entered and completely processed to add the new portfolio. Only for USER DEFINED FIELDS/TABLES and PAP/ACH CONTROL FILE is entry optional. If one or more category is not entered or completely processed before leaving this update, the portfolio is not added and all information is deleted. No portfolio with missing information is stored.

If adding a new portfolio using a default portfolio, at least one category on this menu must be entered and completely processed in order to add the new portfolio. A specific parameter change is not required, so to add a portfolio exactly identical to the default portfolio, select a category and press RETURN on each screen until the above menu is redisplayed.

Option Descriptions

Components that make up each of these calculations are specified through this option.

For each of the items listed above, 36 fields and one table may be defined. Fields are 36 characters in length. The table contains 12 columns and 36 rows. Each of the 432 table elements is 12 characters in length.

The difference between fields and the table is that the fields may contain only one value, while the table may be used to store a list of related items. For instance, the user may define a field for lease applications to store the vendor program from which the application originates. Since each application can originate from only one vendor program, only one value needs to be stored. If the lease application covers multiple assets to be leased, a table may be used to store a list of these assets and their features.

This menu option appears only if the User Defined Fields module is purchased. If this option is selected, a new menu will appear showing the accessible user defined field/table options.

Following is a list of updates in which user-specified information may be entered or changed if their corresponding fields and/or tables are defined:

OPTIONUPDATEFOR
ADDLease Application [U0801]Lease Applications
CHANGE Lease Application [U0801] Lease Applications
   
ADD ASSET New Leases [U0101] Assets
BOOK LEASE New Leases [U0101] Leases
   
CHANGE Master Financial [U0202] Leases
   
CHANGE Asset [U0210] Assets
   
ADD Customer [U0205] Customers
CHANGE Customer [U0205] Customers
   
ADD Lessee [U0203] Lessees
CHANGE Lessee [U0203] Lessees
   
ADD Vendor [U0201] Vendors
CHANGE Vendor [U0201] Vendors
Also, user defined information entered for a lease application may be viewed on the Lease Application Inquiry report [R0502], and user defined information entered for a lease and/or assets may be viewed through the

Lease Inquiry report [R0905]. As an alternative, reports may be customized through any SQL query tool, such as Sybase stored procedures or Microsoft Access.

Data entered in user defined fields and tables is not used in any LeasePak calculations such as payment schedules, General Ledger accounting, taxes, depreciation, vendor participation, yield, etc.

 

Assessment Customizations

 

Assessments - Base System

This screen is used to establish or change parameters associated with each type of non-recurring assessment available. Parameters control whether an assessment is used, General Ledger accounting and delinquency calculation. If the Rename Assessments at the Portfolio Level module is purchased, please refer to the next screen instead.

 

Assessments (with Rename Assessments Module)

This screen replaces the previous screen if the Rename Assessments at the Portfolio Level module is purchased. This screen is used to establish or change parameters associated with each type of non-recurring assessment available. Parameters control whether an assessment is used, General Ledger accounting and delinquency calculation. In addition, this screen allows users to customize assessment names and specify the default assessment payment order.

Note: Assessments for opening commission and registration fee are one-time- only receivables billed on the first invoice, if amounts are entered for the application or lease. The fields USE, LEVEL and ACCT may not be modified for those assessments. The fields CUSTOM NAME, PMT ORDER and DEL CALC may be modified.

 

Recurring Charges

This screen is used to establish or change recurring charges. recurring charges are assessments which are automatically assessed each time a payment is accrued on the lease. Examples of recurring charges are maintenance and insurance. Each portfolio may have up to 3 recurring charges, or up to 15 if the Increase the Number of Recurring Charges module is purchased.

Important: Unused recurring charges should all be placed at the end of the list of recurring charges. For example, if using only two recurring charges, use charges 1 and 2, leaving charge 3 blank. Do not use charges 2 and 3 without using charge 1, or charges 1 and 3 without using charge 2, etc.

Note: Recurring charge type T is not supported in combination with the Sales Tax on Assessments module. Only one or the other may be active.

