The Recurring Refill component creates in
the refill tree a main branch that computes refills on a periodic basis.
This component is characterized by an activation rule expressed by a: The Recurring Refill component creates in
the refill tree a main branch that computes refills on a periodic basis.
This component is characterized by an activation rule expressed by a:
Frequency (day, week, month, year)
Starting date and hour
The rules are the following:
A refill plan can contain several Recurring Refills
When you insert a Recurring Refill in a refill plan, some properties are available in the Recurring Refill branch:
Charge Effective Date: Subscription date to an offer or Start date of the related provider contract item
Recurring Event Date: Date on which the Recurring Refill is activated
You use the Recurring Refill component to refill a prepaid account depending on periodic usage events.
You can use the Recurring Refill component to set up automatic refills so that a service is automatically refilled when the balance of an account reaches a defined threshold or when a recharge from a bank account has been scheduled monthly.
Name: Type the name of the component (mandatory). Choose an appropriate name because it is reused as the label of pricing transactions.
Description: Allows you to type the description of the component (optional).
This tab defines the frequency and the starting date for triggering the Recurring Refill.
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Important: Once you have set up a recurring refill, SAP AG recommends not to change the frequency or the starting date. A change can cause serious errors, especially in subscriptions which are closely linked to the periodicity of recurring refills. |
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Note: The Reference Date is used only if you select the options The same day as the reference date, The same day as the reference date or first day of next month or The same time as the reference date. If you select another option, the Reference Date is ignored. |
Reference Date: Provides the list of dates for triggering the Recurring Refill component. Select a date that you can combine with the parameters chosen in the Periodicity area to trigger the Recurring Refill component.
Periodicity: Provides the list of frequencies (Every, Every other, Every 3nd, and other items) associated with the following list: day, week, month, year. For example, you can trigger the Recurring Refill Every 3nd month on Tuesday. The different options to select the starting date are the following:
The same day as the reference date: If you click this option, the Recurring Refill is triggered depending on the date selected in the Reference Date list. See the note below (*).
The same day as the reference date or first day of next month: If you click this option, the Recurring Refill is triggered depending on the date selected in the Reference Date list or the first day of the month following that of the selected date in the Reference Date list. See the note below (*).
the: If you have selected the frequency Every (3rd, 4th, and so on) month or year, this option triggers the Recurring Refill depending on the day of the month that you select. This option is combined with the list of numbers (from 1 to 31), the list of items such as Last, First, Second, Third and Fourth and the list of weekdays and months. Examples: the Recurring Refill is triggered Every 5th month The 11 of the month; the Recurring Refill is triggered Every year The Second Sunday of January.
on: If you have selected the frequency Every (3rd, 4th, and so on) week or year, this option triggers the Recurring Refill depending on the day of the week or the month that you select. Examples: the Recurring Refill is triggered Every 4th week on Wednesday; the Recurring Refill is triggered Every year on the 1st of January.
at: Allows you to select the starting hour if you have selected any of the previous options. This option includes hours and minutes combined with AM (ante meridiem) or PM (post meridiem). For example: the Recurring Refill is triggered Every day at 07:25 PM. You can select the same time as the reference date that is the date selected in the Reference Date list.
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(*) Notes: About The same day as the reference date and The same day as the reference date or first day of next month options.
If you select both of the Every month and The same day as the reference date options, the Recurring Refill will be triggered every month on the Reference Date; however, if you select the 31st of the month as the Reference Date, the Recurring Refill will be triggered the 31st of every odd month but the 30th of every even month (or the 28th of February, for example, if February has 28 days).
If you select both of the Every month and The same day as the reference date or first day of next month options, the Recurring Refill will be triggered every month on the Reference Date or the first day of the next month depending on the number of days of the month. For example, if you select the 31st of the month as the Reference Date, the Recurring Refill will be triggered the 31st of every odd month but the 1st of the month following every even month; however, as February can have 28 or 29 days, the Recurring Refill will always be triggered the 1st of March if the Reference Date is the 31st of the month. The table below shows you the dates on which the Recurring Refill will be triggered if you select the 31st of March as the Reference Date:
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