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support:account_setup [2011/02/23 20:17]
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 ====== Accounts ====== ====== Accounts ======
 ===== Overview ===== ===== Overview =====
-Like Pricing Templates, the Accounts section is one of the main repositories ("​homes"​) for critical information upon which the rest of DispatchDirectTM depends. ​ The decisions made in setting up an Account ​ will set the initial course for how new calls for the account are processed. ​ Accounts is the "​authoritative source"​ for the information it conatins.  Unless there is a manual over-ride, the entries in Accounts will be the basis and starting point for other processes in DispatchDirectTM. ​  +Like Pricing Templates, the Accounts section is one of the main repositories ("​homes"​) for critical information upon which the rest of DispatchDirectTM depends. ​ The decisions made in setting up an Account ​ will set the initial course for how new calls for the account are processed. ​ Accounts is the "​authoritative source"​ for the information it contains.  Unless there is a manual over-ride, the entries in Accounts will be the basis and starting point for other processes in DispatchDirectTM. ​  
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 The three major categories of information for an Account relate to contacts/​addresses,​ pricing (formulas, rates), and the dispatching process. ​ The listing of all Accounts is in a window that slides out from the right side.  Associated Pricing Templates are in a window that slides up from the bottom. ​ Each of the major categories of information are described in turn after first highlighting the role of the Cash/​Call-In Account in DispatchDirectTM. The three major categories of information for an Account relate to contacts/​addresses,​ pricing (formulas, rates), and the dispatching process. ​ The listing of all Accounts is in a window that slides out from the right side.  Associated Pricing Templates are in a window that slides up from the bottom. ​ Each of the major categories of information are described in turn after first highlighting the role of the Cash/​Call-In Account in DispatchDirectTM.
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 ===== Cash/​Call-In Account ===== ===== Cash/​Call-In Account =====
 DispatchDirectTM requires and establishes a Cash/​Call-In Account. ​ In the absence of Account information for an incoming call, the Cash/​Call-In Account will be used as the "​default"​ for initial information and settings. ​ This design approach has a number of benefits, including: DispatchDirectTM requires and establishes a Cash/​Call-In Account. ​ In the absence of Account information for an incoming call, the Cash/​Call-In Account will be used as the "​default"​ for initial information and settings. ​ This design approach has a number of benefits, including:
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-**Code** - is intended as a "​short-code for an Account. ​ For example a short-code for Bedford Collision Center could be "​BCC"​. ​ The code id is user-defined and is intended to help expedite call taking. ​ DispatchDirectTM provides a drop-down menu of customer Accounts for the call taker. ​ As call takers gain experience and familiarity with Accounts, it will often be faster for them to simply type in the Account short-code, rather than using the drop-down menu.+**Code** - is intended as a "​short-code for an Account. ​ For example a short-code for Bedford Collision Center could be "​BCC"​. ​ The code id is user-defined and is intended to help expedite call taking. ​ DispatchDirectTM provides a drop-down menu of customer Accounts for the call taker. ​ As call takers gain experience and familiarity with Accounts, it will often be faster for them to simply type in the Account short-code, rather than using the drop-down menu.  ​Another important consideration,​ is the short code is used for linking to quickbooks, so once these codes are established,​ they should not be changed. 
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