Contents of the Billing Unit Delete Dialog Box

Use these fields to specify that all or part of a units transaction be deleted from the set of billable transactions in Interactive Billing and not be billed on any invoice.

The only field that you can edit on this dialog box is Quantity.

Field Description
Project These fields display the number and name for the project that is associated with the transaction.
Phase These fields display the phase number and name if a phase is associated with the transaction.
Task These fields display the task name and number if a task is associated with the transaction.
Unit This field displays the name and number of the unit associated with the transaction.
Unit Table This field displays the unit table associated with the transaction.
Employee This field displays if you use the Employee Realization Reporting feature and the unit was set up with the Employee-Specific Revenue check box selected. This field shows you the employee, if any, who is associated with the unit transaction.

To turn on the Employee Realization Reporting feature, you set Enable Employee Realization by Employee to Yes in Settings > Accounting > Labor Options.

Date This field displays the transaction date.
Show Math on Invoice If the Show Math on Bill setting is selected for a unit in Settings > Accounting > Units, this field displays a summary of the math used to calculate the billing extension for the unit transaction. The summary uses this format: Unit quantity label @ Billing rate. For example 17.0 Miles @ 0.31 indicates that the transaction has a quantity of 17 units and each unit is being billed at 31 cents.
Description This field displays the description entered for the transaction.
Quantity This field prefills with the number of units entered for the original transaction. Leave this number as is if you want to hold the entire transaction. If you want to hold only a portion of the units, enter the number of units to place on hold for the transaction.
Rate This field displays the unit's billing rate that is used to determine the billing extension amount for the transaction. The billing rate is specified for the unit in its associated unit table in Settings > Accounting > Units.
Billing Extension This field displays the billing extension amount of the unit transaction, determined by multiplying the billing Rate times the Quantity. This is the amount that will be billed on the invoice.
Delete Click this button to delete the number of units entered in the Quantity field for the transaction and not bill this portion of the transaction on any billing invoice.

You are returned to the Units tab of the Interactive Billing form where you see the following:

  • If you did not change the prefilled amount for the transaction, the transaction displays in the Units grid with its original amount and its status changed to Delete. The entire transaction will be deleted and not billed.
  • If you entered only some of the units to delete, the original transaction is split in two. One transaction displays in the Units grid with a Delete status and shows the amount to delete. The original transaction with its original status displays in the grid with its quantity of units reduced to reflect the deleted hours.

When a transaction's status is changed to Delete, it is removed from the set of billable transactions on the Units tab when the next invoice is final accepted. The transaction is not actually deleted from the Vantagepoint database. It still exists as posted for project control and other accounting purposes. This allows you to run reports that distinguish between write-off transactions (unit quantities are charged but cannot be billed) and transactions that were entered but removed before invoicing, possibly due to a data entry error.

Cancel Click this button to return to the Units tab without deleting the entire transaction or a portion of it. The transaction remains in the grid on the Units tab with its original status.