Rate Check

Rate Check is a useful tool for querying or troubleshooting your account rating structure; it displays all of the rules and rule-rate links for which an account qualifies, in the correct hierarchy.

Note:

This utility is not intended for use with bill-to accounts. Use the delivery account instead; it will produce the same results as could be expected from using the bill-to account.

To check an account’s rate:

• Select Rate Check from the Account menu to display the Account Rate Check screen.

• Complete the following fields.

Field	Type	What to enter
DATE	date	Enter a date on which to base the rate check. The account and rates will be assessed as of this date.
ACCOUNT	setup	Enter the account number of a delivery or non-delivery account. This utility is not intended for use with bill-to accounts.
PRODUCT	setup	Enter the publication or TM product for which the account’s rate should be selected.
DELIVERY ACCOUNT	yes/no	If this account is set up as both a delivery and non-delivery carrier, indicate if you want to see the delivery or non-delivery rates.
ENTITY TYPE	predefined	If this is a non-delivery carrier, indicate whether you want to display rates for individual routes or all routes in a district.
DISTRICT	setup	If the field above is set to “district”, enter the district for which rates should be displayed.
ROUTE	setup	Enter the route for which rates should be displayed.
AAM ZONE	setup	Rates can differ based on the subscriber’s AAM zone. Enter the AAM zone to include in this rate query, or enter “*” to multi-select AAM zones.
DELIVERY SCHED	setup	Rates will differ based on the subscriber’s delivery schedule. If this is a home delivery carrier, enter the delivery schedule for which to display rates, or enter “*” to multi-select delivery schedules.
DRAW TYPE	predefined	Rates will differ based on draw type. If this is a home delivery carrier, specify the draw type for which to display rates (office pay, carrier collect, paid comp, unpaid comp, samples, service, third party, TMC). Enter “*” to multi-select draw types. If this is a single copy route, “single copy” is displayed.
RATE CODE	setup	If this is a home delivery route, the rates may vary based on the subscriber’s rate code. If so, enter the subscriber rate codes for which the account’s rates should be displayed (enter “*” to multi-select rate codes).
PAPER COUNT	integer (7)	An account’s rates can differ based on the number of papers delivered on a given day. Enter the number of papers for which to display rates (leave this field set to 0 to display rates regardless of paper count).
BONUS DAY DRAW	yes/no	Indicate whether the option should find rate valid for bonus days. Leave this field set to “n” unless you are specifically looking for bonus day rates.

• Select Continue to complete the rate query. The Account Rate Check report is displayed, listing each rate for which the account qualifies. All of the rules and the rule-rate link for the rate are displayed. The first rate displayed will be the highest in the hierarchy, the next one the next highest, and so on.

Example—Account Rate Check report