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The Broker tab contains information specific to a broker. This tab is not relevant to TFS users that are thatare not finance brokers. 
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| Contains general information about a broker. - Is Broker?: Determines the entity's broker status.
- No (default): The new user is not a broker. The other fields on this tab cannot be edited.
- Yes: The new user is a broker. The other fields on this tab can be edited.
- Name:Full name Fullname of the broker. If the Entity section was completed on the General tab, the Name field will automatically be completed.
- Short Name: short name of the broker. If the Entity section was completed on the General tab, the Name field will automatically be completed.
- Team: Select the team that the broker belongs to.
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| - Brokerage %: Enter the brokerage percentage of an application brokerage earnings that this user keeps.
- Volume Brokerage: Enter the percentage of volume brokerage earnings that this user keeps.
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| In this area you can enter up to 6 incremental values and specify the percentage of the brokerage revenue that will be paid to the broker dependent on the Total Amount Financed (Excluding brokerage) Increment 1 will always start off from $0.00 and cannot be changed. As you enter values in the subsequent Increments the Unlimited moves down to the increment that you have just entered. The From value refers to deals that are greater than the value. These values are used with the Broker Statement of Income reports. When you run the reports the amount payable to the broker will be calculated based on the incremental percentages for each of the applications settled within the defined period of the report. |
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The Security tab helps to manage security permissions for a user. 
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- Contains general information about a broker.
- Is Broker?: Determines the entity's broker status.
- No (default): The new user is not a broker. The other fields on this tab cannot be edited.
- Yes: The new user is a broker. The other fields on this tab can be edited.
- Name: Full name of the broker. If the Entity section was completed on the General tab, the Name field will automatically be completed.
- Short Name: short name of the broker. If the Entity section was completed on the General tab, the Name field will automatically be completed.
- Team: Select the team that the broker belongs to.
2. Is where you configure the brokerage information.
- Brokerage %: Enter the brokerage percentage of an application brokerage earnings that this user keeps.
- Volume Brokerage: Enter the percentage of volume brokerage earnings that this user keeps.
- Brokerage (Incremental) determines the % of the brokerage revenue that the broker will get dependent on the value of the brokerage. See the Brokerage (Incremental) page for more detail.
3. Is where you enter account details for a broker for reporting purposes. These details will appear on invoice reports.
- Bank: Enter the entity's bank name.
- Contact/Branch: Enter the bank branch.
- Account Name: Enter the account name.
- BSB: Enter the bank's BSB number.
- Account Number: Enter the account number.
- Notes: Enter notes about the entity's account details
4. On broker specific reports, a disclaimer is shown at the bottom of the report. If the disclaimer is different to the default, then enter a broker specific disclaimer. This will replace the default one of the broker specific reports.
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| Determines the accessibility to other contexts if more than one context exists. |
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- Company Data?: Relevant to users who work for multiple offices (for example, the Sydney and Melbourne office).
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- The user cannot access multiple company contexts.
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- The user can access multiple company contexts.
- Override User Broker Security?:
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- Determines the access permissions of a user.
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- The user's search and access permissions are based on the Broker Data Permissions list (see below).
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- The user can search and access any broker's clients.
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Override User Broker Security? set to No, then administrators need to select the brokers for who this user can access the data. Clicking the Access or Search columns will add or remove a tick in that column. |
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- A tick in the Access column means that a user can select and edit client details. An example may be a personal assistant that works for two brokers in an office. This PA would require access to these details.
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- A tick in the Search column means that a user can view another broker's clients whilst searching. This may assist a staff member when a client rings the office but doesn't know who the client belongs to.
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| External Systems Logins allow administrators to enter any external system login details. An example of an external system is Macquarie Maclease. External systems are associated with TFS SmartLodge (electronic lodgement of finance applications). - Click the New button (
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- Select the External System.
- Enter the User Name (as defined by the external system).
- Enter the Password (as defined by the external system).
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The Address/Telephone tab is used for additional address, telephone, and email details of a TFS user. Image Added | Expand |
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| Allows entry of (multiple) address details for a TFS |
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- the Address list. A shadow will appear around the list to indicate it is selected.
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Allows entry of (multiple) telephone details for a TFS user. |
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Use the Telephone list to enter not only telephone details but website and email details for a user. |
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- Select the Telephone list. A shadow will appear around the list to indicate it is selected.
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The Roles tab is used to add and list the roles that a user fulfils. Image Added Roles: |
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By default, when new users are created, the role of Staff is assigned. If the user is a Broker (as setup on the Broker tab), then the role of Broker will also be assigned. |
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Roles are used throughout TFS to determine when and where an entity will be available for selection. Thus, a user with the Role of Staff cannot be selected as the Broker for a Client or Application as the Role of Broker is required for this. An entity with the Role of Accountant enables it to be selected as the Accountant for a Client or Application. Any entity in TFS can be assigned multiple roles as required.
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