or double-click on the grid line on the Open Service invoice message record form.This Mercedes-Benz Service invoice messages form is used to create and maintain service invoice messages.
Tip: The Service invoice messages are printed on Parts and Service invoices printed from the Point of Sale module.
What do you want to do?
This form is displayed when you left-click on the grid line of the service invoice message and select the Select menu icon or double-click on the grid line on the Open Service invoice message record form.
The Mercedes-Benz Service invoice messages form can also be displayed by selecting the shortcut menu icon 
on the Mercedes Benz Standard Text Maintenance form.
Menu Bar and Toolbar:
| Menu bar | Toolbar | Action |
|---|---|---|
| File > Exit |  |
Exits this form and return to the Menu-Service menu. |
| File > New |  |
Enable all fields to allow new message to be created. |
| File > Open |  |
Opens the Open Service invoice message record form. |
| File > Delete |  |
Deletes the current service invoice message. |
| Maintain > Edit |  |
Edit the current service invoice message. |
| Maintain > Save |  |
Saves the changes made to the current service invoice message. |
| Maintain > Cancel |  |
Undo all changes (not yet saved) to the current service invoice message. |
| Maintain > Copy |  |
Copy the current service invoice message details to the clipboard. |
| Maintain > Paste |  |
Paste the clipboard data to the service invoice message fields. |
| Tools > Service invoice message logic |  |
Displays the service invoice message logic. |
| Help > Help |  |
Displays this help topic in a web browser. |
Selection:
POS company: The POS company for which the Service invoice message is valid.
Department code: The department code for which the Service invoice message is valid.
Franchise code: The franchise code for which the Service invoice message is valid.
Sales type: The sales type for which the Service invoice message is valid.
Date range: The start and end date ranges for which the Service invoice message is valid.
Language code: The language code for which the Service invoice message is valid.
Invoice text
Message title: Enter the title for the service invoice message.
Message edit box: Enter the text for the service invoice message
Tip: If the Print manager is used to print the invoices, the following 3 formatting tags are available for use, the Bold (<b></b>), Indented (<i></i>) and Underlined (<u></u>). The start tag and end tag must be placed on the same line.
Note: The Service invoice texts set-up in Point of sale module are still printed if valid.
Baumusters Grid:
Grid: Lists all baumusters for which this service invoice message is valid.
Note: Only baumusters with a length of 3 or 6 characters are allowed.
Shortcut menu:
Insert: Select to add a baumuster to the service invoice message.
Delete: Select to delete the selected baumuster from the service invoice message.
Select the Service invoice record that must be copied, from the Open Service invoice message record form.
Click the Copy menu icon from the Toolbar to copy data to the buffer.
Click the New menu icon from the Toolbar.
Click the Paste menu icon from the Toolbar to paste the contents of the buffer.
Change the Selection criteria to be unique.
Click the Save menu icon to save the message record.
Select the New menu icon from the Toolbar. All fields will now be available.
Select the POS company.
All dropdown fields will now be populated with the correct data.
Select all the Selection criteria needed for this new message.
Enter the Title for the new service invoice message.
Enter the message text details.
Note: Only enter the maximum of characters per line, as per RTS text line length setup.
Select baumusters for which the service invoice message is valid.
Note: Baumusters are not considered as unique fields for a service invoice message.
Right-click in the grid and select the Insert quick menu.
A new grid line is added to the grid.
Left-click in the new grid line.
Select the ellipsis in the new grid line.
Use the search function to select a baumuster or enter it manually.
Note: Only baumusters with a length of 3 or 6 characters are allowed.
Click the Save menu icon to save the message record.
Right-click in the grid and select the Delete quick menu.
Click the Save menu icon to save the message record.
Click the Save menu icon to save the message record.
Select the Service invoice record to edit, from the Open Service invoice message record form.
Click the Edit menu icon from the Toolbar.
Edit the fields to be changed.
Click the Save menu icon to save the message record.
To be able to print the Service invoice messages using the current Format Stationary, the formats should match each other. To set-up the POS parameters:
Select Point of Sale > System maintenance > System parameters.
Select the Format stationaries tab.
Check the formats of the Parts invoice and Service invoice parameters.
If the format entered in the parameters starts with a K, it is considered to be a CDK format. A format starting with an U should exists and will be used to print the service invoice messages.
On the Title tab of the format stationary, the RTS text lines can be set-up.
Additional information regarding the selection criteria mapping:
Department code - The department as per the Codes tab of the WIP.
Franchise code - The franchise as per the Extended vehicle details form. The form is displayed when selecting the More button on the Vehicle tab of the WIP.
Sale type - The sale type as per the Codes tab of the WIP.
Language code - For multi-language systems, the language of the seleted CRM company and target are checked as per the Additional Details tab or the CRM record.
Date range - The date range is checked against the date the WIP invoice is printed.
Baumuster - The baumuster of the chassis number of the vehicle as per the Extended vehicle details form. The form is displayed when selecting the More button on the Vehicle tab of the WIP.