Patent Publication Number: US-6988084-B1

Title: Automated system for analyzing charges and credits of banks and other financial institutions

Description:
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   BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   Over the last few decades, banks and other financial institutions, hereafter collectively referred to as “banks,” have begun charging their clients for the services performed. These charges include, but are not limited to: deposit ticket charges, night bag deposits, electronic transmittal of information, returned check charges and postage. Banks no longer rely to the same extent as they have in the past on the income generated from loans. Bank officers have even attended seminars strictly targeted to increasing revenue through service charges. Even if the evolution of service charge revenue was unintentional, it has become a lucrative opportunity for many banks. 
   Clients often receive cryptic monthly statements as to what charges they are actually paying for. Consider a scenario wherein supermarket aisles did not indicate the price of the food on the shelves. In addition, suppose the receipt did not include a detail of the food that was purchased or the price of each item. Instead, only a total due during that shopping trip was provided. Or, if the detail was included, it was not listed in readily understood terms, but only in the UPC Barcodes of the product. It would not be easy to comparison shop, or to determine better ways to shop, such as buying larger sizes of items you may use frequently. This scenario is analogous to the way service charges are presently handled between banks and their clients. Furthermore, the bank often deducts service charges from the earnings credit (Interest) posted to the clients&#39; accounts. To continue the supermarket analogy, imagine if the receipt didn&#39;t tell you how much you actually spent that day, just a running total against some prepaid balance you may have on account with the supermarket. Banks may not have intentionally created these problems. However, these problems prevent clients from understanding and managing their charges effectively. 
   These analogies illustrate how many large businesses (clients) currently interact with their banks. Coupled with the fact that charges imposed are not listed in layman&#39;s terms on the bank analysis, it has become extremely difficult for a client to control these charges. This weakens the client&#39;s financial and bargaining position and gives little leverage when negotiating with the client&#39;s bank. It also inhibits the client from attaining the highest possible earnings credit. 
   Many clients have numerous locations (stores) throughout the country who use the same bank. The statements issued by the bank offer little help in determining charges per store, and do not provide the client&#39;s financial managers with the essential data required to make appropriate fiscal decisions. 
   An additional problem for clients is that each bank uses its own set of terms to define its service charges and credits, thereby making it difficult or impossible for a client to comparison shop among banks for the best deal on service charges and credits. 
   Accordingly, there is an unmet need for analysis tools to allow a client to more fully understand bank service charges and credits. The present invention fulfills such a need. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   A first embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-implemented scheme for preparing bank service charge reports for banking activity of a client. In the scheme, an electronic translator is provided that converts service charge items of a plurality of individual banks, expressed in terminology of the respective individual banks, to a service description expressed in a standardized terminology. At least some of the service charge items of different banks have the same standardized service description. Bank service charge items and bank account data are inputted into a computer. The bank service charge items and bank account data are for a specified period of time for one or more banks being used by a client. The bank service charge items and bank account data are obtained from one or more bank statements of a client and are expressed in the one or more statements in terminology used by the one or more banks. In the computer, one or more bank service charge reports are automatically created for the client from the inputted bank service charge items by using the electronic translator. Each bank service charge report provides a breakdown of bank service charges based upon the standardized service descriptions. 
   A subset of the standardized service descriptions of bank service charges may define a total amount of a predefined type of bank service charge costs. In this scheme, the total amount of a predefined type of bank service charge costs is calculated by adding together the bank service charges in the subset. A total cost report is then created for the predefined type of bank service charge costs from the calculated total. The subset may define total depository costs, total check costs, total account maintenance costs, or any total of a service charge category. 
   A historical database may be provided of average bank service charges for selected standardized service descriptions based upon bank service charges of a plurality of clients. The individually broken down bank service charges may then be compared to the average bank service charges. The comparison may be used by the client to identify potentially excessive bank service charges. Alternatively, a database of bank service charges may be provided for each of the standardized service descriptions based upon bank service charges of all of the banks used by the client. The individually broken down bank service charges for one of the client&#39;s banks may then be compared to the bank service charges for other banks used by the client. Again, the comparison may be used by the client to identify potentially excessive bank service charges. 
   One of the standardized service charge items may be deposit ticket costs, wherein deposits have a predefined earnings credit rate. The deposit ticket costs and the earnings credit rate may be used to calculate a breakeven deposit amount wherein the earnings credit exceeds the cost of depositing money. 
   In a second embodiment of the present invention, a similar process as described above is performed for earnings credit items. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The file of this patent contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawings will be provided by the Patent and Trademark Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee. 
       FIG. 1  (provided in parts 1 and 2) summarizes reports generated by the present invention, and the information provided by the reports that is not currently available to a banking customer; 
       FIGS. 2–14  show examples of the reports summarized in  FIG. 1 ; 
       FIG. 15  is a schematic block diagram of a cross-reference table in accordance with the present invention; 
       FIG. 16  shows an entry screen of a form used to collect and store service charges; 
       FIGS. 17–19  show the contents of tables used in the cross-reference table; 
       FIG. 20A  and  FIG. 20B  show screen displays for viewing bank description and service description data in the cross-reference table; 
       FIG. 21  shows a table that stores client data; 
       FIG. 22  is a flowchart of a history compilation process of the present invention; 
       FIG. 23  shows the contents of a Bank Service Charge History table used for the history compilation process; 
       FIGS. 24 and 25  shows the contents of tables used in a dynamic compilation process; 
       FIGS. 26 and 27  are data entry screens used in the report generation process; 
       FIG. 28  shows the contents of a Category table which is used to generate the report in  FIG. 7 ; 
       FIG. 29  is a screen display for selecting categories that the user wishes to appear in a report; 
       FIG. 30  is a screen display for selectively choosing any combination of clients, banks, and/or service charges that the user wishes to appear in a report; 
       FIGS. 31 and 32  show excerpts from charts that are used to determine costs of a particular service charge category; and 
       FIG. 33  is a screen display of a Working Sheet Form that is used to summarize service description items, and their actual costs and potential cost savings. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
   Certain terminology is used herein for convenience only and is not to be taken as a limitation on the present invention. In the drawings, the same reference letters are employed for designating the same elements throughout the several figures. 
   Definitions 
   
       
       Comp Balance—balances on hand at bank, subject to the bank&#39;s earnings credit. 
       Earnings Credit—interest earned on available client&#39;s assets, taken after the Federal Reserve requirement is deducted. 
       Federal Reserve Requirement—amount by law which must be reserved by the bank for the Federal Reserve (non-earning asset), usually 10% of client&#39;s balance. 
       Treasury Bill—(T-Bill)—interest rate set by the US Government. 
       Fed Funds Rate—A target interest rate for banks borrowing reserves among themselves. It is set by the Federal Open Markets Committee. See web site: http://www.bankrate.com/brm/green/define/#fomc for more information. 
       Float—checks which have been deposited but funds are not yet available. 
       Revision Date—date of the bank statement (usually issued on monthly basis). 
       Basis Point—one one-hundreth of a percent, e.g., 300 basis points is 3%.
 
Overview of Present Invention
 
     
  
   The present invention is implemented as a software program called “The Bank Analyzer,” that aims to empower clients with the necessary information to ensure fair treatment from their bank. The software generates numerous reports which explain in layman&#39;s terms exactly how bank service charges are broken down. Furthermore, the reports are presented in color, making it easy for even a novice to elicit the needed information. Armed with such information, a client will understand exactly where and how service charges can be reduced and/or earnings credits can be increased. 
   Prior to the present invention, some clients may have suspected that certain bank charges were askew, certain transactions were wasteful, and certain transactions were unnecessary. However, there was never any solid clear-cut method of substantiating these suspicions. Furthermore, it was the belief of clients that the resources necessary to even begin an investigation would outweigh any results. The present invention includes a plurality of analysis techniques that were previously not available and which are implemented in formulas that generate Illumination Reports (described below). The Illumination Reports yielded by the present invention provide a catharsis to the clients in managing their bank charges. 
   The basic philosophy of the invention is (1) Effective Management of Bank Service Charges; (2) Illumination of Data; and (3) Edification of the Client. 
   In the examples provided in the figures and tables below, Bank Names and Client names are fictitious, but the values and dollar amounts represent actual data. 
   Illumination Reports Table (Diagnostic Section) 
     FIG. 1  (provided in parts 1 and 2) summarizes in table form each report from the diagnostic section of the present invention, highlighting the areas of most impact. In many cases, clients are unaware that the data produced by the present invention may be significant to the financial well being of their company. In other cases, there is no simple method of obtaining this data. Lack of data precludes effective management of such charges. 
   The disclosure below covers various methods and systems to assist clients in managing their bank service charges and reducing or eliminating cost incurring transactions. The focus also centers on elevating client awareness and providing a clear-cut analysis of how bank charges are affecting their bottom line. Also, the disclosure presents the algorithms of the software which provide this assistance. Exemplary methods include:
         1. Revealing actual Bank Service Charges assessed.   2. Minimizing strap charges, i.e., the charges a bank assesses for counting clients money, by strapping in denominations which yield the best results.   3. Comparison of clients&#39; bank charges, i.e., Deposit Tickets, Night Bag Deposits, etc. . . . with charges of other clients&#39; banks nationwide. Recommendations are made based on these national averages.   4. Evaluation of clients&#39; non-earning assets and recommendations on how to maximize revenue from these assets.       

   Exemplary algorithms include:
         1. Using dynamic report generation forms to allow the user to extract the necessary information to execute the methods.   2. Creating cross-reference tables between a bank charge and its description according to the particular bank, and the actual charge expressed in layman&#39;s terms.   3. Storing all bank analysis data in a minimum number of tables, and calculating and deriving comparison information “on the fly,” that is, each time a report is generated. This ensures up-to-the-minute accurate information.       

