Create revenue schedule field descriptions
Information for creating revenue schedule field descriptions
Basic information
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Field |
Description |
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Revenue Schedule Date |
Required. The effective date of the revenue schedule. For example, the revenue schedule date for bookings-based revenue recognition is typically set to the order date or contract date. |
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Revenue Schedule Amount |
Required. The amount of revenue that you choose to recognize. Once you create a revenue schedule, you cannot change the revenue schedule amount. You must create another revenue schedule to adjust the revenue schedule amount. This adjusted amount is the difference between the incorrect amount and correct amount. |
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Reference ID |
The reference ID associated with the revenue schedule. This optional ID is used to link the revenue schedule to an external transaction or entity. Limit: 60 characters |
Additional fields
Optional fields and custom fields. Click to expand.
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Field |
Description |
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Accounting Codes |
Use Accounting Codes from the Subscription Charge: Select this option to keep the default accounting codes that were defined on the charge. The default accounting codes are displayed. Define separate Accounting Codes: Select this option to associate another set of accounting codes to this charge. When you select this option, select accounting codes for Recognized Revenue and for Deferred Revenue. |
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Notes |
Additional information about the revenue schedule. Limit: 2,000 characters |
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Revenue Event Type |
Specify the revenue event that best describes the action. Default : Revenue Distributed See Revenue Events for more information the available types and how to create customized event types. |
Revenue distribution
Field | Description |
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How do you want to distribute revenue? | Required. Select one of the following from the drop-down list:
For example, on completion of phase II of a 3-phased service implementation, an event is triggered from an external system. You can distribute a specified amount as recognized revenue in Zuora. If the revenue amount is $2,000 and the undistributed amount is $500, the amount recognized is calculated based on the distribution option you choose. Distribution options are:
For this option, the default transaction date rule is set to "recognize revenue over the recognition term regardless of when the transaction occurs" and the default rounding rule is set to round trailing. |
Accounting Period | Open accounting periods available for distributing revenue amounts. The accounting period in which the subscription was activated is displayed by default. Click Show previous accounting periods or Show next accounting periods to enter revenue amounts in other accounting periods. |
Existing Amount | When creating a revenue schedule, only the Open-ended period is populated with the Revenue Schedule Amount. When redistributing revenue, this column represents the last saved revenue amount. |
New Amount | As distribute revenue amounts into accounting periods, this amount is subtracted from the Open-ended amount. Enter the revenue amount for each accounting period. As you distribute revenue amounts into accounting periods, these amounts are subtracted from the Open-ended amount. |
Difference | The difference between the Existing Amount and the New Amount. As you distribute revenue amounts into accounting periods, a negative amount for the Open-ended period show how much revenue has been distributed (removed from Open-ended). |