Complete Computer Solutions Representative Payee Manager User Guide
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Representative Payee Manager
User Guide
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Contents
Introduction
The Representative Payee System is an easy and comprehensive approach to automating much of the work associated with representative payee services. The system tracks all details about transactions between clients and vendors. Some of the features included are:
Client Information
Basic Client Information
Client Demographics
Case Notes
Asset Tracking
Event Tracking
Contacts
Document Linking
Impairments
Test Scores
Photo
Financial Information
Recurring Payments and Deposits
Check and Deposit Entry
Batch Checks to Vendors and Clients
Print All or Selected Checks
Reconcile Your Bank Account
Mass and Individual Accounts
User-Defined Check Layout
Interest Allocation
Reports
Transactions by Client, Date, Type
Balances and Budgets
Income and Expense Graphs
Case Notes and Statistics
Vendor Transactions
Client Lists and Information
Reconciled and Outstanding Transactions
Over 100 reports with multiple variations
Security
User Log-on and Password Protection
Security Levels for Controlling Access
Limit Access to Clients by Types
Audit Trails
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System Navigation
A consistent approach has been taken in designing all the screens you will encounter when using the system. The sample screen above demonstrates many of those standards such as:
In addition to following traditional Windows design standards other visual cues make using the system easier.
Cues such as the use of color make it easier to see information and to determine if it can be changed. All user data is displayed in sunken boxes. Within the boxes, green text with a white background indicates you can change the data whereas black text with a gray background indicates read-only. Labels are always displayed to the left or top of the data item and are black text. Data items of similar types are grouped together with frames and have a blue title in the top left corner of the frame.
The navigation control at the bottom of most screens allows the user to move between records such as clients, vendors or transactions. The VCR-type buttons work just like you might expect - moving from the first to the last or next and previous records. "Record 2 of 12" simply means that you are currently editing or viewing the 2nd vendor (alphabetically) and that there are only 12 vendors entered at this time.
** To add a new record, click the New button on the Records menu at the top of RPM or the New Record
button on the Navigation Bar at the bottom of the current screen. **
Use the Search box to find information in the currently displayed records. Type in a value to search for and use
Enter to search. Use Enter again to find subsequent matches.
The record selector at the left of most screens indicates the status of editing for the current record. For screens that use grids which show multiple records on a screen, the record selector is located at the left of each row but has the same functionality. The symbols that you will see on the record selector are described below.
This indicates a new record that you can enter information in.
This indicates the currently selected record and no changes have been made to the record.
This indicates that a record has been been modified but not saved. To discard changes made and restore the original data, select the Undo option from the Records menu or use the ESC key on your keyboard. Use the ESC key once to clear out information you entered in the current field. Use the ESC key twice to clear out the entire record you have entered but not saved.
** Use the ESC key on your keyboard if you start entering information and do not want to save it **
This indicates a record that is locked (being changed) by another user.
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System Navigation
The following are examples of additional screen objects referenced throughout this text. It will be easier to follow the documentation once you have an understanding of what the objects look like.
Record Selector - used to show the status of the currently selected record (possibly status values defined above).
Delete Record Button - used to Delete a particular row (record). Click the Delete Record Button next to the record (row) you want to remove and click Yes to confirm the deletion.
** To delete a record, click the Delete Record to the left of a record on a grid. **
Drop Down List - allows you to either start typing an item in the list to move to it rapidly or use the down arrow to the right to open the list and then choose an item from the list.
Navigation Bar - used to indicate where you are in the database such as current record and the number of records. Also lets you move to the first, previous, next or last record.
Check Box - used to indicate a Yes/No value. In this case it indicates whether to Pay the check to the client or not. Checked means Yes, unchecked means No.
Grid - a list of data rows (each with a record selector) that lets you see more than one record on the screen at a time.
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Scroll Bars - vertical and horizontal are used to scroll both up/down and left/right when more data exists than can be seen on the screen at one time.
Button - used to begin a process or close a form as shown by the text on the button.
Radio Button - used to select only one item out of two or more possibilities.
Calendar Date Picker - this will display when you enter a date field. Use it to select a date from the calendar instead of manually entering a date.
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Ribbon Menu
The above menu is the default ribbon. The Spell Check button will be added to the Records menu whenever you are on the Client Case Notes or Client Notes tab. The spell check functionality comes from Microsoft Office 2010. You must have Microsoft Office 2010 installed to use spell check in RPM.
When viewing reports, an additional ribbon will be available as shown below. You must have MAPI Compliant email to use the Email button for reports.
Finding Records
To use the Find button, first click the field on the screen that you want to search in and click the Find button on the
Records menu.
Find What - enter the information you are searching for (for example, social security number, date or amount - the Find What format must match the format on the screen).
Look In - select Current Field to find in the current field. Select Current Document to search all fields on the screen.
Match - select Whole Field to find based on matching the entire value. Select Any Part of Field to find based on a partial match. Select Start of Field to find a match to the start of a field (such as the start of a last name).
Select Find Next to find the first match. Select Find Next again to continue searching for additional matches.
Sorting Records
To sort the records shown on the screen, click in the field you want to sort on and click Sort Ascending or Sort
Descending on the Filter/Sort menu. Use Remove Sort to remove the sort. You can also close and re-open a screen to restore the original sort.
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Filtering Records
To filter records on the screen, click in the field you want to filter on. Use the Selection drop down option on the
Filter/Sort menu to filter records:
Equal to the current value
Not equal to the current value
Containing the current value
Not containing the current value
This is an example of filtering based on a date. If you click a date on the Transaction Information screen, you can filter the records that equal or do not equal that date.
This is an example of filtering based on a transaction category. If you click the Trans Type category on the
Transaction Information screen, you can filter records that equal or do not equal that category.
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Using the Filter button on the Filter/Sort menu will give you additional filtering options depending on the type of field you are filtering. With a date field, you can select multiple dates. Under the Date Filters option, you can select ranges such as This Week, Last Week, This Month, Last Month.
Use the Toggle Filter button on the Filter/Sort menu to remove any filtering. You can also close and re-open a screen to remove the filter.
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Logon to the System
You will be assigned a user-id and password by the system administrator. The password is case sensitive. For example, "PASSWORD" is not the same as "password". Press the OK button when ready to continue or cancel to exit the system.
If you forget your password, it can be reset by your system administrator.
Getting Started
Checking Account Types
RPM can be set up to use both mass and individual checking accounts. Regardless of which you use, RPM will track the actual balance for each individual client.
Using a mass account has some benefits. There is only a single account to reconcile and you can print a single batch check to a vendor for multiple clients. You may also be able to get an interest bearing account due to the larger balance and this interest can be automatically distributed to the clients.
Mass Account - this is a bank account shared by one or more clients. The Representative Payee collects deposits from clients and places all deposits into a shared account. Checks are printed for all clients from the shared account.
All transactions are tracked through the shared account but RPM keeps track of the individual client's transactions and balance.
Individual Account - this is a bank account belonging to one specific client. The Representative Payee collects deposits from the clients and places them into each client's own account. Checks are printed for each client from their own account. Individual transactions and balances are tracked for each client.
Entering Clients and Initial Balances
The following items can be done before you start using RPM for live transactions:
1. Enter all of your existing clients on the Client Information screen (View, Clients). At a minimum, the information on the Basic tab should be filled out before entering transactions. The remaining tabs can be filled out at any time.
2. Print the report under Reports, Client, Client List to verify that all the client name and address information has been entered correctly.
3. Enter vendors on the Vendor Information screen (View, Vendors).
4. If you want to send a single check to a vendor for multiple clients, click the Batch Checks option for the vendor. Do the same for the different client types under Utilities, List Maintenance, Client Type. If both the vendor and client type are set up for batch checks, the batch check option will be turned on by default when you enter a transaction for that vendor and type of client. Otherwise, you can check it manually on each transaction you want as a batch check.
5. Set up the categories you want to use for deposits and payments under Utilities, List Maintenance, Deposit Type and Payment Type. If you want to word them differently later, it's not a problem since the changes will be reflected in any existing transactions already using the category.
6. Use the Schd Pmts and Schd Deps buttons to set up any recurring scheduled payments and deposits. Enter the
Next Payment date or Next Deposit date for the first time you will process transactions in RPM.
7. Set up your checks for printing using the Check Layout screen under the Utilities, Set Up menu.
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When you are ready to go live:
1. Reconcile your bank account. You will need the reconciled balance for each client and any remaining uncleared checks and deposits.
2. Use the Enter Deposit button under the Transaction Information screen (View, Transactions) to enter each client's current reconciled bank balance.
3. Use the Reconcile screen to mark all of the existing deposits as reconciled. The Cleared Balance on the Reconcile screen should match your current reconciled bank balance.
4. Use the Enter Deposit button to enter any remaining uncleared deposits.
5. Use the Enter Payment button under the Transaction Information screen to enter any remaining uncleared checks.
Enter the original check number in the Payment Method or select EFT for electronic transactions with no check number.
6. Print the report under Reports, Balances, All Balances - By Client to make sure all client balances in RPM match your existing balances.
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Client Information
Select Clients from the View menu to open the Client Information screen. The information on this screen is organized using tabs. Click the desired tab to view that information for the selected client. The information on each tab is explained in the following topics.
** To add a new client, click the New button on the Records menu at the top of RPM or the New Record button on the Navigation Bar at the bottom of the Client Information screen. **
Basic Tab
The client information screen contains basic information about each client. The Select Client drop down list is used to quickly move between clients by name. As you start typing a last name, the list automatically begins finding a match and moves you to the client you want to see. You can also use the navigation bar at the bottom to move between clients one at a time or to quickly move to the top or bottom of the alphabetical client list.
The Filter Clients options allow you to see active, inactive or all clients for a selected support type. To view all clients
(active and inactive), click the All option. To switch between support types, select another support type from the
Support Type drop down. To see clients for all support types at one time, delete the selected support type.
Client type and support type filtering can be added for a user ID on the Users screen under the Security menu. If client types and/or support types are assigned to your user ID, you will only be able to view those types of clients. If no client types or support types have been assigned to your user ID, you will be able to view all clients. The top right of the screen will display Access Limited to assigned Client Types and/or Support Types if your user ID has been set up for client and or support type filtering.
By default, clients are sorted alphabetically by name. To change the sort, click in the field you wish to sort on and select the Ascending or Descending option from the Filter/Sort menu.
Fields on the Basic tab are explained below.
Name - client's name in First, Middle Initial, Last name order.
Address - client's mailing address. Either a 5 or 9 digit zip code can be entered.
Phone - formatted with area code but not required.
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Cell Phone - formatted with area code but not required.
SSN - when you enter the SSN, the system will check for duplicates to prevent entering the same client more than once. After the initial entry, only the last four digits of the SSN will be displayed. Use the View/Edit button to view the entire SSN or to modify it.
Claim #s - this button is used for entering claim numbers for the client (see the Claim Numbers topic for more information).
Birth Date - client's birth date. The client's current age will display next to the birth date.
Client Type - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Client Type).
Acct Manager - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Account Manager).
Support Type - this will default to the currently filtered support type or select a different value from the list
(maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Support Type).
Status - select a value from the list. A client can currently be only Active or Inactive. Transactions cannot be entered for Inactive clients. The default when adding a new client is Active.
Add Date - defaults to the date the client was added to the system.
Start Date - the date this person became a client. This is used to determine a client's anniversary for various reports.
Mass Account(s) - select any mass accounts to be used by this client. Mass accounts are shared by multiple clients.
Account Name - select a mass account to which you want to assign this client. New mass accounts can be added under Utilities, List Maintenance, Mass Account. The account name will be disabled if the mass account is marked as inactive on the List Maintenance screen.
Balance - displays the client's current balance in this account.
Default - check this box if this will be the client's default account. When entering transactions for a client, the default account for that client will be automatically used. The first account entered (mass or individual) will be automatically set up as the default account. If you add additional accounts for a client, you can select a different account as the default account.
Bal. Payout - check this box if you want to automatically create a transaction for the client's balance in this account when running the Client Balance Transactions utility.
Inactive - check this box to make the mass account inactive for this client. The account name will be disabled if the mass account is marked as inactive on the List Maintenance screen.
Individual Account(s) - enter any individual accounts to be used by this client. An individual account can only be used by the client for which the account is entered.
Account Name - enter a name for the account. You do not need to enter the client's name as part of the account name. The client's name will be displayed along with the account name on other screens to distinguish between accounts.
Balance - displays the client's current balance in this account.
Default - check this box if this will be the client's default account. When entering transactions for a client, the default account for that client will be automatically used. The first account entered (mass or individual) will be automatically set up as the default account. If you add additional accounts for a client, you can select a different account as the default account.
Account # - enter the account number for this account. This is not required but will need to be entered if you want the account number to print on the checks (for example, if you are using blank check paper or checks without the encoding already printed).
Bank - select the bank for this account. Add new banks under Utilities, List Maintenance, Bank. This is not required but will need to be entered if you want the bank information to print on the checks (for example, if you are using blank check paper)
Next Check # or First Check # - if you are using pre-numbered check paper, enter the next check number to be used for this account. If you are printing check numbers, enter the first check number to be used for this account.
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Bal. Payout - check this box if you want to automatically create a transaction for the client's balance in this account when running the Client Balance Transactions utility.
Inactive - check this box to make the individual account inactive.
Total Balance Accounts(s) - will display the client's total balance for all mass and individual accounts.
Total Balance Assets - will display the client's total balance for all assets.
Minimum - the minimum balance for the client. You will receive a warning if a transaction is entered that would take the client below their minimum balance. To see clients with balances below their minimum, run Reports,
Balances, Balances Under Minimum.
Limit - the balance limit for the client. Leave blank or zero if the client does not have a limit. To see clients with balances exceeding their limit, run Reports, Balances, Balances Over Limit.
Urgent Notes - this button will display in red if the current client has any urgent case notes entered on the Case
Notes tab. Click the button to view those urgent case notes.
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Personal Tab
Fields on this screen are explained below.
Gender - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Gender).
Race - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Race).
Ethnicity - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Ethnicity).
Marital Status - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Marital Status).
PN Amount - the personal needs amount for this client (used for information only).
Medicaid Num. - the Medicaid number for this client.
Medicare Num. - the Medicare number for this client.
Savings Acct. - a flag indicating whether the client has a separate savings account (used for information only).
Email - email address for this client. Click the Mail button next to the email address to start an email message addressed to that person using your default email application. This functionality may not be available for all email applications but should work with Outlook.
Routing Number - routing number for XEFT transactions paid to client. A $0 XEFT transaction can be entered using the Enter Payment button on the Transaction Information screen to send a pre-note transaction for a client.
Account Number - bank account number for XEFT transactions paid to client.
Account Type - checking or savings account.
RPM Client ID - system generated unique client id.
Referral Source - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Referral Source).
Referral Date - used to track the referral date.
Term. Reason - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Termination Reason).
Term. Date - used to track the termination date.
Ward Number - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Ward Number).
