Misc Charge Settings

These settings are use to configure the identification and handling of miscellaneous charges. For example, freight, customs charges, or fuel charges that may appear on an invoice document. These charges can appear in the header or at the line item level.

Some options are displayed only if specific settings are selected. These settings are indicated below.

Unplanned Threshold

The invoice maximum value that the sum of all unplanned miscellaneous charges can reach before the system takes a course of action.

Block If Over Threshold

If selected and if the total sum of all unplanned miscellaneous charges on the invoice exceeds the value defined in "Unplanned Threshold," the system sets a block on an invoice.

Important This option is only relevant if you are using SAP.
Block Code

The block code that is applied to an invoice for reasons of excessive unplanned miscellaneous charges.

This setting is displayed only if "Block If Over Threshold" is selected above.

Third Party Freight Code

The block code that is applied to an invoice if it has excessive unplanned miscellaneous charges.

Read SAP PO Conditions

If selected, the system reads the planned condition records on the purchase order in SAP.

Handle Misc Charges For Services

If selected, the miscellaneous charge processing logic is also applied to invoices that relate to service purchase orders.

Validate From DB

If selected, the system looks in a database to determine the correct general ledger entry for a miscellaneous charge.

SQL Connection Group

The SQL connection group that specifies the miscellaneous charge database connection string as set in the Solution Configuration Manager > Global Settings > Database Connection Settings. If no connection group is specified, the system uses group 1.

This setting is displayed only if "Validate From DB" is selected above.

DB Table Name

The name of the database table that contains the GL coding strings that are used for miscellaneous charges.

This setting is displayed only if "Validate From DB" is selected above.