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Caution: Do not modify or delete external accounts with Core Tool when SAP Convergent Charging is integrated with a CRM application or a provisioning system. Creating, modifying, or deleting external accounts may result in inconsistencies between the two systems because of data replication and synchronization mechanisms. Refer to the caution about subscriber accounts. |
An external account is a reference to an account outside SAP Convergent Charging and managed by a third-party invoicing and billing system. An external account represents a postpaid account owned by the subscriber (agreement signatory party), the end customer (service consumer), or another party. Invoicing and billing is also processed outside SAP CC.
The currency of the external account must be the same as the currency of the external billing account.
SAP CC checks the compatibility between account types and transactions in real time. To be checked in real time, an external account can be assigned one of the following types:
Payable: An account payable is an account by which a service provider owes a partner money (and sends settlement reports to the partner)
Receivable: An account receivable is an account by which a client owes a service provider money (and receives invoices from the service provider)
By default, no type is assigned to the external account.
The holder of this account can be subject to pay the tax according to the tax settings configured in SAP Convergent Charging.
You can define the taxation policy to be applied to the external account. If you do not fill in the Tax tab of the account, the taxation policy defined in the subscriber account applies.