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County District - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, County District).
Legislative District - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Legislative
District).
County - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, County).
Housing/Income Tab
Fields on this screen are explained below.
Housing - used for tracking housing changes for a client. Enter a Date and Type for each housing change. The values in the Type list are maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Housing Type.
Income - used for tracking income sources for a client. Enter a Source and Amount for each source of income.
The values in the Source list are maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Deposit Type. This is for information only and is not used for any transactions.
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Impairments Tab
The Impairments Tab is used for tracking any impairments a client may have. Select the appropriate impairment from the drop down list. If applicable, select an impairment category. The list of valid values of impairments and categories are maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Impairment.
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Events Tab
The Events tab can be used to track both scheduled and completed events of any type. The Event Listing By Date report can be used to print a list of clients with a selected event in a date range.
The fields on this screen are explained below.
Date - the date an event is scheduled for or was completed.
Type - the type of event (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Event).
Category - a category of the selected type of event. The category is optional.
Memo - enter any notes about the event.
Complete - check this to mark the event complete.
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Case Notes Tab
This screen is used for entering case notes for a client.
The fields on this screen are explained below.
Date - the date of the contact.
First-Rpt - select whether this is the first or a repeat occurrence of the contact.
Sv. Unit - enter the service units associated with this contact. You can define your own meaning behind the service unit values.
Contact Type - select a value from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Case Notes Contact
Type).
Case Note - enter any notes for the contact. Click the Notes button to expand this field into a larger box for entry or viewing.
Urgent - check this to mark the case note as urgent. If the client has any urgent case notes, an "Urgent Notes" button will display in red on the Basic tab. Use the Filter Notes option to display all case notes or only urgent case notes.
User ID - when you enter a case note record, your user id will be automatically stored in the User ID field. You can only edit or delete your own case notes. Any user with update rights to case notes can remove the Urgent flag on any case note.
Last Updated Date Time - when a case note record is entered or updated, the date and time will automatically be stored.
Click the Spell Check button on the Records menu to spell check the Service Record text for the current case notes record. Spell check functionality comes from Microsoft Office 2010. You must have Microsoft Office 2010 installed to use spell check in RPM.
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Notes Tab
This screen is used for entering notes about a client. The Notes tab is recommended for general, non-date related notes about the client. Use the Case Notes tab for date specific notes on which you can run reports. Notes are limited to 65,536 characters.
Enter new notes in the top box on the screen and use the Add button to add the notes to the existing notes. The current date, time, and user id will be automatically added with the notes.
Click the Edit button to edit any existing notes.
Click the Spell Check button on the Records menu to spell check the Notes you have entered. Spell check functionality comes from Microsoft Office 2010. You must have Microsoft Office 2010 installed to use spell check in
RPM.
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Contacts Tab
This screen is used for entering contacts for a client. Enter the type of contact, the contact name, phone, cell phone, email, address and notes. The contact types are maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Client Contact Type.
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Photo Tab
This screen is used for displaying a client photo. Click the Select Photo button to select the client photo that you wish to use. Other users will only be able to view the photo if it is in a network location accessible to all users.
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Documents Tab
This screen is used for tracking client documents. To add a link to a document, enter the Document Description and click the Select File button to locate the document on your network. Other users will only be able to access the documents if they are in a network location accessible to all users.
Once you have a document linked on this screen, use the Edit button to open the document. Not all types of documents can be opened using the Edit button.
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Test Scores Tab
This screen is used for tracking client test scores. To enter a test taken, select a Test Type from the list. The list of
Test Types is maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Test Type. Enter the date the test was taken in the Test
Date and the score achieved in the Test Score.
If a test has categories, you can enter scores for the individual categories. The scores for each category will be automatically added together to fill in the total Test Score. Click the Fill button to create a record for each category of the selected test or select categories and enter scores individually.
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Custom Tab
Custom fields can be configured on the Custom Client Fields tab on the System Setup screen under the Utilities, Set
Up menu.
Fields on this screen are explained below.
Custom Dates - values can be entered for up to 10 custom dates.
Custom Fields - values can be entered for up to 7 custom fields.
Custom Lists- values can be entered for up to 7 custom fields. The values in the Custom Lists are maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Custom List 1 - 7.
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Claim Numbers
The Claim Numbers screen is used to specify claim number(s) for this client. This is only used if you import an electronic deposit file from your bank using the File, Import ACH Deposits process. When deposit transactions are imported, the system matches the claim numbers from the deposit file to the claim numbers entered in RPM. If a match is found, a deposit transaction will be created for the matching client.
To add claim numbers, use the New button on the Records menu or move to the last empty row in the list and start typing.
To delete claim numbers, click the delete record button next to the record and click Yes to confirm the deletion.
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Scheduled Payments
The Scheduled Payments screen lets you schedule recurring payments for a client so that transactions can be automatically created using the Process Payments screen.
To add scheduled transactions, click the New button on the Records menu or simply move to the last empty row in the list.
To delete scheduled payments, click the delete record button next to the record and click Yes to confirm the deletion.
The fields on the screen are explained below.
Account - select the account to use for this payment. This will default to the client's default account.
Category - select a category for the payment from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance,
Payment Category).
Payment Method - select a value from the list. When Print is selected, a check will be printed for this transaction. When EFT or XEFT is selected, a payment transaction will be added to the register but no check will be printed. XEFT transactions can be exported to a file by selecting Export XEFT Transactions from the
File, Import/Export menu. Set the default for this with the Default Payment Method on the System Settings tab on the System Setup screen under the Utilities, Set Up menu.
Frequency - select the frequency for this payment. When you process a scheduled payment, the system will automatically schedule the next payment based on the frequency you have selected. The available frequencies are:
One-Time - one time only.
Daily - every day. The transaction will occur every day.
Weekly - every week. The transaction will occur on the same day each week. For example, every Monday.
BiWeekly - every other week. The transaction will occur on the same day every other week. For example, every other Monday.
Monthly - every month. The transaction will occur on the same date every month.
Monthly 1st Week - every month. The transaction will occur on the same day of the week each month on the
1st occurrence of that day. For example, the 1st Wednesday of each month.
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Monthly 2nd Week - every month. The transaction will occur on the same day of the week each month on the
2nd occurrence of that day. For example, the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
Monthly 3rd Week - every month. The transaction will occur on the same day of the week each month on the
3rd occurrence of that day. For example, the 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Monthly 4th Week - every month. The transaction will occur on the same day of the week each month on the
4th occurrence of that day. For example, the 4th Wednesday of each month.
BiMonthly - every other month. The transaction will occur on the same date every other month.
Quarterly - every three months. The transaction will occur on the same date every three months.
SemiAnnually - every six months. The transaction will occur on the same date every six months.
Annually - every year. The transaction will occur on the same date every year.
BiAnnually - every other year. The transaction will occur on the same date every other year.
Pay To Client - select this for a check to be paid to the client. A transaction can be paid to either a client or a vendor.
Pay To Vendor - select the vendor for a check to be paid to a vendor. Vendors can be added on the Vendors screen under the View menu.
Vendor Address - select the vendor address. If the vendor has only one address, it will be used by default. If the vendor has more than one address, select the address you wish to use for the transaction. Leave the selection blank if you don't want to print an address on the check.
Mail to Client - select this option to print the client's mailing address on a check.
For a check paid to a vendor, the client's mailing address will print on the check instead of the vendor's address. Use this to mail a check to a client that is paid to a vendor.
For checks paid to clients, select this option if you want the client's mailing address to print on the check. If you do not select this option for a check paid to the client, no mailing address will print on the check. This can be used to separate checks that should be mailed to a client from those that will be picked up by the client.
Set the default for this option with Mail to Client Address for Pay to Client checks on the System Settings tab on the System Setup screen under the Utilities, Set Up menu.
Batch Check - select this option if you want to print multiple transactions on a single check. This will group all checks to a vendor in the same account and for the same date on a single check. You can also select Batch
Check for client checks to print a single check to a client for more than one Payment Type. This option will default to checked if the selected Vendor is marked as Batch Checks on the Vendor Information screen and the client type for this client is marked as Batch Check on the Utilities, List Maintenance, Client Type screen. You can check or remove this option for any scheduled payments manually.
Payment Amount - the amount of the transaction that will be generated. If the amount varies, you can change the actual payment amount each time and leave the remaining information the same.
Total Due - this amount should be used if the client owes a total and will make payments until the total is paid.
For example, if the client owes $1000 and the vendor has agreed to payments of $100 per month, enter a
Payment Amount of $100 and a Total Due of $1000.
Remaining Balance - this only applies if a Total Due has been entered. The Remaining Balance is automatically calculated whenever payments are processed for these items.
Start Date - enter the date you want the payment to start. The system will calculate the initial next payment date based on the start date you have entered.
End Date - enter an end date only if you want the payments to end by a certain date. This can be left blank if the payment should continue indefinitely. If a Total Due has been entered for the payment, the End Date will be automatically calculated and cannot be changed. To immediately end an existing payment, enter an End Date prior to the Next Payment date.
Next Payment - the next payment date will default to the start date when you first add a scheduled payment.
After that, the next payment date will be calculated based on the frequency. If the payment needs to be interrupted for any reason, you can modify this date to skip payments.
Sort by Client - select this option to sort a check paid to a vendor by the client's name instead of the vendor name when printing the check. Set the default for this option with Sort Vendor Check by Client Name on the
System Settings tab on the System Setup screen under the Utilities, Set Up menu.
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Check Memo - enter the memo to be printed on the check. This will default to the client name and payment type.
Notes - notes about this scheduled payment. The notes will display on some reports but will not print on a check.
User ID - the user name of the person who entered or updated this scheduled payment. This will be automatically filled in by the system.
Last Updated - the date and time the scheduled payment was last updated. This will be automatically filled in by the system.
If you want to see scheduled payments that are no longer active, click the option Show Inactive Scheduled Payments.
If this option is not checked, only active payments will be displayed. An active payment is any payment that has a
Next Payment date and is assigned to an active mass or individual account.
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Scheduled Deposits
The Scheduled Deposits screen lets you schedule recurring deposits for a client so that transactions can be automatically created using the Process Deposits screen.
To add scheduled deposits, click the New button on the Records menu or simply move to the last empty row in the list.
To delete scheduled deposits, click the delete record button next to the record and click Yes to confirm the deletion.
The fields on the screen are explained below.
Account - select the account to use for this deposit. This will default to the client's default account.
Category - select a category for this deposit from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Deposit
Category).
Frequency - select the frequency for this deposit. When you process a scheduled deposit, the system will automatically schedule the next deposit based on the frequency you have selected. The available frequencies are:
One-Time - one time only.
Daily - every day. The transaction will occur every day.
Weekly - every week. The transaction will occur on the same day each week. For example, every Monday.
BiWeekly - every other week. The transaction will occur on the same day every other week. For example, every other Monday.
Monthly - every month. The transaction will occur on the same date every month.
Monthly 1st Week - every month. The transaction will occur on the same day of the week each month on the
1st occurrence of that day. For example, the 1st Wednesday of each month.
Monthly 2nd Week - every month. The transaction will occur on the same day of the week each month on the
2nd occurrence of that day. For example, the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
Monthly 3rd Week - every month. The transaction will occur on the same day of the week each month on the
3rd occurrence of that day. For example, the 3rd Wednesday of each month.
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Monthly 4th Week - every month. The transaction will occur on the same day of the week each month on the
4th occurrence of that day. For example, the 4th Wednesday of each month.
BiMonthly - every other month. The transaction will occur on the same date every other month.
Quarterly - every three months. The transaction will occur on the same date every three months.
SemiAnnually - every six months. The transaction will occur on the same date every six months.
Annually - every year. The transaction will occur on the same date every year.
BiAnnually - every other year. The transaction will occur on the same date every other year.
Deposit Amount - the amount of the deposit. If this varies, you can update this amount before you process the deposit.
Start Date - enter the date you want the deposit to start. The system will calculate the initial next deposit date based on the start date.
End Date - enter an end date only if you want the deposits to end by a certain date. This can be left blank if the deposit should continue indefinitely.
Next Deposit - the next deposit date will default to the start date when you first add a scheduled deposit. After that, the next deposit date will be calculated based on the frequency. If the deposit needs to be interrupted for any reason, you can modify this date to skip deposits.
User ID - the user name of the user who entered this scheduled deposit. This will be automatically filled in by the system.
Last Updated - the date and time the scheduled deposit was last updated. This will be automatically filled in by the system.
Notes - notes about this scheduled deposit.
If you want to see scheduled deposits that are no longer active, click the option Show Inactive Scheduled Deposits. If this option is not checked, only active deposits will be displayed. An active deposit is any deposit that has a Next
Deposit date and is assigned to an active mass or individual account.
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View Transactions
The View Transactions screen lets you view all transactions associated with a client. This screen can be displayed by selecting the View Trans button on the Client Information screen. If the client has more than one account, use the
Select Account drop down list to select another account. All data on the screen is read-only.
Click the Details button to the left of a transaction to view the detailed information for that transaction. If you have the appropriate security rights, you can also edit, delete or void transactions from the Transaction Detail screen.
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Assets
The Assets screen allows you to keep track of assets other than checking accounts. The list of asset types is maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Asset Type.
To add assets, select the Asset Type from the drop down list. Click the New button on the Records menu or simply move to the last empty row in the list.
To delete Assets, click the delete record button next to the record and click Yes to confirm the deletion.
Fields on the screen are explained below.
Date - the date for this asset transaction.
Amount - the amount for this transaction (this can be positive or negative).
Description - a description for this transaction.
User ID - the user name of the person who entered this asset record. This will be automatically filled in by the system.
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Vendor Information
Select Vendors from the View menu to open the Vendor Information screen.
The Vendor Information screen lets you view and maintain information about vendors. Vendors should include anyone to whom you will be writing checks, other than the clients themselves. Transactions can be paid directly to clients
so the clients do not need to be entered as vendors.
Use the Select Vendor drop down list to find the record for an existing vendor.
The Filter Vendors options allow you to see active, inactive or all vendors. To view all vendors (active and inactive), click the All option.
By default, vendors are sorted alphabetically by name. To change the sort, click in the field you wish to sort on and select the Ascending or Descending option from the Filter/Sort menu.
To add a vendor, click the New button on the Records menu at the top of RPM or the New Record button on the
Navigation Bar at the bottom of the Vendor Information screen.
To delete a vendor, click the Delete button. Once transactions have been entered for a vendor, you cannot delete that vendor.
If you are no longer using a vendor, click the Inactive check box to mark the vendor inactive. Vendors can only be marked as inactive if there are no active scheduled payments assigned to the vendor. Once a vendor has been marked as inactive, you will not be able to enter transactions for the vendor. You will still be able to report on previous transactions for the vendor.
Click the Total button to display a total of all transactions paid to this vendor. Click the View Trans button to display the transactions paid to this vendor.
