Release 4.4.1.0 - December 2015
The 4.4.1.0 release included the following:
| Feature | Description | Hyperlink |
|---|---|---|
| Core Values | Core Values allow many different entities to be used to generate a part of the calculation within the Payment Mechanism module. | Core Values |
| Temporary Accommodation Type | If a Location has become unavailable due to a fault or ongoing maintenance work, it is sometimes possible to move the functions of this Location into Temporary Accommodation whilst the works are being completed. Temporary Accommodation Types can be used to show the different accommodation types available and be used to feed PayMech calculations. | Temporary Accommodation Type |
| Service Level Specification | (SLS) Service Level Specifications that are laid out in the Payment Mechanism Contract. These would typically be Instruction Sets. | Service Level Specification |
| PMS Level Of Completion | PMS Level of Completion (LOC's) are very similar to Task related LOC's. However PMS LOC's are put against a Task for purely financial reasons to feed or alter the PayMech calculation. | PMS Level Of Completion |
| PMS Priority |
PMS Priority allows a PayMech Priority to be attached to multiple Instruction Sets. PMS Priorities are very similar to Task related Priorities. However PMS Priorities are put against a Instruction Set for purely financial reasons to feed or alter the PayMech calculation. |
PMS Priority |
| Service Payments | Service payments allow the set-up of both annual and monthly standard payments. | Service Payments |
| Unavailability | Creating Unavailability flags allows entities to be easily marked as Unavailable from the Advanced Helpdesk, this unavailability can be used to feed the PayMech calculation. | Unavailability |
| PMS Task Groups | PMS Task Groups are used to gather groups of Task for use in PMS Batches and Ratchets. Multiple PMS Task Groups can be created to ensure the right Payment Mechanisms are applied to the correct groups of Tasks. | PMS Task Groups |
| Volume Adjustment Types | There is often agreement between supplier and client that number of items must be delivered e.g. deliver x number of meals, clinical waste disposed of x number of times daily. If the quantity delivered is different for the agreed terms a payment difference or volume adjustment may be required. | Volume Adjustment Types |
| Payment Mechanism Preferences | The PMS Preferences allow up to four User Defined fields to be made visible on the Advanced Helpdesk if required. | Payment Mechanism Preferences |
| PMS Ratchets | Ratcheting allows for an increase in penalties if subsequent failures occur. The Ratchet can be associated with either a Task or failed Task periods and can be ran across one or more PMS Batches (consecutively or non consecutively). | PMS Ratchets |
| PMS Task Queries | PMS Task Queries are used to gather groups of Tasks for use in PMS Batch runs and Ratchets. | PMS Task Queries |