This solution outlines the process of raising and emailing or printing annual membership renewal invoices for customers using MiClub membership data base XClub v1.0.27. The same principles can be applied to customers using MiMembership v2.0.6+.

Step-by-Step Process

Step 1 – Update Charge and Membership Types

Club Sync – MiClub Website Integration

We recommend you STOP running this feature before processing your annual membership renewal invoices. This will enable to you to delete invoices if you make a mistake during the membership renewal process. Please contact MiClub Support for assistance.

Back Up

Before making changes to your data base and processing your annual membership renewal invoices, ensure you have run an XClub backup.

Ad Hoc Charges

Check your members ad hoc charges by running comparison reports by Charge Type and Attribute Type, add ad hoc charges where applicable.

Charge and Membership Types 

Update your Charge Type and Membership Type values ($) for the new financial year.

1. Click on Config icon from the Main Menu (left column)
2. Click on Charge Type
3. Overtype default Charge Type amount to new values
4. Click on Membership Type
5. Overtype default Membership Type amount to new values
6. Repeat this process for the Membership Category (Discount) feature
   
   
   
   
   Step 2 – Apply Default Membership Charges
   
   Update all members’ individual default charges to reflect any new values applied in Step 1.
   
   
   
7. Click on Members icon from the Main Menu (left column)
8. From Search window, click Close OR select your saved Search for Annual Renewals
9. Click the top left cell to highlight all members
10. Click Change icon (from menu located at bottom of screen)
11. The Global Change window will appear, select Default Charges from the drop menu list
12. Click OK
13. A second window will appear, click on Defaults – this will apply the changes made to the charges in Step 1 to all members in the highlighted list (Item 9). Click OK in the next window to update and/or add charges to the members in your Search list
    
    
    
14. To update Ad-hoc Charge Types such as Locker Fees, click Change icon. The Global Change window will appear, select update Ad-hoc Charges from the drop menu list, click OK. A second window will appear, click Yes – this will apply the changes made to the charges in Step 1 to all members in the list that have an Ad-hoc Charge Type
    
    
    

    Step 3 – Create Invoices
    

    Create annual membership renewal invoices for all members using the Default charges applied in Step 2.
    
    

15. Highlight all members in the List View, then click Invoices+ icon (from menu located at bottom of screen)
16. From Invoice window click Yes
17. Another Invoice window will open, click Defaults
18. The Invoice window will now open. Adjust invoice dates to your requirements (Start and End dates generally reflect your financial year i.e. 1 July to 30 June
19. Add any notes (these will appear on the printed invoice) i.e. Membership Renewal 2017
20. Tick Check Box to create payment plan for members on direct debit payment plan, then Click on Create
    
    
    
    
    
    Step 4 – Print Invoices
    
    Print invoices created in Step 3 as a group or by membership type.
    
    
21. If posting renewal invoices and you want to print one membership type at a time or a particular group of members, click Search and select from your list of saved Searches or Build a new Search. Note: if you wish to email member invoices your Searches to print and post invoices should only include members without email addresses. Please contact MiClub Support if you require assistance
    
    
22. Click on Invoices icon from the Main Menu (left column)
23. Tick box named Use Search Results
24. Highlight all invoices (to select all click on the first row, hold down the keyboard Control key and click A)
25. Click on Print icon from the Main Menu
26. A window will open, click Invoice
27. A second window may open, click Yes if you want advance payments and outstanding amounts to appear on the invoice, or click No
    
    
    
28. The invoices will appear in the print preview screen. We recommend you review invoices before printing
29. Click on the printer icon from the print preview tool bar
30. Repeat print process for each membership type or Search list
    
    
    

    Step 5 – Emailing Invoices

    Email the invoices created in Step 3 as a group or by membership type. We recommend you create email and letter templates prior to creating your search lists (refer Items 39 to 42).
    
    

31. Create and save a number of Searches of members with email addresses by membership type or specific group of members i.e. Surnames start with A.
32. Click on one of the saved Search lists to open
33. Click Mail icon from the Main Menu (left column)
34. A mailing list window will open, click on the middle button with the number of members in your search that you wish to email
35. Select your letter template from the drop menu (bottom of screen). If creating a new letter go to Item 39
36. Click on Preview Emails
37. Update email subject and attach any other PDF document i.e. a newsletter, you want to send with the invoices
38. Click Send, repeat process for each saved Search list
39. If creating a new letter, select Create New Letter from drop menu. Click on Create/Edit. Type in letter name i.e. Annual Membership Renewal, click OK
40. Click Create/Edit Header, add content, click Save
41. Click Create/edit Footer, add content, click Save
42. Click Create/edit Body, add content, click Save
43. Click Preview Emails. Update email subject and attach any other PDF document i.e. a newsletter, you want to send with the invoices
44. Click Send
45. To print invoices for members without an email address follow the process outlined in Step 4 – create a Search for members with no email addresses