   DETAILED DISCLOSURE 
   This section outlines what each report accomplishes. Refer to the attached figures for examples that correspond to the figure numbers listed. The alphanumeric characters refer to data highlighted in the respective figure. For example, “ 2   a ” highlights data in  FIG. 2 . 
   Bank Balance Data (FIG.  2 )—Here the Bank Analyzer exposes the total service charge assessed a client for the particular revision date. ( 2   a ) Note that the Bank Analyzer reveals the actual charge, not the ‘net’ one which the client now sees. The net charge includes a ‘comp’ balance, which are client&#39;s balances subject to the Banks&#39; earnings credit. In some cases, the earnings credit offsets any service charges. That is, the client believes that no service charges are being paid, when, in fact, the service charge is deducted from any earnings credit due.  FIG. 2  shows how this client (SUPER-CON Convenient Stores) has paid $57,192.50 in the month of October, 1999 to their banks. The report details not only totals but amounts to each bank, e.g., $15,035.17 paid to the Western Savings Co. (see line #2 of the example report). 
   Earnings Credit Analysis ( FIG. 3 ) 
   This report color codes basis point shaved, to indicate abnormal bank activity. 
   This report is a scorecard to see how a client&#39;s bank performs against the T-bill rate. ( 3   a ) It indicates the difference between T-Bill and client&#39;s actual earnings. The results are instantly revealed. This process would consume hundreds of man-hours to produce otherwise. Armed with this report, a client can be sure to be credited with at least the T-Bill Rate. 
   Fed Funds ( 3   b )—This same report also shows the amount of money the bank is earning by investing the client&#39;s money at the Fed Funds rate. The bank will often invest in Fed Funds when they are not using it to generate loan revenue. This gives the client a look at how much money the bank can earn from the client&#39;s money. 
   Income Difference ( 3   c )—Finally, the income difference is determined, which is the difference a client can add to its bottom line if given the corresponding interest rates. This generally results in a tremendous increase to the client&#39;s bottom line. ( 3   d ). 
   The Bank Names, as well as the basis points shaved, are printed in degrees of color. This facilitates isolating the cases where the client can realize the maximum benefit. ( 3   e ). 
   Earnings Credit And Negative Collected Rates ( FIG. 4 ) 
   As a supplement to the Earnings credit Report, this report matches the Earnings Credit on positive balances to the rate imposed on Negative Collected funds. Clients should be charged the prime interest rate. However, typical findings indicate that clients are sometimes charged as much as 300 basis points over prime. A fair bank would actually pay at a 1:1 ratio by posting earnings at the same rate imposed for the negative collected balance. The example report shows one sample bank ( 4   a ) which is charging significantly higher negative collected rates than earnings credit rates, and one sample bank ( 4   b ) which is charging fair rates. 
   Checks, Deposits And Float Data ( FIG. 5 ) 
   Avg Check Size Per Store ( 5   a ) 
   Occasionally, the bank will assess a float table that does not correspond to actual availability. This report will alert client to this fact, by showing them the Avg Check Size per store. The client usually has a good idea of the average check a store receives, (e.g., a drug store may receive checks that average about $75, whereas a lumberyard may have checks averaging $300). If this check size becomes inflated, that is, if the client sees that the value is more than it normally would be, then the client knows to investigate and to look at each check. In many cases, the client may realize that the bank is not posting the checks to his/her account promptly. Without the use of the present invention, discovery of this fact would consume inordinate amounts of time and resources. 
   Out Of District ( 5   b ) 
   The Out Of District column indicates checks received from customers of the client that are drawn on banks outside the local district of the depository bank. It is common that most customers bank locally. Therefore, 90% should be in district. The column indicating 2 Day % is the derived Out Of District number. If this number is not within this normal average, it is an alert that the bank may not be providing the proper calculation with the float. Also, it is likely that the service charge is increased, because Out Of District service charges are generally more expensive. 
   Checks On Us ( 5   c ) 
   This column determines the presence that a bank has in a region, and On Us Checks should be treated as cash and should be made available immediately. Clients can now ensure that this is the case. 
   Breakdown By Service Charge Groups ( FIG. 6 ) 
   The Bank Balance Data report illuminated the actual Total Service Charges assessed. This report begins putting the Total Service Charge number under the microscope, commonly referred to as drill-down reporting in the computer field. This report shows the 3 main categories: 
   Categories Depository Costs (dep tickets, cash bags, etc . . . ) ( 6   a ) 
   Check Costs (Checks dep, ret items, etc...) ( 6   b ) 
   Account Maintenance (balance reporting) ( 6   c ) 
   The percentage of the total cost is analyzed, and if these three categories do not total close to 100%, then there is a good chance that a particular charge is askew. Potential items to investigate include: 
   1. Negative interest charge for using uncollected funds (See Earnings Credit and Negative Collected Rates report). 
   2. Bounced check fees—too high? 
   These percentages can be compared with other clients&#39; percentages to assist in evaluation. Volumes (amount of activity) are also considered, to ensure fair comparisons. 
   Breakdown By User Selected Groups ( FIG. 7 ) 
   This report allows for the creation of custom reports tailored to each client. Multiple service charges can be lumped into groups, and then these groups can be evaluated. For example, a client may want to see a breakdown of lock box deposit charges. Presently, this would require mining every statement for any charge pertaining to a lock box. It is not always clearly indicated on the bank statement, so research could also be required. Using a conventional analysis process, it could require numerous hours or more for a client to presently determine all of the lock box charges. In the present invention, service charges can be grouped into a category, for example, Lock Box Charges. Then, the cross-reference table links all lock box charges: Correspondence, Courier, Delivery US Mail, Checks Deposited, etc. . . . The report then displays at a glance the actual Lock Box charges that a client is paying for. 
   Lock Box Charges is just an example category. Any group can be analyzed, e.g., Depository Costs, Checks, Cash, Coin, etc. . . . This information is invaluable to the client and has never before been available to the client. Any categories can be supplied, yielding hundreds of possibilities for analysis depending on the client&#39;s particular situation. 
   Unit Price Summary ( FIG. 8 ) 
   This report shows every service charge assessed for the client encompassing all stores, all banks, and every line item. The report shows at a glance monthly totals, yearly totals (calculated) and also average and weighted average, which considers volume. This information was so difficult to obtain using conventional analysis processes that clients never even considered attempting to acquire it. 
   Deposit Ticket Costs ( FIG. 9 , provided in parts 1 and 2) 
   This report examines the prudence of daily deposits by examining every cost associated with making a deposit. Since clients make frequent deposits of large sums of checks and cash, these charges can be substantial. See  9   a  for a sample of the total cost incurred in one year for one client. Prior to the present invention, these charges could never be investigated or verified, and therefore it was not possible to show inefficiencies in the client&#39;s business practices. This report also determines the daily deposit a client must make in order to “break even.” It is actually possible for a client to lose money by making too many deposits, because the cost of depositing the money outweighs any earnings credit that may be earned. ( 9   b ). 
   Finally, the Potential Daily Loss columns show the exact amount lost ( 9   d ) if the deposit were equal to the column headings. ( 9   c ) It should be noted that these values depend upon the average return rate a client expects to make. ( 9   e ) This value is dynamic, and can be changed (inputted) each time the report is generated. 
   Cash Activity Costs ( FIG. 10 ) 
   Banks charge their clients to count the cash being deposited. Clients are generally charged in one of two ways: by strap or per $1000 counted. If a particular client receives a lot of cash, it behooves a client to be charged by strap since 1000 single dollar bills is charged the same as 10 one hundred dollar bills, even though it is more labor intensive to count 1000 bills than 10 bills. When charged by strap, 100 100 dollar bills are charged the same as 100 1 dollar bills. This decision varies depending on the cash composition of the business client is engaged. For example, a newsstand which receives numerous one dollar bills is generally better off paying by the 1000, because they will have numerous bills. On the other hand, a supermarket may be better off paying by strap, as they may receive greater denominations. In either case, the reports will highlight this information, permitting the client to choose wisely. 
   Another area often overlooked by clients is the Rolled coin charges ( 10   a ). Clients are often charged for the phone call to order the coin! This report allows deeper probing into this matter. 
   Another benefit of the Cash Activity Costs report is that it allows for verification that the proper amount of cash is being counted. Currently, clients must assume that the banks&#39; report is correct. 
   To gain insight into just how much it costs to count cash, see the client&#39;s monthly charge ( 10   b ) and yearly projection. ( 10   c ). 
   Banking Activity ( FIG. 11 ) 
   This is a summary report, which details vital information such as Deposit Tickets, BAI Detail, Night Bags and Rolled Coin charges. It is used as a support and guide to aid the client in understanding the detail diagnostic reports. 
   Analysis By Unit Price ( FIG. 12 ) 
   This report takes the Unit Price Summary and drills down every charge to list each bank where the charge was derived. It is a lengthy report and is used to isolate problem areas when the summary indicates a potential problem area. It serves as a complete audit trail tracking the lowest level of detail from each of the client&#39;s banks. 
   Illumination Reports (Action Items)—( FIGS. 12–14 ) 
   This section provides a ‘blueprint’ to the client for the steps which should be taken. 
   This section also contains every line item of every analysis from every bank for the client, and the revision date being considered. (see  FIG. 12 ) This serves as supporting information when the client is making the decisions necessary to eliminate or reduce transactions, as well as negotiate with the bank for a reduction in charges which are deemed unfair. 
   This section contains the following items: 
   Working Sheet Report (FIG.  13 )—contains a trace number which references where the original data came from. Provides client with actual volume and cost amounts, in addition to the recommendations based on the comparison with similar clients at similar banks. It also highlights the potential savings a client can garner from implementing these recommendations. Annual projections are extrapolated. 
   Projected Savings Report ( FIG. 14 ) shows the clients&#39; potential savings for each of their banks if the recommendations in  FIG. 13  are implemented. 
   How the Bank Analyzer Works 
   Examples of source code for implementing the Bank analyzer are provided in this section. 
   There are 4 sections to the Bank Analyzer, as follows:
         SECTION I—Static Compilation   SECTION II—Dynamic Compilation—Input of Monthly Bank Analysis Data   SECTION III—Report Generation—Black Box effect   SECTION IV—Illumination—Meeting with Client       

