clsCaseCost¶

Represents a billing/cost line item associated with a legal case (e.g., attorney fees, court costs).

Field	Value
Base class	`clsBusinessBase` (`SAIF.Framework.Core`)†
Source file	`SAIF.Business.Claim.Legal\LegalNet\clsCaseCost.vb`

Public members¶

Properties¶

Member	Signature	Purpose
`CaseCostID`	`ReadOnly Property CaseCostID() As Decimal`	Identifies the case cost record.
`LegalCaseID`	`ReadOnly Property LegalCaseID() As Decimal`	Identifies the legal case the cost entry belongs to.
`CreateDate`	`ReadOnly Property CreateDate() As Date`	Date the cost record was created.
`CreateUser`	`ReadOnly Property CreateUser() As String`	User ID that created the cost record.
`UpdateDate`	`ReadOnly Property UpdateDate() As Date`	Date the cost record was last updated.
`UpdateUser`	`ReadOnly Property UpdateUser() As String`	User ID that last updated the cost record.
`PayeeFirmProvLocID`	`Property PayeeFirmProvLocID() As Decimal`	Provider-location ID of the payee firm.
`FirmProvider`	`ReadOnly Property FirmProvider As View.Provider.clsProviderLocation`	The payee firm's provider-location record, loaded on `Load`.
`WorksFor`	`ReadOnly Property WorksFor As View.Provider.clsProviderRelationshipCollection`	The payee firm's "works for" provider relationships, loaded on `Load`.
`PayeeFirmName`	`ReadOnly Property PayeeFirmName As String`	Business name of the payee firm, resolved from `FirmProvider`.
`AuthorizedBy`	`ReadOnly Property AuthorizedBy As String`	Name of the SAIF staff member who authorized the cost, resolved from `AuthorizerEmployerID`.
`ServiceFromDate`	`Property ServiceFromDate() As Date`	Start of the billed service period.
`ServiceCode`	`Property ServiceCode() As String`	Code identifying the type of billed service.
`ServiceDescription`	`ReadOnly Property ServiceDescription As String`	Resolves `ServiceCode` to its descriptive code-table label.
`AmountPaid`	`Property AmountPaid() As Decimal`	Amount paid for the service.
`AmountBilled`	`Property AmountBilled() As Decimal`	Amount billed for the service.
`IsPrePayment`	`Property IsPrePayment() As Boolean`	Indicates whether the cost entry represents a prepayment.
`AmountPerHour`	`Property AmountPerHour() As Decimal`	Billed hourly rate.
`HoursBilled`	`Property HoursBilled() As Decimal`	Number of hours billed.
`PayeePersonName`	`ReadOnly Property PayeePersonName As String`	Name of the individual payee, resolved from the payee's provider address.*
`PayeePersonProvLocID`	`Property PayeePersonProvLocID() As Decimal`	Provider-location ID of the individual payee (as opposed to the payee firm).
`ServiceToDate`	`Property ServiceToDate() As Date`	End of the billed service period.
`AuthorizerEmployerID`	`Property AuthorizerEmployerID() As String`	Employee ID of the staff member authorizing the cost.
`AuthorizedDate`	`Property AuthorizedDate() As Date`	Date the cost was authorized.
`CancelledBYCode`	`Property CancelledBYCode() As String`	Code identifying who cancelled the cost entry, if cancelled.
`CancelledByDescription`	`ReadOnly Property CancelledByDescription As String`	Resolves `CancelledBYCode` to its descriptive code-table label.
`IsValid`	`Overrides ReadOnly Property IsValid As Boolean`	Returns `True` if the object is not dirty, or otherwise defers to the base validity check (`MyBase.IsValid`). Overrides `clsBusinessBase.IsValid`.

Methods¶

Member	Signature	Purpose
`GetCaseCosts` (shared, on collection)	`Shared Function GetCaseCosts(inDataportal As IDataPortalInfo, inLegalCaseID As Decimal) As clsCaseCostCollection`	Retrieves the collection of case costs for a legal case (member of `clsCaseCostCollection`).
`NewCaseCost` (on collection)	`Function NewCaseCost() As clsCaseCost`	Creates a new case cost and adds it to the owning `clsCaseCostCollection`.

Constructors¶

Member	Signature	Purpose
`New`	`Protected Friend Sub New()`	Framework-invoked constructor that registers business rules; instances are created through the `NewCaseCost`/`GetCaseCost` factory methods rather than directly.

Protected internal members¶

The following members exist in source but are not part of the class's public surface; they are documented here for completeness rather than in the "Public members" section above.

Member	Signature	Purpose
`AddBusinessRules`	`Protected Overrides Sub AddBusinessRules()`	Registers this class's business rules (e.g., service-date and authorization-date validations) with the framework rule engine.
`Load`	`Protected Friend Sub Load(inDataPortalInfo As IDataPortalInfo, Row As clsResultSet.DataRow)`	Populates the object from a result-set row and loads the related `FirmProvider`, `WorksFor`, and payee address.

Inherited public members¶

The following members are inherited from clsBusinessBase (SAIF.Framework.Core) and are not re-declared in this class:

Member	Kind	Description
`Save`	Method	Dispatches to the correct `IBusinessCriteria` CRUD SQL based on object state.†

Manage case cost entries

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Sources¶

SAIF.Business.Claim.Legal\LegalNet\clsCaseCost.vb