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Autocharge
Accrued costs (accruals) are the actual project costs incurred to date (both paid and unpaid) or, in other words, current liabilities to third-party contractors.
For costs paid with a delay after they are incurred (equipment lease, crew payments, rent), accruals are entered manually by users (shooting day costs after each shooting day, crew fees when the employees are assigned, rent/lease costs on the start date).
For other costs paid immediately when they are incurred (purchase of walkie-talkies and hard drives, one-off trainer or advisor services, etc.), it is better to automatically add an accrual linked to a payment.
To create an automatic accrual on the Add Payment page, check the Start box. In this case, select the auto-charge type, One-Off or Shooting Day payment (the difference between them is formal only and is only required to quickly select shooting day costs in reports), and click Save.
The accrual will be shown on the Accruals page and it will be noted in the table that it is an auto-charge linked to the payment.
If you go to such accrual page, you will see that it is impossible to change it. To change the accrual, you need to change the payment.
If you open the initial payment, you can unlink the accrual by clicking the appropriate button here. The accrual will be deleted.
If you change the payment and click Save, a warning window will pop up. There, you can either change the auto-charge or change the payment and delete the accrual.
If you decide to copy a payment with an auto-charge, click the appropriate button on the Payment List page.
The payment page will open and you will be able to make the necessary changes and save it. If you do not uncheck the Start box, the auto-charge will also be added for this payment.
Create auto-charges in advance payments
You can also add auto-charges when making advance reports by checking the Start box.
Delete accruals
You can delete an accrual, but the payment will be saved. However, if you delete a payment, the accrual will also be deleted.