Meter Billing Stock

Create the following billing stock codes for each meter type (more will be required if there is to be multiple billing against the one meter type, as the same meter type cannot be used twice), and link them to the stock GL group created earlier. These are all allocated to the appropriate Stock GL Group (Meter Billing) and Report groups and do not have price or vendor details.

Journal stock type is used to handle negative quantities for recording estimated pages, as well as normal pages.

Stock Code	Stock Type	Purpose
BLACK	Journal	Black standard meter.
BLACK.U	Journal	Black unders meter.
BLACK.O	Journal	Black overs meter.
BLACK.S	Non depleting	Black service meter.
COLOUR	Journal	Colour standard meter.
COLOUR.U	Journal	Colour unders meter.
COLOUR.O	Journal	Colour overs meter.
COLOUR.S	Non depleting	Colour service meter.
RENTAL	Non depleting	Rental base charge.
LEASE	Journal	Lease base charge.
MINIMUM	Non depleting	Minimum based on a minimum number.
METER	Dynamic Kitting	Meter Kit for simplifying customer invoices. In the Contracts tab of the stock code, the Meter Type selected should be Meter Kit.
MASTER	Dynamic Kitting	Master Meter Kit for simplifying customer master invoices. In the Contracts tab of the stock code, the Meter Type selected should be Meter Kit.
NO.READ	Journal	Bill last read pending an actual reading. Note: Machine Type is not required.
ESTIMATE	Journal	Bill an estimate reading pending an actual reading. Note: Machine Type is not required.
LEAVE.UNDERS.OPEN	Journal	Leave Unders open to draw down on in a later period. Note: Machine Type is not required.

These govern what will show on the stock line of the billing job.

{{"Project.Meter.Counter Name" "}}{{"Last Read – "Project.Meter.Job.Previous Job.Meter Read" "}}{{"Last Estimated Read – "Project.Meter.Job.Previous Job.Estimated Meter Read" "}}{{"Previous Date Due – "Project.Meter.Job.Previous Job.Date Due" "}}{{"Current Read – "Project.Meter.Job.Meter Read" "}}{{"Estimated Read – "Project.Meter.Job.Estimated Meter Read" "}}{{"Prints – "Project.Meter.Job.Qty" "}}{{"Estimated Prints – "Project.Meter.Job.Estimated Qty" "}}

This will produce the following information on the job stock line:

Black Last Read – 50,000 (Last Estimated Read – 45,000) Previous Date Due 29/06/2019 Current Read – 52,500 (Estimated Read – 52,500) Prints – 2,500 (Estimated Prints – 2,500)

Brackets indicate that these macros would only be used if estimated reads are performed.

The Hide on Invoice field on the Details tab of the stock code may be selected, depending on the desired outcome of the description macros.