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6.1 New Contributions Page 6.1.1
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Here you enter and work with new contributions, post
contributions, generate statements, and print reports.
To begin with "New Contributions" processing from the
"Stewardship" menu:
Press <N> and <Enter>.
The "New Contributions" screen will appear, and the first
time you select this option it may look like this:
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| New Contribution Processing |
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| Member | Date | Fund | Amount |
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| | / / | | 0.00 |
| | | | |
|============================ Current Giving Year: DEFAULT ==
There are no contributions yet entered into the CMS system.
Notice the "Current Giving Year: DEFAULT" designation at the
right hand bottom of the screen. To change the "Current
Giving Year" or create a new one refer to chapter 6.7 "Year
Menu".
Let us take a look at the options available from the
"Options" menu at the bottom of the screen.
Note: The <F> and <R> options are not available from the "New
Contributions Processing" screen.
6.11 Help
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Notice the <?>-Help option on the left side of your
"Options" menu.
Press the <?> key now and you will see a "Help" window
appear. It explains all the options available to
process new contributions. Use the <PgDn> and <PgUp>
keys to see the next or previous "Help" screen.
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To exit "Help" press <Esc> and the "Help" window will
disappear again.
Note: All options presented in the options menu, except
the <Enter>-Choices option, will act on all the
member contributions in the list. The choices
presented after selecting the <Enter>-Choices
option will act on the pre-selected member
contribution only.
6.12 Add New Contributions
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When you receive new contributions you enter them into
CMS using the "Add" option.
To add new contributions follow these steps:
A. Press <A> at the "New Contribution Processing"
screen, and the "Add a New Contribution" screen will
appear. Here you enter all the information about the
new contribution.
B. Fill in all the blanks. Begin with the first blank
where the cursor appears and fill in the required
information.
- Contribution Date: Type in the date the contribution
was made, or press <F2> to select a date from the pop-
up calendar.
- Member Envelope Number or Member Name: Fill in the
envelope number or the member's name, or press <F2> to
pick the member from a pick list.
- Fund: Fill in the name for the fund to which the
contribution will be allocated, e.g. "School",
"Chapel", etc., or just press <Enter> if you do
not want to allocate the contribution to a
particular fund now.
You can also press <F2> to get a list of funds currently
set up in CMS.
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If this is the first time you use CMS you probably have
not created any funds yet. However, CMS comes pre-
configured with one predefined fund, the "General Fund".
You can also add new funds now.
To set up a new fund, while on the "Fund" blank:
1. Press <F2> and then <Y> to create a new fund.
The "Add a New Fund" screen will be presented
2. Fill in the "Fund Code" blank (up to 10 characters
long).
Here you type in a brief name for the fund that you can
easily remember and that distinguishes it from other
fund codes.
3. Fill in the "Fund Description" blank(up to 20
characters long).
Here you can type the full fund name or give a longer
description of the fund.
4. Press <PgDn> when done. You will be returned to the
"Add a New Contribution" screen.
- Amount. Fill in the amount of the contribution made by
this member (up to $ 999,999.99).
C. Press <PgDn> when done.
You will be returned to the "New Contribution
Processing" screen, and the new information will show on
the screen.
Note: If you filled in the decimals for the amount you
will be automatically returned to the "New
Contribution Processing" screen without having to
press <PgDn>.
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6.13 Contribution Specific Choices
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Here you work with individual contributions. You can
modify or remove contributions, or generate reports and
statements.
To access these additional choices:
A. On the "New Contribution Processing" screen, move
your cursor to the member whose contribution you want
to work with.
B. Press <Enter> on the "Options" menu and the "Choices"
menu will appear:
========== Choices=============
| Edit Contribution |
| Delete Contribution |
| Generate Statements |
| Print Contributions |
| Post Contributions |
| |
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C. To exit the "Choices" menu again press <Esc>.
6.131 Edit a Contribution
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Choose "Edit Contribution" if you want to make
changes to the information about a contribution.
To change the information about a contribution:
A. At the "New Contribution Processing" screen move
your cursor to the contribution you want to
modify.
B. Press <enter> to get to the "Choices" menu.
C. Press <E> to select "Edit Contribution", and
press <Enter>.
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The "Edit Contribution" screen will appear, and the
cursor will be positioned at the "Contribution
Date:" field.
D. Use the <Up> and <Dn> cursor keys, or the <Tab>
and <Shift-Tab> keys to move the cursor to the
field where you want to make changes or add new
information.
E. Type in the new information where you want it to
appear in that field. When you are done with
that field move the cursor to the next field
where you want to make changes.
If at any time you want to abandon the changes you
have made, press <Esc>, and all the previous
information will be restored, and you will be
returned to the previous screen.
F. Press <PgDn> when you are done with all the
changes for this contribution.
You will be returned to the "New Contribution
Processing" screen and the changed information will
appear there.
