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For updates, the Import needs to find the Charges to update. At a minimum, the Service ID, Charge Catalog and Charge Type must be provided. Optionally the Start Date, Override Amount, and Quantity can be provided. If the values provided match more than one Charge, then all of those that match will be updated.

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This will override the Charge Catalog Description for Billing.

Prorate

Default Value is False.

Datatype is Boolean.

Permitted Values: 1, Yes, and True sets the Prorate flag to True [1].

All other Values will enter as False [0].

Expense GLA

Datatype is String.

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New Override Amount

Datatype is Number.

Default value is blank.

This is only allowed if the Charge Catalog entry allows overrides.

This field is only used for UPDATES.

New Quantity

Datatype is String Number.

Default value is blank.

This field is only used for UPDATES.

RECID

Datatype is String Number.

Default value is blank.

This field is only used for UPDATES.

Quantity

Datatype is String Number.

Default Value is 1.

Service RECID

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Flags / Conditional Logic

SERVICE_CHARGE_TYPE

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Default Value is 'NONRECURRING'.

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The only allowed values are the System Use Values: MONTHLY_RECURRING, NONRECURRING, QUARTERLY, SEMI_ANNUAL, and ANNUAL_RECURRING.

UPDATE

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Default value is False.

Data type is Boolean.

Permitted Values: 1, Yes, and or True will set the Prorate flag to True [1].turn on this flag.  All other values are false. 

If set, this Import will UPDATE existing records. If the Import cannot find an existing record to UPDATE, it will error.

If  set, the Import will only update existing Charges. This can be used to set Stop Dates on MRCs, or change Override Amounts, Quantity, Description, GLA, or Prorate flag.

PRORATE:

Default Value is False.

Datatype is Boolean.

Permitted Values: 1, Yes, and True sets the Prorate flag to True [1].

All other Values will enter as False [0].

Effective Date

Data type is String.

Default value is blankTODAY.

This is not a date field. Allowed values are: BACKDATE or TODAY

This field is only used for UPDATES.

See the Notes for more details.

Warnings and Errors

The following warnings display if the Service Charge UPDATE fails:

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If an existing Monthly Recurring Charge has been billed, it can be updated. Changing the GLA, Amount, Quantity, or Prorate Flag, the new Charge stops the previous Charge and a new Charge record begins with the appropriate changes. The date of this stop and start is determined by the Effective Date value. If this is set to 'TODAY', then it will used use today's date. If it is set to 'BACKDATE', then it will use the date that the current charge has been billed through.

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