Describes a methodology for speedily adding a Prospective customer and collecting
money after going for a site visit.
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Setup
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Make sure all Package/Service Definitions have the following set to
Yes:
- Bill First Price in Prospective Status
- Bill Setup Fee in Prospective Status
- Bill Deposit in Prospective Status
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Make sure all Package/Service Definitions have Initial Service State
set to Prospective and Initial Service Reason set to Wait for
Qualification or Wait for Activation.
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If there are Recurring Package Elements that should be automatically
added and billed, set the Minimum Quantity to 1.
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If there are One Time Package Elements that should be billed, make sure
the Quantity is set to at least 1.
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Creation
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Add an Account in the usual way.
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Add the Services to the User in the usual way. Leave the Services in
Prospective Status. Pending Transactions will have been automatically
created.
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Set each Pending Transaction to Manual Bill Only. If using the
Scheduling module, this can be done when creating the Appointment.
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Opening Packages/Services after Activation
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Important: If this is the first Open Package/Service and
anniversary billing is implemented, the day part of the date will set the
Billing/Prorate Day of Month on the Account.
It is very important to set this correctly to avoid billing
cleanup.
Fill in Start Date if Activation is in the past.
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Change Status to Open and Save.
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Invoice the Customer and collect Payment.