From Tailwind Wiki
General
Receivables represent money that you will be receiving for services rendered.
The following document describes all of the fields available on the Receivables Form, and what purpose they serve.
General
| Field Name | Definition
|
General |
|
| Receivable Charge Type
| This toggle option represents type of charge type.
Receivable Charge Type defines it as a receivable charge type.
|
| Name
| Represents the formal name of this receivable.
This is the name that will appear on all financial statements that are printed from Tailwind for internal use. This name will not appear on any documents that are going to be sent to customers. This name must be unique between all receivable charges.
|
| Description
| Represents the charge description that will appear on invoices for customers.
This the description of the charge that will be printed on reports that are generally used for external purposes, like the the invoice.
|
| GL Code
| Represents the GL Code of the Charge Type.
GL Codes are used to help track financial groups. The first number may represent that is this an accounts receivable account. The second number may represent the division that this AR account belongs to and so on and so forth.
|
| Units Default
| Represents the Units of the Charge Type.
Units are multiplied against the unit rate to get a subtotal for an invoice line item. Units can be represented by any of the following fields:
- Custom (Zero) - allows the user to dynamically chose a value every time they add a receivable charge the invoice.
- Packages - Skids - uses the value that is on the shipment field 'Packages' when the package type is 'Skids'.
- Packages - Pieces - uses the value that is on the shipment field 'Packages' when the package type is 'Pieces'.
- Packages - Any - uses the value that is on the shipment field 'Packages' not matter what type of package is selected.
- Weight - uses the weight as it is entered on the shipment field 'Weight'.
- Weight - CWT - converts the weight to CWT (hundred weight) and uses this value.
- Weight - Tons - converts the weight to Tons (2000 lbs) and uses this value.
- Length - Inches - converts length field on the shipment to inches and uses this value.
- Length - Feet - uses the value of the length field on the shipment.
- Order Miles - uses the value of the order miles field on the order.
- Dispatch Miles - uses all of the value of the sum of all the miles on dispatches associated to the order or shipments.
- Dispatch Hours - uses all of the value of the sum of all the hours on dispatches associated to the order or shipments.
- Stops - uses the value of all the stops (picks and drops) associated the dispatches that the order is related to.
- Idle Time (in hours) - uses the value of the hours on the dispatch associated to the difference in the arrival time and departure time from the pickup and drop locations.
- Current FSC Rate - uses the value of the 'Current FSC Rate in the 'System Configuration'.
- Shipment User Def 1 - uses the value of Shipment User Def 1.
- Shipment User Def 2 - uses the value of Shipment User Def 2.
- Shipment User Def 3 - uses the value of Shipment User Def 3.
- Shipment User Def 4 - uses the value of Shipment User Def 4.
- Order User Def 1 - uses the value of Order User Def 1.
- Order User Def 2 - uses the value of Order User Def 2.
- Order User Def 3 - uses the value of Order User Def 3.
- Order User Def 4 - uses the value of Order User Def 4.
|
| Unit Rate
| Represents the Units of the Charge Type.
The Unit Rate is multiplied against the units to get a subtotal for an invoice line item. The Unit Rate can be represented by any of the following fields:
- Custom (Zero) - allows the user to dynamically chose a value every time they add a receivable charge the invoice.
- Commodity Value - uses the value of the 'Value' field on the shipment.
- Invoice Code Rate - uses the value of the 'Unit Rate' field on the 'Invoice Code' form on the customer record.
- FSC-Chargeable Revenue - uses the value of the all revenue that has the 'FSC Chargeable Revenue' check box check (only intended to be used be used when the selected charge type is of 'FSC Type'.
- Current FSC Rate Per Mile - uses the value of the 'Rate Per Mile' selected in the System Configuration (only intended to be used be used when the selected charge type is of 'FSC Type').
- Revenue - uses the value of all the revenue on the order, exclusive of the charge being used (only intended to be used be used when the selected charge type is of 'FSC Type').
|
| FSC Chargeable
| Represents the charge is FSC Chargeable.
This field is only available when 'Receivable Charge Type' is selected. This field is only used when there is a receivable charge of type FSC on the order that has a unit rate based on 'FSC Chargeable Revenue'.
|
| High Security
| Represents the a charge type of high security.
High Security charges can only be viewed by personnel that have access to high security charges in their personnel security.
|