   This portion of the disclosure provides a detailed description of how the present invention works, and how it generates the reports to edify the clients. 
   SECTION I—Static Compilation 
   Static Compilation refers to the acquiring of data and inputting of data which will form the basis of the eventual evaluation prepared for the client. This section has two functions. The first function is to build a master cross-reference table, shown schematically in  FIG. 15 . The second function is history compilation. 
   Function #1—Building A Master Cross-Reference Table 
   This function begins with the massive input of every possible service charge from every bank a client is associated. Each service charge is assigned a unique code and a layman&#39;s (layperson&#39;s) term.  FIG. 16  shows an entry screen of a form used to collect and store service charges. Every possible charge incurred by the clients is entered here, and is assigned a standardized service description. 
     FIG. 17  shows a layout and structure of the cross-reference table. This table houses every bank service charge encountered from the statements. The ServiceCodes are a unique way of identifying all charges for all clients. This table can add new entries as banks create new service charges, but the information is generally static and therefore this table is generated during the Static Compilation section of the Bank Analyzer software. 
   Once the service codes are established, it is necessary to maintain a database of bank information and a link between the bank&#39;s service charges and the internal codes of the Bank Analyzer. This ensures that clients will see the same terminology when analyzing all of their banks, and will also provide the method of translating back to the bank&#39;s language when dealing with a specific bank. These functions are accomplished mainly by the use of two tables, Banks ( FIG. 18 ) and BankServ ( FIG. 19 ).  FIGS. 17 and 18  combine to make the cross-reference table. The Banks table houses in a computer database each bank that a client is associated. The BankServ table houses in a computer database each service charge assessed by a bank, and the corresponding code assigned to this service charge by the Bank Analyzer software. The BankDescription field maintains the terminology used by the bank for future reference when dealing with the bank. This foundation data is collected in a computerized form and can be searched and retrieved via screen displays as shown in  FIG. 20A  and  FIG. 20B . 
     FIG. 20A  and  FIG. 20B  illustrate the use of an electronic translator that converting service charge items of a plurality of individual banks, expressed in terminology of the respective individual banks, to a service description expressed in a standardized terminology. The translation goes in the reverse direction when the results are used in discussions with the clients&#39; banks. At least some of the service charge items of different banks have the same standardized service description. For example, the service charge for “Deposit Tickets” (standardized service code 00425) is referred to as “Deposited Processed” by Eastern Savings Co. (see  FIG. 20A ), and is referred to as “Credit Posted” by Commercial Bank (see  FIG. 20B ). In another example, “BAI Detail” (Bank Administration Institute Detail) (standardized service code 00973) is referred to as “Dep Recon Proc” by Eastern Savings Co. (see  FIG. 20A ), and is referred to as “Recon” by Commercial Bank (see  FIG. 20B ). 
     FIG. 21  shows a Clients table that stores client data for the Bank Analyzer software. 
   Sample Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code for controlling interface of Banks table: 
   Code
         1 VERSION 1.0 CLASS   2 BEGIN   3 MultiUse= −1 True   4 END   5 Attribute VB — Name= “Form — Banks”   6 Attribute VB — GlobalNameSpace= False   7 Attribute VB — Creatable= True   8 Attribute VB — PredeclaredId= True   9 Attribute VB — Exposed= False   10 Option Compare Database   11 Option Explicit   12   13 Private Sub Command16 — Click( )   14 D Cmd.OpenReport “Banks By Code”, acViewPreview   15 End Sub   16   17 Private Sub Command17 — Click( )   18 D Cmd.OpenReport “Banks By Name”, acViewPreview   19 End Sub   20   21 Private Sub Command52 — Click( )   22 D Cmd.OpenReport “Banks Quick Print”, acPreview,, “[BankC de]= ” &amp; Me!BankC de &amp;   23 End Sub   24   25 Private Sub Form — Activate( )   26 DoCmd.Restore   27 End Sub   28   29 Private Sub Form — Current( )   30 If Me.NewRecord Then   31 BankCode.SetFocus   32 End If   33 End Sub   34   35 Private Sub Form — Load( )   36 If Not IsNull(Me.OpenArgs) Then   37 Me!BankCode= Me.OpenArgs   38 End If   39 End Sub       

   Sample VBA code for controlling Service Codes interface: 
   Code
         1 VERSION 1.0 CLASS   2 BEGIN   3 MultiUse= −1 True   4 END   5 Attribute VB — Name= “Form — ServiceCodes”   6 Attribute VB — GlobalNameSpace= False   7 Attribute VB — Creatable= True   8 Attribute VB — PredeclaredId= True   9 Attribute VB — Exposed= False   10 Option Compare Database   11 Option Explicit   12   13 Private Sub Command16 — Click( )   14 DoCmd.OpenReport “ServiceCodes By Code”, acViewPreview   15 End Sub   16   17 Private Sub Command17 — Click( )   18 DoCmd.OpenReport “ServiceCodes By Description”, acViewPreview   19 End Sub   20   21 Private Sub Form — Current( )   22 If Me.NewRecord Then   23 ServiceCode.SetFocus   24 End If   25 End Sub   26   27 Private Sub Form — Load( )   28 If Not IsNull(Me.OpenArgs) Then   29 Me![ServiceCode]= Me.OpenArgs   30 End If   31 End Sub       

   Function #2—History Compilation 
   History compilation entails the process of taking bank statements from previous months and entering them into a computer database in the Bank Analyzer. Data collected by this process is used for making accurate and informative comparisons between clients, and is helpful in determining appropriate and fair service charges. A flowchart of the process is shown in  FIG. 22 , and field layouts for a Bank Service Charge History table is shown in  FIG. 23 . 
   SECTION II—Dynamic Compilation—Input of Monthly Bank Statement Data 
   The Bank Statement issued by the bank to the client encompasses all stores for that client. The Bank Analyzer program provides a data collection form where this information is housed. This information is the raw material used to generate the final product. The two main tables used in this section are the AnalysisHdr and AnalysisDtl files. See  FIG. 24  and  FIG. 25  for the field layouts of these tables. 
   Sample VBA Code for controlling interface for AnalysisHdr: 
   Code
         1 VERSION 1.0 CLASS   2 BEGIN   3 MultiUse= −1 ‘True   4 END   5 Attribute VB — Name= “Form — AnalysisHdr”   6 Attribute VB — GlobalNameSpace= False   7 Attribute VB — Creatable= True   8 Attribute VB — PredeclareId= True   9 Attribute VB — Exposed= False   10 Option Compare Database   11 Option Explicit   12   13 Private Sub BankCode — BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)   14 If Not Me.NewRecord Then   15 If MsgBox(“You are about to change the bank code.” &amp; vbCr &amp; “This will change all service codes to be under the new bank.” &amp; vbCr &amp; “Is this what you want to do?”, vbOKCancel, “Key Field Change”)=vbCancel Then   16 DoCmd.CancelEvent   17 Me!BankCode.Undo   18 End If   19 End If   20   21 End Sub   22   23 Private Sub BankCode — GotFocus( )   24 BankCode.Dropdown   25 End Sub   26   27 Private Sub BankCode — NotInList(NewData As String, Response As Integer)   28 Dim Result   29 Dim msg As String   30   31 If NewData= “ ” Then Exit Sub ‘cleared combo box   32   33 msg= “ ”NewData &amp; “is not in the Banks file.” &amp; vbCr &amp; vbCr &amp; “Do you want t add it?”   34 Yes   35 If MsgB x(msg, vbQuesti n+vbYesNo)= vbYes Then   36 DoCmd.OpenF rm “Banks”,,,, acFormAdd, acDial g, NewData   37 End If   38   39 ‘I k for new record added   40 Result= DLo kup(“[BankCode]”, “Banks”, “[BankC de]= ” &amp; NewData &amp; “′”)   41 If IsNull(Result) Then   42 ‘suppress error message   43 Resp nse= acDataErrContinue   44 MsgBox “Please enter a new customer number.”   45 Else   46 ‘they added it   47 Response= acDataErrAdded   48 End If   49 End Sub   50   51 Private Sub Command45 — Click( )   52 DoCmd.OpenForm “BankService Select”, acNormal   53   54 End Sub   55   56 Private Sub Command46 — Click( )   57 DoCmd.OpenForm “AnalysisRpt Select”   58 End Sub   59   60 Private Sub Command47 — Click( )   61 Dim crt As String   62 crt=“[AnalysisNo]=” &amp; Me!AnalysisNo   63 DoCmd.OpenForm “WorkingSheetHdr”, acNormal,, crt, acFormEdit,, True   64 End Sub   65   66 Private Sub Command49 — Click( )   67 DoCmd.OpenReport “Analysis Rpt”, acpreview,, “[AnalysisNo]=” &amp; Me!AnalysisNo   68 End Sub   69   70 Private Sub Command50 — Click( )   71 ‘ Print the Bank Balance Data Rpt   72 Dim crt As String   73 crt= “[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; Me!CustomerNo &amp; “′”   74 crt= crt &amp; “AND [RevDate]=” &amp; Me!RevDate &amp; “#”   75 DoCmd.OpenReport “Bank Balance Data”, acViewPreview,, crt   76 End Sub   77   78 Private Sub Command52 — Click( )   79   80 Const twipsperInch= 1440   81 DoCmd.OpenReport “Analysis Rpt”, acPreview,, “[AnalysisNo]=” &amp; Me!AnalysisNo   82 DoCmd.MoveSize 0, 0, 8 * twipsperInch, 6 * twipsPerInch   83 End Sub   84   85 Private Sub Command53 — Click( )   86 If Command53.Caption= “Sequence #” Then   87 Command53.Caption= “Code”   88 Me!AnalysisDtl.Form.OrderBy= “ServiceCode”   89 Else   90 Command53.Caption= “Sequence #”   91 Me!AnalysisDtl.Form.OrderBy= “SeqNo”   92 End If   93   94 End Sub   95   96 Private Sub Command59 — Click( )   97 Dim crt As String   98 crt= “[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; Me!CustomerNo &amp; “′”   99 crt=crt &amp; “AND [RevDate]=#” &amp; Me!RevDate &amp; “#”   100 D Cmd.OpenReport “Bank Balance Data By Float”, acViewPreview,, crt   101 End Sub   102   103 Private Sub Command60 — Click ( )   104 Dim crt As String   105 crt=“[Cust merN]=′” &amp; Me!CustomerN &amp; “′”   106 crt=crt &amp;“ AND [RevDate]=#” &amp; Me!RevDate &amp; “#”   107 D Cmd.OpenRep rt “Bank Balance Data By EC Rate”, acViewPreview,, crt   108   109 End Sub   110   111 Private Sub Command61 — Click( )   112 DoCmd.OpenForm “EC Analysis Select”   113 End Sub   114   115 Private Sub CustomerNo — BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)   116 If Not Me.NewRecord Then   117 If MsgBox(“You are about to change Customer number.” &amp; vbCr &amp; “This will result in these service codes to be under the new customer.” &amp; vbCr &amp; “Is this what you want to do?”, vbOKCancel, “Key Field Change”)=vbCancel Then   118 DoCmd.CancelEvent   119 Me!CustomerNo.Undo   120 End If   121 End If   122   123 End Sub   124   125 Private Sub CustomerNo — GotFocus( )   126 CustomerNo.Dropdown   127 EndSub   128   129 Private Sub CustomerNo — NotInList(NewData As String, Response As Integer)   130 Dim Result   131 Dim msg As String   132   133 If NewData=“ ”Then Exit Sub ‘cleared combo box   135 msg=“ ” &amp; NewData &amp; “is not in the Customer file.” &amp; vbCr &amp; vbCr &amp; “Do you want to add   136 ‘Yes   137 If MsgBox(msg, vbQuestion+vbYesNo)=vbYes Then   138 DoCmd.OpenForm “Customer”, , , , acFormAdd, acDialog, NewData   139 End If   140   141 ‘look for new record added   142 Result=DLookup(“[CustomerNo]”, “Customer”, “[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; NewData &amp; “′”)   143 If IsNull(Result) Then   144 ‘suppress error message   145 Response=acDataErrContinue   146 MsgBox “Please enter a new customer number.”   147 Else   148‘they added it   149 Response=acDataErrAdded   150 End If   151   152   153 End Sub   154   155 Private Sub Form — Activate( )   156 If CurrentUser( )= “Admin” Or CurrentUser=“CarmJr” Then   157 DoCmd.ShowToolbar “Menu Bar”, acToolbarYes   158 Else   159 DoCmd.ShowToolbar “Menu Bar”, acToolbarNo   160 End If   161 MaximizeRestoredForm Forms!analysisHdr   162 End Sub   163   164 Private Sub Form — Close( )   165 D Cmd.OpenForm “Analysis Select r”   166 End Sub   167   168 Private Sub Form — Current( )   169 If Me.NewRecord Then   170 Cust merN .SetF cus   171 End If   172 End Sub   173 Private Sub NegCollectedRate — Exit(Cancel As Integer)   174 If Me.NewRecord Then   175 AnalysisDtl.SetFocus   176 End If   177 End Sub       

