Estimate Types

Estimate types control whether a buy is billed and paid. These are the estimate types available in Broadcast:

Code

Estimate Type

Description

R

Regular

Buys on this estimate are billed and paid.

B

Barter

Buys are entered on this estimate for tracking purposes only and are not billed or paid.

S

Stewardship

Buys are entered on this estimate for tracking purposes only and are not billed or paid.

C

Bill Commission Only

Allows an agency to bill the client for the revenue that they will make on a buy.

The commission only billing setting implies that the client will pay the stations themselves. As such, buys that are commission only cannot clear or pay station invoices. However, billing for Commission Only buys will work exactly the same as billing does for standard buys.