Units Tab of Interactive Approvals

By default, the Units tab lists all unit charges entered through unit transactions or billing unit inserts for the selected project that are currently associated with the selected invoice.

The list also includes transactions that are available and eligible to be billed, based on the billing session options, but are not currently included on the invoice. These transactions have a setting of New in the Invoice Status field, rather than Submitted.

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Field Description
Units Drop-down

Click the drop-down arrow on a grid header to complete any of the following actions:

  • To print grid data, click Print. On the Print Preview form, click File > Print to send the grid data to your default printer.
  • To export grid data to an Excel spreadsheet, click Export to Excel. When Microsoft Excel opens, use its features to modify, print, or email the grid data, or to save the spreadsheet file locally.
  • To turn on grouping for a grid, click Enable Grouping. When a field displays with the instruction: "Drag a column header here to group by that column," drag and drop column headers into the field, in the sequence that you want them to display.

Not all options are available on all grids.

View Select a transaction and click this option to view the transaction in the Billing Unit View dialog box.
Bill Select one or more transactions and click this option to change Status to Bill for those transactions.
Hold Select one or more transactions and click this option to change Status to Hold for those transactions.
Write-Off Select one or more transactions and click this option to change Status to Write-off for those transactions.
Delete Select one or more transactions and click this option to change Status to Delete for those transactions.
Insert To insert a transaction into the grid, click this option.
Modify Select a transaction and click this option to change the date, description, or unit quantity for the transaction.
Transfer Click this option to transfer units from project to project, or within the same project, without exiting DPS Billing.
Summary Click this option to view totals for all the transactions displayed in the grid, such as total billing extension.
Invoice Status

This field displays the approval status for the transaction:

  • Submitted — The transaction was linked to the invoice at the time it was submitted for approval.

  • New — Based on the billing session options for the invoice, the transaction is eligible to be included on the invoice, but the transaction was not linked to the invoice at the time it was submitted for approval. For example, a transaction that was transferred to the project after the invoice was submitted would have New in Invoice Status. A transaction with New in Invoice Status will not be included on the invoice. If you want to include all transactions with New in Invoice Status, click Include New Transactions on the Interactive Approvals toolbar.

If you make a change to a transaction that requires recalculation of the invoice, New displays in this field until the recalculation occurs. After the recalculation, this status matches the approval status of the invoice as a whole.

Status

Select whether the transaction is billable in this billing session. If you change Status for a submitted transaction, DPS will automatically recalculate the invoice when you approve or reject the invoice, preview the invoice, select another project, or close Interactive Approvals.

The options in Status are the following:

  • Bill — Include in this billing session.

  • Hold — Save the transaction for billing at a later date.

  • Write-off — Mark amounts that have been charged but can not be billed. Selecting this option prevents the transaction from being billed, but allows the amount to appear on reports. When you write-off a transaction, no accounting entries are made.

  • Delete — Remove from the set of billable transactions. Changing the status to Delete does not actually delete the transaction. The status of Delete allows you to run reports that distinguish between write-off (unit amounts charged that cannot be billed) and a transaction that was entered but removed before invoicing, possibly due to a data entry error.

The options that are available from this field depend on your role's access rights as set in the Billing Security area of the Accounting tab of Role Security. For example, if you belong to a role with Allow Delete checked, the Delete option is available from this field.

Date This field displays the date associated with this unit charge in unit transaction entry, or on a billing unit insert.
Phase

If you select to view the project level from the Phase/Task lookup for a project with phases, all of that project's phases display in the grid. The phase number displays in the Phase column, and all detail that corresponds to that phase displays in that row.

You can also choose to select a particular phase from the Phase/Task lookup to view just the detail for that phase and any associated tasks in the grid.

If you click Summary on the grid toolbar, DPS displays a summary of all of the detail shown on the Units tab, including all phases and tasks in the grid.

Task

If you select the project or phase level from the Phase/Task lookup for a project with tasks, all of the tasks for that project or phase display in the grid. The task number displays in the Task column, and all detail that corresponds to that task displays in that row.

You can also choose to select a particular task from the Phase/Task lookup to view just the detail for that task.

If you click Summary on the grid toolbar DPS displays a summary of all of the detail shown on the Units tab, including all phases and tasks in the grid.

Table DPS displays the unit table that contains the applicable unit information for this unit charge, as specified in unit transaction entry, or on a billing unit insert.
Unit This field displays the unit number to which the amount was charged.
Description If you entered a description for this unit charge during unit transaction entry or on a billing unit insert, it displays here.
Quantity DPS displays the quantity of this unit included in this unit charge.
Rate This field displays the billing amount per unit for this unit.
Extension DPS displays the billing extension amount for this unit charge based on the applicable billing terms.