Producers are assigned to farms.  The setup in this section will be used when settling groups, helping to determine performance across all producers and resolve payments for each, including bonuses and penalties.

Producers

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Details

• Code.  The corresponding code for the producer.

• Description.  The description of the producer.

• EIN. The number assigned to producer by the Internal Revenue Service for identification purposes.

• Vendor ID.  The vendor# assigned to this producer in Accounts Payable.

• Status.  Whether the producer is currently active or inactive.

• First Name.  The first name of the producer.

• Middle Name.  The middle name of the producer.

• Last Name.  The last name of the producer.

• Include Flocks for this Producer When Calculating Settlement Averages?  

Address/Phone

Enter the Address, Phone, Fax and E-mail information of the producer.

Comments

The user can also add comments about the producers. To add a new comment, the user will enter their comments in theComments text box and click the Save button.  The grid below will display a history of comments made.  The user that added the comment and the date created or modified will be recorded.

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Producer Groups

More than one producer may own a farm.  This will allow the producers to be grouped together for assignment to a farm.  The percentage of ownership of each producer will be entered at the farm level; it is done at the farm level since the group may own more than one farm and the ownership percentage may be different for each farm.

• Code. The corresponding code for the producer group.

• Description. The description of the producer group.

    Add and Remove Producers from Group

• Add a Producer to the Group.  Select the producer code for this group from the drop down window.  The description, EIN and vendor ID will be displayed for the selected producer.

• Remove a Producer from the Group.  Right click on the row for the producer to be removed then click Delete Row.

Deductions

Deductions can be set up to deduct an amount from a payment.  Such as loans.  See Deductions.

Deduction Codes

Set up your deduction codes for use when creating deductions.  See Deductions.

To set up Producer Sync through CONNECT to Vendors in ERP, see Producer/Vendor Sync