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Creating a New Fund Record
The first step in creating a new MDF is to add a new Fund record.
To create a new Fund record
- Navigate to the Fund Design screen.
- In the Fund Administration list, click New to add a new record to this list.
- Enter information about the new fund in the new record and the More Info form, as shown in Table 3.
Table 3. Fund Administration Fields Field Comment Name Enter a name for the fund (up to 50 characters) for your own use. Type Choose Fixed, Accrual, or Mixed to indicate how funding is allocated, as described in Creating a Market Development Fund. Fund ID A unique identifier. Generated automatically. Active Indicates whether the fund is currently active, that is, whether partners can make fund requests against this fund. Generated automatically based on the start date and end date. Locked Lets you lock the fund record so no one can update it. Period Optionally, use the Pick Period dialog box to choose a predefined period from a picklist defined by the Siebel administrator, such as 2001 or Jan. 2001. If you do this, the Start Date and End Date fields are filled automatically. Start The date when a partner can begin applying for money from this fund. End The last date when a partner can apply for money from this fund. Target Amount The amount of money targeted to be accrued to a fund. For a fixed fund, the amount of money agreed to in a fund. Description A text description of the fund for your own use. Enter up to 150 characters. Total Credits The total of all deposits into the fund. Read-only field calculated by the system. Total Debits The total of all the approved withdrawals from the fund (actual amounts granted to partners). Read-only field calculated by the system. Fund Balance The balance in the fund, calculated as Total Credits minus Total Debits. Read-only field calculated by the system. Fixed Credits Credits from fixed deposits into the fund. Accrual Credits Credits from accruals to the fund.
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Siebel Partner Relationship Management Administration Guide Published: 18 April 2003 |