Cloud Billing: Invoice Customers for Cloud SaaS and IaaS services
Invoicing Automatic generation of customer invoices based on the pre-configured billing date Single invoice per customer with all billable subscriptions Includes all service offers-SaaS & IaaS services Invoicing Pattern: ‘Same Day’ invoicing ‘Monthly’ invoicing Invoices can be accessed as HTML or as a PDF attachment
Configuring the Invoicing Pattern Define the Bill Run Date Payment Due Date
Monthly vs. Same-Day Invoicing for Prorated Offers DifferencesMonthly InvoicingSame Day Invoicing Frequency Invoice generated only once a month on the Bill Run Date Invoice is generated on the same day, when the offer is provisioned Invoice for Recurring fee is generated o On the Bill Run Date (for prorate offer) Type of Charge On the Bill Run Date: Invoices are generated Prorate fee ( for prorated offer) Recurring Fee ( for next billing cycle) Usage amount (for previous billing cycle) When offer is provisioned: Invoice is generated for prorated offers for Prorated amount On the Bill Run Date: Invoices are generated for prorated offer Usage amount Recurring amount Benefits Useful for Cloud Marketplaces that generate invoices only once a month Useful for One-time Apps Follows the natural principle of Ordering+ Invoicing together
Example 1: Prorated Service with Monthly Billing Cycle 9 th Jan 1 st Jan1 st Feb1 st Mar1 st Apr Pro-rate Recurring Invoice on 1 st Feb ChargesDate RangeAmount Prorate Fee (23/31*100= $74.19) 9 th Jan - 31 st Jan$74.19 Recurring Fee1 st Feb- 28 th Feb $100 Invoice on 1 st March Recurring Fee1 st Mar- 31 st Feb$100
Example 2: Prorated service with Same Day Invoice 9 th Jan 1 st Jan1 st Feb1 st Mar1 st Apr Pro-rate Recurring Invoice on 15 th Jan ( Date of Provisioning) ChargesDate RangeAmount Prorate Fees9 th Jan -31 th Jan$74.19 Invoice on 1 st Feb ( Bill Run Date) Recurring Fees1 st Feb -28 th Feb$100
Monthly vs. Same-Day Invoicing for Non Prorated Offers DifferencesMonthly InvoicingSame Day Invoicing Frequency Invoice generated only once a month on the Bill Run Date Invoice is generated on the same day, when the offer is provisioned Invoice for Recurring fee is generated o On Next Anniversary Date Type of Charge On the Bill Run Date: Invoices are generated Recurring Fee ( for the entire billing cycle) Usage amount (for previous billing cycle) When offer is provisioned: Invoice is generated for recurring amount for the entire billing cycle On the Next Anniversary Date: Invoices are generated for prorated offer Recurring Fee ( for the entire billing cycle) Usage amount (for previous billing cycle) Benefits Useful for Cloud Marketplaces that generate invoices only once a month Useful for One-time Apps Follows the natural principle of Ordering+ Invoicing+ Payment together
Example 1: Non Prorated Service with Monthly Billing Cycle Cloud Service: Wang 10G Basic with $100/month; Quantity:1; Offer Fulfilled Date: 15 Jan; Bill Run Date: 1 st Invoice on 1st Feb (Bill Run Date) ChargesDate RangeAmount Recurring Fee15th Jan -14th Feb$100 Invoice on 1st Mar ( Bill Run Date) Recurring Fee15th Feb -14th Mar$100 Jan 1st Jan 15thFeb 1stFeb 15thMar 1stMar 15thApr 1st Recurring
Example 2: Non Prorated Service with Same day Invoicing Cloud Service: Wang 10G Basic with $100/month; Quantity:1; Offer Fulfilled Date: 15 Jan Invoice on 15th Jan (Date of Provisioning) ChargesDate RangeAmount Recurring Fee15 th Jan -14 th Feb$100 Invoice on 15th Feb (Monthly Anniversary Date) Recurring Fee15 th Feb -14 th Mar$100 Jan 1st Jan 15thFeb 1stFeb 15thMar 1stMar 15thApr 1st Recurring
Accessing the Invoice Invoices are created in HTML and PDF format. PDF format is Invoices are created in HTML and PDF format. PDF format is automatically sent to the Primary Customer Administrator as an attachment. (Customer invoice Screen)
Invoice Listing Page
Customer can filter by the Invoice Status
Configuring and Rules for Invoice Status RulesInvoice Status When invoice is generatedDue When invoice is paid on or before Due DateCleared If invoice is still unpaid even after the due dateOverdue When invoice is disregardedDisregarded Configuring the Payment Due Date for the Invoices
Invoice Summary (Refer slide 16) – Invoice Number (unique numbering) and Invoice Date. – Payment Due date. – Customers Billing Address. Invoice Detail (Refer slide 17 – 21) – Provides breakup of all the subscription charges with quantity, price, date range and amount. – Indicates the license/usage quantity, Unit price and total amount with taxes. Itemized Section (Refer Slide 22) – Applicable only for usage based offer. – Lists the usage quantity per day and the corresponding amount. Components of the Invoice
Invoice Summary
Charges for Additional Subscription Representing SAAS Charges in the Invoice Subscription ID Service Offer
Representing Trials/Promotion Charges in Invoice
Representing Discounts in the Invoice
Term (Contract) Service Charges in the invoice
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IAAS Charges with Granular Details Provider Product Region / AZ Usage Type Product Code IaaS Charges Usage TypeCharge Type
Configuring if Invoice should display the Itemized Usage Displaying the Itemized Usage in the invoice
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