   SECTION III—Report Generation 
   This section describes the black box effect of the invention and discloses the methods and algorithms used to create the desired results. It also lists sample source code of key aspects of the program. Once the data in the previous two sections has been amassed, it is now ready to be processed. This section illustrates the core functionality of the present invention. A majority of the information revealed by the reports was previously unknown to the clients. The following lists Key fields which are utilized throughout the Bank Analyzer software:
     AvgDlyPos—the average daily positive balance   FedPct—the current percentage mandated for the Reserve requirement   AdjBal—adjusted balance   AvgBal—average balance   AvgFloat—average float   EcRate—earnings credit rate   ReserveReq—reserve requirement amount   AvailableBalance—available balance   

   AvgFloatPerStore—average float per store
         AnalysisNo—unique indexed number       NegCollectedRate—negative collected rate, compared with the ECRate   

   Report: Bank Balance Data ( FIG. 2 ) 
   Objective: Determine actual Total service charges paid by clients 
   The TotalServiceCharges field is derived from the CalcServTotal function, which is fed the information from the analyses entered during the dynamic compilation phase. The source code follows, which describes how to derive the actual service charges paid by bank and with totals ( 2   a ), for the client being examined. 
   Public Function CalcsevTotal(R As Repprt) 
   
       
       ‘Determining actual service charges 
       ‘This function is called for every line displayed and/or printed in the Bank Balance Data report— FIG. 2  in the disclosure 
       Dim tmpAmount As Double 
       Dim msg, crt As String 
       On Error Resume Next 
       ‘select the bank we&#39;re examining 
       crt=“[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.CustomerNo &amp; “′” 
       crt=crt &amp; “AND [BankCode]=′”&amp; R.BankCode &amp; “′” 
       crt=crt &amp; “AND [RevDate]=#” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.RevDate &amp; “#” 
       ‘obtain fields from the AnalysisDtl table described in Dynamic Compilation section tmpAmount=DSum(“[Activity]*[UnitPrice]”, “AnalysisDtlQ”, crt) 
       ‘return the answers in variables 
       ServicesTotal=ServicesTotal+tmpAmount 
       CalcServTotal=tmpAmount 
       On Error GoTo 0 
       End Function 
     
  
   Report: Earnings Credit Analysis ( FIG. 3 ) 
   Objectives:
         1. Basis points shaved   2. Projected Fed Fund amount   3. Projected T-Bill amount   4. Projected Income Difference       

   The report generation process begins with a data entry screen, as shown in  FIG. 26 . The T-Bill, Fed Funds, Interest Rate and Prime are entered prior to generating the report. These are the default values that the program uses in determining the objectives. These values can be customized by the client to allow for more accurate reporting. Results are revealed in a simple color-coded scheme allowing clients to see “at a glance” exposure to points of concern. ( 3   e ) 
   Exemplary source code follows: 
   To display the Basis points shaved using color codes: ( 3   e ) 
   Public Function ColorCodeBanks 
   
       
       Dim tmpAmt, tmpAmount As Double PointsShaved.Visible=True 
       ‘turn Overdraft balances to Red 
       Select Case AvgBal 
       Case Is&gt;=0
       AvgBal.ForeColor=vbBlack   
     
       Case Else
       AvgBal.ForeColor=vbRed   
     
       End Select 
       ‘color code how many points are shaved 
       ‘constants representing colors are stored in an ‘indude’ file 
       Select Case PointsShaved 
       Case Is&gt;=200
       ‘RED—&gt;Worst offenders   BankCode.ForeColor=vbRed   BankName.ForeColor=vbRed   PointsShaved.ForeColor=vbRed   
     
       Case 100 To 199
       BankCode.ForeColor=vbCyan   BankName.ForeColor=vbCyan   PointsShaved.ForeColor=vbCyan   
     
       Case 26 To 99
       BankCode.ForeColor=vbMagenta   BankName.ForeColor=vbMagenta   PointsShaved.ForeColor=vbMagenta   
     
       Case 1 To 25
       BankCode.ForeColor=vbDarkGreen   BankName.ForeColor=vbDarkGreen   PointsShaved.ForeColor=vbDarkGreen   
     
       Case Is&lt;=0
       PointsShaved.Visible=False   BankCode.ForeColor=vbBlue   BankName.ForeColor=vbBlue   PointsShaved.ForeColor=vbBlue   
     
       End Select 
       End Function 
     
  
   Objective algorithms: 
   The Fed Funds Income difference is determined by taking the inputted current Fed Funds percentage and multiplying it by the Available Balance, then subtracting the annualized Earnings Credit amount. 
   The T-Bill difference is determined by taking the inputted current Treasury Bill rate and multiplying by the Available Balance, then subtracting the annualized Earnings Credit Amount. 
   The Interest Yield difference is determined by taking the inputted current Interest rate and multiplying by the Available Balance, then subtracting the annualized Earnings Credit Amount. 
   Key Source Code functions and examples: ( 3   c )
     FedFundsIncomeDifference=[Forms]![EC Analysis Select]![FedFunds]*[AvailableBal]−([EarningsCredit]*12)   TBillDifference=[Forms]![EC Analysis Select]![Tbill]*[AvailableBal]−([EarningsCredit]*12)   IncomeDifference=[Forms]! [EC Analysis Select]! [InterestRate]*[AvailableBal]−([EarningsCredit]* 12).
 
Source Code Display:
   SELECT IIf([AvgDlyPos]=0,([FedPct]/100)*[AdjBal],([FedPct]/100)*[AvgDlyPos]) AS ReserveReq,   AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo, AnalysisHdr.BankCode, AnalysisHdr.RevDate, AnalysisHdr.AvgBal,   AnalysisHdr.AvgFloat, AnalysisHdr.FedPct, AnalysisHdr.ECRate, [AvgDlyNeg]+[AdjBal] AS AvgDlyPos,   AnalysisHdr.AvgDlyNeg, Banks.BankName, Customer.CustomerName, [AvgBal]−[AvgFloat] AS AdjBal,   Banks.City, Banks.State, [AvgDlyPos]−[ReserveReq] AS AvailableBalance, [AvailableBalance]*[ECRate]/1200   AS EaringsCredit, AnalysisHdr.NumberOfStores, [AvgFloat]/[NumberOfStores] AS AvgFloatPerStore,   AnalysisHdr.AnalysisNo, IIf([AvgDlyPos]=0,[AdjBal]−[FedRes],[AvgDlyPos]−[FedRes]) AS AvailableBal,   IIf([AvgDlyPos]=0,([FedPct]/100)*[AdjBal],([FedPct]/100)*[AvgDlyPos)) AS FedRes,   AnalysisHdr.NegCollectedRate   FROM Customer INNER JOIN (Banks INNER JOIN AnalysisHdr ON Banks.BankCode=   AnalysisHdr.BankCode) ON Customer.CustomerNo=AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo;
 
Public Function CalcTBiliTotal(R As Report)
   Dim tmpAmount As Double   If R!TBillIncomeDifference&gt;0 Then
       tmpAmount=R!TBillIncomeDifference   TBillDifference=TBillDifference+tmpAmount   
       End If   If R!FedFundsIncomeDifference&gt;0 Then
       FedFundsDifference=R!FedFundsIncomeDifference+FedFundsDifference   
       End If   If R!InterestYieldIncomeDifference&gt;0 Then
       InterestYieldDifference=R!InterestYieldIncomeDifference+InterestYieldDifference   
       End If   CalcTBillTotal=tmpAmount   End Function   

   To derive sums and annualized results, the totals are added for each line (corresponding to one client Bank), and then multiplied by 12 for annualization. The report&#39;s objectives are supported by displaying the Average Investable income and the Annualized Projected income. ( 3   d )
         Report: Earnings Credit And Negative Collected Rates ( FIG. 4 )   Objective: Match the Earnings Credit on positive balances to the rate imposed on Negative Collected finds.       