Note: To see a full description of all the fields
you can edit at the "Edit Contribution"
screen refer to chapter 6.12 "Add New
Contributions".
6.132 Delete a Contribution
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Just as contributions can be added to the
contribution list they also can be removed. For
example, you discovered after you entered a
contribution, that you created a duplicate entry.
Or a contribution has been withdrawn and you want
to update your records.
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To delete a contribution:
A. At the "New Contribution Processing" screen move
your cursor to the contribution you want to
remove.
B. Press <Enter> to get to the "Choices" menu.
C. Press <D> to select "Delete Contribution", and
press <Enter>.
To prevent you from inadvertently making a mistake
and remove the wrong contribution a window will be
displayed:
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| Contribution for Joe Doe on 05/04/91 |
| |
| GENERALFND 500.00 Delete? [y/N] |
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D. Press <Y> to confirm the deletion of this
contribution.
or
Press <N> if you don't want to remove the
selected contribution at this time.
If you pressed <N> you will be returned to the "New
Contribution Processing" screen and no deletions
will have been made.
E. Press <Y> to confirm the deletion of this
contribution.
F. You will be returned to the Processing screen
and if you confirmed the removal of that
contribution its information will have
disappeared from the "New Contribution
Processing" screen.
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6.133 Generate Statements
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Here you get statements about pledges and all
posted contributions.
Statements can be obtained for:
- Single Member. Generate a statement for one
member listing all pledges and posted
contributions made during a specified time
period.
- Family. Generate a statement for all members of
one family listing all pledges and posted
contributions made during a specified time
period.
- All Members. Generate a statement for each member
listing all pledges posted contributions made
during a specified time period.
- By Member. Generate a statement listing all
posted contributions made during a specified time
period by all members.
- By Date. Generate a statement listing in date
order all posted contributions made by all
members and for all funds.
- By Fund. Generate a statement for all funds
listing all posted contributions by all members
during a specified time period.
For full details about statements generation refer
to chapter 6.6 "Statements Menu".
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6.134 Print Contributions
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You can generate a report of all new contributions
before you post them to verify that all is correct.
Reports can be viewed on the screen, printed on
your printer, or written to a file.
To generate a contributions report before posting:
A. Press <Enter> at the "New Contribution
Processing" screen to get to the "Choices" menu.
B. Press <P> to select "Print Contributions", and
press <Enter>.
The alternate "Report Output" window will appear.
C. Make your selection and the report will be
generated. For more information about
generating reports in CMS, refer to the
Appendix, chapter 10.2 "Generating Standard
Reports in CMS". Upon completion you will be
returned to the "New Contributions Processing"
screen.
6.137 Posting Contributions
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After you added or modified contributions you need
to post them, in order to update your contribution
records permanently.
To post contributions:
A. Press <Enter> at the "New Contributions
Processing" to get to the <Choices" menu.
B. Select "Post Contributions" and press <Enter>.
To prevent you from inadvertently making a mistake
and making these postings permanent a window will
be displayed:
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| Posting will cause these contribution records to be |
| permanently added to the Stewardship database. |
| OK to post? [y/N] |
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If you don't want to post these contributions now,
press <N>.
C. Press <Y> to post these contributions now, and
another window will be displayed:
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| <n> contribution records have been transferred |
| to the Stewardship database, and the Pledges have been|
| updated. |
| Do you want to print a list of transferred records? |
| [y/N] |
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Here the number of contributions posted (n) will be
indicated and you can print a list of them.
If you don't want to print a list of newly posted
contributions, press <N>.
D. Press <Y> to print a list of newly posted
contributions.
The "Alternate Report Output" window will be displayed,
and you can choose to view this report on the screen,
print it on your printer, or write it out to a file. For
details on these report options refer to the Appendix
chapter 10.2 "Generate Standard Reports in CMS.
E. Once the report has been generated you will be
returned to the "New Contribution Processing" screen
and all posted contributions will have disappeared
from the screen.
Note: In case you discover you made a mistake after
posting a contribution don't worry. You can still
change it. Refer to chapter 6.2 "Old
Contributions" for details.
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6.13x Exit the New Contributions Choice menu
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To exit the "Choices" menu:
Press the <Esc> key, and the "Choices" menu will
disappear, and you will be returned to the "New
Contributions Processing" screen.
6.14 Exit from New Contribution Processing
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To return to the "Stewardship" menu:
Press <Esc> to exit from "New Contributions Processing".
If there are any contributions that have not been posted
yet a window will appear:
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| Leave Contributions WITHOUT Posting these records? [y/N] |
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If you want to post these contributions first, press <N>
to return to "New Contribution Processing". Follow the
steps described above in chapter 6.137 "Posting
Contributions" to permanently post your contributions.
Press <Y> if you want don't want to post these
contributions now.
You will be returned to the "Stewardship" menu.
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