Financial Audit Issue Variables

During the financial audit process, six rules engine variables are populated with FA_CODE(s) that describe the issues found prior to or during the financial audit. Since these variables can contain multiple FA_CODEs representing multiple issues, the FA_CODEs are stored in these variables in standard Filex list format (e.g. {[fa_code 1][ fa_code 2][etc.]}).

Variable
Description
FA_FB_Problem_Code_Cum
This variable accumulates the FA_CODE(s) that represent issues with the freight bill or invoice that effect the entire billed amount.
FA_Freight_Problem_Code_Cum
This variable accumulates the FA_CODE(s) that represent issues concerning only the freight charge and discount.
FA_Acc_Problem_Code_Cum
This variable accumulates the FA_CODE(s) that represent issues concerning only accessorials charges.
FA_Tax_Problem_Code_Cum
This variable accumulates the FA_CODE(s) that represent issues concerning only tax charges.
FA_BOL_Rate_Problem_Code_Cum
This variable accumulates the FA_CODE(s) that represent issues related to differences between the rated BOL amounts, the billed amounts, and the rated freight bill amounts.
FA_BOL_Wt_Problem_Code_Cum
This variable accumulates the FA_CODE(s) that represent issues related to the differences between the sum of the matched BOL weights and the freight bill actual weight as presented by the vendor.

The FA_Acc_Problem_Code_Cum is the only variable which is stored to as part of the architecture outside of the financial audit class. This is because a freight bill can have multiple accessorial charges, and the only process which has knowledge of the charges and acceptance policy for each accessorial is the Accessorial_Rate class. Therefore, the Accessorial_Rate_Problem class which diagnoses accessorial issues is called from inside of the Accessorial_Rate class.

Some charge issues can only be evaluated in a rules run that includes a Rating as well as a Financial Audit context. Though it is safe to run in the Financial Audit context without running in a rating context, it will not produce the same level of diagnostic information and may trigger different policies.

Related Topics

Financial Audit Classes Overview

Overview of the Financial Audit Process

Financial Issue Categories

Financial Action Policies

Financial Policy Application

Financial Policy Hierarchy

Policy Locations

Overriding the Universal Policy of Each Issue

FA_Policy Table Structure

Financial Audit Issue Variables

Carrier Audit Profile

Financial Audit Policy Classes

Execution Order of Classes

Universal FA_CODEs

Variable	Description
FA_FB_Problem_Code_Cum	This variable accumulates the FA_CODE(s) that represent issues with the freight bill or invoice that effect the entire billed amount.
FA_Freight_Problem_Code_Cum	This variable accumulates the FA_CODE(s) that represent issues concerning only the freight charge and discount.
FA_Acc_Problem_Code_Cum	This variable accumulates the FA_CODE(s) that represent issues concerning only accessorials charges.
FA_Tax_Problem_Code_Cum	This variable accumulates the FA_CODE(s) that represent issues concerning only tax charges.
FA_BOL_Rate_Problem_Code_Cum	This variable accumulates the FA_CODE(s) that represent issues related to differences between the rated BOL amounts, the billed amounts, and the rated freight bill amounts.
FA_BOL_Wt_Problem_Code_Cum	This variable accumulates the FA_CODE(s) that represent issues related to the differences between the sum of the matched BOL weights and the freight bill actual weight as presented by the vendor.