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Internet Receivable System™:
The Plan File Maintenance Application

Internet plans are entered into the system via The Plan File Maintenance application. This application is capable of storing up to 26 individual plans (one for each letter of the alphabet).

Entering plans into the plan file maintenance application is simple once you have familiarized yourself with the fields in the entry screen. Take time now to view the sample entry screen below and read the field definitions.

Getting the hang of it: Examples of Possible Plans

The following three plan examples will assist you when it comes time to enter your own plans into the system.

Example 1: Plan J

Let's call Plan J the Internet Explorer Account. It will include 25 hours a month of free time and have an annual rate of $149.95. The overtime rate will be a flat $2.00 per hour regardless of time of day. This plan will be non-bankable and will not include a sign-up bonus. It will have a product code of 1.

To create a plan with the above specifications, the following data would have to be entered into the fields in the entry screen:

Plan J is unique in that the overtime rate is a flat $2.00 per hour regardless of time of day. To illustrate this the user must tell the system that overtime Rate 1 is in effect from midnight until midnight, and hence enter a 24 in Time A accordingly.

You should also have noted that the maximum bankable minutes for Plan J is zero, as the plan is classified as being non-bankable.

Example 2: Plan K

Let's call Plan K the Internet Explorer II Account. It will include 1 hour a day of free time and have an annual rate of $199.99. The overtime rate will be a flat $1.95 per hour regardless of time of day. This plan will be bankable at a rate of 7 hours per month. It does not include a sign-up bonus. It will have a product code of 2.

Let's look at the data input required to create a plan with the above specifications. The following data would have to be entered into the fields in the entry screen:

Example 3: Plan L

Let's call Plan L the Internet Gold Account. It will include 50 hours a month of free time in its $245.00 annual rate. The overtime rate will be $1.20 from midnight until 6 p.m. (18:00), $1.75 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. (22:00), and $0.95 from 10 p.m. until midnight. This plan will be bankable at a rate of 20 hours per month. It does not include a sign-up bonus. Its product code is 3.

With these specifications, the data entry screen would appear as follows:

Unlike Plan J and K, Plan L has three different overtime rates-each one applicable during different time periods. Overtime Rate 1 is $1.20 and is in effect from midnight until 6 p.m. (Time A); overtime Rate 2 is $1.75 and is in effect from 6 p.m. (Time A) until 10 p.m. (Time B); and overtime Rate 3 is $0.95 and is in effect from 10 p.m. (Time B) until midnight.

Plan L allows you to bank up to 20 hours per month of time. The system requires you to enter the maximum bankable minutes per month, therefore for Plan L the maximum bankable minutes is 1200 (20 hr. x 60 minutes).

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