The Banquet Module allows you to keep track of bills that include both reservations and ads, as well as just ads or just reservations. A bill that includes both, will automatically be split into two splits. For more on Bill Splits, see Transactions > New Bill.
To enter payment details for advertisements in the banquet journal, click on New Reservation. If there is a reservation as well as an ad, enter the reservation. For more information on entering reservations, see Banquet Module > Reservations. Regardless if there is a reservation or not, to enter a bill for an advertisement, click on the New Ads... Command Button found on the bottom of the screen.
Date: Enter the date the ad was entered. Typically that would be today's date.
Date Due: Enter the date that payment is due for this ad.
Ad Type: Choose an ad type from the drop-down list. This list is based on the list you set up when doing the Banquet Setup.
Number of Ads: Enter the number of ads.
Amount per Ad: The amount is automatically entered based on the default amount set up for that ad. However, this can be changed in this field.
Discount: Enter a discount percentage (if any). Or you can enter a Discount Amount and have the Discount % calculated automatically. If you enter the Discount %, the Discount Amount will be entered automatically.
Total: Based on the total number of ads, the amount per ad and the discount, the total will be updated automatically.
To see other Bill Details, click on the Bill Details command button. For more information on bill details, see Transactions > New Bill.