If you want to batch checks for this vendor by default, click the Batch Checks option. This will group all checks to a vendor in one bank account for a date on a single check. A report of the detail behind the check can be printed and included with the check.
Multiple addresses can be added for each vendor. If a vendor has more than one address, you will be able to select the address to use on a transaction after selecting the vendor. If a vendor has only one address, that address will be used by default on a transaction.
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If there is more than one vendor entered with the same name, you can combine those into a single vendor record.
Select one of the vendors with the same name and then click the Merge button to see the duplicate vendors. Click
Merge for each of the duplicate vendors to be merged into the original vendor. Any addresses under the duplicate vendor will be added to the merged vendor record. Existing scheduled payments will continue to use the same address that was used before the merge. The duplicate vendor will be deleted including the phone, batch, routing, account number and notes.
Use Reports, Vendor, Vendor List with Transaction Counts to see possible duplicate or unused vendors for clean-up.
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View Vendor Transactions
Vendor Information
The View Vendor Transactions screen is used to view all transactions that exist in the system for the current vendor.
This screen can be displayed by selecting the View Trans button on the Vendor Information screen.
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Transaction Information
Select Transactions from the View menu to open the Transaction Information screen.
The Transaction Information screen shows the transaction register for a selected account. Use the Select Account drop down list to view the transaction register for another account. Mass accounts are listed first followed by individual accounts. Mass accounts are listed alphabetically by account name. Individual accounts are listed alphabetically by client and account name.
By default, only active accounts will be shown. To see all accounts, select the All Accounts option.
Use the Search Criteria options to search for selected transactions. Enter one or more of the following criteria and click Search to display the transactions matching the criteria. Click Clear to remove all the criteria and display no transactions. If you have a large mass account, use the Clear button prior to processing payments/deposits, entering transactions or printing checks to improve processing time.
Begin Date - enter a date to display transactions on or after or leave blank for all dates. Set the default with
Default Number of Days for Displaying Transactions on the System Settings tab on the System Setup screen under the Utilities, Set Up menu.
End Date - enter a date to display transactions on or before or leave blank for all dates.
Check # - enter a full or partial check number or leave blank for all. For example, enter Deposit to show all deposits. Enter Print for all unprinted checks. Enter 185* to display all check numbers beginning with 185.
Category - select a category from the list or leave blank for all.
Client - select a client from the list or leave blank for all.
Pay To - enter a full or partial pay to name or leave blank for all. Use an * at the beginning and/or end of the name for a partial match. For example, enter State* to display all the pay to names beginning with State. Enter
*Insurance* to display all the pay to names containing Insurance.
Client type and support type filtering can be added for a user ID on the Users screen under the Security menu. If client types and/or support types are assigned to your user ID, you will be able to view all transactions but will only be able to edit transactions for those types of clients. If no client types or support types have been assigned to your user ID, you will be able to edit transactions for all clients. The top right of the screen will display Access Limited to assigned
Client Types and/or Support Types if your user ID has been set up for client and or support type filtering.
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By default, the list of transactions is sorted in descending date order with the most recent transactions at the top. To change the sort, click in the field you wish to sort on and select the Ascending or Descending option from the
Filter/Sort menu.
The information on this screen is read-only. To change, delete or void an existing transaction, click the Details button to the left of that transaction.
Check numbers that have a dash are batch checks. The number to the left of the dash is the actual check number and the number to the right of the dash is the reference number for that line on the check.
Click the Total button to view the current account balance.
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Process Payments
The Process Payments screen can be accessed by selecting the Process Pmts button from the Transaction
Information screen. This screen is used to process scheduled payments and add them to the transaction register.
Client type and support type filtering can be added for a user ID on the Users screen under the Security menu. If client types and/or support types are assigned to your user ID, you will only be able to process payments for those types of clients. If no client types or support types have been assigned to your user ID, you will be able to process payments for all clients. The top right of the screen will display Access Limited to assigned Client Types and/or Support Types if your user ID has been set up for client and or support type filtering.
Date Range
The screen shows a list of transactions scheduled for payment during the date range you select. The date range will default to the earliest unprocessed payment date through the current date. Process payments for other dates by entering a different date range.
Transaction Date
By default, the transactions will be dated on the Next Payment date. Use the Other Date selection to date the transactions on a different date. For example, if the Next Payment date falls on a holiday or a weekend, use the Other
Date option to date the transactions on the day before or the day after the holiday or weekend. Changing the transaction date does not change the next scheduled payment date.
Client/Account Filter
The Client/Account Filter is used to display scheduled payments for all clients, for a selected client, for a selected mass account or for clients assigned to a selected account manager. To view transactions for a single client, select the Client filter option and then select a client from the drop down list.
Transaction Filter
The Transaction Filter is used to filter scheduled payments by the category or frequency of the transaction. Use the
Category drop down list to view payments for the selected transaction category. Use the Frequency drop down list to view payments for the selected frequency. Use the Clear Filter button to remove both the Transaction Category and
Transaction Frequency filters.
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Pay/Pay All
Click the Pay button to the left of a payment to process that individual payment. Click the Pay All button to process all payments shown on the screen. Payments with a payment method of Print will be added to the transaction register and can then be printed. Payments with a payment method of EFT or XEFT will be added to the transaction register and no further processing is required.
After the transaction is created, the Next Payment date will be updated based on the frequency for that transaction. If that next calculated pay date is outside of the date range you have selected, the row will disappear after you have pressed the Pay button.
Edit
Click the Edit button if you need to make any changes to the payment before processing. Only users with rights to the
Client Information Schedule Payments screen will have access to the Edit button.
Changes can be made to groups of scheduled payments on the Scheduled Payments Update screen under the
Utilities, Transaction menu.
Below Minimum or Negative Balances
A minimum balance amount can be entered for each client on the Client Information Basic tab. If a transaction would cause a client to go below their minimum balance or to have a negative balance, you will be asked how to handle the payment. If you have the System Setup option for the Negative Balance Check set to Warn, messages similar to the following will be displayed. Transactions that exceed a client's minimum balance will always be a warning message.
Select Yes if you want to process the transaction.
Select No if you do not want to process the transaction.
Select Cancel if you do not want to process the transaction and also want to cancel processing any other payments. For example, if you have selected Pay All and encounter a potential negative balance, this will cancel the Pay All process.
If you answer No to the above question, you will be asked if you want to skip this payment:
Select Yes if you want to skip this payment. The Next Payment date will be updated to the next scheduled occurrence for the payment as if the transaction had been processed. This instance of the payment will not be processed.
Select No if you do not want to skip this payment. The Next Payment date will not be changed and the payment will still be displayed on the Process Payments screen when you are done processing payments.
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If you have the System Setup option for the Negative Balance Check set to Prevent, a message similar to the following will be displayed.
Select Yes if you want to skip this payment. The Next Payment date will be updated to the next scheduled occurrence for the payment as if the transaction had been processed. This instance of the payment will not be processed.
Select No if you do not want to skip this payment. The Next Payment date will not be changed and the payment will still be displayed on the Process Payments screen when you are done processing payments.
Select Cancel if you do not want to process the transaction and also want to cancel processing any other payments. For example, if you have selected Pay All and encounter a potential negative balance, this will cancel the Pay All process.
The Report button will display a report of the scheduled payments currently shown on the screen.
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Process Deposits
The Process Deposits screen can be accessed by selecting the Process Deps button from the Transaction
Information screen. This screen is used to process scheduled deposits and add them to the transaction register.
Client type and support type filtering can be added for a user ID on the Users screen under the Security menu. If client types and/or support types are assigned to your user ID, you will only be able to process deposits for those types of clients. If no client types or support types have been assigned to your user ID, you will be able to process deposits for all clients. The top right of the screen will display Access Limited to assigned Client Types and/or Support Types if your user ID has been set up for client and or support type filtering.
Date Range
The screen shows a list of scheduled deposits during the date range you select. The date range will default to the earliest unprocessed deposit date through the current date. Process deposits for other dates by entering a different date range.
Transaction Date
By default, the transactions will be dated on the Next Deposit date. Use the Other Date selection to date the transactions on a different date. For example, if the Next Deposit date falls on a holiday or a weekend, use the Other
Date option to date the transactions on the day before or the day after the holiday or weekend. Changing the transaction date does not change the next scheduled deposit date.
Client/Account Filter
The Client/Account Filter is used to display scheduled deposits for all clients, for a selected client, for a selected mass account or for clients assigned to a selected account manager. To view transactions for a single client, select the
Client filter option and then select a client from the drop down list.
Deposit Ticket
Enter a deposit ticket id if you want to group deposits into a batch deposit amount for reconciliation purposes.
Deposits with the same deposit ticket id and date will be shown as a single deposit on the reconciliation screen. Leave this blank for an individual deposit. A deposit ticket id can be up to ten characters. For example, use the deposit date for the deposit ticket.
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Transaction Filter
The Transaction Filter is used to filter scheduled deposits by the category or frequency of the transaction. Use the
Category drop down list to view only deposits for the selected transaction category. Use the Frequency drop down list to view only deposits for the selected frequency. Use the Clear Filter button to remove both the Transaction Category and Transaction Frequency filters.
Dep/Deposit All
Click the Dep button to the left of a deposit to process that individual deposit. Click the Dep All button to process all deposits shown on the screen.
After the transaction is created, the Next Deposit date will be updated based on the frequency for that transaction. If that next calculated deposit date is outside of the date range you have chosen, the row will disappear after you have pressed the Dep button.
Edit
Click the Edit button if you need to make any changes to the deposit before processing. Only users with rights to the
Client Information Schedule Deposits screen will have access to the Edit button.
Changes can be made to groups of scheduled deposits on the Scheduled Deposits Update screen under the Utilities,
Transaction menu.
The Report button will display a report of the scheduled deposits currently shown on the screen.
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Enter Payments
The Enter Payments screen can be accessed by selecting the Enter Payment button from the Transaction Information screen. This screen is used to create individual transactions that are not scheduled.
After entering a transaction, continue with another by clicking the New button on the Records menu at the top of RPM or the New Record button on the Navigation Bar at the bottom of the Enter Payment screen. To delete a transaction from this screen, click the Delete button.
Client type and support type filtering can be added for a user ID on the Users screen under the Security menu. If client types and/or support types are assigned to your user ID, you will only be able to enter payments for those types of clients. If no client types or support types have been assigned to your user ID, you will be able to enter payments for all clients. The top right of the screen will display Access Limited to assigned Client Types and/or Support Types if your user ID has been set up for client and or support type filtering.
The fields on this screen are explained below.
Client - select the client for this transaction.
Pay To Client/Vendor/One Time Vendor - select whether this check will be paid to the client, a vendor or to a one time vendor. If you select Vendor, you will select a vendor from your active vendor list. If you select one time vendor, you will enter the vendor name and address information manually.
Account - select the account to use for this payment. This will default to the client's default account.
Category - select a category for the payment from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance,
Payment Category).
Sort by Client - select this option to sort a check paid to a vendor by the client's name instead of the vendor name when printing the check. Set the default for this option with Sort Vendor Check by Client Name on the
System Settings tab on the System Setup screen under the Utilities, Set Up menu.
Date - the date of the transaction. This will default to the current date for the initial payment. If the date is changed, subsequent payments entered in the same session will default to that same date.
Pay To - select the vendor for a check to be paid to a vendor or enter a vendor name manually for a one time vendor.
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Amount - enter the amount for the transaction. A negative amount can be entered to reverse an EFT payment or to enter a credit line for a batch check.
Vendor Address - select the vendor address. If the vendor has only one address, it will be used by default. If the vendor has more than one address, select the address you wish to use for the transaction. Leave the selection blank if you don't want to print an address on the check.
Mail to Client - select this option to print the client's mailing address on a check.
For a check paid to a vendor, the client's mailing address will print on the check instead of the vendor's address. Use this to mail a check to a client that is paid to a vendor.
For checks paid to clients, select this option if you want the client's mailing address to print on the check. If you do not select this option for a check paid to the client, no mailing address will print on the check. This can be used to separate checks that should be mailed to a client from those that will be picked up by the client.
Set the default for this option with Mail to Client Address for Pay to Client checks on the System Settings tab on the System Setup screen under the Utilities, Set Up menu.
Mail To - this will default to the vendor address or to the client's address based on the whether this check is paid to the client or to a vendor and the Mail to Client option.
Memo - this will default to the client name and payment type.
Notes - notes about the transaction can be entered but will not print on the check.
Payment Method - select Print if you want a check printed for this transaction. Select EFT or XEFT to have a transaction added to the register without printing a check. XEFT transactions can be exported to a file by selecting Export XEFT Transactions from the File, Import/Export menu. Enter a manual check number to record a check that was created outside of RPM. Set the default for this with the Default Payment Method on the
System Settings tab on the System Setup screen under the Utilities, Set Up menu.
Batch Check - select this option if you want to print multiple transactions on a single check. This will group all checks to a vendor in the same account and for the same date on a single check. You can also select Batch
Check for client checks to print a single check to a client for more than one Payment Type. This option will default to checked if the selected Vendor is marked as Batch Checks on the Vendor Information screen and the client type for this client is marked as Batch Check on the Utilities, List Maintenance, Client Type screen. You can check or remove this option for any payment manually.
Minimum Balance - displays the client's minimum balance (if any) from the Client Information Basic tab. You will receive a warning message if you enter a transaction that would take the client below their minimum balance.
Account Balance - displays the client's current account balance. You will receive a warning message if you enter a transaction that would cause the client to have a negative balance.
Once you close this screen, any payments entered will be included on the Transaction Information screen.
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Enter Deposits
The Enter Deposits screen can be accessed by selecting the Enter Deposit button from the Transaction Information screen. This screen is used to create individual deposit transactions that are not scheduled.
After entering a transaction, continue with another by clicking the New button on the Records menu at the top of RPM or the New Record button on the Navigation Bar at the bottom of the Enter Deposit screen. To delete a transaction from this screen, click the Delete button.
Client type and support type filtering can be added for a user ID on the Users screen under the Security menu. If client types and/or support types are assigned to your user ID, you will only be able to enter deposits for those types of clients. If no client types or support types have been assigned to your user ID, you will be able to enter deposits for all clients. The top right of the screen will display Access Limited to assigned Client Types and/or Support Types if your user ID has been set up for client and or support type filtering.
The fields on this screen are explained below.
Date - the date of the transaction. This will default to the current date for the initial deposit. If the date is changed, subsequent deposits entered in the same session will default to that same date.
Client - select the client for this transaction.
Account - select the account to use for this payment. This will default to the client's default account.
Amount - enter the amount for the transaction. A negative amount can be entered to reverse a deposit.
Category- select a category for this deposit from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance, Deposit
Category).
Notes - enter any notes for this deposit.
Claim # - select the claim number associated with this deposit (optional). Claim numbers can be entered by selecting the Claim #s button for a client on the Client Information screen.
