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Reminder Profiles

Reminder Profiles


Reminder Profiles

Program #:   1562

Module:    System Administration

Overview

Use Reminder Profiles (program #1562) to define profiles for reminders. You may associate a specific dealer ID with a reminder profile. A menu of Reminder Profiles appears in the Contract Master (program #548).

Reminder Profiles contains a sublevel in which you define the groups for reminder profiles.

To access this program, select Reminder Profiles (program #1562) from the main menu of SBN.

The Reminder Profiles Window

The following graphic shows Reminder Profiles as the program opens. The upper pane displays previously defined reminder profiles.

Field/Column Descriptions

The following table describes the fields and columns used in the main window of Reminder Profiles.

Field/Column

Description

Profile

Identifies the selected reminder profile.

Expire Days

The minimum number of days between the creation of two identical reminders.

O    If this field displays a 0 (zero), you may create two identical reminders on the same day; reminder group levels shift accordingly.

Description

Text description of the selected reminder profile.

Profile Template

You can select a previously defined reminder profile to use as a template.

Dealer

ID of the dealer associated with the selected reminder profile.

Group '0' text

Free-form text that appears on reminder exports for group 0 records.

O    Group 0 records include all current invoices.

Using Common Functions

See the reference document Common Functions in SBN for more information.

Zooming into the Sublevel of Reminder Profiles

Reminder Profiles contains a sublevel in which you can manage groups associated with reminder profiles.

The Reminder Profiles Details Tab

The following graphic displays the Reminder Profiles Details tab. The tab displays groups previously associated with the selected reminder profile.

Field/Column Descriptions

The following table describes the fields and columns used in the Reminder Profiles Details tab.

Field/Column

Description

Group

SBN-assigned number that identifies the selected group.

O    All current records belong to Group 0.

Due

The number of days an invoice is past due to receive this level of reminder.

Minimum Account Balance

The minimum outstanding balance for an account to receive this level of reminder.

Charge Amount

Amount of late charge on the outstanding balance.

Percent

The percentage of the outstanding balance charged as a late fee.

Status

The status associated with the selected reminder level. Generally, the status is only used to identify accounts that have been sent to collections.

Charge Amount

You may type a flat dollar amount to charge as a late fee.

Round off to nearest

You may type an amount in dollars and cents to use for rounding.

Age in days

The number of days an invoice is past due to receive this level of reminder.

Abbreviation

The status associated with the selected reminder level; used to identify accounts that have been sent to collections.

Percentage

You may type a percentage of the outstanding balance to charge as a late fee.

Minimum Fee

You may type a minimum late fee to charge for the selected reminder level.

Group text

Free-form text that appears on reminder exports for the selected reminder level.

Button Functions

The following table displays the buttons, describes the shortcut keys, actions, and functionality.

Button

Name

Shortcut Key

Action

Description

Get

ALT+F1

1562/ 1

Get record.

Change

F2

1562/ 2

Change selected record.

New

F3

1562/ 3

Create new record.

Delete

SHIFT+F10

1562/ 4

Delete selected record.

Undelete

ALT+F10

1562/ 5

Restore deleted record.

Print

CTRL+F8

1562/ 6

Print selected records.

Zoom

F10

1562/ 999

Zoom in/out of sublevel.

Previous

F4

1562/ 999

Select last record.

Next

F5

1562/ 999

Select next record.

Modifications and Updates to Reminder Profiles

The following table lists modifications and updates to the Reminder Profiles document.

Mod Number

Date

Description

n/a

8/22/14

Images updated.



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