Bill/Pay Inquiry Fields

These are descriptions of the columns on the Bill/Pay Inquiry Insertion Detail window.

S  Status. Active (A), Proposed (P) or Deleted (D).

B/P  Indicates whether this insertion has been billed and/or paid.

*

Both billed and paid

B

Billed but not paid

P

Paid but not billed

T   Indicates the traffic status of the insertion.

Blank

Not trafficked

T

Trafficked

Vendor Displays the code of the vendor entered on the insertion.

Vendor Description  Displays the description defined for the vendor code.

ED  Displays the edition entered on the insertion.

ZN  Displays the zone entered on the insertion.

Insertion Date Displays the insertion date entered on the buy.

Date Qual Displays the insertion date qualifier entered on the buy. Blank for a specific day

Rate Insertion rate amount entered on the buy.

Rate Qual Rate qualifier entered on the buy.

Rate Qualifier

Insertion Rate amount...

Gross Rate

is entered at Gross.

Net Rate

is entered at Net.

Special Net

is a net rate. The amount calculated using this rate and the Space, Column, Quantity and Units overrides the Bill Formula for this client and product. No commission is calculated.

Total Gross

is the gross cost of the buy. Space, Column, Quantity and Units are ignored

Total Net

is the net cost of the buy. Space, Column, Quantity and Units are ignored.  Commission is calculated by the Buy Module

Total Cost

is the total cost for the buy and overrides the Bill Formula for this client and product. Space, Column, Quantity and Units are ignored. No commission is calculated.

Free

is 0.00 but there may be a premium charge. If no commission or discount was calculated on the premium charge, the commission and discount may be zero for this buy. A free buy is not changed by Automatic Rate Change.

Tax

is a tax charge for the Insertion Date. All ad space fields must be blank. A tax buy is not changed by Automatic Rate Change.

Other

is a miscellaneous charge keyed at gross. Space, Column, Quantity and Units must be blank and the commission rate must be zero.

Zero    

is 0.00. Applies to second and subsequent buys of a joint buy only. Contract rates are not retrieved for the subsequent buy(s) since their rates are included in that for the lead buy.

Ad Number.  Displays the ad number entered on the buy.

Space Displays the space code entered on the buy. Space codes are defined in Space Description Definition and may be viewed in Space Description Inquiry.

Space Qual.  Displays up to two codes to indicate how the space (Space Code, Columns, Quantity, Unit) is printed on the Insertion Order and how it contributes to the contract. Ad Space is the space defined for the Ad Number assigned to this insertion. Space is defined for the Ad Number in Ad Number Definition. Buy Space is the Space Code, Columns, Quantity, and Unit entered in the Buy Module.

Space Qualifier

Space that Prints on Insertion Order

Space that Contributes to Contract

blank

Ad Space

Buy Space

S

Ad Space

Buy does not contribute to contract

A

Ad Space

Ad Space

B

Buy Space

Buy does not contribute to contract

C

Buy Space

Buy Space

L

 

Joint buys only. This is a subsequent buy that contributes to the same contract as the Lead buy even if there is a separate contract for the subsequent buy.

Col Width of ad in columns as entered in the Buy Module.

Qty Quantity of depth units (inches or lines) as entered in the Buy Module.

Units Unit of depth (Inches or Lines) as entered in the Buy Module.

Prem Amt Premium charge.

Prem Qual Indicates how the premium amount qualifier is keyed on the buy.

Premium Qualifier

Premium amount...

Gross

includes the commission cost.

Net

is entered at net. Commission is calculated by the Buy Module and added to the space cost.

Net Comm

is entered at net and is not commissionable.

Prem Code Describes the Premium. Premium codes are defined in Premium Codes Definition and may be viewed in Premium Inquiry.

CMTS  Default is N.  Indicates Y/N whether there are comments on the buyline.

LOC  Displays the Location code entered in the Buy Module.

MAT  Displays the Materials description described in the Location Definition option.

DESCRIPTOR  Displays the detailed descriptor from the Location Definition option.