This field is entered only if the recurring charge name is entered. The recurring charge type should not be changed if there are any outstanding receivables, income amounts, or payables for the recurring charge. Otherwise, problems resulting from data inconsistencies may occur. LeasePak checks for zero outstanding receivables by verifying that there is a zero balance for all the General Ledger recurring

charge receivable, income, and payable accounts for each office in the portfolio. A warning message is printed if outstanding receivables, income, or payables are found for the recurring charge. A conversion of the General Ledger and data information may be needed in order to change the recurring charge type.

ALI Interface Recurring Charge

Select which recurring charge to use with the ALI interface by using the field ALI Recurring Charge Code on the Report Formats, Down Payment is Informational Only screen. You must set this up as a type 'P' recurring charge.

 

IDC/IDR

When the Vehicle Finance and the Multiple Banks modules are purchased, this screen is displayed to allow the user to customize the IDC/IDR names by long and short aliases.

When a new Portfolio is added and a default Portfolio is used, LeasePak will default all IDC/IDR customized names from that Portfolio. When a Portfolio is added and a default Portfolio is not used, the alias fields are blank and are input required

Note: The six existing IDC/IDR's prior to v3.1a release -

need to be customized in this update, Assessment Customizations, and in the Field Customizations option of the Custom General update [U0712], in order for the customized IDC/IDR names to default.

The Field Customizations option of the Portfolio update [U0212] must have the six IDC/IDR fields active in order for the fields to be visible.

The Field Customizations [U0212] and Field Customizations [U0712] options along with the Calculation Customization [U0212] option, will only display and allow changes to the IDC/IDR's prior to the v3.1a release.

 

Calculation Customizations

 

This screen is used to establish or change components used to calculate gross receivable balance, net outstanding balance, and gross outstanding balance. The selected components are added to or subtracted from each other for each of the 3 calculations, as applicable for the type of lease (precomputed, simple, operating, interest bearing loan). Components subtracted from the total are displayed with brackets (<>).

 

Calculation Components

COMPONENTLEASE TYPE(S)
CONTRACT RECEIVABLE PC
RESIDUAL PC, SI
RESIDUAL (GUARANTEED) PC, SI
RESIDUAL (UNGUARANTEED) PC, SI
<DEFERRED RESIDUAL REDUCTION> PC
<UNEARNED INCOME> PC
<DEFERRED EXTENSION INCOME> PC
<VENDOR PARTICIP UNEARNED> PC
<INVESTOR PARTICIP UNEARNED> PC
<RESIDUAL UNEARNED> PC
VENDOR RECEIVABLE PC
LEASE INCOME RECEIVABLE PC, SI, IB
PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING SI, IB
PRINCIPAL RECEIVABLE SI
OPLEASE ASSET VALUE OP
<OPLEASE ACCUMULATED DEPREC> OP
OPLEASE BOOK VALUE OP
OPLEASE RECEIV (UNBILLED) OP
DEFERRED OPLEASE REVENUE OP
OPLEASE INCOME (UNBILLED) OP
SUSPENDED PRINCIPAL ALL
SUSPENDED INTEREST ALL
SUSPENDED INCM REIV (UNBILLED) ALL
<SUSPENDED INCOME ACCRUED> ALL
PAYMENTS RECEIVABLE PC, OP, SI
PAYMENTS RECEIV (INTEREST) SI, IB
PAYMENTS RECEIV (PRINCIPAL) SI, IB
ASSESSMENT (ASSUMPTION FEE) ALL
ASSESSMENT (DOWN PAYMENT) ALL
ASSESSMENT (COLLECTION FEE) ALL
ASSESSMENT (FHUT) ALL
ASSESSMENT (ITC FEE) ALL
ASSESSMENT (LATE CHARGES) ALL
ASSESSMENT (LEASE EXTENSION) ALL
ASSESSMENT (LEASE REWRITE) ALL
ASSESSMENT (LEGAL FEE) ALL
ASSESSMENT (OTHER FEES) ALL
ASSESSMENT (PMT EXTENSION) ALL
ASSESSMENT (PROPERTY TAX) ALL
ASSESSMENT (INTERIM RENT) ALL
ASSESSMENT (SECURITY DEPOSIT) ALL
ASSESSMENT (USE TAX) ALL
<SECURITY DEPOSIT> ALL
UNAMORTIZED IDC ALL
ITC RECAPTURE ALL
RECURRING CHARGE 1 ALL
RECURRING CHARGE 2 ALL
RECURRING CHARGE 3 ALL

 

 

End of Period Customizations

 

Portfolio Setup

This screen is used to establish or change parameters which control the submission, execution and output of the End of Period update [U0401].

