Create a Freight Demurrage Commission Invoice

If the address commission rate is specified in the freight contract before the freight demurrage invoice is created, MineMarket creates the associated freight demurrage commission invoice automatically.

Security Note: You need the Allow invoice maintenance and Allow the user to create freight commission invoices security rights in the Contracts domain security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

1. Open the Invoice Explorer.
2. Find the freight demurrage invoice. See Find Invoices.
3. Right-click the freight demurrage invoice and select New » Freight Demurrage Commission Invoice from the menu.

   The Freight Demurrage Commission Invoice displays.

4. Complete the following fields as required.
   • Invoice Number
   • Invoice Date—Date on which the invoice was issued, as printed on the invoice. Default: The current system date. Selecting the correct date is important as it is used to calculate due dates for payments. Example: Payment terms on the contract might state that payment is due 10 calendar days from the invoice date.
   • Currency—Currency to which to convert all line items in the invoice. Select from the currencies defined in the Currency/Exchange Editor.
   • Reference—Optional text reference.
   • Accounting Group—Select from the accounting groups defined on the Chart Of Accounts screen.
   • Pay To—Select from the organisations and companies defined on the Organisations panel of the Solution Explorer. Read-only after a payment has been associated with any of the invoice's instalments. Default: The Pay To organisation or else the Organisation from the freight contract associated with the first selected rate detail for the first selected despatch order or despatch.
5. Click Save.

   Note: If the Freight Demurrage Commission Invoice status definition exists, the invoice is assigned the initial status. This status definition controls whether the invoice is editable and selectable. See Status Definitions.