Jurisdictions

A jurisdiction is a region or area with defined tax rates and transaction fees relevant for shipping charges or other location identification purposes.

You use these settings to define jurisdictions. In most cases, you use this feature to configure send sale or return transactions.

Structure

Jurisdiction Parameters
Screen Element	Description
Jurisdiction ID	Jurisdiction definition identification number
Description	Description of the jurisdiction definition
Tax Table ID	Identifies the tax table definition that applies to this jurisdiction definition
Transaction Fee ID	Identifies the transaction fee definition that applies to this jurisdiction definition
Transaction Fee Group ID	Identifies the transaction fee group definition that applies to this jurisdiction definition A transaction fee group can consist of a number of various transaction fees. The system displays this group of fees at the time of the transaction. The defined Policy ID determines the fee to be applied at the time of the transaction. Depending on the policy in effect, the cashier can choose a fee from the group of fees for the transaction.
Policy ID	Identifies the policy definition that applies to this jurisdiction definition and helps the cashier determine the fees to apply to the transaction. These are designed to remind the cashier about the shipping policies or restrictions. Note Policies linked through jurisdiction definitions have less display space than regular policies that appear in dialog windows. For example, only the first three lines of text in a policy definition are displayed in a send sale transaction. End of the note.