Note: If this field is mistakenly filled in, EOP will not run properly.

Note: If this field is mistakenly filled in, EOP will not run properly.

Note: If this field is mistakenly filled in, EOP will not run properly.

 

Time Formats

There are 2 valid time formats that may be used to specify an after time:

An absolute time is similar to an alarm clock setting. A delta time is similar to an egg timer setting.

The formats of these two dates are:

Absolute Time dd-mmm-yyyy hh:mm:ss.cc
Delta Time dddd hh:mm:ss.cc

Either time may be abbreviated, but the hyphens and spaces are required.

 

Examples

Absolute:-- 23:00Execute at 11:00 pm of the current day
 -- 00:01Execute at 12:01 am on the day following the current day (automatic day adjustment is performed by LeasePak)
 -- 09:00Execute at 9:00 am of the current day
   
Delta:0 00:15Execute in 15 minutes from the current time of submission
 0 04:00Execute in 4 hours from the current time of submission
 1 00:01Execute in 1 day and 1 minute from the current time of submission

Note that the absolute time examples do not specify a date (e.g., 01-Jan- 1995). Since End of Day and End of Month processes are submitted on an ongoing basis, it would be inappropriate to specify an actual date as the default date on which to submit a process. Notice, however, that the hyphens which normally separate day, month, and year are required.

 

Report Totals

This screen is used to enter default report totaling parameters for End of Period reports for the portfolio. When adding a new portfolio, these fields are defaulted by LeasePak and may be changed. These parameters govern the way End of Period reports are generated for the portfolio.

The fields Subtotals by PORTFOLIO, COMPANY, REGION, OFFICE, CUSTOMER or GROUP may be selected only if the SUBTOTAL field at the top is Y. The same is true for the GRAND TOTAL field at the top and the related fields below it.

 

Modules and Reports

This screen is used to establish or change the modules to be executed through End of Period. All End of Period functions are included in this list in the following order:

If a module is executed during 2 distinct periods (e.g., the Depreciation report [R0304] is executed both at month-end and year-end), there are 2 separate entries for that module.

The notation (Seq Upd) appears after some module names to indicate that they are always run as part of the Sequential Update module. On EOP status updates [U0402] and [U0403], on EOP Halt/Restart/Skip [U0404] and on EOP Restart [R0405], the names of these modules do not appear. Instead they are covered by the Sequential Updates module [U0411].

Refer to the End of Period [U04]: Overview documentation for more information on each function of End of Period.

 

Field Customizations

This screen is used to indicate whether each field is to be active (i.e., accessed in an update or displayed in a report) in the Applications module within the selected portfolio.

If a new portfolio is being added and no default portfolio is used, the Access/Display fields are defaulted to X, which means the field can be accessed and reported.

Advanced Note: A field may not be marked as non-access/display if previously defined as a required field for the selected portfolio. Refer to the Application Entry Requirements update [U0813] for more information.

 

Miscellaneous Customizations

 

Name, Interest Type

This screen is used to establish or change name and address and other miscellaneous information for the portfolio.

 

Deferral, Year End

This screen is used to establish or change miscellaneous information for the portfolio.

Note: Late Charges will only be assessed when the lease is past due. For example, End of Month is run on the 29th and LeasePak is processing pre- accruals and invoices up to the 31st of the month, Late Charges will not be assessed until on or after the 31st of the month.

Additionally, when Advance Invoicing is on, the Place Late Charge on Delinquent Invoice field in Lease Form [U0721] must be set to 'Y'.

A lease has a due date of the 31st, Accrual Deferral is set to 0, the lease will always be included in EOM accrual regardless of the number of days in each month.