Deposit Ticket - enter a deposit ticket id if you want to group deposits into a batch deposit amount for reconciliation purposes. Deposits with the same deposit ticket id and date will be shown as a single deposit on the reconciliation screen. Leave this blank for an individual deposit. A deposit ticket id can be up to ten characters. For example, you can use the deposit date for the deposit ticket.
Once you close this screen, any deposits entered will be included on the Transaction Information screen.
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Enter Transfers
The Enter Transfer screen can be accessed by selecting the Enter Transfer button from the Transaction Information screen. This screen is used to transfer money between clients and/or accounts.
After entering a transfer, continue with another by clicking the New button on the Records menu at the top of RPM or the New Record button on the Navigation Bar at the bottom of the Enter Transfer screen. To delete a transaction from this screen, click the Delete button.
Client type and support type filtering can be added for a user ID on the Users screen under the Security menu. If client types and/or support types are assigned to your user ID, you will only be able to enter transfers for those types of clients. If no client types or support types have been assigned to your user ID, you will be able to enter transfers for all clients. The top right of the screen will display Access Limited to assigned Client Types and/or Support Types if your user ID has been set up for client and or support type filtering.
The fields on this screen are explained below.
Transfer From:
Client - the client from whom the money will be transferred.
Account - the bank account from which the money will be transferred. This will default to the client's default account.
Date - the date of the transfer. This will default to the current date. If the date is changed, subsequent transfers entered in the same session will default to that same date.
Category- select a category for the transfer from the list (maintained under Utilities, List Maintenance,
Payment Category).
Account Balance - displays the client's current account balance. You will receive a warning message if a transfer would cause the client's account to have a negative balance.
Minimum Balance - displays the client's minimum balance (if any) from the Client Information Basic tab. You will receive a warning message if a transfer would take the client below their minimum balance.
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Transfer To:
Client - the client who will receive the transferred money.
Account - the account into which the money will be transferred.
Notes - the notes will default to the transfer from/to client and from/to account as applicable.
Once you close this screen, any transfers entered will be included on the Transaction Information screen. Each transfer will consist of two transactions. One transaction will be shown for the client and account from whom the money will be removed. The amount for this transaction will display as a positive amount and will be deducted from the client's account balance. A second transaction will be shown for the client and account to whom the money will be added. The amount for this transaction will display as a negative amount and will be added to the client's account balance. The check number for both transactions will be Transfer.
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Print Checks
The Print Checks screen can be accessed by selecting the Print Checks button from the Transaction Information screen. This screen is used to print checks for transactions where the check number is Print.
Client type and support type filtering can be added for a user ID on the Users screen under the Security menu. If client types and/or support types are assigned to your user ID, you will only be able to print checks for those types of clients.
If no client types or support types have been assigned to your user ID, you will be able to print for all clients. The top right of the screen will display Access Limited to assigned Client Types and/or Support Types if your user ID has been set up for client and or support type filtering.
If you have more than one account, you can print for all accounts only if your checks are set to Print Check Numbers on the Check Layout screen under the Utilities, Set Up menu. If you are using numbered checks, you can only print checks for one account at a time.
You can print all checks waiting to be printed, selected checks or checks by selected criteria. With the Selected
Checks option, click the Choose button to select individual checks. As you select checks to print, your user ID will be saved with the selected checks. More than one user can print checks at the same time but only for different bank accounts. Once you select checks to print, another user will not be able to print in the same account(s) until you are done. With the Selected Criteria option, you can select one or more of the criteria options including checks dated through a date, checks for clients assigned to a specific account manager and checks assigned to a specific client type. Check each criteria option you want to use.
Click the Preview button to see a list of the checks you have selected to print and the order in which the checks will print.
If you are using Standard checks (three checks per page), select whether the first page of checks is a full page of three checks or a partial page of one or two checks.
If you are using pre-numbered checks, make sure the First Check Number matches the number on your actual check paper. If it does not match, change the number before clicking the Print button.
If you are printing check numbers on your check paper, the First Check Number will be disabled and will be automatically calculated based on the last check number printed for the account.
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When you are ready to print checks, click the Print button. If are printing checks for one selected account, a screen will be displayed showing the number of checks that will be printed and the check numbers that will be used. This screen will not display if you are printing checks for more than one account.
Click OK to print the checks or click Cancel if you do not want to print the checks.
After the checks have been sent to the printer, the following screen will be displayed.
The "Did Check(s) Print OK?" screen is used to verify that the checks printed correctly. Wait until the checks have finished printing before you close this screen.
** Do not close this screen until you have confirmed that the checks have printed correctly. **
If any of the checks did not print correctly, select the number of the first check that printed incorrectly from the drop down list. If you are printing for one selected account, the drop down list will be a list of the check numbers that should have printed. If you are printing for all accounts, the drop down list will show the account and check numbers in the order they were printed. Select the first incorrectly printed check from that list. When you click the Close button, the checks numbered on or after the first incorrectly printed check number (if any) will be set back to Print so you can print them again.
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If you close this screen and later find that any of the checks have not printed correctly, you can set them back to Print one at a time using the Details button for the check on the Transaction Information screen. You can also set the entire check run back to Print using the Reset Transactions option under the Utilities, Transaction menu. Alternatively, you can void an incorrect check (using Void Check under the Utilities, Transaction menu) and then re-enter the correct transaction to print again.
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Transaction Information
To change, delete or void an existing transaction, click the Details button to the left of that transaction on the
Transaction Information screen.
Depending on the type of transaction, the Transaction Details screen will have different options available.
Click the Delete button to delete a transaction. Users must have Update rights on the Users screen under the View tab for the Details - Delete Payment, Details - Delete Deposit or Details - Delete Transfer menu option to be able to delete that type of transaction.
Click the Void button to void a transaction. Users must have Update rights on the Users screen under the View tab for the Details - Void Payment, Details - Void Deposit or Details - Void Transfer menu option to be able to delete that type of transaction.
If the transaction has been reconciled, you have to uncheck the Reconciled box before any changes can be made.
Only users who have rights to reconcile can unreconcile.
Any changes or deletions made on this screen will be logged in the audit events. Use the Audit Report button to see any changes for the displayed transaction. Use Reports, Miscellaneous, Audit Events to see changes to all transactions.
Deposits
Deposit information can be changed at any time unless the deposit has been reconciled. Only users who have rights to enter deposits can modify deposits.
Unprinted Checks
Changes can be made at any time to checks before they are printed. A check that has not yet been printed will have a check number of Print. Only users who have rights to enter payments can modify unprinted checks.
Printed Checks
Once a check has been printed, only the category for the transaction can be changed. If you need to make changes and print the check again, change the Check Number back to Print. You can also manually enter a different check number for a printed check on this screen. Only users who have rights to enter payments can modify printed checks.
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EFT
EFT payments can be changed at any time unless the transaction has been reconciled. Only users who have rights to enter payments can modify an EFT payment.
XEFT
XEFT payments can be changed at any time unless the transaction has been exported or reconciled. Only users who have rights to enter payments can modify an XEFT payment.
If the transaction has been exported, you have to uncheck the Exported box before any changes can be made. Only users who have rights to export XEFT transactions can remove the Exported flag.
Transfers
Transfers can be changed at any time unless either of the two transactions associated with the transfer have been reconciled. Only users who have rights to enter transfers can modify transfers.
If you change the date, type or amount for a transfer, the associated transfer from or to transaction will also be updated. If you delete a transfer transaction, the associated transfer from or to transaction will be deleted.
Void
Any type of transaction other than an XEFT an be voided with the Void button on the Transaction Details screen.
The Void Date will default to the current date but can be changed to any date on or after the original transaction date.
The same transaction cannot be voided more than once.
If you select a batch check, the system will void all the detail lines associated with that check. You have the option to create a new copy of the batch check for printing when you void the original batch check.
Click the Void button to create the void transaction. A void check will have the same original check number followed by the letter 'V'. Both the original and void transaction will be flagged as "Void".
If you mistakenly void a transaction, click the Details button for the void transaction on the Transaction Information screen and delete the void transaction.
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Reconcile Bank Statement
Select Reconcile from the View menu to open the Reconcile Bank Statement screen. This screen is used to reconcile a selected account. Use the Select Account drop down list to view the transactions for another account. Mass accounts will be listed first followed by individual accounts. Mass accounts will be listed alphabetically by account name. Individual accounts will be listed alphabetically by client and account name.
By default, only active accounts will be shown. To see all accounts, select the All Accounts option.
Payments will be shown in check number order. Deposits are sorted by date and amount. To change the sort, click in the field you wish to sort on and select the Ascending or Descending option from the Filter/Sort menu.
The Statement Ending Date should be entered from the ending date on your bank statement. The completed reconciliation will be saved using this date. To view or change a previous reconciliation, use the Select Completed
Statement Ending drop down list. Any previously reconciled items will be displayed as well as any remaining outstanding items through the outstanding items thru date.
The Outstanding Items Thru date will default to the same date as the statement ending date. Outstanding transactions will only be included on the reconcile screen if the transaction date is on or before the outstanding items thru date.
You can change this to a later date if you need to see outstanding items on a later date.
The Beginning Balance shows the total items reconciled prior to this statement ending date. This should match the beginning balance on your bank statement. If it does not match, you should verify that previous reconciliations are correct. Use Reports, Reconciliation, Account Statement List to view reconciliation totals for previous statement ending dates. If any previous months are no longer reconciled, use Reports, Miscellaneous, Audit Events and select the Transaction Update audit event to see if any previously reconciled transactions were changed back to unreconciled. Select the Reconcile Bank Account audit event to see a history of completed reconciliations.
The Cleared Balance shows the reconciled account balance including the Beginning Balance and any items cleared on this statement. The Ending Balance should be entered from the ending balance on your bank statement. As you mark items as cleared, the cleared balance will be updated. The Difference is calculated automatically by subtracting the cleared balance from the ending balance. When the cleared balance and ending balance match, the difference will be zero and the reconciliation will be complete.
Click the Clear check box to mark any items as cleared. The Difference will be updated as you clear items.
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Clear Range
Click the Clear Range button to mark or unmark a range of transactions as cleared. Select the Payment Type (Check,
Deposit, EFT, Transfer or XEFT) and then select the range of check numbers or transaction dates. Select the Mark as
Cleared option to clear a range of items or the Unmark as Cleared option to remove the cleared flag. Click the Update button to update the selected range. After you close this screen, the information will be updated on the reconcile screen.
If you click the Close button on the reconcile screen without finishing the reconciliation, the items you have marked to clear will still be shown the next time you open the screen.
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Import
Click the Import button to import and reconcile a list of cleared checks from a file.
The standard import file is a comma delimited (CSV) file with the following fields:
Check Number
Amount
Date
If you have another file format, contact us for a quote to add a custom format to RPM.
Once the file has been selected, click the Import button to import the check file into RPM. Checks in the import file that match the check number and amount on the reconcile screen will be automatically marked as cleared. You can use the Unmatched Checks report to see any checks in the file that do not match checks on the reconcile screen. The
Matched Checks report will show the checks that match and have been marked as cleared.
Report
Click the Report button at any time to display a list of the reconciled and remaining outstanding items. Outstanding transactions will only be included if they are dated on or before the Statement Ending Date.
Finished
**Transactions are merely in a reconciling state until the Finished button is pressed at which point the reconciled flag is set. **
When you are done with the reconciliation, click the Finished button to mark the items as reconciled. The final
Account Reconciliation report will be displayed.
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Reports
The Reports screen is used to run reports. Select Reports from the menu to open this screen.
The reports are grouped into several main categories. Click the + next to a category to expand the category and see the available reports.
Client type and support type filtering can be added for a user ID on the Users screen under the Security menu. If client types and/or support types are assigned to your user ID, you will only be able to view those types of clients on reports.
If no client types or support types have been assigned to your user ID, you will be able to view all clients. The top right of the screen will display Access Limited to assigned Client Types and/or Support Types if your user ID has been set up for client and or support type filtering. If your user ID has been set up for support type filtering and you are assigned to only non-financial support types, you will not have access to any financial reports.
Click the report you wish to view under the Select Report option. Any criteria used to run the report will be displayed on the right side of the screen. Criteria marked as Required must be entered to run the report. Criteria marked as
Optional can be entered or left blank. If you leave optional criteria blank, all of the items will display on the report. For example, if you enter an optional Client selection, only the selected client will display on the report. If you leave the client selection blank, all clients will be shown on the report.
The Columns button will be enabled when a Custom report is selected. Click the Columns button to select the columns to include on the report. The available columns for that custom report will be displayed.
Click the Report button to run the selected report.
Some reports will also have the Query button available, including all of the Custom reports. This allows you to view the report data in a list format that can easily be exported to Excel. Click the Query button, if available, to run the query for the selected report.
The available reports are:
Client Reports
Account List - clients with their assigned active checking accounts.
Account List By Type - clients with their assigned active checking accounts grouped by client type.
Address Change - client address changes.
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Audit Events By Client - client audit events.
Batch Check Details for Clients - detail line items for batch checks paid to clients.
Birthday List - client birthdays.
Client Information - information entered on the Client Information screen.
Client List - list of clients.
Client List By Type - list of clients grouped by client type.
Client Notes - notes for a selected client.
Contacts - client contact information.
Envelope - client address envelopes.
Event Listing By Date - client events.
Housing - client housing information.
Impairments - client impairments.
Mailing Labels - client mailing labels (Avery 5161 label format).
Personal Needs Event - totals for each category of personal needs events.
SSN/Claim Numbers - a list of clients with social security and claim numbers.
Test Scores - the increase or decrease in test scores for clients with an anniversary in the selected month. The anniversary is based on the client's Start Date from the Client Information Personal tab. Both the initial and subsequent anniversaries are included on this report.
Balance Reports
All Balances - By Client - total balance for each client.
All Balances - By Account - balance for each client account and the total balance for each client.
Average Daily Balance - average daily balance for each client.
Balances On Day Of Month - client balances on a selected day of the month for each month during the date range.
Balances Over Amount - By Client - total client balances over a selected amount.
Balances Over Amount - By Account - client account balances over a selected amount.
Balances Under Amount - By Client - total client balances under a selected amount.
Balances Under Amount - By Account - client account balances under a selected amount.
Balances Over Limit - By Client - total client balances over the client's limit.
Balances Over Limit - By Account - client account balances over the client's limit.
Balances Under Minimum - By Client - total client balances under the client's minimum balance.
Balances Under Minimum - By Account - client account balances under the client's minimum balance.
Balances With Scheduled Deposits - the total balance for each client with the total active scheduled deposits for one or all categories.
Balances With Scheduled Deposits By Category - the total balance for each client with the total active scheduled deposits in each category.
Budget Balances - projected balances based on scheduled payments and deposits.
Transactions By Client Reports
Client Budget - projected transactions and balances based on a client's scheduled payments and deposits.
Client Statement - detailed transactions and transaction type totals for each client sorted by client. This report is formatted for a window envelope. Fold on the line below the mail to address to display the mail to information in a standard window envelope.
Scheduled Payment Transactions - transactions processed for a scheduled payment
Transactions (Portrait) - detailed transactions and transaction type totals for each client sorted by client.
