Payment Plan Data Entry Guidelines

The following table summarizes the data entry and edit requirements for each field on the Payment Plan Information Entry/Update screen.

Field Name	Required?	Size/Format	Edits Performed (or Recommendations)
Installments
Method	Required	Select value from drop-down list	A value must be entered.
Frequency	Required	Select value from drop-down list	A value must be entered.
Amount	Required	7 decimal characters	Format is "nnnn.nn" . A value must be entered.
Interest
Method	Required	Select value from drop-down list	A value must be entered.
Frequency	Required	Select value from drop-down list	If the Interest Method is "No Interest", the selected value must be blank. If the Interest Method is not "No Interest", a non-blank value must be selected.
Amount	Optional/Required	7 decimal characters	Format is "nnnn.nn" . A value must be entered if the Interest Method is "Flat Dollar Amount". A value should not be provided if the Interest Method is not "Flat Dollar Amount".
Percentage	Optional/Required	5 decimal characters	Format is "nn.nn" . A value must be provided if the Interest Method is "Percentage". A value should not be provided if the Interest Method is not "Percentage".
Late Charges
Method	Required	Select value from drop-down list	A value must be entered.
Frequency	Optional/Required	Select value from drop-down list	If the Late Charge Method is "No Late Charges", the selected value must be blank. If the Late Charge Method is not "No Late Charges", a non-blank value must be selected.
Amount	Optional/Required	7 decimal characters	Format is "nnnn.nn" . A value must be entered if the Late Charge Method is "Flat Dollar Amount". A value should not be provided if the Late Charge Method is not "Flat Dollar Amount".
Percentage	Optional/Required	5 decimal characters	Format is "nn.nn" . A value must be provided if the Late Charge Method is "Percentage". A value should not be provided if the Late Charge Method is not "Percentage".
Delay	Optional	3 numeric characters.	If the Late Charge Method is "No Late Charges", the value must be blank. If entered the value must have a format of "nnn" .
Collection Costs
Method	Required	Select value from drop-down list	A value must be entered.
Amount	Optional/Required	7 decimal characters	Format is "nnnn.nn" . A value must be entered if the Collection Costs Method is "Flat Dollar Amount". A value should not be provided if the Collection Costs Method is not "Flat Dollar Amount".
Percentage	Optional/Required	5 decimal characters	Format is "nn.nn" . A value must be provided if the Collection Costs Method is "Percentage". A value should not be provided if the Collections Cost Method is not "Percentage".