Add an AR Payment Method Code

Use the AR Payment Method Codes Maintenance (TPMM) program to add or change, copy, and delete codes that you can select in the Credit Maintenance (CCM) and Cash Receipts Entry (RCE) programs and can use as criteria for posting transactions to the general ledger. See Background and Road Map for more information.

Current payment methods are listed:

Field Name	Displays
Mthd	The payment method code
Description	The description of the payment method

Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Add a payment method	Click Add. See step 2.
Delete a payment method	Highlight the line and click Delete. See Delete.
Copy a payment method	Highlight the line and click Copy. See Copy.
Display or change a payment method	Highlight the line and click Select or double click the line. See step 2.
Print the list of credit card types	Click Print. See Print.
Exit the program	Click Exit.

Enter or change data in these fields:

Field Name	Type / Max Length	Action / Description
Payment method	Required 2 alphanumeric	Enter the payment method you want to add. Note This field cannot be changed after a payment method code is created.
Description	Required 30 alphanumeric	Enter a description for this payment method. This description displays to the right of the code when the user selects a code for a Payment method field.
Payment processing fee (%)	Optional 5 numeric in the format 999.99	Enter a percent for the payment processing fee. For example, if the processing fee is 2.5%, enter 2.50.
Credit/Bank card?	Optional	Select if this is a credit or bank card or leave blank if it is not.
Requires unique payment ref	Conditional	If you select this field, the Cash Receipts Entry program will not allow an AR clerk to enter a duplicate check/reference number for a customer. If you leave blank, Cash Receipts Entry issues a warning when another deposit in the current batch has the same check/reference number. The AR clerk can continue. The same number can be used after you run the Cash Receipts Register. This field must be selected for credit/bank card payment methods.
ARC/Cust no	Optional 10 alphanumeric	For future use Enter the ARC (accounts receivable consolidation) parent to use for credit card payments or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the customer number from a list.
Processing fee (amt)	Optional 14 numeric in the format 999999999.99	Enter a fixed amount to be applied for this payment method. For example, electronic funds transfer can have a set fee per transaction. If you entered a percent in the Payment processing fee (%) field, you cannot also enter an amount in this field.

Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Accept the data	If this is a new payment method code, click OK. The program prompts for another payment method. See step 2. If you made changes to an existing record, click Apply to accept the changes or Cancel to abandon the changes.
Return to the list of credit card types	Click OK.
Exit the program	Click Exit.