This program is used to:
A. Load a new vehicle class into all current and future rate products within a Rate Set except those rates that have a status flag of T (terminated) or P (purge).
B. Load the rate pricing for the new vehicle class.
The pricing for the new class is created by modifying the rates for an existing class, which is referred to as the "base class". An amount or percent can be either added to or subtracted from the rates for the base class.
Prior to using this program:
The new Class Code must be added to the Edit Class Code File for all locations which use the Rate Set(s) being updated.
To access this program, type ADDCLASS (RET) at any menu "OPTION:" field or the appropriate line number from the Rental Rates menu. The screen will display as follows:
| OPTION:__________ ADD CLASS TO RATES 1 Rate Set ALL 2 Eff. Date 05-17-04 3 New Class 4 Base Class 5 Add/Subtract A 6 Amount/Percent A 7 Hour 8 Day/T1 9 Week/T2 10 Month/T3 11 Xday/T4 12 Mile 13 Inter-City Mile 14 One Way (Y or N) 15 Test/Real Run T (T=Test, R=Real) 16 Overwrite Existing N 17 Print/Display P (P=Print, D=Display) LASER 1BEGIN 2 3ERASE 4 5BACKUP 6 7HELP 8 |
Enter data as follows:
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1. RATE SET |
Enter the Rate Set to which the new class will be added. EXAMPLE: Type A (RET) |
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2. EFF. DATE |
Enter the date on which this class addition becomes effective. EXAMPLE: Type 063004(RET) Note: Although an effective date is entered here, running this program does NOT create a new Rules Record. Adding a class to the rate does not alter the rules. |
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3. NEW CLASS |
Enter the new class to be added. EXAMPLE: Type XFAR |
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4. BASE CLASS |
Enter the existing class on which the rates for the new class will be based. EXAMPLE: Type SCAR (RET) |
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5. ADD/ SUBTRACT |
Enter:
EXAMPLE: Type A (RET) |
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6. AMOUNT/ PERCENT |
Enter:
EXAMPLE: Type A (RET) |
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7. HOUR |
Enter either the dollar amount or percent which should be added to or subtracted from the base class in order to establish a hourly rate for the new class. EXAMPLE: Type 5.00 (RET) |
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8. DAY/ T1 |
Enter either the dollar amount or percent which should be added to or subtracted from the base class in order to establish a daily (or Tier 1) rate for the new class. EXAMPLE: Type 15.00 (RET) |
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9. WEEK/T2 |
Enter either the dollar amount or percent which should be added to or subtracted from the base class in order to establish a weekly (or Tier 2) rate for the new class EXAMPLE: Type 90.00 (RET) |
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10. MONTH/T3 |
Enter either the dollar amount or percent which should be added to or subtracted from the base class in order to establish a monthly (or Tier 3) rate for the new class EXAMPLE: Type 270.00 (RET) |
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11. XDAY/ T4 |
Enter either the dollar amount or percent which should be added to or subtracted from the base class in order to establish a extra day, weekend (or Tier 4) rate for the new class. EXAMPLE: Press (RET) |
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12. MILE |
Enter either the dollar amount or percent which should be added to or subtracted from the base class in order to establish a rate for any chargeable miles. This will apply only to those rates that are set up with chargeable miles. EXAMPLE: Type .02 (RET) |
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13. INTER-CITY MILE |
Enter either the dollar amount or percent which should be added to or subtracted from the base class in order to establish a rate for any inter-city chargeable miles. This will apply only to those rates that are set up with inter-city chargeable miles. EXAMPLE: Type .02 (RET) |
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14. ONE WAY |
For those Rate Products where, in general, one-way rentals are allowed, use this field only if the new class being added CANNOT go one-way by entering "N" (No). EXAMPLE: Type N (RET) |
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15. TEST/ REAL RUN |
Enter:
EXAMPLE: Type T (RET) |
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16. OVERWRITE EXISTING |
Enter:
EXAMPLE: TypeN (RET) |
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17. PRINT/ DISPLAY |
Enter:
EXAMPLE: TypeD (RET) |
The screen will then display:
| OPTION:__________ ADD CLASS TO RATES 1 Rate Set ALL 2 Eff. Date 06-30-04 3 New Class XFAR 4 Base Class SCAR 5 Add/Subtract A 6 Amount/Percent A 7 Hour 8 Day/T1 5.00 9 Week/T2 15.00 10 Month/T3 90.00 11 Xday/T4 270.00 12 Mile .02 13 Inter-City Mile .02 14 One Way N (Y or N) 15 Test/Real Run T (T=Test, R=Real) 16 Overwrite Existing N 17 Print/Display D (P=Print, D=Display) LASER 1BEGIN 2 3ERASE 4 5BACKUP 6 7HELP 8 |
PRESS "F1" AT "OPTION" TO BEGIN.
Notes about this program:
If the amount in Fields 7 -13 is blank or zero, then the value for the new class will be the same as the value for the Base class.
EXAMPLE: In the above example, there was no figure entered in Field 11, Extra Day. Therefore, on records where the rate for the SCAR (the base class) is $30, the rate for the XFAR will also be $30.
If the amount in any of the Base class fields is zero, then the amount in the corresponding field for the new class will be zero also, regardless of the values entered in Fields 7 -13.
EXAMPLE: For those Rate Products where the base class (SCAR in the above example) has a value of zero for Extra Day, then zero will be written to Extra Day of the new class (XFAR in the above example) despite the fact that a value of $14 was entered in that field.
Notes on reading the report:
If a Base Class (Field 4) cannot be found in a given Rate Product, the report will print the Rate Product name and then the message similar to this one:
BASE CLASS SCAR NOT FOUND. NEW CLASS XFAR NOT ADDED.
If the New Class being added already exists on a given Rate Products, and you have chosen not to overwrite the rate (Field # 16), a message similar to this one will print:
NEW CLASS XFAR ALREADY EXISTS; DATA NOT CHANGED.