====== Tips ====== |exchrate_edit |

Be careful with changes here they can affect existing invoices assigned into 'future' next month date

| |box_office_edit |

Set correct 'future' exchange rate before to pull invoice date into next month

| |box_office |

Enter date in this format 7-jul-09
Press Tab to move to the next cell
You may enter a 'Note' on any invoice if it is needed, for example 'Advance shows added to Day 1'
Checking 'Complete' will create an invoice number and lock the data. Do not check 'Complete' until the data is complete. While the data is unfinished you can edit box office data in order to change or add new data each day or as often as needed.
Once 'Complete' is checked only an approved user can unlock it. This feature helps to prevent changing data after studio reports have been filed.
Use 'Fix invoice' to make corrections if studio reports have been filed which include the invoice you need to change.

| |terms |

Blank weeks will calculate at the 'Continuing' rate.
If terms has 0 -- it will use previous non-zero value

| |flat |1. Enter a note on the invoice if needed, for instance - Advance payment only!
2. Check 'Pending' if the booking is under negotiation or otherwise tentative.| |payment |

You may enter a wire transfer number or simply the word cash instead of a cheque number - as needed.

| |cost |

You may enter cost data prior to making a payment for a cost.
Once you have paid an invoice, you may go to 'Edit cost' to enter the payment details.
Please contact FDM for specific file instructions before uploading costs.

| |estimates |

It's easy to update your estimates each week for each release in play.
Use 'Box office report' as a guide to update 'Estimates' This will save time when producing other reports.
Select 0-5 comparative titles as needed.
Previous years comparatives can be added into 'Comparatives' window and will appear on reports like 'Top Ten' and 'Comparatives'

| |comparatives |

Use this window to enter data from titles released prior to your using FDM.
Titles released subsequent to your using FDM will appear automatically in 'Comparative' and 'Top ten' reports.

| |exchrate |

If you have forgotten to enter an exchange rate for any month, the default exchange rate set in 'Configuration Country' will be used for calculations in reports.
If your exchange rate is fixed you can use the default exchange rate
If your country uses only USD currency then you do not need to set an exchange rate
Remember to update the exchange rate for each country and each exchange rate and each month as needed !!

| |fix_invoice |1. If you wish to correct or edit data in the current month, do that in 'Edit box office' or 'Edit terms' instead.
2. This window will issue a supplementary invoice to a previously issued invoiced.
3. The 'Fixed invoice' date must be sometime after the latest studio reports have been filed. For instance if you have already filed the Studio report for July, then enter an August date. This will prevent changing any amount that has already been reported.
4. You must enter an invoice date for the corrected invoice !! | |owe_rep |

'O WE' stands for 'Opening weekend'