Blackbaud Merchant Services

BBMS Summary Report: Gross Disbursement?

the BBMS detailed disbursement report displays a gross disbursement amount whereas the summary disbursement report only totals the transactions and reversals but not the resulting figure, e.g, the gross disbursement amount from which the processing fees are subtracted to yield the 'net proceeds'  for example if i have transactions totally $8683.09 then reversals of 263.60... there is no place on the summary report that states my gross disbursement as $8420.38.  Can you please fix this??

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  • Nov 5 2018
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  • Lee Turner commented
    August 20, 2020 17:48

    We're looking to implement this on BBMS Disbursement Summary reports but want to make sure of one thing: if we insert the gross proceeds column into the middle of the report as Dan outlined below, will this break any of your Excel formulas or references that you have already set up? It will shift the Processing Fees and Net Proceeds columns to the right so any formulas you have that reference a column may have to change. Is that a concern at all?

  • Michaela Wright commented
    November 07, 2018 15:05

    Great point Helen, this would be a really helpful fix!

  • Guest commented
    November 06, 2018 16:07

    Hello Dan
    Yes, the sample you provided would be an improvement! It includes the transaction total, reversals total, gross proceeds, fees, and net disbursement after fees as I suggested.

    With thanks
    Helen

    Helen Hubbard-Davis
    Director of Finance & Administration
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  • Deleted User commented
    November 06, 2018 14:41

    Thanks for the feedback!  I've checked the reporting and it appears, as stated, that we have gross disbursement amount on the detail report but not the summary.  If we added a feature where there was a column between Reversals and Processing fees that summed up the amounts for each row and then carried on into the totals would that meet the need?

    Rough prototype:

  • Guest commented
    November 06, 2018 02:21

    Gross disbursements on both summary report and detailed disbursement report would be an easy fix and  useful  double check for the customer as another point to confirm all balances.  Thank you for fixing.  

  • Guest commented
    November 05, 2018 20:19

    I fully support this idea! Would be incredibly helpful!!