Transactions (Landscape) - detailed transactions and transaction type totals for each client sorted by client
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Transaction Detail - transaction details for each client.
Transaction Totals - transaction category totals for each client.
Transaction Totals By Group - transaction category totals by report group for each client.
Archived Transactions - detailed transactions and totals for archived transactions.
Transaction Reports
Transactions By Date - detailed transactions and totals for all clients.
Transactions By Category - transactions for a selected category.
Transactions By Payment Method - transactions for a selected payment method: deposits, EFT, printed checks, unprinted checks or XEFT.
Transaction Audit By Date - detailed transactions with audit information for all clients.
Transaction Audit By Client - detailed transactions with audit information sorted by client.
Batch Check Details-Clients - detail line items for client batch checks for a selected print run.
Batch Check Details-Vendors - detail line items for vendor batch checks for a selected print run.
Daily Transactions - detailed transactions for a single date.
EFT Transactions - EFT transactions for entering into online banking.
Imported Deposits - deposits imported for a selected import process.
Missing Scheduled Deposit - clients who do not have a scheduled deposit for a selected transaction type.
Missing Scheduled Payment - clients who do not have a scheduled payment for a selected transaction type.
Missing Transaction - clients who do not have a transaction for a selected transaction type.
Printed Checks - checks printed for a selected print run.
Scheduled Deposits - scheduled deposits that have not been processed.
Scheduled Payments - scheduled payments that have not been processed.
Transfers - transfer transactions.
Unprinted Checks - unprinted checks in the order the checks will be printed.
Void Checks - void checks.
XEFT Exported Transactions - XEFT transactions exported for a selected export process.
XEFT Transactions - XEFT transactions and export information.
1099 Tax Form - opens the 1099 Tax Form report screen. This screen is used to run 1099 forms for client deposits.
Reconciliation Reports
Account Reconciliation - reconciled transactions for each statement ending date in the selected date range.
Account Reconciliation with Outstanding - reconciled and outstanding transactions for each statement ending date in the selected date range.
Account Reconciliation List - accounts including the last reconciled statement ending date for each account.
Account Statement List - list of reconciled balances for each statement ending date in the selected date range.
Bank Deposits - deposits grouped by the deposit ticket id and date.
Missing Check Numbers - check numbers for a date range with missing check numbers.
Outstanding Deposits - unreconciled deposits for each account.
Outstanding Payments - unreconciled payments for each account.
Graphs
Expenses - graph showing expense totals by payment type.
Income - graph showing income totals by deposit type.
Income vs. Expense - graph showing monthly income and expense totals.
Vendor Reports
Batch Check Details for Vendors - detail line items for batch checks paid to vendors.
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Scheduled Payments By Vendor - current active scheduled payments for a vendor.
Vendor List - displays a list of active vendors.
Vendor List With Transaction Counts - list of active vendors with the number of transactions and scheduled payments for each vendor.
Vendor Transactions - transactions for each vendor.
Asset Reports
Asset Detail - client asset transactions.
Asset Detail with Checking - client asset transactions and the checking account balance.
Asset Detail By Date Range - client asset transactions for a date range.
Asset Detail By Date Range with Checking - client asset transactions for a date range and the checking account balance.
Asset Summary - client assets totals.
Asset Summary with Checking - client asset totals including the checking account balance.
Case Notes Reports
Case Notes By Client - case notes records for each client.
Service Unit Log - case note service units.
Service Unit Totals By Account Manager - case notes records for each client grouped by account manager. To show the correct account manager, the RPM user ID must be entered under Utilities, List Maintenance,
Account Manager.
Service Unit Totals By Client - case notes records for each client with service unit totals.
Service Unit Totals By Client Type - service unit case notes totals for each account manager. To show the correct account manager, the RPM user ID must be entered under Utilities, List Maintenance, Account
Manager.
Archived Case Notes By Client - archived case notes records for each client.
Client Anniversary Reports
Event Anniversaries - event results for clients with an anniversary in the selected month. The anniversary is based on the client's Start Date from the Client Information Personal tab. Only the initial anniversary is included on this report.
Initial Anniversary Balance - beginning and ending balance for clients with an anniversary in the selected month. The anniversary is based on the client's Start Date from the Client Information Personal tab. Start dates are included from the 22nd of the previous month to the 23rd of the current month. Only the initial anniversary is included on this report.
Subsequent Anniversary Balance - beginning and ending balance for clients with an anniversary in the selected month. The anniversary is based on the client's Start Date from the Client Information Personal tab. Start dates are included from the 22nd of the previous month to the 23rd of the current month. Only subsequent anniversaries are included on this report.
Payee Goals - total deposits and checks paid to clients with an anniversary in the selected month. The anniversary is based on the client's Start Date from the Client Information Personal tab. Only the initial anniversary is included on this report.
Miscellaneous Reports
Audit Events By Date - audit events tracked in the system by the date and time of the event.
Audit Events By Event - audit events tracked in the system by each type of event. Audit events include:
Check Layout Change
Check Run
Clear Check Printing User
Client Add
Client Address Change
Client Delete
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Client Name Change
Client SSN Change
Client Status Change
Manual Check Number
Print Checks
Reconcile Bank Account
Replace Account Manager
Reset Bank Fee
Reset Check Run
Reset Client Balance
Reset Client Fee
Reset Deposit Import
Reset Interest Posting
Reset Reconciliation
Reset Scheduled Deposits
Reset Scheduled Payments
Reset User
Scheduled Deposit Delete
Scheduled Deposits Update
Scheduled Payment Delete
Scheduled Payment Skipped
Scheduled Payments Update
Transaction Delete
Transaction Update
Vendor Add
Vendor Status Change
Check Layout - check layout settings.
Data Statistics - record count information for your data.
Error Messages - errors encountered by users. This report can be used for technical support assistance.
List Maintenance - values for lists from the List Maintenance screen.
Security by Menu - users and assigned security levels by menu option.
Security by User - users and assigned security levels.
Custom Reports
Accounts - selected columns for client accounts.
Assets - selected columns for asset information.
Audit - selected columns for audit information.
Audit Archived - selected columns for archived audit information.
Case Notes - selected columns for case notes information.
Case Notes Archived - selected columns for archived case notes information.
Clients - selected columns for client information.
Clients SSN/Claim Numbers - selected columns for client SSN and claim number information.
Contacts List - selected columns for client contact information.
Documents - selected columns for client documents.
Events - selected columns for client events.
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Housing List - selected columns for client housing information.
Impairments List - selected columns for client impairments.
Income List - selected columns for client income information.
Scheduled Deposits List - selected columns for scheduled deposit information.
Scheduled Payments List - selected columns for scheduled payment information.
Test Scores - selected columns for client test scores.
Transactions - selected columns for transaction information.
Transactions Archived - selected columns for archived transaction information.
Vendors - selected columns for vendor information.
Reports
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Open Company
Select Open Company from the Company menu to open this screen. This option is only available if you have an RPM
SQL license or a Multi-Company license. If you have an RPM SQL license, this is only available if you have more than one RPM SQL database set up in the SQL Connect utility. If you have a Multi-Company license, this is only available if you have more than one company database set up in the Company Connect utility.
Select the Company you wish to open and click OK.
Click the Cancel button to leave the current company open.
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File
The following file menu options are used for importing and exporting information in RPM.
Export Positive Pay File
Select Export Positive Pay File from the File, Import/Export menu to open this screen. This screen is used to export check transactions to a file.
Select the Account option to export checks for a selected account. Select the Bank option to export checks for all accounts assigned to a selected bank.
To export check transactions, select the location and enter a file name using the Select File button.
Once the file has been selected, click the export button to export the transactions into the file.
The standard export file is a comma delimited (CSV) file with the following fields:
Account Number
Check Number
Amount
Check Date
Pay To
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Export XEFT Transactions
Select Export XEFT Transactions from the File, Import/Export menu to open this screen. This screen is used to export
XEFT transactions to a file.
Select the Account option to export transactions for a selected account. Select the Bank option to export transactions for all accounts assigned to a selected bank.
Select the payments to be exported. This can include all outstanding XEFT transactions, payments to clients only or payments to vendors only.
To export XEFT transactions, select the location and enter a file name using the Select File button.
Once the file has been selected, click the export button to export the transactions into the file.
The standard export will create a comma delimited file. The fields included in the standard export file are:
Transaction Date
Pay To Name
Amount
Routing Number (to bank account)
Account Number (to bank account)
Mail To Name
Address 1
Address 2
City
State
Zip
Check Memo
Account Type (Checking or Savings)
RPM Client ID
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Routing Number (from bank account)
Account Number (from bank account)
View a report of XEFT transactions and the export information using Reports, Transactions, XEFT Exported
Transactions.
After the export has been run, the transactions will be marked as exported. You can report on transactions included in a specific export file using Reports, Transactions, XEFT Export Transactions.
View or remove the exported flag for individual transactions by clicking the Details button for an XEFT transaction on the Transaction Information screen. Use the Reset Transactions screen under the Utilities, Transaction menu to remove the XEFT exported flag for all of the transactions for a selected process date. This can only be done if the transactions have not been reconciled.
A $0 XEFT transaction can be entered using the Enter Payment button on the Transaction Information screen to send a pre-note transaction for a client or a vendor.
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Import ACH Deposits
Select Import ACH Deposits from the File, Import/Export menu to open this screen. This screen is used to import deposit transactions from a file provided by your bank.
There are two standard formats available.
The CSV file is a comma delimited file with the following fields:
Transaction Date
Amount
Social Security Number/Claim Number
Deposit Type
Client Name
The fixed length text file is a text file with the following format:
Transaction Date: 8 characters, positions 1- 8
Amount: 10 characters, positions 9 - 18
Social Security Number: 9 characters, positions 19 - 27
Claim Number: 3 characters, positions 28 - 30
Deposit Type: 50 characters, positions 31 - 80
Client Name: 50 characters, positions 81 - 130
If your deposit file is not in one of the above formats, your specific file format will need to be added as a custom format to RPM. Regardless of the format, all of the above fields must be included in your deposit file to be able to import deposits automatically into RPM. Contact our office for more information about customizing RPM for your deposit file format.
Import
The first step is to import the file provided from your bank. Select the import file using the Select File button.
Once the file has been selected, click the Import button to import the file into RPM. When the file has been imported, the date of the file will be displayed in the Last Imported Deposit File Date.
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The second step is to run the Unmatched and Matched Deposit reports. Select the report you want to run and click the Report button.
The Unmatched Deposits report shows deposits from the file that will not be posted for one of the following reasons:
There is no RPM client matching the social security or claim number in the deposit file. The client must be added or the social security number or claim number must be entered for the client on the Client Information screen.
There is a matching client but the client is not assigned to the selected account. The account must be added for the client on the Client Information screen.
There is a matching client but the client is inactive. The client's status must be changed to Active on the Client
Information screen.
Errors shown on the Unmatched Deposits report should be corrected before continuing the post process or those transactions can be entered manually.
The Matched Deposits report shows deposits for which there are matching client social security numbers or claim numbers in the system. These deposits will be imported to the appropriate client when the deposits are posted.
Post
The third and final step is to post the deposits. By default, the date from each imported transaction will be used as the deposit date. Change this to a different date by selecting the Other Deposit Date option and entering the date you want to use instead. Click the Post button to post the deposits into the RPM transaction register.
After the deposits have been posted, you can report on transactions included in a specific import file using Reports,
Transactions, Imported Deposits.
Use the Reset Transactions screen under the Utilities, Transaction menu to remove the deposits imported for a selected process date. This can only be done if the transactions have not been reconciled.
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Configuration
The Configuration button will only be enabled if you have a custom NACHA deposit import file set up for configuration.
You can use this option to configure any additional deposit types that are added or changed in your file after the initial configuration.
Each deposit type that has been imported in any of your deposit files will be shown. To configure a deposit type, you have to assign the location for the SSN/Claim Number and the Client Name as well as the corresponding RPM
Deposit Type to be used for that type of deposit. The Report button will print a report showing the detailed deposits in the last import file. You can use that report to find the location of the SSN/Claim Number and the Client Name. There are three possible locations for the information:
Detail ID (up to 15 characters) - this often contains the SSN/claim number.
Detail Name (up to 22 characters) - this often contains your company name or the client name.
Addenda Info (up to 80 characters) - this is not always available. If it is available, it may contain the SSN/claim number and/or the client name.
The position numbers are shown on the report for each column: Detail ID, Detail Name and Addenda Info. Once you enter the Located In and Start and End positions for both the SSN/Claim Number and the Client Name, you can run the report again to see the results. When you close the Import Configuration screen, you should import the latest file again if you made any changes to the configuration.
Not all deposit types will contain a SSN/Claim Number for importing deposits. If you have a type that does not contain that information, you can check the Not Used option to ignore that type. Those deposits will show on the Unmatched
Deposits report and will have to be entered manually in RPM.
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Utilities
The following utilities are used for system set up and maintenance.
List Maintenance
The List Maintenance screen is used to maintain the available values in the various drop down lists in the system.
Select List Maintenance from the Utilities menu to open this screen.
Click the list you wish to maintain under the Select List option. The corresponding list will be displayed on the right side of the screen.
To add an item to a list, use the New button on the Records menu or go to the last empty row in the list and begin typing a new value.
To delete an item in a list, click the delete record button next to the item and click Yes to confirm the deletion.
The current available lists are:
Account Manager - account managers and each manager's RPM User ID. Clients can be assigned to an account manager on the Client Information Basic tab. Some reports can be filtered by account manager.
Asset Type - asset types. Asset types are used on the Client Information Assets screen.
Bank - banks assigned to accounts. Banks are assigned to mass accounts under the Mass Account list and assigned to individual accounts on the Client Information Basic tab. The Routing Number should be entered if you are printing the encoding line on your checks. The Bank Information should be entered if your bank information is not pre-printed on your checks. Up to three lines can be entered for the Bank Information.
Case Notes Contact Type - case notes contact types. Case notes contact types are used on the Client
Information Case Notes tab.
Client Contact Type - client contact types. Contact types are used on the Client Information Contacts tab.
Client Type - client types and groups. The client type is assigned on the Client Information Basic tab. Some reports can be filtered by client type. The Batch Check option will default transactions to batch checks if the client type and vendor are marked as Batch Check. The Apply Fee flag is used by the Client Fee Transactions
Utility. Only client types with this flag set will have fees applied.
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County - counties. Counties are used on the Client Information Personal tab.
County District - county district codes and descriptions. The county district is assigned on the Client Information
Personal tab.
Custom Lists 1 thru 5 - custom list values. The custom lists are assigned on the Client Information Custom tab.
Custom lists can be configured on the Custom Client Fields tab on the System Setup screen under the Utilities,
Set Up menu.
Deposit Category - deposit categories. Deposit categories are used to categorize deposit transactions. The
Apply Fee flag is used by the Client Fee Transactions utility. Only deposit categories with this flag set will be included in the fee calculation. The Report Group is used to further categorize deposits for reports. The same group can be used for one or more deposit categories.
