Scenario 1: Fully prepaid
Example of a fully prepaid annual commitment with recurring, one-time, and usage charges, showing how invoices and credit applications are generated over time.
Step 1
Create a subscription with a 1-year term and Order Date=2026-03-01, with one rate plan that has three charges:
-
Recurring charge:
$100/month -
One-time charge:
$200 -
Usage charge:
$1/unit
Create a commitment starting on 2026-03-01 with period=Year, amount=1200, prepayment Type=fully prepaid, and prepaid Frequency=Annual.
Step 2
Generate a bill run with target date 2026-03-01. One invoice is generated with five invoice items and invoice date 2026-03-01.
|
Invoice item |
Charge name |
Service start date |
Service end date |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
II1 |
Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment |
2026-03-01 |
2027-02-28 |
1200 |
|
II2 |
Recurring |
2026-03-01 |
2026-03-31 |
100 |
|
II3 |
Annual Commitment - Credit Application |
2026-03-01 |
2026-03-31 |
-100 |
|
II4 |
One Time |
2026-03-01 |
2026-03-01 |
200 |
|
II5 |
Annual Commitment - Credit Application |
2026-03-01 |
2026-03-01 |
-200 |
Step 3
Upload March usage of 850 and generate bills with target date 2026-04-01. A second invoice is generated for 2026-04-01.
|
Invoice item |
Charge name |
Service start date |
Service end date |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
II6 |
Recurring |
2026-04-01 |
2026-04-30 |
100 |
|
II7 |
Annual Commitment - Credit Application |
2026-04-01 |
2026-04-30 |
-50 |
|
II8 |
Usage |
2026-03-01 |
2026-03-31 |
850 |
|
II9 |
Annual Commitment - Credit Application |
2026-03-01 |
2026-03-31 |
-850 |