Billing in Arrears - Prorate
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License Quantity Increase:
- Main quantity is updated at the end of the month to the current license count
- Temporary Prorate line item is added immediately
Example:
Main quantity stays at 12 and is updated at the end of the month to 13. Temporary prorate item of 1 is added immediately.
- At the end of the month, the customer is billed for their actual usage of the month that’s been (billing in arrears)
- On the 10th of the month, the licenses are increased in Dicker Data from 12 to 13 licenses
- The main quantity on the customer's agreement/contract stays at 12
- A temporary prorate addition of 1 is added to the agreement immediately, with an effective date of the 10th, and a cancelled date of the end of the month
- At the end of the month, we bill the customer for the 12 licenses they consumed, plus the partial 1 license they consumed between the May 10th - 31st
- The main quantity on the customer's agreement/contract updates to 13 at the end of the month
License Quantity Decrease:
- Main quantity is updated end of month to the current license count
- Temporary Prorate line item is added immediately with negative value
Example:
Main quantity stays at 12, then it is updated at the end of the month to 11. Temporary prorate item of -1 is added immediately.
- At the end of the month, the customer is billed for their actual usage of the month that’s been (billing in arrears)
- On the 20th of the month, the licenses are increased in Dicker Data from 12 to 11 licenses
- The main quantity on the customer's agreement/contract stays at 12
- A temporary prorate reduction of -1 is added to the agreement immediately, with an effective date of the 20th, and a cancelled date of the end of the month
- At the end of the month, we bill the customer for the 12 licenses they consumed for May, and credit for the 1 license they partially used
- The main quantity on the customer's agreement/contract updates to 11 at the end of the month