Ethnicity - ethnicity values. Ethnicity is assigned on the Client Information Personal tab.
Event - events and event categories. Events are assigned on the Client Information Events tab.
Gender - gender codes and descriptions. Gender is assigned on the Client Information Personal tab.
House Type - housing types. Housing types are assigned on the Client Information Housing/Income tab.
Impairment - impairment and impairment categories. Impairments are assigned on the Client Information
Impairments tab.
Legislative District - legislative district codes and descriptions. The legislative district is assigned on the Client
Information Personal tab.
Marital Status - marital status codes and descriptions. Marital status is assigned on the Client Information
Personal tab.
Mass Account - mass accounts. Clients are assigned to these account(s) on the Client Information Basic tab.
The Account Number should be entered and the Bank selected if you are printing the encoding line on your checks. Check the Default Acct. box for the primary mass account (if you have more than one). Check the
Inactive box for an account that will no longer be used. Use the Move Acct button to automatically move clients from an old to a new mass account.
Payment Category - payment categories. Payment categories are used to categorize payment transactions.
The Report Group is used to further categorize payments for reports. The same group can be used for one or more payment categories.
Race - race values. Race is assigned on the Client Information Personal tab.
Referral Source - referral sources. The referral source is assigned on the Client Information Personal tab.
Support Type - support types. Transactions can only be entered for clients if the Allow Transactions flag is checked. The support type is assigned on the Client Information Basic tab. Some reports can be filtered by support type.
Termination Reason - termination reasons. The termination reason is assigned on the Client Information
Personal tab.
Test Type - test types and test categories. Test types are assigned on the Client Information Test Scores tab.
Ward Number - ward number codes and descriptions. The ward number is assigned on the Client Information
Personal tab.
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Mass Account Update
Select Move Acct under the Mass Account list on the List Maintenance screen to open the Mass Account Update screen.
The Mass Account Update screen is used to move clients from an old mass account to a new mass account.
The information to be entered includes:
Move FROM Old Account - the mass account from which clients will be moved.
Move TO New Account - the mass account to which clients will be moved.
Include Inactive Clients - select this option to include inactive clients.
Transfer Balances to New Account - select this option to automatically enter transfers moving each client's existing balance from the old to the new account. The date and category for the transfer must be entered.
Click Update to move clients from the old to the new account. Based on your selections, a message will display showing what will be included in the update. The update will assign the new mass account to all clients who are currently assigned to the old mass account. All scheduled payments and deposits for the old account will be assigned to the new account. If selected, transfers will be entered to move each client's current balance from the old to the new account. A message will display when the update is complete.
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Archive Case Notes
Select Archive Case Notes from the Utilities, Client menu to open the Archive Case Notes screen.
This screen is used to archive older case notes. Archived case notes are saved to a separate case notes archive table.
You can archive case notes prior to the archive date for all clients or for inactive clients only. The total number of case notes, earliest and latest case note date and the number to be archived will be displayed on the screen.
When you click the Archive button, you will receive a prompt reminding you to create a backup before you begin the archive process.
If you answer yes to continue, you will receive a final prompt to continue the process.
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Select Yes to continue or No to cancel. If you select Yes, the archive process will begin. Do not cancel or interrupt the archive process. A message will be displayed when the process is complete.
Case notes that have been archived can still be viewed under Reports, Case Notes, Archived Case Notes By Client and Custom, Case Notes Archived.
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Case Notes Posting
Select Case Notes Posting from the Utilities, Client menu to open the Case Notes Posting screen.
This screen is used to add case notes to all active clients or to all active clients by client type and/or account manager.
The information for the case notes includes:
Case Note Date - the date for the case note.
First-Repeat - select whether this is the first or a repeat occurrence of the case note.
Service Unit - the service units associated with the case note.
Contact Type - select a contact type for the case note.
Case Note - enter any notes for the case notes.
Once all of the information has been entered, click the Post button to automatically create the case notes records.
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Delete Client
Select Delete Client from the Utilities, Client menu to open the Delete Client screen.
The Delete Client screen is used to completely remove a client from the system. This should only be used to delete clients that have been entered in error. Once a client has transactions entered, you cannot delete the client. Instead, set the Status to Inactive on the Client Information screen. This will preserve the client's history in the system but no longer allow transactions to be entered for that client.
To delete a client, select the desired client from the drop down list. The client's name and type will be displayed for verification. Click the Delete button to delete all information for the selected client.
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Replace Account Manager
Select Replace Account Manager from the Utilities, Client menu to open the Replace Account Manager screen.
This screen is used to replace account managers assigned to clients. This can be used, for example, if an account manager leaves and you want to assign that account manager's clients to a new account manager. Select the old and new account manager names and click Replace to update the client account manager assignments.
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Set Up Utilities
Check Layout
Select Check Layout from the Utilities, Set Up menu to open the Check Layout screen.
RPM can be set up to work with many different types of checks using the Check Layout screen. The checks need to be business size checks. For check paper and MICR font information, see the details on our web site www.rpmccs.com/files/RPMCheckPrintingInformation.pdf. If you have questions about checks that you already have, contact our office.
Click the Test Check button to print a test check using the information entered.
Click the Save button to save any changes to the check layout.
Click the Close button and select Yes to close without saving your changes.
Check Format
Select the desired Check Type. The available options are:
Voucher Checks - laser printer checks with one check and two stubs per page.
Standard Checks - laser printer checks with three checks per page and no stubs.
Continuous Checks - dot matrix printer, continuous feed checks with or without stubs.
Select the Check # option.
Print Check Numbers - select this option if your check paper does not have pre-printed check numbers. This option requires a MICR font and MICR toner to print encoding on the checks. Enter the account number and select the bank for each mass account under Utilities, List Maintenance, Mass Account. For individual accounts, enter the account number and select the bank on the Client Information Basic tab. Enter the routing number and bank information for each bank under Utilities, List Maintenance, Bank.
Use Numbered Checks - select this option if your check paper has pre-printed check numbers.
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Page Size
All measurements are in inches.
The Check Height is the vertical size of the check less any margin. For Voucher checks, this will usually be 10.5. For
Standard checks, this will be 3.5. For Continuous checks, this should be the actual height of a single check/stub from your continuous forms.
Margins/Select Printer
Click the Select Printer button to assign the printer you will be using to print checks.
Set your desired margins on the Print Options tab. These margins will then be reflected on the Check Layout screen.
Set all the margins to 0 and print a Test Check to default the margins to the smallest available margins for your printer.
Click the Page tab to set up the check printer information. If you do not select a printer, checks will be printed to your
Windows default printer. To send the checks to a specific printer, click Use Specific Printer and click the Printer button.
If you are using a dot matrix printer, you must also set up a custom paper size for that printer and then select that
Paper Size on the Page tab. Instructions for setting up a custom paper size for your printer vary with different versions of Windows and can be found on Microsoft's Knowledge base web site at http://support.microsoft.com/search/.
Click OK to close the Page Setup screen after you have made your selection. The printer selection must be made at each workstation from which you will be printing checks. The printer selection must also be re-selected at the workstations whenever you install an upgrade to the RPM program.
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Field Positions
The Field Position values determine where each field is located on the check. The Top value is the distance of the field from the top of the check after the margin. The Left value is the distance of the field from the left edge of the check after the margin. For example, if your date field should print 1.25" from the top of your check and your top margin is 0.25", enter a Top value for the Date field of 1. If your date field should print 6.75" from the left of your check and your left margin is 0.25", enter a Left value for the Date field of 6.5. To prevent fields from overlapping, the Top values should be at least 0.2 apart. For example, if your Mail To Top is 1.8, your Address Top should be 2. All fields print on a single line and need to be at least 0.2” apart on the check except the following:
Address prints up to 3 lines (address 1, address 2, city/state/zip) - height 0.6"
Check Stub - height 2.5"
Signature - height 0.5"
Message prints up to 3 lines - height 0.5"
Company Info prints up to 4 lines - height 0.625"
Bank Info prints up to 3 lines - height 0.4"
To easily position the fields on your check, use the Test Check button to print a sample check. If a field is not printing in the desired location, measure the difference from the top left of the current location to the top left of the desired location and add or subtract that amount from the Top and Left values on the Check Layout screen.
If you want to print a dollar sign with your check amount, check the box by the $ sign for the Amount field. If you do not want to print a dollar sign with your check amount (if the dollar sign is pre-printed on your checks), uncheck this box.
If you want to print the memo field on your check, check the box for Memo. If you do not want to print the memo field on your check, uncheck this box. The memo will always print on the check stub if you have stubs selected to print.
If you want to print a single check stub, click the check box for Stub 1. Enter the Top and Left values for the check stub. If you want a second check stub, click the check box for Stub 2 and enter the Top and Left values for that check stub. Information shown on the check stub includes: company information, pay to, check number, date, amount, account manager (if sorting by account manager) and bank account number. The check stub also includes up to 7 detail lines showing the amount, client, check memo and category for each line item on the check.
If you want to print a "Void After X Days" label on your check, check the box for Void Message. Enter the number of days to print in the void message.
Electronic Signature
If you want to include electronic signatures on the check, check the box for Signature 1 and/or Signature 2. Set the position for these fields and then use the Select File button(s) to select the signature file(s). Signature files should not be larger than 3" X 1/2".
Check Message
If you want to include a message on your checks, check the box for Message, set the positions for the message and enter the Message Text you want to use.
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Optional Fields
The Optional Fields are only enabled if Print Check Numbers is selected for the Check # option under Check Format .
If you are using pre-numbered checks, the Optional Fields will be disabled and cannot be used. For pre-numbered checks, you will want to have all of this information pre-printed on your checks: check number, company information, bank information, pay to label, dollars label, signature line(s) and encoding. Encoding includes the check number, bank routing number and bank account number.
If you have individual accounts, the client name will automatically print on the check following the Client Name Label.
This should be positioned below the Company Information. The height of the Company Information is 0.625" so the
Client Name Top value should be 0.625" more than the Company Info Top value in order to print below the Company
Information. For mass accounts, the Client Name and Client Name Label will not print on the check - only the
Company Information will print on the check. The Company Information is set up for 4 lines of information. If you want to print a second instance of the Company Information, check the Company Info 2 box.
To print encoding (check number, transit and account numbers) on your checks, you will need to use the optional fields. If you are using pre-printed checks without the encoding, you can turn off the fields Bank Info, Pay To Label,
Dollars Label, Signature Line 1 and Signature Line 2. If you are using blank check paper, you will want to select those fields to print.
Enter a value in the Check # Min. Length to zero fill your check numbers in the encoding line so they will all print as the same length. For example, some clients may use 4, 5 or 6 digit check numbers. Enter 6 as the Check # Min.
Length to print all check numbers with 6 digits. Check 1000 will then print as 001000 in the encoding line.
To print encoding on your checks, you also have to use a MICR font and MICR toner. If you don't own a MICR font, you would need to purchase one. Get information on the MICR font for Windows and download a free trial version at www.micrfonts.com/micr.htm. This is the only MICR font currently supported by RPM. After installing the font, select it using the Select Font button.
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Check Sorting
The Check Sorting tab is used to set the order in which checks will print. Checks can be sorted by the following:
Bank Account (optional)
Client Checks
Account Manager (optional)
With or Without a Mailing Address (optional)
Client Name, Date or Date, Client Name
Vendor Checks
Account Manager (optional)
With or Without a Mailing Address (optional)
Vendor Name, Date, Client Name or Date, Vendor Name, Client Name
The first sort option is by bank account. This option is only available if Print Check Numbers is selected for the Check
# option under Check Format. If you are using pre-numbered checks, this option is not available since you can only print for one bank account at a time. If this option is selected, checks will print in bank account order and within each account client checks will print followed by vendor checks. If this option is not selected, client checks for all accounts will print followed by vendor checks for all accounts.
There are three possible selections for sorting checks paid to clients. The first option is to sort by account manager.
The second option is for sorting checks with or without a mailing address. If this option is selected, client checks without mailing information will print first followed by client checks with mailing information. The third option is for sorting by client name and then date or by date first and then client name.
There are also three possible selections for sorting checks paid to vendors. The first option is to sort by account manager. The second option is for sorting checks with or without a mailing address. If this option is selected, vendor checks without mailing information will print first followed by vendor checks with mailing information. The third option is for sorting by vendor name, date and then client name or by date, vendor name and then client name.
Use Reports, Transactions, Unprinted Checks before printing checks to see the order in which your checks will print.
Change the sort settings on the Check Layout screen and run the report again to see how the changes will affect your check sorting.
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System Setup
Select System Setup from the Utilities, Set Up menu to open the System Setup screen. This screen is used to set default options in RPM. The settings on this screen apply to all RPM users.
System Settings Tab
Fields on the System Settings tab are explained below.
Auto-Capitalize Name and Address for Clients/Contacts/Vendors - check this option if you want the first letter of each word in a name or address automatically capitalized. For example, if you enter 123 first street, it will automatically be changed to 123 First Street.
Mail to Client Address for Pay to Client checks - check this option if you want checks paid to clients to automatically include the client's address on the check by default. You can still turn the option on or off for each individual transaction.
Default Payment Method - select the default payment method to use when entering transactions.
Sort Vendor Check by Client Name - check this option if you want checks paid to vendors to automatically sort by the client's name instead of the vendor name by default. You can still turn the option on or off for each individual transaction.
Hide SSN - check this option if you would like reports to default to hiding the client's social security number.
You can still turn the option on or off for individual reports.
Use descending date order on Client Information - check this option if you want the most recently dated records to show at the top of each list on the Client Information screen. This includes Housing, Events, Case Notes,
Test Scores and Assets.
Default Number of Days for Displaying Transactions - enter the number of days you want to display transactions on the Transaction Information screen. The screen will default to only show transactions up to this number of days old when opened. If you have a large mass account, using a lower default number of days will allow the Transaction Information screen to open faster.
Negative Balance Check - select the option to Warn or Prevent for negative balances. Select Warn to display a warning message when transactions are being entered that would cause a client to have a negative balance.
Select Prevent to stop transactions from being entered that would cause a client to have a negative balance.
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Transaction Date Check - select the option to Warn or Prevent for transaction dates outside of the selected past/future date range. Select Warn to display a warning message and select Prevent to stop transactions outside of the selected past/future date range. Enter the number of days to check for Days in the Past and
Days in the Future. Any transaction dates entered outside of this range will display a warning message or be prevented from being entered based on your settings.
Custom Client Fields Tab
Custom fields are used on the Custom tab on the Client Information screen. Fields on the Custom Client Fields tab are explained below.
Check the box for each field you want to use and enter the label you want for that field.
Custom Dates - configure up to 10 custom dates.
Custom Fields - configure up to 7 custom fields.
Custom Lists - configure up to 7 custom lists. The values in the Custom Lists are maintained under Utilities, List
Maintenance, Custom List 1 - 7.