If a lease has a due date of the 20th and the accrual deferral day is set to 11, than it will be included in EOM accrual on if the month has 31 days. for example, if End of Month is submitted on April 25, accruals will run through April 30th. The accrual for this lease will not be picked up until May 1st.

Note: If a lease is not eligible for an extension, LeasePak will prompt the user and not allow an extension to be made until the lease meets the extension criteria. Only a user with Collection or Customer Service Supervisor security may override the eligibility if the lease does not meet the criteria.

Also: The Extension and Deferment eligibility switches are governed by the EXT/ DEF ELIGIBILITY (Y/N) switch in the Miscellaneous Customization option of the Custom General update [U0712].

Note:. The Payment Extension Reversal will reverse any paid extension fees. When the Cash Control module is purchased, LeasePak will allow for a new reversal by reason code to be entered for any paid extension fees. The payment extension/deferment can be reversed in the Payment Reversal or Batch Number Payment Reversal [U0102] updates.

Note: If DEF is the selected adjustment method and the number of months to be deferred and the processing month has been entered, LeasePak will defer and reschedule the first payment if the last accrued to date is later than the processing month. When the deferment is a SKIP payment, LeasePak will readjust the payment schedule accordingly.

Additionally, the existing extension fee assessment will be used for the deferment fee.

Note: LeasePak allows for an alternate calculation for percent of schedule based on the weighted share of the total payment amount. See EBV Payoff Method in the Calculations Document of the Reference Guide

Note: LeasePak allows the user to change the asset payment amount in Rebook [U0116] and the percent of schedule used in the tax calculations, after the lease has been booked when the Asset Percentage Calc Method (A/P) field is set to P.

This does not affect the Asset Payment Amount field in Book Lease Update [U0101] and may not be changed unless in Rebook [U0116].

 

Delinquency, Upfront Sales Tax

This screen is used to establish or change miscellaneous parameter information for the portfolio.

Refer to the Insurance Follow-up report [R0904] documentation for report samples and field descriptions.

Refer to Delinquency report [R0601] documentation for report samples and field descriptions.

 

Report Formats, Down Payment is Informational Only

This screen is used to select when page breaks occur in printing grand totals on reports. For example, if only company key is marked Y, then pages will break after grand totals for each company. This screen is also used to format how total lines for different key levels are displayed, and for several other miscellaneous parameters described below.



 

     AMOUNT
 OFFICE: 2120,993
     AMOUNT
 OAKLAN: 2120,993

 

     TOTAL
LEASES
 SANTA BARBARA: 11034
 SANTA FE: 2934
 WEST COAST: 11968
 MCCUE SYSTEMS: 11968


     TOTAL
LEASES
 SANTA BARBARA: 11034
 SANTA FE: 2934
 WEST COAST: 11968
 MCCUE SYSTEMS: 11968

 

The COMMENT entered in the above updates is displayed in the following reports:

Note: The Payment [U0102] update, allows the user to enter a comment regardless of the switch settings.

Note: Late charge methods PERC, PMAX, PMIN and FIX calculate and determine late charges on the most current account receivable record. Once it has been determined that the account receivable is delinquent and a late charge has been applied, LeasePak will not calculate late charges on the same account receivable record.

Also: Late charge methods OUTP, OUTP and PCON are the only late charge methods that take into account all open account receivable records to determine the late charge.

And: The Delinquency Percentage calculation fields do not support GF** late charge methods.

Note: If the Write Down amount is greater than the Outstanding Principal, the Outstanding Principal will be paid and the remaining amount will be used to create a Suspense item.

The default value is N.

Note: Selecting N, the default value, is standard LeasePak functionality. LeasePak will create a Suspense item for extra money received on IBL accounts.

 

Modules Customizations

 

Module Switches

This screen is used to establish or change parameters associated with the Loan Accounting, Lease Discounting, Property Tax Description, Capital Cost Allowance, ACH and Lease Extensions modules.

These are optional modules that may be purchased separately and added on to the LeasePak base system. This screen appears only if one or more of the optional modules is purchased.

Field Descriptions

Note: Bowfront VAT is not compatible with Lease Discounting. If the UPFRONT TAX switch is Y on the New Lease screen of [U0212], the LEASE DISCOUNTING USED switch must be N.

