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Set Up Master with Multiple Child Machines

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This master contract contains two child machines – one black and one colour. Both machines have the same rate for black.

 

We can use Master Meters to manage rates on child machines. There is no minimum volume for this contract.

 

master with multiple child

 

One child is linked to an Item which has its photocopier type set to colour.

 

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Both master meters are copied down to the child.

 

master with multiple child

 

Whilst the second machine is set to black.

 

mfc3

 

For this second machine, only the black meters are copied down from the master.

 

mfc3 child

 

To enter reads for all machines under a master, you can use the Master # field in the machine list screen.

 

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A master and all its children should always have the same Next Bill date.

 

master list with child machines

 

If, for the black only machine, we receive a read of 33,000, and for the colour machine we receive a read of 54,000 for black and 13,000 for colour, the following two separate jobs are created:

 

multiple bill job1

 

multiple bill job2

 

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If you have used billing macros, the description will appear as for the black billing job above. If not, the description will appear as for the black and colour billing job above.

 

When creating the master job, Jim2 displays the minimum number of pages (in this case 0 for both).

 

master meter read

 

This creates a master job that tracks all of the pages that have been billed on child machines. The resultant master job has no charges, just page counts.

 

master billing job

 

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Once there is billing against the child machines, you are not able to unlink them from the master machine. You need to Finish the child machines and Create Similar if you wish to have them as stand alone machines.

 

The child machine history will be against the finished machine, however the Service History Report looks at the Item and Serial#, so all instances relating to Serial# should be included in the report.

 

Further information:

Managed Print Services Edition

Overview

Setup

Machine Footer

Machine Header

Machine Lists

Machine Reports

Meter Overview

Meter Reading Options

Operation

3 Tier Colour Coverage Billing

3 Tier Colour Coverage Reads Billed with Total Colour Rate

3 Tier Colour Coverage Reads Min Volume on Colour Total

Add Manual Meter Readings

Add or Remove a Child from a Master

Advanced Meter Examples

Base Charge and Minimum

Base Charge and Base Rate

Bill a Master Machine

Billing Exact Amount Using a Balancing Meter

Billing Using Prepaid Blocks

Billing Using Expiring Prepaid Blocks

Black A3 and Black A4 Meter with Minimum Volume Over the Two Meters

Black A3 and Separate A4 Meter

 

Clawback Meters

Create a Non Billing Template

Create a Machine Contract

Estimate Meter Reads

Fix Incorrect Meter Read

Machine Serviced by 3rd Party

Machine Serviced by 3rd Party with Base Charge

Machine Serviced by 3rd Party with Minimum Charge

Machine Serviced by 3rd Party with Minimum Volume Charge

Machine with Total Meter

Manage Invoicing Multiple Masters

Minimum Dollar Amount

Minimum Dollar Amount for Black Only

Minimum Volume for Black

PMP Plan Meter Setup

Prepaid Pages

Produce a Summary Invoice

Recommended Reports

Refurbish Machines Using Special Stock and Sales Kit

Refurbish Machines Using Special Stock and Manufacturing

Refurbish Photocopier Parts

Replace a Machine Part

Service and Finance Split Billed as Single Amount

Set up a Master Machine

 

Set up and Use Text Email Request

Set up and Use Web Meter Reads

Set up Consumable Coverage on 3 Tier Billing Stock

Set up Machine with Price Break Point

Set up Master with Average Billing

Set up Master with Clawback All Unders at Current Rate

Set up Master with Clawback all Unders at Historical Rate

Set up Master with Clawback All Unders Overs at Current Rate

Set up Master with Clawback Open Unders and Overs at Current Rate

Set up Master with Clawback Open Unders at Current Rate

Set up Master with Meters with Different Periodicities

Set up Master with Multiple Black with A3 and A4 Meter and Min Volume

Set up Master with Multiple Children and Minimum Volume

Set up Master with Multiple Children with Different Black Rate

Set up Master or Standalone with Free Pages

Set up Master or Standalone with Prepaid Pages

Set up QR Code

Simple Meter Examples

Skip Billing

Split Billing 2nd Party

Split Meter Setups

Terminate a Contract

Unders and Overs Meter Setup