   The report generation process begins with a data entry screen, as shown in  FIG. 27 . 
   Objective algorithm: 
   Display the Negative collected rate on the same report with the Earnings Credit rate.
     Exemplary Source code:   Selects and displays the data shown on  FIG. 4 .   SELECT IIf([AvgDlyPos]=0,([FedPct]/100)*[AdjBal],([FedPct]/100)*[AvgDlyPos]) AS ReserveReq,   AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo, AnalysisHdr. BankCode, AnalysisHdr. RevDate, AnalysisHdr.AvgBal,
       AnalysisHdr.AvgFltoat, AnalysisHdr.FedPct, AnalysisHdr.ECRate, [AvgDlyNeg]+[AdjBal] AS AvgDlyPos,   
       AnalysisHdr.AvgDlyNeg, Banks.BankName, Customer.CustomerName, [AvgBal]−[AvgFloat] AS AdjBal,   Banks.City, Banks.State, [AvgDlyPos]−[ReserveReq] AS AvailableBalance, [AvailableBalance]*[ECRate]/1200   AS EamingsCredit, AnalysisHdr.NumberOfStores, [AvgFloat]/[NumberOfStores] AS AvgFloatPerStore,   AnalysisHdr.AnalysisNo, IIf([AvgDlyPos]=0,[AdjBal]−[FedRes],[AvgDlyPos]−[FedRes]) AS AvailableBal,   IIf([AvgDlyPos]=0,([FedPct]/100)*[AdjBal),([FedPct]/100)*[AvgDlyPos]) AS FedRes,
       AnalysisHdr.NegCollectedRate   
       FROM Customer INNER JOIN (Banks INNER JOIN AnalysisHdr ON Banks.BankCode=   AnalysisHdr.BankCode) ON Customer.CustomerNo=AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo;   

   Report: Checks Deposits and Float Data ( FIG. 5 ) 
   Objectives:
         1. Determine actual availability date of client&#39;s monies ( 5   a )   2. Show abnormal Out Of District activity ( 5   b )   3. Verify immediate availability of On Us activity ( 5   c )       Exemplary Source Code for report output:   The INNER JOIN ensures proper bank and client information extracted.   SELECT IIf([AvgDlyPos]=0,([FedPct]/100)*[AdjBal],([FedPct]/100)*[AvgDlyPos]) AS ReserveReq,
       AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo, AnalysisHdr.BankCode, AnalysisHdr.RevDate, AnalysisHdr.AvgBal,   
       AnalysisHdr.AvgFloat, AnalysisHdr. FedPct, AnalysisHdr.ECRate, [AvgDlyNeg]+[AdjBal] AS AvgDlyPos,   AnalysisHdr.AvgDlyNeg, Banks.BankName, Customer.CustomerName, [AvgBal]−[AvgFloat] AS AdjBal,   Banks.City, Banks.State, [AvgDlyPos]−[ReserveReq] AS AvailableBalance, [AvailableBalance]*[ECRate]/1200   AS EarningsCredit, AnalysisHdr.NumberOfStores, [AvgFloat]/[NumberOfStores] AS AvgFloatPerStore,   AnalysisHdr.AnalysisNo, IIf([AvgDlyPos]=0,[AdjBal]−[FedRes],[AvgDlyPos]−[FedRes]) AS AvailableBal,   IIf([AvgDlyPos]=0,([FedPct]/100)*[AdjBal],([FedPct]/100)*[AvgDlyPos]) AS FedRes,   AnalysisHdr.NegCollectedRate, Customer.PDL1, Customer.PDL2, Customer.PDL3, Customer.PDL4,   AnalysisHdr.ChecksOutDist, AnalysisHdr.ChecksInDist, AnalysisHdr.MixedDeposits,   AnalysisHdr.DepositTickets, AnalysisHdr.ChecksOnUs,   IIf([TotalChecksFloated]&gt;0,[AvgFIoat]/[TotalChecksFloated]*30,0) AS AvgCheckSize,   [ChecksOutDist]+[ChecksInDist]+[MixedDeposits] AS TotalChecksFloated, AnalysisHdr. DepCost,   AnalysisHdr.BAICost, AnalysisHdr.DepReconCost, AnalysisHdr. NightBagsCost   FROM Customer INNER JOIN (Banks INNER JOIN AnalysisHdr ON Banks.BankCode=   AnalysisHdr.BankCode) ON Customer.CustomerNo=AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo   ORDER BY AnalysisHdr.AvgFloat DESC;
 
Sample VBA Code: Checks Deposits and Float Data
   

   Code
         1 VERSION 1.0 CLASS   2 BEGIN   3 MultiUse=−1 ‘True   4 END   5 Attribute VB — Name=“Report — Checks Deposits and Float Data”   6 Attribute VB — GlobalNameSpace=False   7 Attribute VB — Creatable=True   8 Attribute VB — PredeclaredId=True   9 Attribute VB — Exposed=False   10 Option Compare Database   11 Option Explicit   12   13 Private Sub GroupF ter1 — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   14   15   16 End Sub   17   18 Private Sub Detail — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   19‘this is done in the Activate Event now   20 ‘Dim tDT, tMD, tCOU, tCID, tCOD As Double   21 ‘Call CalcCDFData(Rep rt, tDT, tMD, tCOU, tCID, tCOD)   22 ‘DepositTickets=tDT   23 ‘MixedDep sits=tMD   24 ‘ChecksOnUs=tCOU   25 ‘ChecksInDist=tCID   26 ‘ChecksOutDist=tCOD   27 End Sub   28   29 Private Sub Report — Activate( )   30 ‘generate the activity data   31 Call CalcCDFData   32 End Sub   33   34 Private Sub Report — Deactivate( )   35 Application.Echo True   36 End Sub   37   38 Private Sub ReportFooter — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   39 Dim tDT, tMD, tCOU, tCID, tCOD As Double   40 Call GetCheckDepTotals(Report, tDT, tMD, tCOU, tCID, tCOD)   41 SumDepositTickets=tDT   42 SumMixedDeposits=tMD   43 SumChecksOnUs=TCOU   44 SumChecksInDist=tCID   45 SumChecksOutDist=tCOD   46 End Sub       

   Report: Breakdown By Service Charge Groups ( FIG. 6 ) 
   Objectives:
         1. Categorize Depository Costs ( 6   a )   2. Categorize Check Costs ( 6   b )   3. Categorize Account Maintenance Costs ( 6   c )
 
Sample VBA Code: Breakdown By Service Charge Groups
 
For the report output:
       SELECT IIf([AvgDlyPos]=0,([FedPct]/100)*[AdjBal],([FedPct]/100)*[AvgDlyPos]) AS ReserveReq,   AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo, AnalysisHdr.BankCode, AnalysisHdr.RevDate, AnalysisHdr.AvgBal, AnalysisHdr.AvgFloat,   AnalysisHdr.FedPct, AnalysisHdr.ECRate, [AvgDlyNeg]+[AdjBal] AS AvgDlyPos, AnalysisHdr.AvgDlyNeg, Banks.BankName,   Customer.CustomerName, [Avg Bal]−[AvgFloat] AS AdjBal, Banks.City, Banks.State, [Avg DlyPos]−[ReserveReq] AS   AvailableBalance, [AvailableBalance]*[ECRatel/1200 AS EaringsCredit, AnalysisHdr.NumberOfStores,   [AvgFloat]/[NumberOfStores] AS AvgFloatPerStore, AnalysisHdr.AnalysisNo, IIf([AvgDlyPos]=O,[AdjBal]   [FedRes],[AvgDlyPos]-[FedRes]) AS AvailableBal,   IIf([AvgDlyPos]=0,([FedPct/100)*[AdjBal],([FedPct]/100)*[AvgDlyPos]) AS FedRes, AnalysisHdr.NegCollectedRate,   Customer.PDL1, Customer.PDL2, Customer.PDL3, Customer.PDL4, AnalysisHdr.ChecksOutDist, AnalysisHdr.ChecksInDist,   AnalysisHdr.MixedDeposits, AnalysisHdr.DepositTickets, AnalysisHdr.ChecksOnUs,   IIf([TotalChecksFloated]&gt;0,[AvgFloat]/[TotalChecksFloated]*30,0) AS AvgCheckSize,   [ChecksOutDist]+[ChecksInDist]+[MixedDeposits] AS TotalChecksFloated, AnalysisHdr.DepCost, AnalysisHdr.BAICost,   AnalysisHdr.DepReconCost, AnalysisHdr.NightBagsCost   FROM Customer INNER JOIN (Banks INNER JOIN AnalysisHdr ON Banks.BankCode=AnalysisHdr.BankCode) ON   Customer.CustomerNo=AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo   ORDER BY AnalysisHdr.AvgFIoat DESC; For the calculations:
 
For the calculations:
   

   Code
         1 VERSION 1.0 CLASS   2 BEGIN   3 MultiUse =−1 ‘True   4 END   5 Attribute VB — Name=“Rep rt — Breakdown By Service Charge Groups”   6 Attribute VB — GI balNameSpace=False   7 Attribute VB — Creatable=True   8 Attribute VB — PredeclaredId=True   9 Attribute VB — Exposed=False   10 Option Compare Database   11 Option Explicit   12   13 Private Sub Detail — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   14 Dim crt As String   15 crt=“[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.CustomerNo &amp; “′”   16 crt=crt &amp; “AND [BankCode]=′” &amp; Report.BankCode &amp; “′”   17 crt=crt &amp; “AND [RevDate]=#” &amp; FormsanalysisHdr.RevDate &amp; “#”   18   19 AnnualServiceCharges=DSum(“[ExtCharge]”, “AnalysisDtlQ”, crt)* 12       20 ‘Calculate the totals
       21 DepositCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, 2)* 12   22 CheckDepCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, 1)* 12   23 BalInfoCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, 3)* 12   24 TotalCost=DepositCost+CheckDepCost+BalInfoCost   25 ‘derive %&#39;s   26 DepositCostPer=DepositCost/AnnualServiceCharges   27 CheckDepCostPer=CheckDepCost/AnnualServiceCharges   28 BalInfoCostPer=BalInfoCost/AnnualServiceCharges   29 TotalCostPEr=TotalCost/AnnualServiceCharges   30   31 End Sub   32   33 Private Sub ReportFooter — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   34 Dim crt As String   35 crt=“[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.CustomerNo &amp; “′”   36 crt=crt &amp; “AND [RevDate]=#” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.RevDate &amp; “#”   37   38 SAnnualServiceCharges=DSum(“[ExtCharge]”, “AnalysisDtlQ”, crt)* 12   39 ‘Calculate the totals   40 DepositCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, 2)* 12   41 SCheckDepCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, 1)* 12   42 SBalInfoCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, 3)* 12   43 STotalCost=SDepositCost+SCheckDepCost+SBalInfoCost   44‘derive %&#39;s   45 SDepositCostPer=SDepositCost/SAnnualServiceCharges   46 sCheckDepCostPer=SCheckDepCost/SAnnualServiceCharges   47 SBalInfoCostPer=SBalInfoCost/SAnnualServiceCharges   48 STotalCostPer=STotalCost/SAnnualServiceCharges   49   50 End Sub   
       

   Report: Breakdown By User Supplied Groups ( FIG. 7 ) 
   Objective: Categorize any user defined bank cost 
   To achieve this special objective, an additional Category table, shown in  FIG. 28 , is added to the database. This table works in conjunction with the Service Codes table shown in  FIG. 17 . A Category Select Form is also used in this process. A screen display of the form is shown in  FIG. 29 . The example in  FIG. 29  shows categories,  60  (night bags),  62  (rolled coins) and  64  (return checks) as being selected.
 
