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 Deferred Revenue Recognition in Convergent Invoicing

 

Before you can use the described function in this release information, you must activate one of the following business functions in your system.

  • FICAX_INV_2K (Convergent Invoicing, 02K)

  • ISU_INV_2K (Convergent Invoicing EhP7, SP12)

  • TEL_INV_2K (Convergent Invoicing EhP7, SP12)

Revenue Recognition

In the standard system, a revenue overview at G/L account level is only possible after invoicing because account determination is executed during invoicing. Alternatively, you have the option of obtaining an overview of your revenue as follows:

  • Daily forecast: During the upload of the billable items, the revenue is temporarily posted to one or several forecast accounts. It is possible to analysis the revenue at any point in time for statistical purposes. The invoicing posts the revenue onto the final G/L account and reverses the postings on the forecast account.

  • Daily posting: A deferred revenue is posted during the advanced payment by an end customer. When the billable items that show the actual use are loaded, the revenue is posted to the final G/L account. Invoicing completes the process, there is however no additional posting.

Data Package

A data package contains all billable items of a API call that can always be transferred together. A data package is uniquely identified by the following specifications:

  • Identifier

  • File

  • External system

  • Customer-defined fields, if available

Effects on Customizing

  • If you want to activate the scenarios to Revenue Recognition described above, use the interface component Revenue Accruals and Deferrals(REVENUE_REC) in the configuration of your billable item classes. To do so, in Customizing for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable, choose Start of the navigation path Convergent Invoicing Next navigation step Basic Functions Next navigation step Billable Items Next navigation step Maintain Billable Item Classes End of the navigation path.

  • If you want to activate the data package, use the interface component Recording of Transferred Data Packages(DATAPACK_LOG) in the configuration of your class of billable items. To do so, in Customizing for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable, choose Start of the navigation path Convergent Invoicing Next navigation step Basic Functions Next navigation step Billable Items Next navigation step Maintain Billable Item Classes End of the navigation path.