The Storage Item Type is referenced within the Recurring Billing Setup as the Item Type field within the Add/Edit Billing Item interface.  This setting points the individual billed items that make up a billing record to an Item Code. 

 

Figure 24: Storage Item Type in use within Recurring Billing Setup

 

 

Creating a new Storage Item Type

1.   Access the Mover’s Suite Administration,

2.   Open AFS > Storage > Storage Item Type,

3.   Click in the row indicating “Click here to add a new row”,

4.   Enter a Description.  This value is what displays for the Billing Type within Recurring Billing Setup,

5.   Select an Item Code from the available list.  This value is used to define the accounting transactions for the billed charges.  Reference the Item Code Generation tool found in Mover’s Suite Administration > Tools > Item Codes for all details related to Item Codes,

6.   Enter a Minimum Storage Fee to be applied to a billing charge.   Note: The Minimum Storage Fee functionality is currently not in use.

7.   Press the Tab key to add the record to the database,

8.   Repeat steps 3 through 7 to define other Storage Item Types.