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Invoice

Invoice period and charge fee for the entitlement.

Invoice Period​

The invoicing process varies depending on the Entitlement's start date, the billing cycle and the payment schedule type.

The first invoice period​

The first invoice period is the period between the Entitlement's start date and the first invoice date.

Start date in the past​

If the Entitlement's start date is in the past, the entitlement is considered active.

The invoicing process varies depending on the billing cycle and the payment schedule type.

  • If the billing cycle is beginning of the month and the payment schedule type is prepay, the first invoice
    • start date is the Entitlement's start date.
    • end date is the nearest first day of the month.
    • draft date is today.
  • If the billing cycle is beginning of the month and the payment schedule type is postpay, the first invoice
    • start date is the Entitlement's start date.
    • end date is the nearest first day of the month.
    • draft date is the nearest first day of the month.
  • If the billing cycle is start of the entitlement and the payment schedule type is prepay, the first invoice
    • start date is the Entitlement's start date.
    • end date is the nearest day of the entitlement start day in the month. If the end date is today, the end date should be the nearest day of the entitlement start day in the next month.
    • draft date is today.
  • If the billing cycle is start of the entitlement and the payment schedule type is postpay, the first invoice
    • start date is the Entitlement's start date.
    • end date is the nearest day of the entitlement start day in the month. If the end date is today, the end date should be the nearest day of the entitlement start day in the next month.
    • draft date is the same as the end date.

Start date in the future​

If the Entitlement's start date is in the future, the entitlement is considered pending.

The invoicing process varies depending on the billing cycle and the payment schedule type.

  • If the billing cycle is beginning of the month and the payment schedule type is prepay, the first invoice
    • start date is the Entitlement's start date.
    • end date is the nearest first day of the month.
    • draft date is the same as the start date.
  • If the billing cycle is beginning of the month and the payment schedule type is postpay, the first invoice
    • start date is the Entitlement's start date.
    • end date is the nearest first day of the month.
    • draft date is the same as the end date.
  • If the billing cycle is start of the entitlement and the payment schedule type is prepay, the first invoice
    • start date is the Entitlement's start date.
    • end date is the nearest day of the entitlement start day in the month.
    • draft date is the same as the start date.
  • If the billing cycle is start of the entitlement and the payment schedule type is postpay, the first invoice
    • start date is the Entitlement's start date.
    • end date is the nearest day of the entitlement start day in the month.
    • draft date is the same as the end date.

E2E Testing Plan​

  1. Past + Prepay + Beginning of the month: Basic pricing plan
  2. Past + Postpay + Beginning of the month: Tiered pricing plan
  3. Past + Prepay + Start of the entitlement: Bulk pricing plan
  4. Past + Postpay + Start of the entitlement: Volume pricing plan
  5. Future + Prepay + Beginning of the month: Percentage pricing plan
  6. Future + Postpay + Beginning of the month: Tiered percentage pricing plan
  7. Future + Prepay + Start of the entitlement: Matrix pricing
  8. Future + Postpay + Start of the entitlement: Basic pricing plan

Invoice Charge Fee​

Addon Charge fee​

Suger enables sellers to charge additional fees to buyers by creating an addon invoice tied to the entitlement. Sellers can define both the amount and the date of the charge.

Suger will automatically generate the invoice on the specified date and send it to the buyer.

Payment Installment Charge fee​

Suger will automatically generate the invoice on the installment payment date and send it to the buyer.

Recurring Flat Charge fee​

First invoice period​

  • If the entitlement start date is in the past, the first invoice may include multiple periods.
  • If the entitlement does not cover the full billing period, the invoice will be prorated accordingly.

Trial period​

  • If the entitlement includes a trial period, the invoice will be generated, but the charge will exclude the trial period.

Usage Charge fee​

The usage charge fee depends on the billable metric and pricing plan. It is calculated based on the usage data during the billing period.

  • If the entitlement includes a trial period, the usage charge fee will exclude the trial period.
  • If the usage dimension includes a discount, the usage charge fee will exclude the discounted amount.

E2E Testing Plan​

  1. Payment Installment Charge fee and Addon Charge fee generated for the same date in the future.
  2. Recurring Flat Charge Fee with a trial period and prorated charges.
  3. Usage Charge Fee with a trial period and discount, where the trial period was already accounted for in the previous billing period, so it is ignored in the current period.