ACT Specifying Invoice Category Discounts

You can specify invoice category discounts at the global level, so they apply to all cost centers, and at the cost center level, so they apply to a specified cost center. Any specifications for individual cost centers override the global specifications.
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To specify global invoice category discounts, select the Invoice Category Discounts option on the Financial Recap File Specification Menu (MWF;4;2;3;2;2;3). To specify invoice category discounts for a specific cost center, select Invoice Options on the Cost Center Attributes menu (MWF;4;2;1;1;2).
_____________________________________________________________ +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Date: __/__/__ Administrator: _________ | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Invoice Discount Category Description Percent -------- ---------------------------------------- -------- ____ ________________________________________ _______ ____ ________________________________________ _______ ____ ________________________________________ _______ ____ ________________________________________ _______ ____ ________________________________________ _______ ____ ________________________________________ _______ ____ ________________________________________ _______ ____ ________________________________________ _______ ____ ________________________________________ _______ ____ ________________________________________ _______ ____ ________________________________________ _______ ____________________________________________________________
Use the Global Invoice Category Discount Worksheet to define the following parameters:
Invoice Category
Description: The invoice category to which the discount
percentage will be applied.
Default: N/A
Values: Numeric, 0 - 8999
Invoice Category Description
Description: The descriptive name of the invoice category.
(For your use only. This information is automatically
displayed on the Invoice Category Discounts panel when you
enter an Invoice Category.)
Discount Percent
Description: The discount percentage that will be applied to
this Invoice Category for all cost centers.
Default: N/A
Values: Numeric, 0 - 100
Note:
 Decimal positions are allowed, but the total length of the field is restricted to 8.
Example - Global Invoice Category Discount
 
The Global Invoice Category Discount Example shows a 10% discount for invoice category 1100, Central Processor(s), and a 5% discount for invoice category 1200, Channels.
_____________________________________________________________ Invoice Discount Category Description Percent -------- ---------------------------------------- -------- 1100 CENTRAL PROCESSOR(S) 10 1200 CHANNELS 5 _____________________________________________________________
Use the following Cost Center Invoice Category Discount Worksheet to define invoice category discounts for specified cost centers.
_____________________________________________________________ +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Date: __/__/__ Administrator: _________________ | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Cost Center Name __________________ Invoice Category ________ Invoice Category Description __________________________ Invoice Category Discount _________ (0 - 100) _____________________________________________________________
Cost Center Name
Description: The name of the cost center. (For your use only. You will select the cost center on the Cost Center Selection panel.)
Invoice Category
Description: The invoice category to which the discount percentage will be applied.
Default: None
Values: 4-digit Invoice Category number
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ote:
 The invoice category discount is computed before any lump sum discount or fixed percentage discount is computed for the total invoice amount.
Invoice Category Description
Description: The descriptive name of the invoice category. (For your use only. This information is automatically displayed on the Cost Center Attributes panel when you enter an Invoice Category.)
Discount
Description: The discount percentage that will be applied to the invoice category for this cost center.
Default: None
Values: 0 to 100. Up to 6 decimal positions.
Example - Invoice Category Discount For A Specified Cost Center
 
In the following Cost Center Invoice Category Discount Example, a 10 percent discount will be applied to Invoice Category 1100, Central Processor(s), for the Eastern Region cost center, overriding any global discount specified for Invoice Category 1100.
_____________________________________________________________ Cost Center Name EASTERN REGION Invoice category 1100 Invoice Category Description CENTRAL PROCESSOR(S) Invoice category discount 10 (0 - 100) _____________________________________________________________