The Rates tab contains the destination, and producer rates used by the system during ticket entry. You will actually be updating existing records, since the destinations, and producers have been added earlier in the inventory shipments maintenance process.
To access the Rates tab, click on the Rates tab, or press “Alt S”.
The Rates list window, will be displayed as follows:
The upper half of the window contains the destinations’ information. The lower half of the window contains the producers’ information. The system provides you with two methods to edit inventory shipments rates.
The first method is called edit in place. Edit in place means you can click on the highlighted record and make changes by tabbing, pressing the enter key, or clicking on each field with the mouse.
To save and exit the Inventory Shipment window, press Page Down, click on the OK button, or press “Alt O”. To exit without saving the Inventory Shipment window, click on the Cancel button, press “Alt C”, press Esc, or click on the “X” in the upper right corner of the screen.
To access online help, click on the Help button, press “Alt H”, or press F1.
Destination Rates
To add a new Destination Rate, click on the Add button, or press the Insert key.
To edit an existing Destination Rate, highlight the desired destination rate, and click on the Edit button, or press Enter.
To delete a Destination Rate, highlight the desired destination rate and click on the Delete button, or press the Delete key.
During the add or edit of the Destination Rates, the Destination Rates window is displayed as follows:
As you can see most, or all of the information displayed on the window has defaulted from previously entered information. Enter or edit the information on the Destination Rates window according to the following specifications:
Destination
This field shows the destination that rates are being entered for. This field is controlled by the system.
Product
This field shows the product that rates are being entered for. This field is controlled by the system.
Effective Date
If applicable, enter the effective date for the destination, producer, and owner rates. The one effective date covers all three rates. The system allows you to assign multiple dates for the same product. An entry in this field is optional.
Destination Unit
Accept the defaulted destination unit of measure, or override it with another unit of measure. To display a selection list of the valid units of measure, press Enter, or click on the Lookup button. An entry in this field is required.
Destination Rate
Enter a destination rate, accept the defaulted rate (if any), or override it with another rate. An entry in this field is required.
Sales G/L Account Number
Accept the defaulted sales general ledger account number, or override it with another sales account number. To display a selection list of the valid general ledger account numbers, press Enter, or click on the Lookup button. An entry in this field is required.
Destination Pounds Per Unit
Accept the defaulted destination pounds per unit, or override it with a different pounds per unit. An entry in this field is required.
Destination Cull Rate
Enter a destination cull rate, accept the defaulted cull rate (if any), or override it with another cull rate. An entry in this field is optional.
Sales Cull G/L Acct Number
Accept the defaulted sales cull general ledger account number, or override it with another sales cull account number. To display a selection list of the valid general ledger account numbers, press Enter, or click on the Lookup button. An entry in this field is optional.
Deduction Rate
If you have an active advance on the inventory shipments, enter the deduction rate at which the advance will be paid back on the selected product.
To save and exit the Destination Rates window, press Page Down, click on the OK button, or press “Alt O”. To exit without saving the Destination Rates window, click on the Cancel button, press “Alt C”, press Esc, or click on the “X” in the upper right corner of the screen.
To access online help, click on the Help button, press “Alt H”, or press F1.
Producer Rates
To add a new Producer Rate, click on the Add button, or press the Insert key.
To edit an existing Producer Rate, highlight the desired owner, and click on the Edit button, or press Enter.
To delete a Producer Rate, highlight the desired owner and click on the Delete button, or press the Delete key.
During the add or edit of the Producer Rates, the Producer Rates window is displayed as follows:
Enter or edit the information on the Producer Rates window according to the following specifications:
Producer
This is the producer that rates are currently being entered for. This field is controlled by the system.
Effective Date
This is the effective date for the producer rate being viewed. This field is controlled by the system.
Product
This is the product that rates are currently being entered for. This field is controlled by the system.
Producer Unit
Accept the defaulted producer unit of measure, or override it with another unit of measure. To display a selection list of the valid units of measure, press Enter, or click on the Lookup button. An entry in this field is required.
Primary Job
Accept the defaulted producer primary job, or override it with another primary job. To display a selection list of the valid job codes, press Enter, or click on the Lookup button. An entry in this field is required.
Producer Primary Rate
Enter a producer rate for the primary job, accept the defaulted rate (if any), or override it with another rate. An entry in this field is required.
Producer Pounds Per Unit
Accept the defaulted producer pounds per unit, or override it with a different pounds per unit. An entry in this field is required.
Alternate Job
Accept the defaulted producer alternate job, or override it with another alternate job. To display a selection list of the valid job codes, press Enter, or click on the Lookup button. An entry in this field is optional.
Producer Alternate Rate
Enter a rate for the alternate job, accept the defaulted rate (if any), or override it with another rate. An entry in this field is required.
Producer Production Cost G/L Account Number
Accept the defaulted producer production cost general ledger account number, or override it with another cost of sales account number. To display a selection list of the valid general ledger account numbers, press Enter, or click on the Lookup button. An entry in this field is required.
Producer Cull Rate
Enter a producer cull rate for the primary job, accept the defaulted cull rate (if any), or override it with another cull rate. An entry in this field is optional.
Producer Alternate Cull Rate
Enter an producer cull rate for the alternate job, accept the defaulted cull rate (if any), or override it with another cull rate. An entry in this field is optional.
Production Cost Cull G/L Acct Number
Accept the defaulted producer production cost cull general ledger account number, or override it with another cost of sales cull account number. To display a selection list of the valid general ledger account numbers, press Enter, or click on the Lookup button. An entry in this field is optional.
Mileage Rate Table Code
This field is automatically populated with the mileage rate table code off of the producer tab of the inventory shipment. This field is maintained by the system.
To save and exit the Producer Rates window, press Page Down, click on the OK button, or press “Alt O”. To exit without saving the Producer Rates window, click on the Cancel button, press “Alt C”, press Esc, or click on the “X” in the upper right corner of the screen.
To access online help, click on the Help button, press “Alt H”, or press F1.