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Security Settings Tab
Fields on the Security Settings tab are explained below.
Require Passwords - check this box if users are required to have passwords.
Maximum Days Password Age - enter the frequency with which users are required to change passwords.
Enter 0 if passwords do not need to be changed.
Minimum Password Length - enter a minimum password length from 1 - 20.
Alpha Required - check this box if each password must include an alpha character (upper or lower case letter a-z).
Uppercase Alpha Required - check this box if each password must include an uppercase alpha character
(upper case letter A-Z).
Number Required - check this box if each password must include a number (0-9).
Special Character Required - check this box if each password must include a special character (examples include: !@#$%).
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Transaction Utilities
Archive/Balance Forward
Select Archive/Balance Forward from the Utilities, Transaction menu to open the Archive/Balance Forward screen.
This is used to archive older transactions. For better system performance, we recommend archiving transactions more than two years old. The total number of transactions will be displayed along with the earliest and latest transaction date and the earliest unreconciled transaction date. Enter a date at least one year old for archiving. Only reconciled transactions will be archived and we recommend reconciling all transactions prior to the archive date. If you have any unreconciled transactions remaining, the count will be displayed on the screen and the message below. Use
Reports, Reconciliation, Account Reconciliation List to see which accounts have outstanding items by viewing the earliest outstanding transaction dates on the report. Use Reports, Reconciliation, Outstanding Deposits and
Outstanding Payments through the archive date to view the actual outstanding transactions.
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Archived transactions are saved to a separate transaction archive table and each client's balance is carried forward from the archived transactions. Archive balance forward transactions will be created during the archive process and will be dated on the archive date you specify. All client balances will be the same before and after the archive process.
When you click the Archive button, you will receive a prompt reminding you to create a backup before you begin the archive process.
If you answer yes to continue, you will receive a final prompt to continue the process.
Select Yes to continue or No to cancel. If you select Yes, the archive process will begin. Do not cancel or interrupt the archive process. A message will be displayed when the process is complete.
Transactions that have been archived can still be viewed under Reports, Transactions By Client, Archived
Transactions and Custom, Transactions Archived.
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Bank Fee Posting
Select Bank Fee Posting from the Utilities, Transaction menu to open the Bank Fee Posting screen.
The Bank Fee Posting screen is used to allocate bank fees to all active clients in an account who have a start date on or before the thru date entered. This process is only available for mass accounts. Each client is allocated a portion of the bank fee based on their average daily balance during the date range.
The information to be entered for the transactions includes:
Mass Account - the account to which the bank fees will be posted.
Include Balances from - the date range for calculating each clients' average daily balance. This should be the period for which the bank fee was charged and would usually come from the bank statement.
Total Fees to Allocate - the total bank fees deducted from the account on the bank statement.
Minimum Fee Per Client - optional minimum fee for each client. If a minimum fee is entered, each client will be charged the minimum fee and the remaining fees above or below the minimum will be allocated based on each client's average daily balance. If the minimum fees add up to more than the total fees, the additional fees will be removed from each client's fee transaction based the client's average daily balance. If the minimum fees add up to less than the total fees, the remaining fees will be added to each client's fee transaction based on the client's average daily balance.
Allocate Remaining Fee to Client - the client to which any remaining amount due to rounding will be allocated.
This is typically a dummy internal client set up for the purpose of entering any adjustment transactions for the account.
Transaction Date - the date for the transaction.
Pay to Vendor - the vendor to whom the fee will be paid.
Category - the category for the transaction.
Memo - the memo for the transaction.
The posting process will create a fee transaction using the Transaction Date, Pay to Vendor, Pay Type and Memo entered. The transactions will have a payment method of EFT and will be marked as cleared for reconciliation.
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Click Post to start the process. You will be able to review a report of the transactions before posting. When the posting process is complete, a message will display the amount of any remaining bank fee that is allocated to the dummy client.
Bank fees will be allocated to clients regardless of their current balance so a client could have a negative balance after bank fees are applied. Check for any negative balances in the account using Reports, Balances, Balances Under
Amount.
Use the Reset Transactions screen under the Utilities, Transaction menu to remove the bank fee transactions for a selected process date. This can only be done if the transactions have not been reconciled.
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Clear Check Printing User
Select Clear Check Printing User from the Utilities, Transaction menu to open the Clear Check Printing User screen.
The Clear Check Printing User screen is used to clear out a user who has transactions selected to print but is no longer printing checks. Only one user at a time can print checks within the same bank account. If a user exits RPM abnormally while printing checks, you may need to use this utility to clear out the user before another user will be able to print checks in the same account.
Click the Clear button to clear the user. Make sure the user is not currently printing checks before you do this. After this is complete, another user will be able to print checks for the previously selected account(s).
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Client Balance Transactions
Select Client Balance Transactions from the Utilities, Transaction menu to open the Client Balance Transactions screen.
This screen is used to create transactions that pay out the current account balance for selected clients. Use the Bal.
Payout check box on the Client Information Basic tab to mark the selected client accounts. Balance payout transactions will only be created for active clients and active accounts.
The information to be entered for the transactions includes:
Transaction Date - the date for the transaction.
Category - the category for the transaction.
Payment Method - select Print if you want a check printed for this transaction. Select EFT or XEFT to have a transaction added to the register without printing a check. XEFT transactions can be exported to a file by selecting Export XEFT Transactions from the File, Import/Export menu.
Mail To - check this box if you want the client's address printed on the check.
Memo - the memo to be printed on the check.
Once all of the information has been entered, click the Post button to automatically create the client balance transactions. You will be able to review a report of the transactions before posting. These transactions will be added to the Transaction register and checks can be printed if the payment method of Print was selected. Transactions will only be created for active clients with a balance greater than 0 in an account marked for balance payout.
Use the Reset Transactions screen under the Utilities, Transaction menu to remove the client balance transactions for a selected process date. This can only be done if the transactions have not been printed or reconciled.
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Client Fee Transactions
Select Client Fee Transactions from the Utilities, Transaction menu to open the Client Fee Transactions screen.
This screen is used to create client fee transactions for each active client based on their total deposits during a date range. This only applies to clients who are assigned to a client type with Apply Fee checked under Utilities, List
Maintenance, Client Type. Deposits are only included in the total for deposit types with Apply Fee checked under
Utilities, List Maintenance, Deposit Type. Client fee transactions will be posted to the client's default active account.
The information to be entered for the transactions includes:
Fee % of Deposits - the percent of total deposits used for calculating each client's fee. For example, if the fee is
0.5% and a client has deposits totaling $1000 for the date range entered, that client's fee transaction will be $5.
Maximum Fee – the optional maximum fee amount for each client.
Include Deposits from – the date range for totaling deposits.
Transaction Date - the date for the transaction.
Pay To Vendor - the vendor to whom the fee will be paid.
Vendor Address - select the vendor address. If the vendor has only one address, it will be used by default. If the vendor has more than one address, select the address you wish to use for the transaction. Leave the selection blank if you don't want to print an address on the check.
Category - the category for the transaction.
Payment Method - select Print if you want a check printed for this transaction. Select EFT or XEFT to have a transaction added to the register without printing a check. XEFT transactions can be exported to a file by selecting Export XEFT Transactions from the File menu.
Memo - the memo to be printed on the check.
Batch Check - select this option if the transactions should be printed as a batch check.
Once all of the information has been entered, click the Post button to automatically create the client fee transactions.
You will be able to review a report of the transactions before posting. These transactions will be added to the
Transaction register and checks can be printed if the payment method of Print was selected. Transactions will only be created for active clients with a balance greater than the fee amount due.
Use the Reset Transactions screen under the Utilities, Transaction menu to remove the client fee transactions for a selected process date. This can only be done if the transactions have not been printed or reconciled.
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Interest Posting
Select Interest Posting from the Utilities, Transaction menu to open the Interest Posting screen.
The Interest Posting screen is used to allocate interest earned in an account to each active client in the account. This process is only available for mass accounts. Each client is allocated a portion of the interest based on their average daily balance during the date range.
The information to be entered for the transactions includes:
Mass Account - the account to which the interest will be posted.
Include Balances from - the date range for calculating each clients' average daily balance. This should be the period for which the interest was earned and would usually come from the bank statement.
Total Interest to Allocate - the total interest to be allocated. This would usually be the interest amount on the bank statement.
Allocate Remaining Interest to Client - the client to which any remaining amount due to rounding will be allocated. This is typically a dummy internal client set up for the purpose of entering any adjustment transactions for the account.
Transaction Date - the date for the transaction.
Category - the category for the transaction.
Memo - the memo for the transaction.
The posting process will create a deposit transaction using the Transaction Date, Deposit Type and Memo entered.
Click Post to start the process. You will be able to review a report of the transactions before posting. When the posting process is complete, a message will display the amount of remaining interest allocated to the dummy client.
Use the Reset Transactions screen under the Utilities, Transaction menu to remove the interest transactions for a selected process date. This can only be done if the transactions have not been reconciled.
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Reset Transactions
Select Reset Transactions from the Utilities, Transaction menu to open the Reset Transactions screen. This screen is used to reset various transactions. Any process that is reset will be logged in the audit events.
For each process you want to reverse, select the original Process Date or Statement Ending Date. If you are not sure which date contains the transactions you want, find this by clicking on the Details button for one of the specific transactions on the Transaction Information screen. Use the Date Processed for Bank Fee Posting, Client Balance
Transactions, Client Fee Transactions, Interest Posting, Scheduled Deposits and Scheduled Payments. Use the Date
Printed for a Check Run and the Reconciled date for a Reconciliation.
Bank Fee Posting
This option is used to remove bank fee transactions created with the Bank Fee Posting utility. Bank fee transactions can only be reversed if none of the transactions have been reconciled.
Select the process date and time for the transactions you want to reverse. The number of transactions and the user who posted the transactions will be displayed.
Click the Reset button to remove the transactions.
Check Run
This option is used to set the checks back to print for a selected check run. You normally set checks back to print if they did not print correctly at the end of a check run. If you close the check confirmation screen and later need to set the checks back to print, use this utility to do so. Print runs can only be reset if none of the checks in the print run have been reconciled or voided.
Select the process date and time of the print run for the checks you want to set back to print. The number of checks and the user who printed the checks will be displayed.
Click the Reset button to set the checks back to Print for the selected check run. All of the checks in the selected check run will be set back to print. If you don't want to set all of the checks back to print, use the Details button on the
Transaction Information screen to set individual checks back to print.
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Client Balance Transactions
This option is used to remove client balance payout transactions created with the Client Balance Transactions utility.
Client balance payout transactions can only be reversed if none of the transactions have been printed or reconciled.
Select the process date and time for the transactions you want to reverse. The number of transactions and the user who posted the transactions will be displayed.
Click the Reset button to remove the transactions.
Client Fee Transactions
This option is used to remove client fee transactions created with the Client Fee Transactions utility. Client fee transactions can only be reversed if none of the transactions have been printed or reconciled.
Select the process date and time for the transactions you want to reverse. The number of transactions and the user who posted the transactions will be displayed.
Click the Reset button to remove the transactions.
Deposit Import Transactions
This option is used to remove deposit transactions imported with the Import ACH Deposits utility. Imported deposits can only be reversed if none of the transactions have been reconciled.
Select the process date and time for the transactions you want to reverse. The number of transactions and the user who posted the transactions will be displayed.
Click the Reset button to remove the transactions.
Interest Posting
This option is used to remove interest transactions created with the Interest Posting utility. Interest transactions can only be reversed if none of the transactions have been reconciled.
Select the process date and time for the transactions you want to reverse. The number of transactions and the user who posted the transactions will be displayed.
Click the Reset button to remove the transactions.
Reconciliation
This option is used to unreconcile all the transactions for a bank reconciliation.
Select the statement ending date you want to unreconcile. The number of transactions and the account will be displayed.
Click the Reset button to remove the reconciliation.
Scheduled Deposits
This option is used to reverse a group of processed scheduled deposits. A group of scheduled deposits can only be reversed if:
Each deposit in the group is the last deposit processed for that scheduled transaction. For example, if you process weekly deposits for the previous week and then process the same deposits for the current week, deposits can only be reversed for the current week and not the previous week.
None of the original scheduled transactions have been updated since they were processed. This applies to any changes made using the Schd Deps button on the Client Information screen or the Scheduled Deposits Update utility.
Select the process date and time for the deposits you want to reverse. The number of deposits and the user who processed the deposits will be displayed.
Click the Reset button to remove the deposit transactions and set the Next Deposit date back to the previous next deposit date.
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Scheduled Payments
This option is used to reverse a group of processed scheduled payments. A group of scheduled payments can only be reversed if:
None of the processed check payments have been printed or reconciled.
Each payment in the group is the last payment processed for that scheduled transaction. For example, if you process weekly payments for the previous week and then process the same payments for the current week, payments can only be reversed for the current week and not the previous week.
None of the original scheduled transactions have been updated since they were processed. This applies to any changes made using the Schd Pmts button on the Client Information screen or the Scheduled Payments
Update utility.
Select the process date and time for the payments you want to reverse. The number of payments and the user who processed the payments will be displayed.
Click the Reset button to remove the payment transactions and set the Next Payment date back to the previous next payment date.
XEFT Export
This option is used to reset XEFT transactions exported with the Export XEFT Transactions utility. Exported transactions can only be reversed if none of the transactions have been reconciled.
Select the process date and time for the transactions you want to reverse. The number of transactions exported will be displayed.
Click the Reset button to remove the exported flag on the transactions.
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Scheduled Deposits Update
Select Scheduled Deposits Update from the Utilities, Transaction menu to open the Scheduled Deposits Update screen. This screen is used to update a group of scheduled deposits.
Client type and support type filtering can be added for a user ID on the Users screen under the Security menu. If client types and/or support types are assigned to your user ID, you will only be able to update deposits for those types of clients. If no client types or support types have been assigned to your user ID, you will be able to update deposits for all clients. The top right of the screen will display Access Limited to assigned Client Types and/or Support Types if your user ID has been set up for client and or support type filtering.
Select Deposits
Select all deposits for a specific category. Only active deposits (with a next deposit date) will be shown. Use the
Filter/Sort menu options to further filter deposits to update.
Update Deposits
Once you have deposits displayed, enter the information that you want to automatically change. Automatically update any or all of the following: Category, Frequency, Deposit Amount, Next Deposit date. If you leave any of these items blank, the information will not be updated. The deposit amount will only be updated if you enter an amount greater than zero.
Update/Update All
Deposits can be updated manually on this screen or use the Update or Update All buttons to automatically update one or more deposits.
Click the Update button to the left of a deposit to update the information on that individual deposit. Click the Update All button to update all deposits shown on the screen. You will receive a prompt asking you to confirm the update before it is processed. The Last Updated date/time will be updated when a deposit is changed. The Update All button will be logged in the audit events as a Scheduled Deposits Update event. This can be viewed using Reports, Miscellaneous,
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Scheduled Payments Update
Select Scheduled Payments Update from the Utilities, Transaction menu to open the Scheduled Payments Update screen. This screen is used to update a group of scheduled payments.
