Consider a master contract with some black and some colour contracts. Most contracts share a common black and/or colour rate, but there are some contracts that charge a different rate. Master Meters can be used to manage the majority of contracts, but override any differences by unticking Master Meter on the child contract. Consider the simple example of a master with one black and one colour contract. The black contract's rate is considered the master meter rate, but the black rate on the colour contract is different. The colour contract's master meter value on the black meter can be unticked. This allows it to be different to the master.
Master meter setup is as follows:
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By default, there will be no prompt enter opening balances when saving the Master. The current meter count can be entered for all meters via the Open Balance tab on the bottom of the form. |
Colour child contract setup has a black rate of $0.015 per page:
The black contract uses the rate on the master:
Beginning at the first child contract below the master, entering reads of 37,000 for the black contract, and for the colour contracts a black read of 59,000 and colour of 15,000 produces the following jobs:
Black contract
Colour contract
Master contract
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If billing macros are being used, the description will appear as for the COUNTER.BLACK line. If not, the description will appear as for the COUNTER.COLOUR line. |
Further information
Add or Remove a Child from a Master
Contract with Price Break Point
Master with Different Billing Periods
Master with Black A3, A4 Meters and Min Volume
Master with Multiple Children and Min Volume
Master Meter does not copy to all children
Master or Standalone with Free Pages