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# 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.

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**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.*
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#### To check an account’s rate:

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

![](https://1417315899-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1ToZXx8io0JJXNBRcPOt%2Fuploads%2F2ag8ukLjr557honWoj4a%2FRate%20Check.png?alt=media\&token=5f30c48b-605e-41bb-9b82-44be435c106d)

* Complete the following fields.

<table><thead><tr><th width="150">Field</th><th width="150">Type</th><th width="372.2">What to enter</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>DATE</td><td>date</td><td>Enter a date on which to base the rate check. The account and rates will be assessed as of this date.</td></tr><tr><td>ACCOUNT</td><td>setup</td><td>Enter the account number of a delivery or non-delivery account. This utility is not intended for use with bill-to accounts.</td></tr><tr><td>PRODUCT</td><td>setup</td><td>Enter the publication or TM product for which the account’s rate should be selected.</td></tr><tr><td>DELIVERY ACCOUNT</td><td>yes/no</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>ENTITY TYPE</td><td>predefined</td><td>If this is a non-delivery carrier, indicate whether you want to display rates for individual routes or all routes in a district.</td></tr><tr><td>DISTRICT</td><td>setup</td><td>If the field above is set to “district”, enter the district for which rates should be displayed.</td></tr><tr><td>ROUTE</td><td>setup</td><td>Enter the route for which rates should be displayed.</td></tr><tr><td>AAM ZONE</td><td>setup</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>DELIVERY SCHED</td><td>setup</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>DRAW TYPE</td><td>predefined</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>RATE CODE</td><td>setup</td><td>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).</td></tr><tr><td>PAPER COUNT</td><td>integer (7)</td><td>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).</td></tr><tr><td>BONUS DAY DRAW</td><td>yes/no</td><td>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.</td></tr></tbody></table>

* 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

![](https://1417315899-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1ToZXx8io0JJXNBRcPOt%2Fuploads%2FLiLcvLFA5HpIUBdiTT3l%2FExample%E2%80%94Account%20Rate%20Check%20report.png?alt=media\&token=450ffc38-639f-4e89-85df-92d264b3601e)