Sample VBA Code: Breakdown By Service Charges Variable
 
   Code
         1 VERSION 1.0 CLASS   2 BEGIN   3 MultiUse=−1 ‘True   4 END   5 Attribute VB — Name=“Report — Breakdown By Service Charges Variable”   6 Attribute VB — GlobalNameSpace=False   7 Attribute VB — Creatable=True   8 Attribute VB — PredeclaredId=True   9 Attribute VB — Exposed=False   10 Option Compare Database   11 Option Explicit   12   13 Private Sub Detail — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   14 Dim crt, CatCode1, CatCode2, CatCode3 As String   15 crt=“[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.CustomerNo &amp; “′”   16 crt=crt &amp; “AND [BankCode]=′” &amp; Report.BankCode &amp; “′”   17 crt=crt &amp; “AND [RevDate]=#” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.RevDate &amp; “#”   18   19 CatCode1=Forms!CatSelet!CatCode1   20 CatCode2=Forms!CatSelet*!CatCode2   21 CatCode3=Forms!CatSelet*!CatCode3   22 AnnualServiceCharges=DSum(“[ExtCharge]”, “AnalysisDtlQ”, crt)* 12   23 ‘Calculate the totals   24 ‘Var names are carried over from base report, they&#39;re actually Cat1, Cat2, Cat3   25 DepositCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, CatCode1)* 12   26 CheckDepCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, CatCode2)* 12   27 BalInfoCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, CatCode3)* 12   28 TotalCost=DepositCost+CheckDepCost+BalInfoCost   29 ‘derive %&#39;s   30 DepositCostPer=DepositCost/AnnualServiceCharges   31 CheckDepCostPer=CheckDepCost/AnnualServiceCharges   32 BalInfoCostPer=BalInfoCost/AnnualServiceCharges   33 TotalCostPEr=TotalCost/AnnualServiceCharges   34   35 End Sub   36   37 Private Sub PageHeader — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   38 Dim crt As String   39   40 crt=“[CategoryCode]=” &amp; Forms!CatSelect!CatCode1   41 CatLabel1=DLookup(“[Description]”, “Category”, crt)   42   43 crt=“[CategoryCode]=” &amp; Forms!CatSelect!CatCode2   44 CatLabel2=DLookup(“[Description]”, “Category”, crt)   45   46 crt=“[CategoryCode]=”&amp; Forms!CatSelect!CatCode3   47 CatLabel3=DLookup(“[Description]”, “Category”, crt)   48   49 End Sub   50   51 Private Sub Report — Activate( )   52 DoCmd.Maximize   53 End Sub   54   55 Private Sub ReportFooter — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   56 Dim crt, CatCode1, CatCode2, CatCode3 As String   57 crt=“[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.CustomerNo &amp; “′”   58 crt=crt &amp; “ AND [RevDate]=#” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.RevDate &amp; “#”   59   60 CatCode1=Forms!CatSelet!3CatCode1   61 CatCode2=Forms!CatSelect!CatCode2   62 CatC de3=Forms!CatSelet!3CatCode3   63 SAnnualServiceCharges=DSum(“[ExtCharge]”, “AnalysisDtlQ”, crt)* 12   64 ‘Calculate the totals   65 SDep sitcost=CalcCostT tal(crt, CatCode2)* 12   66 SCheckDepCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, CatCode1)* 12   67 SBalInf CoSt=CalcCostT tal(crt, CatCode3)* 12   68 ST talc st=SDep sitC st+SCheckDepC st+SBalInfoC st   69 ‘derive %&#39;s   70 SDepositCostPer=SDepositCost/SAnnualServiceCharges   71 sCheckDepCostPer=SCheckDepCost/SAnnualServiceCharges   72 SBalInfoCostPer=SBalInfoCost/SAnnualServiceCharges   73 STotalCostPer=STotalCost/SAnnualServiceCharges   74 End Sub
 
This report uses the same query as Breakdown by Service Charge groups for Report selection. However, in this report, the users can supply their own categories.
       

   Report: Unit Price Summary ( FIG. 8 ) 
   Objective: Show every service charge assessed to a client 
   Sample code for the report output: 
   
       
       SELECT AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo, AnalysisHdr.BankCode, AnalysisHdr.RevDate, AnalysisDtl.ServiceCode, 
       Banks.BankName, Banks.City, Banks.State, Customer.CustomerName, AnalysisDtl.Activity, 
       AnalysisDtl.UnitPrice, ServiceCodes.ServiceDescription, [UnitPrice]*[Activity]/[Per] AS ExtAmt, 
       ServiceCodes.Per, AnalysisDtl.ConCharge, AnalysisDtl.ConDate 
       FROM ServiceCodes INNER JOIN (((AnalysisDtl INNER JOIN Banks ON AnalysisDtl.BankCode= 
       Banks.BankCode) INNER JOIN Customer ON AnalysisDtl.CustomerNo=Customer.CustomerNo) INNER JOIN 
       AnalysisHdr ON (AnalysisHdr.RevDate=AnalysisDtl.RevDate) AND (AnalysisHdr.BankCode= 
       AnalysisDtl.BankCode) AND (AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo=AnalysisDtl.CustomerNo) AND 
       (Customer.CustomerNo=AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo) AND (Banks.BankCode=AnalysisHdr.BankCode)) ON 
       ServiceCodes.ServiceCode=AnalysisDtl.ServiceCode 
       WHERE (((AnalysisDtl.ServiceCode)&lt;“95000”));
 
This report features a customizable form to further allow varying degrees of results. A sample screen display of the form is shown in  FIG. 30 . The following source code controls the flexible data entry form shown in  FIG. 30 . It allows for the user to selectively choose any combination of clients, banks, and/or service charges. It also allows for entry of date ranges and dollar figures, and provides a method of highlighting particular information once the report is generated.
 
     
  
