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Scenario 4: Expriation

Example of a fully prepaid annual commitment that is billed upfront and then expired at the end of the 1-year term.

Step 1

Create a subscription with a 1-year term and Order Date=2025-05-01, with one rate plan that has three charges:

  • Recurring charge: $100/Annual

  • One-time charge: $200

  • Usage charge: $1/unit

Create a commitment starting on 2025-05-01 with period=Year, amount=1200, prepayment Type=fully prepaid, and prepaid Frequency=Annual.

Step 2

Generate a bill run with target date 2025-05-01. One invoice is generated with five invoice items and invoice date 2025-05-01.

Invoice Item

Charge Name

Service Start Date

Service End date

Amount

II1

Annual Commitment - Prepaid Installment

2025-05-01

2026-04-30

1200

II2

Recurring

2025-05-01

2025-05-31

100

II3

Annual Commitment - Credit Application

2025-05-01

2025-05-31

-100

II4

One Time

2025-05-01

2025-05-01

200

II5

Annual Commitment - Credit Application

2025-05-01

2025-05-01

-200

Step 3

Expire the commitment at the end of the commitment period in May 2026.