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title: "Backoffice Settings"
slug: "backoffice-settings-1"
updated: 2026-07-26T13:22:04Z
published: 2026-07-26T13:22:10Z
canonical: "help.idibilling.com/backoffice-settings-1"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.idibilling.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Backoffice Settings

Back Office Settings determine many of the defaults used in Billing, Rating and Aux Info Management.

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To access a back office settings form:

1. Under **Business Rules > Backoffice Settings**, select the applicable node:

| [Billing](/v1/docs/billing-1) | Settings related to the billing engine. |
| --- | --- |
| [Discounting](/v1/docs/discounting) | Lets you determine whether to include inactive services in an Associative discount. |
| [Dup Detector](/v1/docs/dup-detector) | Lets you check for duplicate usage records to avoid double-billing a customer. |
| [Summaries](/v1/docs/summaries) | Sets the length of time before the database connection times out. |
| [Tax Audit](/v1/docs/tax-audit) | Lets you verify that the tax values assigned to customers are correct. |
| [Taxing](/v1/docs/taxing) | Default settings in the RateBill Request Wizard for Taxing. |
| [CostGuard Misc](/v1/docs/costguard-misc) | Debug Messages and Memory Threshold settings. |
| [Rating](/v1/docs/rating) | Lets you determine which rating techniques are used during the rating of usage. |
| Front Ends | Configure front end settings. |
| [Loading](/v1/docs/loading) | Lets you determine which rating techniques are used during the loading of usage. |
| [Tracing](/v1/docs/tracing) | Lets you select the tracing options to be performed during rating and billing operations. |
| Paths | Tells the system where to find and place various files. |