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         1 VERSION 1.0 CLASS   2 BEGIN   3 MultiUse=−1 ‘True   4 END   5 Attribute VB — Name=“Form — AnalysisRpt Select”   6 Attribute VB — GlobalNameSpace=False   7 Attribute VB — Creatable=True   8 Attribute VB — PredeclaredId=True   9 Attribute VB — Exp sed=False   Option Compare Database   11 Option Explicit   12   13 Private Sub BankCheck — Click( )   14‘ if the user wants every bank, don&#39;t let them select from the list box   15 Dim ctl As Control, itm As Variant   16 Set ctl=Me!BankList   17 If BankCheck Then   18 ‘turn ff anything they had selected   19 For Each itm In ctl.ItemsSelected   20 cti.Selected(itm)=False   21 Next itm   22‘ turn the Bank list box and counter OFF   23 BankList.Enabled=False   24 BanksSelected.Visible=False   25 ‘turn the OK button ON   26 Command16.Enabled=True   27 Else   28‘ turn the Bank List box and counter ON   29 BankList.Enabled=True   30 BanksSelected.Visible=True   31 End If   32   33 End Sub   34   35 Private Sub BankList — Click( )   36   37 ‘Controls the OK button, and makes sure we don&#39;t build too big of a query   38 ‘This procedure is also triggered when the Customer &amp; service boxes are clicked   39 Dim totselected As Integer   40 totselected=BankList.ItemsSelected.Count+CustomerList.ItemsSelected.Count+ServiceList.ItemsSelected.Count   41   42 Select Case totselected   43 Case 0   44 If BankCheck Or ServiceCheck Or CustomerCheck Then   45 Command16.Enabled=True   46 Else   47 Command16.Enabled=False   48 End If   49   50 Case Is&lt;=30 ‘Access limit is 40, I&#39;m not taking any chances with memory   51 Command16.Enabled=True   52 Case Else   53 Command16.Enabled=False   54 MsgBox “The maximum number of custom selections is 30.” &amp; vbCr &amp; “Please de-select some items and try again.”, vbOKOnly, “Too many items selected”   55 End Select   56   57 End Sub   58   59 Private Sub Command16 — Click( )   60 ‘October 99 Carmen DeLeo, Jr.   61 ‘crtAll will be the concatenation of all the built criteria   62 Dim Q As QueryDef, db As Database   63 Dim highlightCustNo, crtbank, crtService, crtcustomer, crtAll As String   64 Dim ctlBank, ctlService, ctlCustomer As Control   65 Dim itm As Variant   66   67 ‘get the bank(s) selected   68 ‘***********************   69 Set ctlBank=Me![BankList]   70 If Not BankCheck Then ‘If they didn’t select All banks, what did they select?   71 For Each itm In ctlBank.ItemsSelected   72 ‘Build the criteria string   73 If Len(crtBank)=0 Then   74 crtBank=“[BankCode]=′” &amp; ctlBank.ItemData(itm) &amp; “′”   75 Else   76 crtbank=crtBank &amp; “OR [BankCode]=′” &amp; ctlBank.ItemData(itm) &amp; “′”   77 End If   78 Next itm   79 If Len(crtBank)=0 Then   80 MsgB x “No Banks selected.”   81 Exit Sub   82 EndIf   83 Else   84 ‘give us every bank   85 crtbank=“[BankCode]&gt;′0”   86 End If   87   88 ‘get the Services   89‘****************   90 Set ctlService=Me![ServiceList]   91 If Not ServiceCheck Then ‘If they didn’t select All services, what did they select?   92 For Each itm In ctIService.ItemsSelected   93‘ Build it   94 If Len(crtService)=0 Then   95 crtService=“[ServiceCode]=′” &amp; ctlService.ItemData(itm) &amp; “′”   96 Else   97 crtService=crtService &amp; “OR [ServiceCode]=′” &amp; ctIService.ItemData(itm) &amp; “′”   98 End If   99 Next itm   100 If Len(crtService)=0 Then   101 MsgBox “No service codes selected.”   102 Exit Sub   103 End If   104 Else   105 ‘Give us every service code   106 crtservice=“[ServiceCode]&gt;‘0’”   107 End If   108   109 ‘get the customer accounts   110 ‘**********************   111 Set ctlcustomer=Me![CustomerList]   112 If Not CustomerCheck Then   113 For Each itm In ctlCustomer.ItemsSelected   114 If Len(crtCustomer)=0 Then   115 crtcustomer=“[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; ctlCustomer.ItemData(itm) &amp; “′”   116 Else   117 crtCustomer=crtCustomer &amp; “OR [CustomerNo]=′” &amp; ctlCustomer.ItemData(itm) &amp; “′”   118 End If   119 Next itm   120 If Len(crtCustomer)=0 Then   121 MsgBox “No customers selected.”   122 Exit Sub   123 End If 124 Else   125 ‘give us every customer   126 crtCustomer=“[CustomerNo]&gt;‘0’”   127 End If   128   129‘ Put it all together for banks, services, clients   130 crtAll=“(” &amp; crtbank &amp; “) AND (” &amp; crtService &amp; “) AND (” &amp; crtCustomer &amp;“)”   131 ‘tack on date and dollar ranges   132 crtAll=crtAll &amp; “AND [RevDate]&gt;=#” &amp; Me!StartDate &amp; “# AND [RevDate]&lt;=#” &amp; Me!EndDate &amp; “#”   133 crtAll=crtAll &amp; “AND [UnitPrice]&gt;=” &amp; Val(Me!StartDollar) &amp; “ AND [UnitPrice]&lt;=”&amp; Val(Me!End Dollar)   134   135‘Run the rep rt with built criteria   136 If Sh wSummaryInfo Then   137 D Cmd.OpenRep rt “Analysis By Unit Price Summary”, acViewPreview, , crtAll   138 Else   139 DoCmd.OpenRep rt “Analysis By Unit Price”, acViewPreview,, crtAll   140 End If   141 End Sub   142   143 Private Sub Command17 — Click( )   144 D Cmd.Cl se acF rm, “AnalysisRpt Select”   145 End Sub   146   147 Private Sub CustomerCheck — Click( )   148 ‘if the user wants every Customer, don&#39;t let them select from the list box   149 Dim cl As Control, itm As Variant   150 Set ctl=Me!CustomerList   151   152 If CustomerCheck Then   153 ‘turn off anything they had selected   154 For Each itm In ct.ItemsSelected   155 ctl.Selected(itm)=False   156 Next itm   157 ‘turn the Customer List box and counter OFF   158 CustomerList.Enabled=False   159 CustomersSelected.Visible=False   160 ‘turn the OK Button ON   161 Command16.Enabled=True   162 Else   163 ‘turn the Customer List box and counter ON   164 CustomerList.Enabled=True   165 CustomersSelected.Visible=True   166 End If   167 End Sub   168   169 Private Sub CustomerList — Click( )   170 BankList — Click   171 End Sub   172   173 Private Sub ServiceCheck — Click( )   174 Dim ctl As Control, itm As Variant   175   176 ‘if the user wants every Service, don&#39;t let them select from the list box   177 Set ctl=Me!ServiceList   178 If ServiceCheck Then   179 ‘turn off anything they had selected   180 For Each itm In ctl.ItemsSelected   181 ctl.Selected(itm)=False   182 Next itm   183 ‘turn off the whole List box and counter   184 ServiceList.Enabled=False   185 ServicesSelected.Visible=False   186   187 ‘put the OK button back ON   188 Command16.Enabled=True   189 Else   190 ‘turn the list box and counter back ON   191 ServiceList.Enabled=True   192 ServicesSelected.Visible=True   193 End If   194 End Sub   195   196 Private Sub ServiceList — Click( )   197 BankList — Click   198 End Sub
 
Once the criteria are set, the report is generated.
 
The following sample code generates the actual report of Unit Price Summary ( FIG. 8 ) and also controls the highlighting of particular information as specified by the user above.
       

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         1 VERSION 1.0 CLASS   2 BEGIN   3 MultiUse =−1 ‘True   4 END   5 Attribute VB — Name=“Rep rt — Analysis By Unit Price”   6 Attribute VB — GlobalNameSpace=False   7 Attribute VB — Creatable=True   8 Attribute VB — PredeclaredId=True   9 Attribute VB — Exposed=False   10 Option Compare Database   11 Option Explicit   12   13 Private Sub Detail — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   14 If Not IsNull(Forms![AnalysisRpt Select!highlightCustNo) Then   15 If CustomerNo=Nz(Forms![AnalysisRpt Select]!highlightCustNo) Then   16 CustomerNo.ForeColor=255   17 CustomerName.ForeColor=255   18 BankName.ForeColor=255   19 BankCode.ForeColor=255   20 City.ForeColor=255   21 State.ForeColor=255   22 Activity.ForeColor=255   23 UnitPrice.ForeColor=255   24 ExtAmt.ForeColor=255   25 RevDate.ForeColor=255   26 Else   27 CustomerNo.ForeColor=0   28 CustomerName.ForeColor=0   29 BankName.ForeColor=0   30 BankCode.ForeColor=0   31 City.ForeColor=0   32 State.ForeColor=0   33 Activity.ForeColor=0   34 UnitPrice.ForeColor=0   35 ExtAmt.ForeColor=0   36 RevDate.ForeColor=0   37 EndIf   38 End If   39 End Sub   40   41 Private Sub Report — Activate( )   42 DoCmd.Maximize   43 If Forms![AnalysisRpt Select]!ShowNames Then   44 CustomerName.Visible=True   45 Else   46 CustomerName.Visible=False   47 End If   48   49 End Sub   50   51 Private Sub ReportHeader — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   52 Dim hcust As String   53 hCust=Nz(Forms![AnalysisRpt Selet]!highlightCustNo,“ ”)   54 If Len(hCust)&gt;0 Then   55 HighlightedCustomer=Forms![AnalysisRpt Select]!highlightCustNo   56 HighlightedCustomerName=DLookup(“[CustomerName]”, “Customer”, “[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; hCust &amp; “′”)   57 Else   58 Label36.Visible=False   59 End If   60 End Sub       

   Report: Deposit Ticket Costs ( FIG. 9 ) 
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         1 VERSION 1.0 CLASS   2 BEGIN   3 MultiUse =−1 ‘True   4 END   5 Attribute VB — Name=“Report — Deposit Ticket Costs”   6 Attribute VB — GlobalNameSpace=False   7 Attribute VB — Creatable=True   8 Attribute VB — PredeclaredId=True   9 Attribute VB — Exposed=False   10 Option Compare Database   11 Option Explicit   12   13 Private Sub GroupFooter1 — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   14 ′   15 ′   16 End Sub   17   18 Private Sub Detail — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   19‘ setup our temp variables   20 Dim tD, tDepC, tBAI, tBAIO, tBAIC, tDR, tDRC, tDRO, tDepR, tDepRC, tNB, tNBC As Double   21 ‘go get totals   22 Call CalcDepTicketData(Report, tBAI, tBAIO, tDR, tDRO, tDepR, tDepRC, tNB)   23 ‘assign fields on report   24 ‘Deposit=tD   25 ‘DepCost=tDepC *** Commented fields are calculated in Activate proc   26 BAI=tBAI   27 ‘BAICost=tBAIC   28 BAIOTher=tAIO   29 DepRecon=tDR   30 ‘DepReconCost=tDRC   31 DepReconOther=tDRO   32 DepReorder=tDepR   33 DepReorderCost=tDepRC   34 NightBags=tNB   35 ‘NightBagsCost=tNBC   36 On Error Resume Next   37 If Loss1&gt;0 Then Loss1.ForeColor=vbRed Else Loss1.ForeColor=vbBlack   38 If Loss2&gt;0 Then Loss2.ForeColor=vbRed Else Loss2.ForeColor=vbBlack   39 If Loss3&gt;0 Then Loss3.ForeColor=vbRed Else Loss3.ForeColor=vbBlack   40 If Loss4&gt;0 Then Loss4.ForeColor=vbRed Else Loss4.ForeColor=vbBlack   41 On Error GoTo 0   42 End Sub   43   44 Private Sub Report — Activate( )   45 Call WriteDepTicketData   46 End Sub   47   48 Private Sub Report — Deactivate( )   49 Application.Echo True   50 End Sub   51   52 Private Sub ReportFooter — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   53 Dim t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7, t8, t9, t10, t11, t12 As Double   54 Call GetDepTicketTotals(Report, t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7, t8, t9, t10, t11, t12)   55 SumDeposit=t1   56 SumDepCost=t2   57 SumBAI=t3   58 SumBAIC st=t4   59 SumBAIOther=t5   60 SumDepRecon=t6   61 SumDepReconCost=t7   62 SumDepReconOther=t8   63 SumDepReorder=t9   64 SumDepReorderCost=t10   65 SumNightBags=t11   66 SumNightBagsCost=t12   67   68   69 End Sub   70   71 Private Sub ReportHeader — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   72 InitVars   73 End Sub
 
Multiplying the SumDeposit field in line 55 above by 12 provides the projected Annual cost incurred for one year&#39;s worth of deposit costs. ( 9   a )
 
The BreakEvenDeposit ( 9   a ) is determined by the following formula:
 
((([ DepCost]+[BAICost]+[DepReconCost]+[NightBagsCost ])/[ DepositTickets ])*365)/[Forms]! [ DepCost Select]![ReturnRate] 
 
where the ReturnRate is a value inputted by the user ( 9   e ) which represents a typical net profit percentage for the particular client.
       

