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Billing Cycles
Groups of accounts read, billed and due together.
Where to find it
- Module: CRM
- Group: Utilities
- Section: Utility Billing
- Screen: Billing Cycles
Address in the console: /crm/util-billing-cycles
List · 7 columns · 7 fields on its form · 2 of them required
What the list shows
These are the columns of the list, in the order they are drawn. Any of them can be sorted on, filtered on, hidden, or exported.
| Column | Kind | Field name |
|---|---|---|
| Cycle | Code | code |
| Name | Text | name |
| Read day | Number | read_day |
| Bill day | Number | bill_day |
| Due in days | Number | due_days |
| Accounts | Number | accounts |
| Active | Yes or no | is_active |
The form
What is asked for when a record is created here. Required fields are marked; a choice drawn from a configuration list is one an administrator can extend without a release.
| Field | Type | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code required | Text | ||
| Name required | Text | ||
| Read day of month | Number | ||
| Bill day of month | Number | ||
| Due in days | Number | ||
| Active | Yes or no | ||
| Notes | Long text |
The rules that apply here
Everything on this screen obeys the platform rules rather than rules of its own. The ones worth knowing before you use it:
- Narrowing a list — search, conditions, sort, totals, export and saved views.
- What may be changed — the five grounds a record may not be edited on.
- Companies and business units — what the switcher above this list is doing to it.
- Creating a record — required fields, where choices come from, and how the number is allocated.
- Importing a spreadsheet — this screen accepts one, and it runs through the same rules as typing.