Use this program to open new lease son contracts. It validates the lease information and then automatically invokes the RA Open program.

To access the Opening Lease Contracts program, type LSEOPN (RET) at any menu "OPTION:" field or the appropriate line number on the Leasing menu. The screen will then display:

OPTION: ______________ OPENING LEASE CONTRACTS 1 Servicing Location TUS 2 Master Contract # * Physical Master Contract # * Customer # * Name Billing address 3 Vehicle # * F1=Call Open F3=Erase F5 F7=Help

Enter data as follows:

1. SERVICING LOCATION	Enter up to 6 alphanumeric characters representing the servicing Location Code. The servicing location is indicated in the Master Contract record as the location responsible for invoicing. EXAMPLE: Type TUS (RET)
2. MASTER CONTRACT #	Enter up to 8 alphanumeric characters representing the Master Contract number. This number must already exist in the Master Contract file. If the current date is beyond the Ending Date of the Master Contract, the following message will display: MASTER CONTRACT HAS CLOSED, NO NEW RAS CAN BE OPENED EXAMPLE: Type 12345 (RET)
PHYSICAL MASTER CONTRACT	This field displays the Physical Master Contract number to which the Master Contract is linked.
CUSTOMER #	This field displays the customer number referenced on the Master Contract.
NAME	This field displays the customer name referenced on the Master Contract.
BILLING ADDRESS	This field displays the billing address for the customer.
3. VEHICLE #	Enter up to 6 alphanumeric characters representing the Vehicle Number to be placed on the RA or up to 11 characters for the vehicle's license plate number. The vehicle must be designated as Fleet Type "L" in its Vehicle Inventory record. EXAMPLE: Type L4F005 (RET) User tip: In order to assign a vehicle, there cannot be any other open RAs referencing the vehicle. If there are open RAs, they need to be voided or closed before the vehicle can be assigned.

The screen will then display:

OPTION: ______________ OPENING LEASE CONTRACTS 1 Servicing Location TUS 2 Master Contract # T6789 Physical Master Contract # HN710498 Customer # FER002 Name FERDINAND CORP Billing address 3 Vehicle # L4F005 F1=Call Open F3=Erase F5 F7=Help

From the "OPTION:" field, press "F1". If the data entered is validated properly, pressing F1 at the Option field will cause the RA Open screen to appear. The Master Contract number and Vehicle # along with the following data from the Master Contract file will be passed to the RA Open screen:

• Lease number
• Customer number
• Bill-to number
• Return date (using the end date of the Master Contract)
• Rate per month
• Rate per day (monthly rate divided by 30)
• Free kilometer/mileage allotment
• Rate for extra kilometers/miles
• Invoice date

All time and percentage base options as specified in the Option subwindow when creating the Master Contract.

In addition, the RA Type Code and source code set up in the Lease Control File will also be passed to the RA Open screen.

When saving the RA, a prompt will appear to inquire if the status should be set to "HOLD", meaning that the vehicle has yet to be delivered to the client.

After saving the son contract, the cursor will return to the Opening Lease Contracts screen. Pressing "F1" again will open another son contract for the same Master Contract. Or a new Master Contract may be entered. Pressing ESC will exit the program.

Note: On Lease RAs users are blocked from changing the bill-to party by way of the using the search feature (selection "D"). If attempted, the following message will display:

BILL-TO MUST MATCH THE ACCOUNT ON THE MASTER LEASE