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This section is designed to print and or email the bills.Thereby, the production of the bills is separate from the posting of the bills.

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Billing > Approved Bills (Menu)

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Column Definitions

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Column headings can be selected to sort the list by that column.

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Checkbox

Select/deselect bills to Print/Send, Preview, or Revert to Review

PDF

Selecting the PDF icon downloads a copy of the bill

AR Date

Accounts receivable date for the bill

Inv. No

Denotes the number of the invoice. Selecting the number will launch the invoice in a read-only view.

Client

The client on the matter being billed

Matter Name

The name of the matter to which the bill is attributed. Links to the matter.

Matter ID

The ID for the matter being billed. Links to the matter.

Responsible Party

The designated responsible party for the matter. For more information see Admin > Billing Settings.

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Fees

Total fees that are included on the bill.

Disbursements

Total disbursements that are included on the bill.

Fee Adjustments

Total fee adjustments on the bill

New Charges

Fees + Disbursements + Tax - Discount

General Retainer Applied

Funds applied to the bill from general retainer

Trust Account Applied

Funds applied to the bill from the trust account

Payments/Write-off

Payment + write-offs applied to the bill 

Net Bill

Previously billed, but unpaid, balance for the matter plus new charges.

Balance Due

Net bill - payments/write-offs

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Email
The email address(es) to which the bill will be sent

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Selecting Edit options launches a popup to edit the matter bill output options. Once edited, the options are saved back to the Basics of the Matter Billing Options for that matter.

General Retainer Balance

Trust Account Balance

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 Totals for applicable columns are visible at the bottom of the list.

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Filter

This provides options to filter by each column.

Refresh

Updates the list to make sure it is including all data. This is useful when using separate tabs/windows or when other users are entering/changing billing information.

Send all

Finalizes all bills. Emails are sent, bill copies are downloaded, and all items are cleared from the screen when confirmed.

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Preview all

Downloads a PDF containing all bills

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Revert all to Review

Unposts all bills and moves them back to the Review step of the billing process. The bills can then be edited or deleted.

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Rows Selected

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Send

Selected bills will be emailed, downloaded, and/or removed from the list.

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Info

If a bill is not configured to be emailed or printed, sending the bill removes it from the list.

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Preview

Downloads a PDF preview of the selected bills

Revert to Review

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See updated article in Actionstep Help Center: https://support.actionstep.com/hc/en-us/articles/360054169374-Bill-Production