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PCR-360 contains two different types of Charges. - Recurring: Charges that recur over time for continued usage of a piece of Equipment or Service. There are four types of Recurring Charges for Organizations to base their Billing practices on.
- Monthly: This is the default for a Charge's Charge type. The Charge will be applied every month until it is stopped.
- These Charges can be set to "Bill Forward", thus Bill one month ahead of the Billing Cycle.
- These Charges can also be set to 'Bill Backward' in order to catch up on past Billing Cycles.
- When the GLA for this Charge is updated, the Charge is Stopped and Restarted.
- Quarterly: The Charge will be applied every three months until it is stopped.
- These Charges are always treated as being set for "Bill Forward".
- Back Dated Charges will Bill for one cycle only, before continuing on the current cycle.
- Example, a Charge backdated six months ago, will Bill for only the last three months.
- When the GLA for this Charge is updated, the Charge is Stopped and a new Charge is Started.
- Semi-Annual: The Charge will be applied every six months until it is stopped.
- These Charges are always treated as being set for "Bill Forward".
- Back Dated Charges will Bill for one cycle only, before continuing on the current cycle.
- Example, a Charge backdated twelve months ago, will Bill for only the last six months.
- When the GLA for this Charge is updated, the Charge is Stopped and a new Charge is Started.
- Annual: The Charge will be applied every twelve months until it is stopped.
- These Charges are always treated as being set for "Bill Forward".
- Back Dated Charges will Bill for one cycle only, before continuing on the current cycle.
- Example, a Charge backdated three years ago, will Bill for only the last year.
- When the GLA for this Charge is updated, the Charge is Stopped and a new Charge is Started.
- Non-Recurring: One-Time Only Charges.
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Bill Archiving
When the Bill process runs, it inserts all the data into the BILL_DETAILS and BILL_TYPE_* tables. After a specific amount of time elapses, the data is "archived" into a new dated version of those tables. BILL_DETAILS_1701 for January 2017 or BILL_DETAILS_1702T for the Test Bill in February 2017. The User can set the Archive timeout under Admin > Tenant Management. There is a "Bill Archiving" field that specifies the number of days to wait before running the archive. A zero in this field indicates that the Bill archives the night after it was generated. Most of our customers have found that a value of 10 or 15 days allows them to run reports and pull any other data before the bill "archives".
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