Manage Charges

Charge Definition

During the delivery process, there may happen scenarios in which as the Transporters' vehicles arrive at the construction sites (Depots), some expenses related to the Orders (Not Transport Service price) may incurre. These expenses are defined as Incurred Charges
An incurred Charge will specify the following information:
1 - What Order to which that incurred Charge relates
2 - The price of that incurred Charge
3 - The reason why that Charge incurred
4 - The Organization (Of Depot type) which will bear that incured charge. It could be the Origin Depot (where the products are picked up), or the Destination Depot (where the products are dropped off)
In actual operation, there can be various Charges, therefore each management Branch can classify those Charges into separated categories called Charge Types to manage easier

Compulsory Configurations

In order to use this function, first you need to enable the module Charge for the User group your user accounts belongs in

Manage Charge Types

Locate Charge Type list

Charge Types are listed on Charges > Charge Type tab

Create Charge Type

Charge Types can only be created using Web form
Below are the information fields and input rules of a Charge Type

Information Field	Description & Input
Charge Type Code	1. Description: The management code of the Charge Type being created 2. Input Rules: Format: Text and numbers. Must not contain spaces For example: "Charge Type 01" is invalid; "Charge_Type_01" is valid
Organization Code	1. Description: The Organization which directly manages the Charge Type being created In this model, the management Organization is the Branch 2. Input Rules: Click on this field. On the drop down list, select the appropriate Branch
Charge Type Name	1. Description: Name of the Charge Type being created 2. Input Rules: Format: Free-form

Manage Charges

After the Charge Types are created, you can proceed to create Charges

Locate Charge list

Charges are listed on Charges > Charge List tab

Create Charge

Charges can be created using Web form or Excel template
Please refer to the CRUD functions article to know the general steps about creating single object using Web form
Please refer to the CRUD functions article to know the general steps about creating multiple objects using Excel template
Note: On Web app, you can directly create Charges for a particular Order over at the tab PDP Orders > Current Orders. On this tab, click on the icon Charge (Under column Edit) of the Order for which you want to create Charge. The form Create Charge will appear, similarly to the tab Charges > Charge List. After creating, the Charge will also appear on the tab Charges > Charge List

Charge information

Below are the information fields and input rules of a Charge

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The information of a Charge must be input exactly in the sequence below

Information Field	Description & Input
Charge Code (Web form + Excel template) (Required)	1. Description: The management code of the Charge being created 2. Input Rules: Format: Text and numbers. Must not contain spaces The default format is: *CH-yymmdd-xxxx* in which: CH stands for Charge yy is the last two digits of the year when the Charge was created mm is the month when the Charge was created dd is the date when the Charge was created xxxx is the numerical order of the Charge on the date it was created You can change the Charge Code to any format you want
Organization (Web form); Organization Code (Excel template) (Required)	1. Description: The Organization which directly manages the Order to which the Charge being created relates In this model, the management Organization is the Branch 2. Input Rules: Web form: Click on this field. Select the appropriate Branch from the drop down menu Excel template: Copy the Organization Code of the appropriate Branch on Web app, then paste into this cell Note: The Organization Code can be found under the column of the same name in the tab "Organizations > Organization List"
Order Code (Web form + Excel template) (Required)	1. Description: The Order to which the Charge being created relates 2. Input Rules: Web form: Click on this field. The drop down menu will show all Orders managed by the selected Branch (Both Current Orders and Past Orders) created during the last 30 days. Click on the search bar, input the appropriate Order Code then select the returned value Excel template: Copy the appropriate Order Code on Web app, then paste into this cell Note: The Order Code can be found under the column of the same name in the tab "PDP Orders > Current Order"
Charge Price (Web form + Excel template) (Required)	1. Description: The price of the Charge being created 2. Input Rules: Format: Numbers Input the value in numbers only. Do not input the unit Notes: You can input a negative Charge price (For instance: -100). This is because in certain scenarios, the Transport service price might be partly deducted, but hasn't been formulated. The negative charge price thus helps the dispatchers know how much the deducted amount is When using Excel template, if the Charge is a decimal number, the decimal point could be a full stop (.) or a comma (,) based on the setting of your computer
Charge Type (Web form); Charge Type Code (Excel template) (Required)	1. Description: The Charge Type of the Charge being created 2. Input Rules: Web form: Click on this field. The drop down menu will show the Charge Types created by the selected Branch. Select the appropriate Charge Type Excel template: Copy the appropriate Charge Type Code on Web app, then paste into this cell Note: The Charge Type Code can be found under the column of the same name in the tab "Charges > Charge Type"
Charge By (Web form); Charge By Code (Excel template) (Required)	1. Description: The Organization which bears the Charge being created In this model, the Organization which bears the Charges is the Depot 2. Input Rules: Web form: Click on this field. The drop down menu will only show the Origin and Destination Depots of the selected Order. Select the appropriate Depot Excel template: Copy the Organization Code of the appropriate Depot on Web app, then paste into this cell Note: The Organization Code can be found under the column of the same name in the tab "Organizations > Organization List"
Comment (Web form + Excel template) (Optional)	1. Description: Short description about the Charge being created 2. Input Rules: Format: Free-form

Export Charges

You can export Charges of a particular Branch across a specific Date range by following the steps below
First, click on the field Organization. Select the Branch which you want to export Charges
Then, click on the calendar field. On the drop down calendars, select the appropriate date range
Finally, hover over the icon , then click on the icon Export
The Charges will be exported immediately