Client type and support type filtering can be added for a user ID on the Users screen under the Security menu. If client types and/or support types are assigned to your user ID, you will only be able to update payments for those types of clients. If no client types or support types have been assigned to your user ID, you will be able to update payments for all clients. The top right of the screen will display Access Limited to assigned Client Types and/or Support Types if your user ID has been set up for client and or support type filtering.
Select Payments
Select Vendor Payments or Client Payments. If Vendor Payments are selected, you can select the payments for a
Vendor and/or a Category. If Client Payments are selected, you can select a Category. Only active payments (with a next payment date) will be shown. Payments with a Total Due are not included on this screen and have to be updated using the Schd Pmts button on the Client Information screen. Use the Filter/Sort menu options to further filter payments to update.
Update Payments
Once you have payments displayed, enter the information that you want to automatically change. Automatically update any or all of the following: Category, Payment Method, Frequency, Vendor Address, Mail to Client, Batch
Check, Payment Amount, Next Payment date, Sort by Client. If you leave any of these items blank, the information will not be updated. The payment amount will only be updated if you enter an amount greater than zero.
Update/Update All
Payments can be updated manually on this screen or use the Update or Update All buttons to automatically update one or more payments.
Click the Update button to the left of a payment to update the information on that individual payment. Click the Update
All button to update all payments shown on the screen. You will receive a prompt asking you to confirm the update before it is processed. The Last Updated date/time will be updated when a payment is changed. The Update All button will be logged in the audit events as a Scheduled Payments Update event. This can be viewed using Reports,
Miscellaneous, Audit Events.
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Void Check
Select Void Check from the Utilities, Transaction menu to open the Void Check screen. This screen is used to void a check from a selected account.
Select the account and then select the check number you want to void. Only checks that have been printed and not reconciled can be voided.
The screen automatically displays the rest of the information about the selected check.
The Void Date will default to the current date but can be changed to any date on or after the original check date.
If you select a batch check, the system will void all the detail lines associated with that check. You have the option to create a new copy of the batch check for printing when you void the original batch check.
The same check cannot be voided more than once.
Click the Void button to create the void transaction. The void transaction will have the same original check number followed by the letter 'V'. Both the original and void transaction will be flagged as "Void".
If you mistakenly void a check, click the Details button for the void check on the Transaction Information screen and delete the void transaction. If you have a transaction that is flagged as "Void" but does not have a corresponding void check number, use the Repair Void button on the Technical Support screen under the Help menu to correct this.
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Security
The following options are used set up user IDs and passwords.
Users
Select Users from the Security menu to open this screen. This screen is used to add, delete or change the security rights for each user. You can also reset passwords for users on this screen.
The Filter Users options allow you to see active, inactive or all users. To view all users (active and inactive), click the
All option. Only active users can log in to RPM.
To make changes to an existing user, select the User ID from the Select User ID drop down list. You can then change the information for the displayed user.
The User ID will be used to log on to RPM. The User Name is for informational purposes only. If the user currently has a password, the User has a Password box will be checked. If the user does not have a password, this box will not be checked. Check the Require user to change password at next logon if you want the user to change their password the next time they log on to RPM. Password requirements can be configured on the Security Settings tab on the System
Setup screen under the Utilities, Set Up menu.
If the user is currently logged in to RPM, the Logged In box will be checked and the Login Time will be displayed.
Use the Notes field to enter any notes about this user.
The security rights are set for each user under the Security Rights By Menu section. The available options are shown on tabs corresponding to the menu options available in RPM.
File - displays the available options under the RPM File menu.
View - displays the available options under the RPM View menu.
Utilities - displays the available options under the RPM Utilities menu.
Reports - displays the available options under the RPM Reports menu.
Security - displays the available options under the RPM Security menu.
Programs - displays the options available under the Start menu on your computer (outside of RPM). These items can be found under Start, All Programs, Representative Payee Manager on your computer.
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Once you select a tab, the Security Level can be set for each Menu Option under that tab. The Security Level is a drop down list of the available security levels for that menu option. The possible security levels include:
None - the user will not have rights to this menu option.
View - the user will have view only rights to this option and will not be able to update any information.
Update - the user will have update rights to this option and will be able to enter or update information.
Use the All Rights button to quickly give a user all rights for the selected menu. Use the No Rights button to give a user no rights for the selected menu. You can give all rights or no rights to a user and then make any additional changes to the menu security levels as needed or manually enter the rights for each menu option.
Client Types can be assigned to a user under the Client Types Filter section. If you assign one or more client types to a user, they will only be able to view those types of clients on the Client Information and Reports screen. On the
Transaction Information screen, the user will be able to view all transactions but will only be able to enter, edit, delete or print transactions for the assigned client types. Leave this section blank to allow a user access to all client types.
Support Types can be assigned to a user under the Support Types Filter section. If you assign one or more support types to a user, they will only be able to view those types of clients on the Client Information and Reports screen. On the Transaction Information screen, the user will be able to view all transactions but will only be able to enter, edit, delete or print transactions for the assigned support types. Leave this section blank to allow a user access to all support types.
Add a New User
To add a new user, click the New User button.
Enter the desired user id, user name and password for the new user. The default user rights when adding a new user can be set to no rights, all rights or you can copy the rights from an existing user. After you have added the user, you can change the user's rights as needed. Click the Add button to add the new user.
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Copy User Rights
To copy rights from another user, click the Copy Rights button.
The current selected user ID will be displayed in the To User field. Select the user whose rights you want to copy as the From User and click the Copy button.
Delete a User
To delete a user, select the User ID from the Select User ID drop down list and click the Delete User button. You can instead mark the user as Inactive on the User Security screen.
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Reset Password
To reset a user's password, select the User ID from the Select User ID drop down list and click the Reset Pwd button.
Enter the new password for the user under both New Password and Verify and click the Change button. To leave the user's password blank, click the Change button without entering anything for New Password and Verify.
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Menu Security
To view the user security assigned to each menu option, click the Menu Security button.
This screen lists all the available security menu options on the left side of the screen. To see all the user rights for that menu option, click the View Users button for the option. The selected menu option will be displayed at the top of the screen. Each user and the rights the user has to the selected menu option will be displayed on the right side of the screen.
Use the All Rights button to quickly give all users all rights to the selected menu option. Use the No Rights button to remove rights for all users to the selected menu option. You can also make changes to rights for individual users for the selected menu option.
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Change Password
Select Change Password from the Security menu to open this screen. This screen is used to change your logon password. Users should be encouraged to change their passwords frequently. If you forget your password, contact your RPM system administrator to have it reset.
To change your password, enter your current password in the Old Password field followed by the new password in both the New Password and Verify fields. To leave your password blank, click the Change button without entering anything for the New Password and Verify.
** Passwords are case sensitive. **
The next time you log on to RPM, the new password will be required.
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Backing Up Your Data
All current data for RPM is usually stored in a single file, RPMData.mdb (for a Multi-Company license, each additional company data file will be followed by a number: RPMData2.mdb). The data file is located in your RPM Server folder.
Select System Info from the Help menu in RPM to see the location of your Data File.
** Your data file should be backed up daily or as often as you use RPM. **
All archived transactions are stored in a separate file in the RPM Server folder, RPMData_Archive.mdb (for a Multi-
Company license, each additional company archive data file will be followed by a number: RPMData_Archive2.mdb).
This file is only updated when you run the Archive/Balance Forward process and should be backed up periodically or at least after you run the Archive/Balance Forward process.
If you have RPM installed on a network, your RPM Server folder may be automatically backed up as a part of your regular network backup. If you do not have an automatic backup, use the backup data option in RPM. If you have a
SQL license, your data will be stored in your SQL Server and should be backed up from there.
Backup Data
Select Backup Data from the File, Backup/Restore menu to open the backup data screen. All users must be out of
RPM in order to run the backup.
Use the Select File button to select your backup file name and location. Once the file has been selected, click the
Backup button to backup your data. You will receive a message when your backup is complete. Both the current and archive data files will be included in the backup (RPMdata.mdb and RPMData_Archive.mdb). Click the Close button to close the backup screen.
Restore Data
Select Restore Data from the File, Backup/Restore menu to open the restore data screen. All users must be out of
RPM in order to run the restore.
Use the Select File button to select the file from which you want to restore. Once the file has been selected, click the
Restore button to restore your data. You will receive a message when the restore is complete and RPM will shut down. Both the current and archive data files will be included in the restore (RPMdata.mdb and
RPMData_Archive.mdb).
** Restoring your data from a backup will overwrite any data that you currently have entered in RPM and replace it with the data in your backup. **
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Installation Instructions
RPM is designed to run either as a stand-alone application on a single computer or from a network.
The first step installs the RPM server and database files. The second step installs the RPM client on each workstation. The installation should typically be completed by the network administrator. You must be logged onto the computer as a user with administrator rights in order to run the installation.
Step 1 – Server Install a) Download and save the RPM trial RPMServerSetup500.exe program from the link on our web site. After you save the file, double-click on it to run the installation. Make sure you have appropriate security to create folders on your network. b) Follow the prompts until you get to the Destination Folder screen. The folder will default to “C:\RPM Server”.
You should change this to a folder located on your network file server (for example, F:\RPM Server). Users need
all rights to the RPM Server folder in order to run RPM. Depending on your version of Windows, mapped network drives may not appear in the file dialog unless UAC is turned off during the installation. Alternatively, you can type the full UNC path in the dialog. d) If this is the first time you have installed RPM on this computer, you will be given an option to automatically initiate step 2 and install the RPM Client. If you select this option, skip to step 2b below. Otherwise, continue on with step 2a.
Step 2 – Client Install
This step must be run on each workstation that will be using RPM. It will install an icon for RPM on the user’s desktop and a menu option for Representative Payee Manager in their Windows program menu. You must be logged onto the computer with administrator rights to run the client installation. Users without administrator rights will be able to run
RPM but cannot install the program. (If you would like to run the RPM Client on a terminal or citrix server, please email [email protected] for detailed instructions) a) When you installed the server software, a folder named “Client Install” was created beneath the folder you specified. From that “Client Install” folder, run RPMClientSetup.exe to begin the client installation (for example,
F:\RPM Server\Client Install\RPMClientSetup.exe). b) Follow the prompts to install the application in the default location. The default location is “C:\RPM Client”
( “C:\Program Files\RPM Client” for Windows XP). Do not install the client files in the same folder as the server
files in step 1. c) Follow the remaining prompts until complete.
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Administrator Utilities
The following items can be found under Start, All Programs, Representative Payee Manager on your computer with the RPM Client installed.
Optimizer
The Optimizer is a utility that can be used to compact your RPM database and repair any errors. You can run this utility from your Start menu by selecting Start, All Programs, Representative Payee Manager, Optimizer. Before the process begins you will receive a message telling you that RPM must be shut down and asking if you want to continue. Click Yes to run the Optimizer. When it is complete, you will receive a message stating it has completed.
Refresh Client
The Refresh Client utility will update your RPM Client software with a new copy from the RPM Server. This utility is generally only used if directed to do so by RPM technical support personnel.
You can run this utility from your Start menu by selecting Start, All Programs, Representative Payee Manager,
Refresh Client. Before the process begins you will receive a message telling you that RPM must be shut down and asking if you want to continue. Click Yes to run Refresh Client. When it is complete, you will receive a message stating it has completed.
After running this utility, open the Check Layout screen under the Utilities, Setup menu in RPM and use Select Printer to re-select your specific check printer if you had one saved with your checks.
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Scheduler
The Scheduler application is used for entering times when the RPM system will be unavailable. You can run this utility from your Start menu by selecting Start, All Programs, Representative Payee Manager, Scheduler.
If you are using RPM during these times, you will be automatically logged off of the system and will not be allowed back in until the time has passed. In the above example, the system is unavailable on Fridays from 11pm to 11:30pm.
You could use these times to schedule backups of the data or to get all users out of the system to install an upgrade or run the Optimizer application.
To change the times, type the begin and end times on the appropriate day of the week in the formation hh:mm
AM/PM. To remove an unavailable time, highlight and delete the begin and end time.
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User Maintenance
The User Maintenance application can be used to clear users who have exited RPM abnormally. You can run this utility from your Start menu by selecting Start, All Programs, Representative Payee Manager, User Maintenance.
RPM tracks when you log on to the system. You cannot log on to RPM using the same user id on more than one computer at the same time. If you exit abnormally, your user id may not be cleared from the system. In that case, the
User Maintenance application can be used to clear users from the system. Click the Clear check box next to the User
ID and click the Reset button to clear the user and allow the user to get back into RPM.
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Company Connect
Open the CompanyConnect application in the RPM Server folder to start the Company Connect utility. This is only available if you have an RPM Multi-Company license.
This utility is used to set up RPM databases for separate companies. If you have more than one database, each user will select the Company Name to use when they open the RPM Client. If you only have one database, it will be opened automatically when the user opens RPM.
If you are no longer using a company database, mark it as Inactive. Do not delete the data files from your RPM Server folder.
Use the Repair button to compact and repair any one of your RPM company databases. All users in that company must have RPM closed in order to run the repair process.
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SQL Connect
Administrator Utilities
Open the SQLConnect application in the RPM Server folder to start the SQL Connect utility. This is only available if you have an RPM SQL license.
This utility is used to set up the connection to each RPM SQL server database. If you have more than one database, each user will select the Company Name to use when they open the RPM Client. If you only have one database, it will be opened automatically when the user opens RPM.
A SQL database must be created with the create database SQL script before the connection can be set up. See the
SQL installation instructions for details on creating an RPM SQL database.
Select the SQL Driver to use. This driver must be installed on all RPM Client computers. You can check the driver installation in Control Panel under the ODBC Data Source Administrator Drivers tab. The SQL Native Client driver can be installed from the RPM Server\Client Install folder (sqlncli.msi or sqlncli_x64.msi). Newer SQL drivers can be downloaded from Microsoft.
SQL Server must be configured for SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode.
The User ID and Password for each database should be from the CreateSQLDatabase script unless you created a different user id and password for the database manually. The User ID should have db_owner rights to the SQL database.
The SQL connection will be validated after you enter the connection information. Once a valid connection has been saved, the users will have access to that company in RPM. If the SQL password or any other information changes in the future, use this utility to update the connection configuration.
Use the Test button to test an existing SQL connection.
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Technical Support
For Technical Support contact Complete Computer Solutions, Inc.
Mailing address:
PO Box 875
Floyds Knobs, IN 47119
Phone: (812) 923-0910
Visit our web site rpmccs.com or send e-mail to [email protected].
One year of support is included with your initial purchase. After the first year, support is included in the annual license fee. New program releases are also included in this fee.
Unlimited support is available via e-mail. Phone support includes up to 10 incidents per year (excluding RPM Lite).
Additional phone support incidents can be purchased if necessary.
Visit our web site rpmccs.com/pricing to see current pricing.
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