   The values referred to in ( 9   c ) are stored in the client&#39;s profile in the database. 
   Lines 37 through 40 of the code determine the appropriate color for values referenced in ( 9   d ). 
   Report: Cash Activity Costs ( FIG. 10 ) Sample VBA Code for CashActivity Costs
     Private Sub Detail — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   Dim crt As String   crt=“[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.CustomerNo &amp; “′”   crt=crt &amp; “AND [BankCode]=′” &amp; Report.BankCode &amp; “′”   crt=crt &amp; “AND [RevDate]=#” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.RevDate &amp; “#”   DepPerUnitCost=0 ‘reset it—so it doesn’t dupe   ‘Cash Deposit Per 1000   CashDepPer1000=CalcDepTotal(crt, 101)   CashCostPer1000=CalcCostTotal(crt, 101)   If CashDepPer1000&lt; &gt;0 Then
       ‘avg unit cost has to multiply back by Per1000   DepPerUnitCost=(CashCostPer1000/CashDepPer1000)* 1000  FIG. 10 , item  10   b      
       End If   ‘Cash Strapped   DepStrappedUnitCost=0   CashDepStrapped=CalcDepTotal(crt, 102)   DepStrappedCost=CaIcCostTotal(crt, 102)   If DepStrappedCost &lt; &gt;0 Then
       DepStrappedUnitCost=DepStrappedCost/CashDepStrapped   
       End If   ‘Cash Loose   DepLooseUnitCost=0   CashDepLoose=CalcDepTotal(crt, 103)   DepLooseCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, 103)   If CashDepLoose &lt; &gt;0 Then
       DepLooseUnitCost=DepLooseCost/CashDepLoose   
       End If   ‘Other Cash costs   OtherCashUnitCos=0 ‘so it doesn’t dupe   OtherCash=CalcDepTotal(crt, 104)   OtherCashTotal=CalcCostTotal(crt, 104)   If OtherCash &lt; &gt;0 Then
       OtherCashUnitCost=OtherCashTotal/OtherCash   
       End If
       ‘Last few columns   
       ‘NightBagsCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, 60)   AvgCashPerStore=CashDepPer1000/NumberOfStores   CashOrderCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, 61)   RolledCoinCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, 62) ( FIG. 10 , item  10   b )   BoxCoinCost=CalcCostTotal(crt, 63)   End Sub
 
Multiplying the results from ( 10   b )* 12 yields the results in ( 10   c ).
   

   Report: Banking Activity ( FIG. 11 ) 
   Objective: Summarize information 
   This report summarizes information presented in other reports. It provides one place to view Deposit Ticket costs, BAI Detail costs, Dep Recon costs, Night Bag costs, and Rolled Coin Costs. 
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         1 VERSION 1.0 CLASS   2 BEGIN   3 MultiUse =−1 ‘True   4 END   5 Attribute VB — Name=“Report — Banking Activity”   6 Attribute VB — GlobalNameSpace=False   7 Attribute VB — Creatable=True   8 Attribute VB — PredeclaredId=True   9 Attribute VB — Exposed=False   10 Option Compare Database   11 Option Explicit   12   13 Private Sub Detail — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   14 Dim crt As String   15 crt=“[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.CustomerNo &amp; “′”   16 crt=crt &amp; “AND [BankCode]=′” &amp; Report.BankCode &amp; “′”   17 crt=crt &amp; “AND [RevDate]=#” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.RevDate &amp; “#”   18   19 Dep sitTickets=CalcDepT tal(crt, 20)   20 BAIDetail=CalcDepT tal(crt, 40)   21 D pRecon=CalcDepTotal(crt, 45)   22 DepErrors=CalcDepT tal(crt, 46)   23 ChecksDep sited=CalcDepT tal(crt, 1)   24 CashDep sited=CalcDepTotal(crt, 101)   25 NightBags=CalcDepT tal(crt, 60)   26 CashOrdered=CalcDepTotal(crt, 61)   27 RolledCoin=CalcDepTotal(crt, 62)   28 BoxCoin=CalcDepTotal(crt, 63)   29 ReturnChecks=CalcDepTotal(crt, 64)   30 ReturnChecksReDep=CalcDepTotal(crt, 65)   31 ReturnCheckBuyBack=CalcDepTotal(crt, 66)   32 NSFUNCOD=CalcDepTotal(crt, 67)   33   34   35 End Sub   36   37 Private Sub Report — Activate( )   38 DoCmd.Maximize   39 End Sub   40   41 Private Sub ReportFooter — Print(Cancel As Integer, PrintCount As Integer)   42 ‘Carmen J. DeLeo Jul. 8, 1999   43 Dim crt As String   44‘No bank criteria on Sums   45 crt=“[CustomerNo]=′” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.CustomerNo &amp; “′”   46 crt=crt &amp; “AND [RevDate]=#” &amp; Forms!analysisHdr.RevDate &amp; “#”   47 SDepositTickets=CalcDepTotal(crt, 20)   48 SBAIDetail=CalcDepTotal(crt, 40)   49 SDepRecon=CalcDepTotal(crt, 45)   50 SDepErrors=CalcDepTotal(crt, 46)   51 SChecksDeposited=CalcDepTotal(crt, 1)   52 SCashDeposited=CalcDepTotal(crt, 101)   53 SNightBags=CalcDepTotal(crt, 60)   54 SCashOrdered=CalcDepTotal(crt, 61)   55 SRolledCoin=CalcDepTotal(crt, 62)   56 SBoxCoin=CalcDepTotal(crt, 63)   57 SReturnChecks=CalcDepTotal(crt, 64)   58 SReturnChecksRedep=CalcDepTotal(crt, 65)   59 SReturnCheckBuyback=CalcDepTotal(crt, 66)   60 SNSFUNCOD=CalcDepTotal(crt, 67)   61   62 End Sub
 
CalcDepTotal function is used in many of the reports:
       Public Function CalcDepTotal(crt As String, CatCode)   Dim tmpAmount, tmpCost As Double   Dim msg, crtAII As String   crtAII=crt &amp; “AND [CategoryCode]=” &amp; CatCode   tmpAmount=Nz(DSum(“[Activity]”, “AnalysisDtlSubTotalsQ”, crtAII), 0)   CalcDepTotal=tmpAmount   End Function
 
This function is vital to determining the totals stored in the underlying Analysis Detail tables. As illustrated by the source code, this routine processes a category, then returns the total based on the Service and Category tables.
   

   Report: Analysis By Unit Price ( FIG. 12 ) 
   The source code is equivalent to the above report, except for the output. 
   Note: The Detail section of this report is not hidden, thereby showing the supporting data. 
   
       
       SELECT AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo, AnalysisHdr.BankCode, AnalysisHdr.RevDate, AnalysisDtl.ServiceCode, 
       Banks.BankName, Banks.City, Banks.State, Customer.CustomerName, AnalysisDtl.Activity, 
       AnalysisDtl.UnitPrice, ServiceCodes.ServiceDescription, [UnitPrice]*[Activity]/[Per] AS ExtAmt, 
       ServiceCodes.Per, AnalysisDtl.ConCharge, AnalysisDtl.ConDate 
       FROM ServiceCodes INNER JOIN (((AnalysisDtl INNER JOIN Banks ON AnalysisDtl.BankCode= 
       Banks.BankCode) INNER JOIN Customer ON AnalysisDtl.CustomerNo=Customer.CustomerNo) INNER JOIN 
       AnalysisHdr ON (AnalysisHdr.RevDate=AnalysisDtl.RevDate) AND (AnalysisHdr.BankCode= 
       AnalysisDtl.BankCode) AND (AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo=AnalysisDtl.CustomerNo) AND 
       (Customer.CustomerNo=AnalysisHdr.CustomerNo) AND (Banks.BankCode=AnalysisHdr.BankCode)) ON 
       ServiceCodes.ServiceCode=AnalysisDtl.ServiceCode 
       WHERE (((AnalysisDtl.ServiceCode)&lt;“95000”));
 
Determining Particular Category Costs
 
 FIG. 31  and  FIG. 32  show excerpts from charts that disclose the method for determining a particular category&#39;s cost, using Night Bags as an example. This functionality is used frequently throughout the software.
 
     
  
   The following code will determine the total cost. It assumes that the statement data has been keyed in, during the Dynamic Compilation phase.
     Public Function CalcCostTotal(crt, CatCode)   ‘return the cost of a group of service charges   Dim tmpAmount, tmpcost As Double   Dim msg, crtAII As String   crtAII=crt &amp; “AND [CategoryCode]=” &amp; Catode   tmpAmount=Nz(DSum(“[ExtCharge]”, “AnalysisDtlSubTotalsQ”, crtAll), 0)   CalcCostTotal=tmpAmount   End Function
 
This algorithm applies directly to Breakdown By Service Charge, and by User Supplied Groups.
   

   SECTION IV—ILLUMINATION ( FIG. 13  and  FIG. 14 ) 
     FIG. 33  is a screen display of a Working Sheet Form that is used to summarize ServiceDescription items, and their actual costs and potential cost savings. 
   The Bank Analyzer described above allows a client to obtain information that they have never been able to access. In doing so, it permits the client to eliminate wasteful banking transactions, reduce the amount of transactions and obtain a reduction in bank service charges and other charges and fees. 
   The Bank Analyzer is preferably used by a third party entity, who has a plurality of clients who provide the third party entity with their respective bank information for analysis. The third party entity may then build up a historical database of bank charges and credits from a plurality of different banks, and can then provide accurate comparisons of a specific client&#39;s bank analysis. However, the Bank Analyzer may also be sold or licensed by the third party entity to a client, along with a database of current bank data so that the client may perform their own analyses. 
   The present invention may be implemented with any combination of hardware and software. The present invention can be included in an article of manufacture (e.g., one or more computer program products) having, for instance, computer useable media. The media has embodied therein, for instance, computer readable program code means for providing and facilitating the mechanisms of the present invention. The article of manufacture can be included as part of a computer system or sold separately. 
   It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes could be made to the embodiments described above without departing from the broad inventive concept thereof. It is understood, therefore, that this invention is not limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but it is intended to cover modifications within the spirit and scope of the present invention.