Create a new CDF order, go to an available line in section E and open it up to view the charge. So that our policy is available to be found in the Fees tab, we have to set Fee Schedule Type to "City/County tax/stamps" and Document to "Deed". At this point, the Fee Schedule drop down list should have our fee schedule ("CCTS Fee Schedule") visible but it may not be selected. Now we add the code that sets the Fee Schedule value.
The code to perform this activity has been lifted directly from the Select base rules and converted to Python. As always, it is up to you to test the code and verify it works in the situations you need. The code resides in a single Python class so it will be treated as a block to drop directly in your code. Your custom code will set up a few variables then pass search information into the "GetFeeScheduleVersionObject(...)" method of the class.
You can see the COR portion is rather simple. For any section E fee, it will pass each fee object (chargeFee displayed in Fees tab) and the desired Fee Schedule name to the search class. The return value from the search is either None (if the name can't be found) or the desired Fee Schedule. Note that it will always return the current Fee Schedule.
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from System import *
from SoftPro.ClientModel import *
from SoftPro.OrderTracking.Client import *
from SoftPro.OrderTracking.Client.Orders import *
from SoftPro.OrderTracking.Client.Rates import *
# Support LINQ for searching support.
import clr
import System
clr.AddReference('System.Core')
clr.ImportExtensions(System.Linq)
from SoftPro.ClientModel.Linq import Searchable # Define SoftPro criteria searches.
# This is the COR definition that you need to use as an example for how to search for a fee schedule.
def TaxAndGovernmentDetailChargeFee_FeeSchedule_Value(args):
chargeFee = args.Context
root = args.Context.Root
name = chargeFee.GetType().Name
rate = TaxAndGovFeeSchedules.GetFeeScheduleVersionObject(args, root, chargeFee, 'CCTS Fee Schedule')
args.Value = rate
The only class method you need to use is "GetFeeScheduleVersionObject(...)". It is passed four values...
- a way to get the IRateSchedules service,
- order root so can find first property to get the state and other address information
- the chargeFee with Fee Schedule Type and Document input values
- and the name of the fee schedule
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#
# Class wrapper to hold utility functions for Taxes and Other Government Fees.
#
# To set Fee Schedule property (CDF Section E and other locations),
# call GetFeeScheduleVersionObject(...).
#
class TaxAndGovFeeSchedules:
# Get IOrderItem property value if supported. Otherwise return None.
@staticmethod
def _safeGetProperty(context, property):
if IOrderItem.HasProperty(context, property) and IOrderItem.GetIsSupported(context, property):
return IOrderItem.GetProperty(context, property)
else:
return None
# Create search object appropriate for FeeScheduleType (Deed/Mortgage/Release/Other)
# feeScheduleType : FeeScheduleType
# state : IState
# city : String
# county : String
# documentType : FeeScheduleVersionType
#
# Returns: Criteria search object
@staticmethod
def _createSearchObject(feeScheduleType, state, city, county, documentType):
if feeScheduleType == FeeScheduleType.Recording:
search = RecordingFeeScheduleSearch()
elif feeScheduleType == FeeScheduleType.CityCountyTaxStamps:
search = MunicipalTaxStampsFeeScheduleSearch()
search.City = city
else:
search = StateTaxStampsFeeScheduleSearch()
search.County = county
search.State = state
search.VersionType = Enum.Parse(FeeScheduleVersionType, str(documentType))
return search
# Return FeeScheduleVersion or None if it can't be found. Returns current version.
#
# services : Object with GetService(...) method to get Select services
# root : Top level order object
# chargeFee : TaxAndGovernmentDetailChargeFee object. Used to get fee schedule type, etc.
# Function uses value of DocumentType ("Document" column on ChargeFee object.)
# "Fee Schedule Type" and "Document" columms should be set before calling this routine.
# rateName : String. Name of desired fee schedule.
@staticmethod
def GetFeeScheduleVersionObject(services, root, chargeFee, rateName):
match = None
# Do nothing if DocumentType not specified.
if chargeFee.DocumentType != DocumentType.None:
county = None
state = None
city = None
feeScheduleType = chargeFee.FeeScheduleType
# Get city/county/state if present in first property.
if root.Properties.Count > 0:
firstProperty = root.Properties[0]
county = firstProperty.County
if firstProperty.Address is not None:
state = TaxAndGovFeeSchedules._safeGetProperty(firstProperty.Address, 'State')
city = TaxAndGovFeeSchedules._safeGetProperty(firstProperty.Address, 'City')
# Create a search object.
search = TaxAndGovFeeSchedules._createSearchObject(feeScheduleType, state, city, county, chargeFee.DocumentType)
# Search based on FeeScheduleType criteria object.
rateSchedules = services.GetService(IRateSchedules)
if feeScheduleType == FeeScheduleType.Recording:
# Get all RecordingFeeScheduleVersions then pick one with correct name.
matches = (Searchable.Search(
IRateSchedules.RecordingFeeScheduleVersions.GetValue(rateSchedules), search))
match = matches.Where(lambda t: t.RateScheduleName == rateName).FirstOrDefault()
elif feeScheduleType == FeeScheduleType.CityCountyTaxStamps:
# Get all MunicipalTaxStampsFeeScheduleVersions then pick one with correct name.
matches = (Searchable.Search(
IRateSchedules.MunicipalTaxStampsFeeScheduleVersions.GetValue(rateSchedules), search))
match = matches.Where(lambda t: t.RateScheduleName == rateName).FirstOrDefault()
else:
# Get all StateTaxStampsFeeScheduleVersions then pick one with correct name.
matches = (Searchable.Search(
IRateSchedules.StateTaxStampsFeeScheduleVersions.GetValue(rateSchedules), search))
match = matches.Where(lambda t: t.RateScheduleName == rateName).FirstOrDefault()
# Return what we found or None.
return match
Enhancements/Thoughts
- If you already know the type of Fee Schedule you will need, you can shorten the code so you don't have to test as many combinations. In a perfect world, you should not do this since once you test it, you will have a piece of code that works for ANY section E fee schedule.
- Investigate the other search criteria available to the search objects (such as RecordingFeeScheduleSearch). You might find something handy and Select uses search objects in many places so some familiar with the topic is good.
- Automation snippets can use this code by modifying the variables and service calls used by the COR caller. (Of course, this is an exercise to the reader at this point.)