Maintain Nature Codes

The Maintain Nature Codes routine allows the user to view and/or edit Nature Codes. In eQuinox, Nature Codes are used to classify the nature of Matters (the general topic/issue of the Matter or Nature of Practice). When opening a Matter in the Maintain Matter Information routine, the user must enter the Nature of the Matter; the Nature Codes maintained in this routine will be displayed in the Matter Nature List of Values that the user must select from when entering a new Matter. Note: Since changing Nature Codes will affect all files, the user must exercise extreme caution when modifying information on this screen. For example, if the user changes "Civil Litigation" to "Marine Litigation", all Civil Litigation files will be changed.

When the Maintain Nature Codes routine is accessed from the eQuinox main menu, the screen shown below will be displayed.

Field Definition

Maintaining Nature Codes

Nature Code
The code representing a Matter Nature classification. The Code itself may be a combination of numbers and letters. When entering new records, the user must enter a unique Nature Code for each new entry.

Description
A description of the Nature Code. The description is indicative of the type of Matters to which the Nature Code applies.

Levy
The Yes/No (checked/unchecked) value of this field indicates whether or not Matters of this Nature attract Levy charges (i.e. Transaction Levy Surcharges for firms in Ontario).

Once the user has finished entering or updating information, they must click the Save button or press F10 to commit the changes to the database.