Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Software Download and Install
- MERTS Menu Functions
- Setting Up a Committee
- MERTS File Extension
- Add New or Modify Names
- Importing Names
- Exporting Names
- Add New or Modify Reports
- Importing Transactions
- Exporting Transactions
- Add New or Modify Election Cycle
- Add New or Modify Fund Raiser
- Add New or Modify Direct Contributions
- Add New or Modify Other Receipts
- Add New or Modify In-Kind Contributions
- Add New or Modify Campaigns
- Add New or Modify Direct Expenditures
- Add New or Modify GOTV Expenditures
- Add New or Modify In-Kind Expenditures
- Add New or Modify Independent Expenditures
- Add New or Modify Disbursements
- Add New or Modify Loans Owed BY the Committee
- Add New or Modify Debts Owed TO the Committee
- Add New or Modify Debts Owed BY the Committee
- Add New or Modify Payments to Debts or Loans
- Contribution and Expenditure Limits
- View and Print Campaign Report
- All Transactions Tab
- Run, View and Print Validation Report
- Closing, Adding Treasurer and Uploading Report
- Amending a Campaign Report
- Backing up and Restoring Files
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A ‘Report’ must be created and selected first. If a report is not selected the Import Transactions option will not be available. The report selected is also the report that the transactions will be imported into. Report Dates must be in range of import date criteria. The importing file must meet the standard requirements found in the MERTS Import Pack which can be downloaded from www.mertsplus.com located under the “Software Downloads” section.
- To import transactions into a new committee file follow the Setup Wizard for the required committee type. After completing the setup wizard return to the Importing Transactions section and skip to item 2:
- Candidate Committees
- Independent And Political (PAC) Committees
- Political Party Committees
- Ballot Question Committees
- To import transactions into an already existing committee file select the report/campaign statement needed to import transactions. Reminder: The report selected is also the report that the transactions will be imported into. Report Dates must be in range of import date criteria.
- Select Import Transactions from the file menu. This feature imports Basic Transactions including the associated Names and Addresses.
- Select the file containing the importable transactions.
- Select Open to begin the import process.
- Select Start in the import box to continue.
- Select Ok to complete the import process.
- The software will provide an error list for records which were not importable. Review this list and select Close to return to the committee file. If records were not imported correctly or a list of errors are shown, verify the the file with the file layout or contact the MERTS Help for further assistance.
- If this is an existing committee file or already contains names within the names window the names with the same addresses are seen as separate records. A new name will be loaded into the system. Notice will NOT be given. For all others the Finish Partial Match window will appear.
Note:
- 5 available options:
- Save So Far
- Merge
- Insert as New
- Cancel All
- Reset All
- Identical Names are differentiated by address.
- Different Names with the same address are seen as separate records. A new name will be loaded into the system. Notice will NOT be given.
- Select ‘Ok’ to save the entry.