If Lease Discounting is used, then leases associated with the portfolio will not be allowed in the Suspended Earnings [U0115] option. If leases in the portfolio are suspended, LeasePak will not allow the switch to be set to Y. All General Ledger names associated with suspended transactions should be modified to names more suitable for Lease Discounting through Office G/L Change update [U0716]. The following is a list of general ledger names for suspended transactions and suggested names for lease discounting:

SUSPENDED G/L NAMESSUGGESTED LEASE DISCOUNTING G/ L NAMES
SUSPENDED RECEIVABLE (INCOME)DISCOUNTED PAYABLE (INCOME)
SUSPENDED RECEIVABLE (PRINCIPAL)DISCOUNTED PAYABLE (PRINCIPAL)
SUSPENDED INCOME RECEIVABLE (UNBILLED)DISCOUNTED INCOME PAYABLE (UNBILLED)
SUSPENDED INCOME ACCRUEDDISCOUNTED INCOME ACCRUED

This field is accessible only if the Lease Discounting module has been purchased.

 

Automatic Suspense/Payoff, Payment Reversals

This screen will appear when the Cash Control and Multiple Bank modules are purchased.This screen is used to establish or change parameters associated with the Cash Control module for Payments and the Batch Number Payment Reversals update, as well as the Cash Control Payment History [R0926] report.

The Custom Codes update [U0722] will require Reversal by Reason Codes to begin with N,S, T, U, or O.

Field Descriptions

 

New Lease Customizations

 

Accounting Switches

This screen is used to establish or change parameters used by the New Lease update [U0101], such as accounting methods, IDC calculation methods, etc.

Note: The BOOK IDC switch will not calculate IDC for AOVE/ROVE and VV accrual methods. The default IDC will consist of BROKER and/or DOC fees. If no BROKER or DOC fees are used, the Book IDC will be zero.

If IDC is included in the yield calculation, the yield of the lease is 10.66% (starting capitalized cost of $10,300.00). This assumes that the cost for IDC is recognized immediately.

If IDC is excluded from the yield calculation, the yield of the lease is 12.00% (starting capitalized cost of $10,000.00). This assumes that the cost for IDC is not recognized immediately, but rather should be spread over the life of the lease. Effectively, the higher yield in the second case reflects the amortization of IDC over the life of the lease.

This parameter should not be changed if an active lease with IDC exists in the portfolio;.data inconsistencies may occur. A warning message is displayed if the parameter is changed and this situation exists.

Note: This enhancement does not apply to the Vehicle Finance module. This field will only appear as part of the New Lease Customization when the Vehicle Finance module is not purchased.

Note: Upfront VAT is not compatible with Lease Discounting, nor with Disburse Upfront Tax. If the UPFRONT TAX switch is Y, the LEASE DISCOUNTING USED switch on the Modules Customization option of the Portfolio update [U0212] must be N, and Disburse Upfront Tax cannot be implemented.

This parameter applies only if the 1994 JULE Fund was purchased.

Note: The DEFAULT DESECURTIZE PORTFOLIO field, automatically defaults the number of the Portfolio selected to add or change in the first screen of the Portfolio update [U0212].

 

IDC Method, Relative Dates

This screen is used to change the edit checking ranges that are in effect during the Book Lease option of the New Lease update [U0101].

Items may be left blank if edit checking is not required. For instance, if there is a minimum but no maximum documentation fee, enter the minimum fee and leave the maximum fee blank. LeasePak only checks that the documentation fee entered is greater than or equal to the minimum fee specified.

For leases with *PX* type accrual methods, the AMR2 IDC method for IDC/IDR will amortization the Income over the Lease Term. The Unearned Income will be equal to the Total Contract Receivable - Principal.

For leases with *IF* , floating rate (Principal + Interest) Interest Bearing; the IDC/IDR will amortize will be modified to use income over lease term. Earned IDC/IDR will be calculated as following:

Unearned IDC/IDR amount *(Earned Income/Remaining Estimated Unearned Income)

Refer to the LeasePak Calculations document for more information about initial direct costs.

Note: Verify that Insurance Percentage and Insurance Bank fields are populated accordingly in the Vendor [U0201] update.

