Scenario 3: Acceleration
This scenario shows how accelerating a fully prepaid annual commitment affects invoicing for recurring, one-time, and usage charges.
Step 1
Create a subscription with a 1-year term and Order Date=2026-05-01, 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 2026-05-01 with period=Year, amount=1200, prepayment Type=fully prepaid, and prepaid Frequency=Month.
Step 2
Generate a bill run with target date 2026-05-01. One invoice is generated with five invoice items and invoice date 2026-05-01.
|
Invoice Item |
Charge Name |
Service Start Date |
Service End date |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
II1 |
Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment |
2026-05-01 |
2027-05-31 |
100 |
|
II2 |
Recurring |
2026-05-01 |
2026-05-31 |
100 |
|
II3 |
Annual Commitment - Credit Application |
2026-05-01 |
2026-05-31 |
-100 |
|
II4 |
One Time |
2026-05-01 |
2026-05-01 |
200 |
|
II5 |
Annual Commitment - Credit Application |
2026-05-01 |
2026-05-01 |
-200 |
Step 3
Upload May usage of 800 and generate bills with target date 2026-06-01. A second invoice is generated for 2026-06-01.
|
Invoice Item |
Charge Name |
Service Start Date |
Service End date |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
II6 |
Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment |
2026-06-01 |
2027-06-30 |
100 |
|
II7 |
Recurring |
2026-06-01 |
2026-06-30 |
100 |
|
II8 |
Annual Commitment - Credit Application |
2026-06-01 |
2026-06-30 |
-100 |
|
II9 |
Usage |
2026-05-01 |
2026-05-31 |
800 |
|
II10 |
Annual Commitment - Credit Application |
2026-05-01 |
2026-05-31 |
-800 |
Step 4
Accelerate the current commitment period.
Invoice Item | Charge Name | Service Start Date | Service End date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
II11 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-31 | 100 |
II12 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-08-01 | 2026-08-31 | 100 |
II13 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-30 | 100 |
II14 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-31 | 100 |
II15 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-11-01 | 2026-11-30 | 100 |
II16 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2026-12-01 | 2026-12-31 | 100 |
II17 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2027-01-01 | 2027-01-31 | 100 |
II18 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2027-02-01 | 2027-02-28 | 100 |
II19 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2027-03-01 | 2027-03-31 | 100 |
II20 | Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment | 2027-04-01 | 2027-04-30 | 100 |