# Payments We export two payment data files. A summary for basic data counts, and a full detail file. ## Summary file The summary includes the number of payment records recorded in the Library Management System, separated by Library authority, the bill reason, and financial year of payment. This will cover the previous financial year, and the current. * [View bill payments summary data](https://github.com/LibrariesWest/opendata/blob/master/bills/payments_summary.csv) | Field | Description | Example | | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------- | | Financial year paid | The financial year the payment was made | 2017/2018 | | Payment authority | The authority the payment was taken at | Somerset | | Bill reason | The reason for the original bill | Bill for repacement | | Payment type | The type of payment | CASH | | Number of payments | The number of payments in this grouping | 5 | | System paid | The total amount from the payments | 5 | | Real amount paid | The real amount taken from the payments. This takes into account that no income is received from CANCEL and FORGIVEN payments. | 5 | ## Detail file For more detail use this download, the columns are described below. The data is still aggregated, but provides extra levels of detail. * [View bill payment data](https://github.com/LibrariesWest/opendata/blob/master/bills/payments.csv) | Field | Description | Example | | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | | Month paid | The month the payment was made | 2017-11 | | Payment authority | The authority the payment was taken at | Somerset | | Payment library | The library the payment was taken at | Taunton | | Bill reason | The reason for the bill | HOLD | | Payment type | The type of payment | CASH | | Number of payments | The number of payments in this grouping | 5 | | System paid | The total amount paid | 5 | | Real amount paid | The real amount taken from the payments. This takes into account that no income is received from CANCEL and FORGIVEN payments. | 5 | --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://librarieswest.gitbook.io/librarieswest-open-data/bills-and-payments/payments.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.