Meter Faxing
In The La Crosse System, locate the Meter Faxing program on the Contract Custom menu, 5-1. The program generates the file of customers that will be sent a fax requesting a meter reading.
At the Select Pass T'hrough, S'creen, E'nd, N'ext, Or Printer Number prompt on the Printer Selection screen, enter the number of the Meter Disk File. (This disk file is set up when the Meter Faxing program is installed.)
At the Company Number Or A'll prompt, do one of the following:
Press ENTER to include only Company One in the generation of the file or enter another company number.
Enter A to include all companies in the generation of the file.
At the Enter Beginning Branch Or A'll prompt, do one of the following:
Enter the beginning branch number in a range of branches. Use the branch number assigned to the contract header.
Enter A to include all branches.
At the Enter Ending Branch prompt, the beginning branch displays as the default ending branch number. Press ENTER to accept the default or enter another ending branch number. When a specific branch or range of branches is input, only machines assigned to contracts with branch numbers within the designated range are included.
At the Use Contact Name from C'ustomer, S'erial, or Contract H'eader File prompt, enter C for Customer File, S for Serial File, or H for Contract Header File, to pull the Contact Name from the appropriate file.
At the Enter Beginning Date prompt, enter the beginning date in a date range.
At the Enter Ending Date prompt, the beginning date displays as the default ending date. Press ENTER to accept the default or enter another ending date.
At the Enter R'ental, M'aintenance, L'ease, Or A'll prompt, do one of the following:
Enter R to include only customers with rental contracts.
Enter M to include only customers with maintenance contracts.
Enter L to include only customers with lease contracts.
Enter A to include customers with all types of contracts.
At the Enter Up To Three Billing Methods (1-4) Or A'll prompt, do one of the following:
Enter the billing method number to include only contracts with this billing method in the list. Press ENTER and add additional billing method numbers, if desired.
Enter A to include contracts with all billing methods in the list.
At the Sort By CU'stomer Number, CO'ntract Number, GR'oup Bill Number, Customer NA'me, Or IT'em/Serial Number prompt, do one of the following:
Enter CU to sort the list in the contract's ship-to customer number order.
Enter CO to sort the list in contract number order.
Enter GR to sort the list in group bill master contract number order.
Enter NA to sort the list in the contract's ship-to customer name order. The name used is from the Contract header.
Enter IT to sort the list in item number followed by serial number order.
At the Enter Beginning Customer Number Or A'll prompt, do one of the following:
Enter the beginning customer number in a range of customer numbers. Use the ship-to customer number assigned to the contracts. The cursor continues on to the ending customer number prompt. The beginning customer displays as the default ending customer number. Press ENTER to accept the default or enter another ending customer number. When a specific or range of ship-to customer numbers is input, only machines assigned to contracts with customer numbers within the designated range are included.
Enter A to include all customer numbers.
At the Enter Beginning Contract Number Or A'll prompt, do one of the following:
Enter a beginning contract number in a range of contract numbers. The cursor continues on to the ending contract number prompt. The beginning contract displays as the default ending contract number. Press ENTER to accept the default or enter another ending contract number. When a specific or range of contract numbers is input, only machines assigned to contracts within the designated range are included.
Enter A to include all contract numbers.
At the Enter Beginning Group Bill Number Or A'll prompt, do one of the following:
Enter a beginning contract group bill number in a range of contract group bill numbers. This is the master contract number. The cursor continues on to the ending group bill contract number prompt. The beginning number displays as the default ending contract group bill number. Press ENTER to accept the default or enter another ending group bill master contract number. When a specific or range of group bill contract numbers is input, only machines assigned to contracts with a group bill master contract number within the designated range are included.
Enter A to include all contract group bill numbers.
At the Enter Beginning Customer Name Or A'll prompt, do one of the following:
Enter a beginning customer name in a range of customer names. The cursor continues on to the ending customer name prompt. The beginning name displays as the default ending customer name. Press ENTER to accept the default or enter another ending customer name. When a specific or range of names is input, only machines assigned to contracts with matching customer names within the designated range are included.
Enter A to include all customers.
At the Enter Beginning Item Number Or A'll prompt, do one of the following:
Enter a beginning item number in a range of item numbers. This is the item number of the machine on the contract. The cursor continues on to the ending item number prompt. The beginning item number displays as the default ending item number. Press ENTER to accept the default or enter another ending item number. When a specific or range of item numbers is input, only machines assigned to contracts with an item number within the designated range are included.
Enter A to include all items.