Tracks Training [Read-Only] - Conroe ISD

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Tracks Training Tracks Training Company LOGO 4/7/2010

Transcript of Tracks Training [Read-Only] - Conroe ISD

Tracks TrainingTracks Training

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LOGO

4/7/2010

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LOGO Presentation

1. Customers

2. The Work Screen/Sales/Payments

4. Closeouts

3. Price Adjustment/Reprints/Reports3. Price Adjustment/Reprints/Reports

5. Corrections/Refunds/Misc

6. Schools, Backups, Printers, Etc

7 Miscellaneous/Flow Chart7. Miscellaneous/Flow Chart

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LOGO Customers/StudentsCustomer maintenance is where you will enter and edit information about the students. Students will be pre-loaded. However, if you have a student who is not in the program, you will add them using this screen.

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You can type AC in the command line on work screen to access Customer Maintenance

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LOGO Customers/Students

Main Tab: Contains the customer name and address information

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Parents Tab: Used for parent name, address and phone information

Contacts Tab: Used for mailing addresses and email addresses for use with form l tt d t t tletters and e-statements

History Tab: Displays transaction information from the history file. It shows receipt numbers, items purchased and payment information

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Additional Tab: Shows user-defined field information if applicable

Schedule Tab: Displays students schedule if importedTextSchedule Tab: Displays students schedule, if imported

Charges Tab: Shows any current charges on the student’s account

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LOGO Customers/StudentsFor summer school you will add the following students

• Out of District - you will need to put a C in price level• All 6th grade students taking summer school classes will need to be added to Tracks• All 6th grade students taking summer school classes will need to be added to Tracks

If price on Counselor sheet shows F/R but Tracks does not – change to Price B

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LOGO Work ScreenUse the Work Screen to make sales, process returns and view Customer history. You can access the Work Screen through the daily menu, or use the desktop button.

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LOGO Work Screen

The colored function keys on the work screen correspond with the function keys on your keyboard. You can either select the function key or simply click on the button to do the same thing.

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F2: Takes you back to the main menu F9: Takes you to the payment screenof Tracks to complete the sale

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F3: Displays the item lookup CH: Displays the current customer’s historyF4: Clears the work screen LC: Selects the last customer sold toF5: Deletes the selected line Note: Allows notes to be entered for this customerF6: Allows you to edit the selected line R: Will return the selected item

TextF8: Displays the Customer lookup ?: Takes you to the Help Menu F11: Displays additional options

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LOGO Making a SalegDaily sales are made on the Work Screen in Tracks.

First, you will need to find the customer you are selling to and bring their information up on the work screen. The F8 button allows you to lookup the Customer

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Now you need to choose the item(s) you wish to sell. The F3 button allows you to lookup items in your data or you can use Star buttons created on the right side of work screen

Once you have chosen the item(s) you are selling to the customer, you can accept payment.Once you have chosen the item(s) you are selling to the customer, you can accept payment. Use the F9 button to access the payment screen

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LOGO PaymentsyWhen you are finished selecting the items you wish to sell, choose F9 to enter the payment screen. Here you can choose how the Customer is paying for their purchases.

1. Enter the amount of the payment 2. Enter the type of payment. 3. Accept to Finish

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1. Enter the amount of the payment 2. Enter the type of payment. 3. Accept to Finish

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If a customer is paying with multiple payment types, simply enter the amount of the first type and then another box will become available for you to enter the other amount and type. You can enter up to three payments types per transaction.

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LOGO Payments – Charge to Accounty gThis function is used if the Customer is not paying for their purchase in full.

1. Sell the item(s) to the Customer – Follow Steps in Making a Sale2. Payment screen – select Charge to account

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3. Select payment button. This takes you to the payment information screen

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4. Click on the item they are paying for and enter the amount they are paying. When you are done, choose F9 to finish the sale.

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What do you do when the Customer comes in to pay all or part of the amounts charged to th i t? Si l b i th C t t th W k S d t “P” f P t

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their account? Simply bring the Customer onto the Work Screen and enter “P” for Payment in the command line.

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LOGO Recording Paymentsg yDouble-click on the item they are paying for (or making a payment on) and enter the amount they are paying. In this case, Jaime want to pay $50.00 of the $75.00 he owes.

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When finished, click the F9 to finish the sale. He will then owe $25 and Tracks will show this amount as his balance until it is paid in full. If there are multiple items, make sure each item has a payment.

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LOGO Price Adjustmentj1. Click on the class then double click on it so it appears in the command line and description (or click

on the F6 Edit button)

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2. In the description field, add “reduced fee” and put the reduced amount in the price field.

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LOGO Price Adjustmentj3. Now click on the blue “Note” button. F2 or click on the F2 Ins Date button and add your comment

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The notes field under phone number is a different field. It will show anything you put into the Customer Maintenance/Main Screen.

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LOGO Reprint Receiptsp p1. To Reprint a Receipt: Customer History, Enter Receipt Number, Reprint

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1. Reports/Sales Reports/Sales by Receipt/Work Station Based

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LOGO Closeouts – DO DAILY1. Print a Daily Sales Inquiry for your workstation

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LOGO Closeouts – DO DAILY2. Access the Closeout by going to the Daily Menu or click on the desktop button

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LOGO Closeouts – DO DAILY3. You will want to verify the amounts in each category are correct. If not, you can cancel out of the closeout to make any needed corrections. You can do this as many times as needed without updating your closeout

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needed without updating your closeout.

