Create Lien Transactions

Use the Create Lien Transactions routine to create lien detail transactions and associated letter cost transactions for customers with delinquent balances, if you do not receive a payment within the specified time period.

Notes:

• The lien transactions do not update the customers until you perform the Liens Post Transactions routine.

• To proof the created lien transactions, print the Liens Print Transaction Journal.  For more information on the sequence and timing of the liens routines, see the Liens Procedure.

Tip:  For more information about working with data in fields, see Data Entry Guidelines.

Directions:

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• Opening the Create Lien Transactions routine, click More.

   

  • Click the following sequence:  Processes from the Menu Bar, Liens, and Generate Lien Transactions.

  • Or, use the keyboard shortcut:  [ALT] [p] [l] [g].
     

  Create Lien Transactions Window Example:

  

   

• At the prompt window, choose the selections.  To see the prompt options, click More.

   

  Create Lien Transactions Prompts Tip:  To see more information about a field, click the hyperlink for the field name.
  Services	To select the services to include, click to check the appropriate services listed. Tip:  To quickly select or de-select all services listed, click Check All .
  Companies	To select the companies to include, click to check the appropriate companies listed. Tip:  To quickly select or de-select all companies listed, click Check All .
  Finance Periods	To select the finance periods to include, click to check the appropriate finance periods listed. Tip:  To quickly select or de-select all finance periods listed, click Check All .
  	To start the Create Lien Transactions routine, click Proceed or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + p]
  	To escape without creating the lien transactions, click Cancel. Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT +c]
  	To close the Create Lien Transactions routine when the routine is complete, click Done. Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + d] Important:  The following message alerts you when the routine is finished: ** COMPLETE **