Electric Meter

The amount the customer owes for electricity is automatically calculated. You will enter the beginning and ending meter hours and the rate at which you are charging the customer.

Rates

Select the ‘type’ of stay, daily, weekly, or monthly and enter the number days, weeks, or months and the rest is calculated for you

Other

This for any other or miscellaneous charges. Provide a brief description of the charge.

Calculations

All of the calculations are made for you based on what you have entered.

Refund

This column has been moved from Versions earlier than 7.8.3 and now shows in Red there is a Refund Due to the Customer

Payments

Working with ‘Browses’ is the main tool with databases. Basically you need to have a List, or Browse (Review) of all of the data you have to know which record is to be adjusted.

Insert or Change

This screen is used when you get paid by a customer. Here you enter the Date the payment was received. Select Rent if the paywmen was for Rent, etc. In the next column you will enter the amount Paid The next column shows you how much of each type of revenue is owed, so you know instantly what you need to collect. The Notes field is for any personal notes, these notes are not included in any Reports, unless you decide to include them. Amount Paid and Amount Due are automatically calculated. Note: since these fields are based on other fields it is a good idea to select OK then go back into the record to verify the amounts shown.