Scenario 2: Monthly installment
This scenario shows how monthly installments are billed and applied for a fully prepaid annual commitment with recurring, one-time, and usage charges.
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=Month.
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 |
2027-03-31 |
100 |
|
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 800 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 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-04-01 | 2027-04-30 | 100 |
II7 | Recurring | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-30 | 100 |
II8 | Annual Commitment - Credit Application | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-30 | -100 |
II9 | Usage | 2026-03-01 | 2026-03-31 | 800 |
II10 | Annual Commitment - Credit Application | 2026-03-01 | 2026-03-31 | -800 |
Step 4
Generate all remaining prepayments and generate a bill for the next month at 2026-05-01, targeting 2027-01-01.
Invoice Item | Charge Name | Service Start Date | Service End date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
II11 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-31 | 100 |
II12 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-30 | 100 |
II13 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-31 | 100 |
II14 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-08-01 | 2026-08-31 | 100 |
II15 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-30 | 100 |
II16 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-31 | 100 |
II17 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-11-01 | 2026-11-30 | 100 |
II18 | Annual Commitment- Prepaid Installment | 2026-12-01 | 2026-12-31 | 100 |
II19 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2027-01-01 | 2026-01-31 | 100 |
II20 | Recurring | 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-30 | 100 |
II21 | Usage | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-30 | 0 |