4. Enter the date, your name and campus under Closeout Comments. Do not use the enter key when typing comments

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LOGO Closeouts – Updatingp g5. Once you are satisfied that the amounts of the Closeout match the money on hand, you will want to print the reports. A “Closeout Summary Report” and a “Sales by Receipt Report” will print. You will want to verify that the reports printed correctly before completing the closeout.

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DO NOT COMPLETE IF THE CASH OVER/(SHORT) IS NOT EQUAL TO ZERO

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6. Again, verify that the reports printed correctly and you are in balance before answering the next questions. The default buttons for these questions are “No” so if you do not click “Yes”,

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the Closeout will need to be printed again in order to update sales for this Closeout and continue working in Tracks. Do not update if you are not in balance.........

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Closeout Tips

• Closeouts should be done each time you make a deposit to the bank. Text• Closeouts should be done on a DAILY BASIS.• Closing out often makes counting your drawer and finding mistakes easier. • Do not update the Closeout until you are sure your drawer matches your Closeout reports.

7. Take a copy of the closeout summary to Financial Secretary with money collected. Count money f t f ith Fi i l S tface-to-face with Financial Secretary.

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1. Count money face-to-face with Tracks user. Every day receipt the Tracks closeout into Schoolbooks. Create deposit and secure money in vault for pickup.

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2. You can choose the Closeout that you want to import from Tracks and then it will be moved to Bank Deposit Entry just as if you had typed them in yourself.

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You cannot use import for District Summer School, Knox/McCullough p , gSummer School. You will need to receipt the money into Schoolbooks.

When depositing money into Schoolbooks for Summer School use theWhen depositing money into Schoolbooks for Summer School use the following accounts:

T.2171.01 for District Summer SchoolT.2171.07 for Your Campus Summer School

Both accounts should balance to Tracks.

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LOGO Corrections Sometimes you may need to reverse a transaction. Maybe you sold the wrong thing, something for the wrong price, or something to the wrong student. All of these can be easily fixed by first reversing the incorrect transaction.

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When you want to reverse a transaction, first pull up the student by entering their student id into the command line. Next type “RT” in the command line on the Work Screen and press <Enter>.

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LOGO Corrections Locate the receipt you want to reverse. Click the Load button to have Tracks load the reverse of this transaction on the Work Screen.

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g ,comment or note, click on the Blue NOTE button

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LOGO Corrections After you press <F9> to complete the transaction, Tracks displays a window asking if you want to load the original payment information. Always say YES, even when the transaction was done on a prior day

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After you click Accept on the Payment screen, the receipt will print and the transaction will be finished. y p y , p p

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If you have any questions or problems call Donna Zoch or Malia Pettitt immediately. Do not continue trying to fix it!

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LOGO Refunds1. Choose the customer on the Work Screen2. Enter the item to be returned (in this case Art Hist). The item number and description will be displayed.

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LOGO Refunds3. Type [R] Enter or select Return (the button on the bottom of the Work Screen). Tracks will change

the quantity field to a negative number. If the quantity was “1”, the new quantity will be “-1”. The amount of the receipt down in the right corner of the screen will show a negative number.

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LOGO Refunds4. Now type 1REFCHK on the Work Screen. Edit the description to the reason for the refund and enter

the correct amount of the refund to be issued.

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The amount of the receipt is zero. You have a negative Art Hist line and a positive 1Refchk line.They zero each other out. There is no effect to your cash on hand.

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Tracks will print a receipt and record the transaction, but no money changes hands.

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LOGO Refunds5. You can now print a report showing all the 1REFCHK items sold.

Go to Reports, Sales, Sales by Item, Choose 1Refchk, Enter Date6. Give this report to the Financial Secretary to process the refunds checks.

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Note: If payment was made by a check, there is a 30 day waiting period before a refundwaiting period before a refund can be issued

Must fill out a Refund Request Form

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LOGO Changing Schools/Backupsg g p1. Change School:

Daily, Change School, Select School

2. Summer School: District Summer School – 699 – Gray BackgroundCampus Summer School – 6 before campus number – Aqua BackgroundPlay School – District – Dark Blue Background

3. Backup: Use the Daily Data Backup Program located on the Daily Menu or the desktop button created. Location to save backup is always W Drive. If location states A: change to W:location states A: change to W:

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LOGO Printer Settingsg4. Printers – To make sure you are printing to the correct printer

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LOGO Reorganize Desktopg pTo get your menu to look like this: Click on Reorganize Desktop buttonClick on Use Defaults, then click on Proceed. Your menu should change

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LOGO Miscellaneous

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For Information not covered in this presentation you can refer to the Tracks Manual.

Y l t t Fi i l S t D Z h iYou can also contact your campus Financial Secretary or Donna Zoch in Administration.

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LOGO Flow Chart

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Prepare Depositand enters receipts into Tracks

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counting of $ with Tracks Users

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Secure Deposit for pickup

Process Refund given to Financial Sec.

Schoolbooks Checks