 

Term, Rate, Factor Ranges

This screen is used to change percentages, rates, and other ranges that control LeasePak's edit checking during the Book Lease option of the New Lease update [U0101]. Items may be left blank if edit checking is not required. For instance, if there is a minimum lease term but no maximum, enter the minimum and leave the maximum blank. Minimum and maximum income rates need only be entered for the types of accruals that may be performed (lease, vendor, investor) and for the accrual methods utilized.

 

PAP/ACH Control File

This screen is used to establish or change PAP/ACH Control File (RAC) information for the portfolio. Refer to Preauthorized Payments [U0304] section for complete information on PAP/ACH.

The PAP/ACH account information is entered that the Lessee [U0203] level.

Note: Only one Transaction code is allowed per portfolio. It will appear on all appropriate records.

O Only the current (newest) invoice will be processed. The amount will be applied through batch payments by lease (not by invoice). In effect the current amount will be debited and applied to the most delinquent invoice. Any overpayment will be applied to the next oldest invoice and/or used to automatically create a credit memo.

Note: LeasePak supports IBL accrual methods when PAP is selected for the lease. This enhancement applies to both A or B type IBLs.

Note: This field will be skipped if the file is to be transmitted via tape or if the ACH type is selected, this is used only in Canada.

 

Payoff Customizations

This screen is used to establish or change parameters associated with the Payoff update [U0103] and the optional End-of-Period module, Auto Charge Off [U0440].


This screen is used to establish or change parameters associated with the Batch Payoff [U0129] module and works in conjunction with the Cash Control module, separately purchased modules.

 

Predefined Cycles Customizations

This screen is used to establish or change parameters associated with Accrual [U0301] and Invoicing [U0302] updates.

Field Descriptions

For example, accrual cycles are 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 (i.e., payments may be due on any of these 6 days of the month):

BILLING CYCLEBILLING FOR PAYMENTS DUE
201, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25

or,

BILLING CYCLEBILLING FOR PAYMENTS DUE
125, 1
105, 10
2015, 20

or,

BILLING CYCLEBILLING FOR PAYMENTS DUE
11
55
1010
1515
2020
2525

In this example, Y cannot be entered for every day in BILLING CYCLE because billing cycles 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, etc. would not have an associated accrual cycle. In fact, billing cycle of every day is valid only if the accrual cycle is also every day.

 

User Defined Fields/Tables

 

This screen is used to select the field/table areas to be set up.

Option Descriptions

 

User Defined Application Fields

This screen is used to establish or change parameters associated with application level user defined fields.

A maximum of 36 fields may be established. Fields defined here are accessed in Tab 2, User Defined Fields of the Application tabs [U0801]. They are reported on in the User Defined Fields/Table section of the Application Inquiry report [R0502] and, if the fields are set to transfer to lease, in the Lease Inquiry report [R0905].

Note: Once fields are defined and data is entered into user defined field records connected to specific applications, redefining one or more fields through this update may make existing data for these fields incorrect.

Field Descriptions

 

User Defined Application Table

This screen is used to establish or change a application level user defined table.

A maximum of 12 columns may be established. Columns defined here are accessed in Tab 2, User Defined Table of the Application tabs [U0801]. They are reported on in the User Defined Fields/Table section of the Application Inquiry report [R0502] and, if the fields are set to transfer to lease, in the Lease Inquiry report [R0905]. In this update each column may have a maximum of 36 associated elements. Thus, the maximum size of the table is 12 columns by 36 rows.

Note: Once table columns are defined and data is entered into user defined table records connected to specific applications, redefining one or more columns through this update may make existing data for these columns incorrect.

Field Descriptions

 

Other User Defined Fields

This screen is used to establish or change customized fields for areas other than application.

A maximum of 36 fields may be established. Fields defined here are accessed through the following:

Field Descriptions

 

Other User Defined Tables

This screen is used to establish or change all areas of user defined tables except application.

A maximum of 12 columns may be established. In this update each column may have a maximum of 36 associated elements. Thus, the maximum size of the table is 12 columns by 36 rows. The fields are used in the following updates:

Field Descriptions