Region Accounts
Region Accounts are the charge-to account numbers used for billing work orders in the Logbook and Work Order modules and can be used at all properties within a region. The account number can relate to an account number in an accounting system, lease number, or another specified number.
To open the Region Accounts page:
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Open the Administration Menu page.
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Under the WORK ORDER ADMIN heading, click Region Accounts.
To add a region account:
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Click SELECT REGIONto locate and select a region.
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In the Add Account pane, in the Account Number field, enter an account number.
For commercial properties, this number is typically the tenant code for a specific suite. The account number can be up to 50 characters long.
The account number you enter must be unique within the selected region.
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In the Description field, enter a description of the account.
The account description can be up to 100 characters long.
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Click ADD.
The account is added to the region and displayed in the yellow pane.
Editing a region account allows you to make changes to or further define a region account. To edit a region account:
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Click SELECT REGIONto locate and select a region.
All accounts defined for that region are listed in the yellow pane.
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Click the EDIT button to the right of the account you want to modify.
A window opens allowing you to define or modify the account parameters.
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Edit any of the following values:
- Account Number – Enter a value to modify the account number. The account number can be up to 50 characters long and must be unique within the selected region.
- Account Description – Enter a value to modify the description of the account number. The account description can be up to 100 characters long.
- Labor Markup % – Enter a value for the markup/discount percentage for labor. Negative values represent a discount. The default value is 0%. Markup and discount percentages are used on the Work Order Financial page when entering labor costs and are applied to the hourly rate.
- Materials Markup % – Enter a value for the markup/discount percentage for materials. Negative values represent a discount. The default value is 0%. Markup and discount percentages are used on the Work Order Financial page when entering material costs and are applied to the unit costs.
- Other Costs Markup % – Enter a value for markup/discount percentage for other costs. Negative values represent a discount. The default value is 0%. Markup and discount percentages are used on the Work Order Financial page when entering other costs and are applied to the total amount.
- Alternate Account – Enter a value for any alternate account number used for integrating to third party accounting systems.
- Default Account – Select Yes to indicate that the system should use the Alternate Account as the main integration account.
- Bill To Name – Enter the name of the location where billing is sent.
- External Billing Location – Enter the name of the location of external billing.
- Address 1, Address 2 and City – Enter the mailing address of the billing location.
- State/Province – Country– Click the Select link to select a state/province and country location for the billing address.
- Zip – Enter the zip code or postal code for the billing address.
- Rate Schedule – Select a value to modify the rate schedule assigned to the account. Rate schedules define rules for monthly fixed fee billing.
- GL Income Account – Enter a value to specify the GL Account to which payment will be directed.
- Remit To – Enter an address that invoices should be billed to, if different from the system address.
- Status – Select a value to indicate whether the region account is active or inactive.
- Click UPDATE.
Region accounts that have not been used can be deleted from the system. To delete a region account:
A region account cannot be deleted once it has been used on a work request, it can only be inactivated. If the account has been associated with a property space/floor on the Property Space page, the account will continue to be the default for the space/floor until it is changed.
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Click SELECT REGIONto locate and select a region.
All accounts defined for that region are listed in the yellow pane.
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Click the DEL button to the right of the account you want to delete.
A dialog box opens asking you to confirm your choice.
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Click OK.