The below settings determine how Aria calculates proration and how it assigns proration credits.
Proration Settings
Overview
Proration Settings
| Parameter Name | Description | Values | Where to Set |
|---|---|---|---|
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Align proration end date with contract end date |
Governs whether to use the contract end date to decide the proration period for purchased plans. |
True (Default) False |
Configuration > Billing > Contracts Settings |
| Allow contract to end even when PI on contract is not billed through the contract end date | Governs the contract expiry behavior for the contract of types "Terminate service and billing", "Terminate service and billing and prorate final invoice" and "Rollover to a Plan and/or a Rate Schedule", when the plan instance on contract is not yet billed through the contract end date. If this param is set to "True", then the contract will end even when plan instance on it is not yet billed through the contract end date. If this param is set to "False", then the contract will not end till the plan instance on it is billed through the contract end date. |
True False (Default) |
Configuration > Billing > Invoice Settings |
| Charge Activation Fee on Master Plan Assignment After Proration Event | When enabled, this parameter will ensure that any master plans will incur an activation fee (if applicable), when assigned to an account and experiencing a proration event ahead of the first invoice. This scenario does not include plan replacement. |
True False (Default) |
Configuration > Billing > Invoice Settings |
| Display Delta Values for Proration | Display delta values for proration (True = "Simple Statements." False = "Standard Statements"). |
True False (Default) |
Configuration > Billing > Invoice Settings |
|
Enable Single Line Upgrade |
Governs whether or not to enable the Single Line Upgrade feature. Single line downgrade is only supported in LIFO and only accessible when single line upgrade parameter is set as TRUE. |
FALSE |
Hidden. Contact Aria to set this parameter to "TRUE." |
| Invoice the Unbilled Usage During Proration | Controls whether the unbilled usage should be invoiced during mid-term plan termination. (False = do not allow invoicing the unbilled usage during proration). |
True False (Default) |
Configuration > Billing > Invoice Settings |
| Invoicing Options On New Master Plan Assignment | Determines whether full invoicing, prorated invoicing, or no invoicing is performed when a new master plan is assigned to an account. Note that this parameter is not used in every master plan assignment scenario (e.g., this parameter is not used when a master plan is being replaced). |
Perform full invoicing |
Configuration > Billing > Invoice Settings |
| Proration Credit by Service Type | Drives how proration credits are assigned. (False = proration credits are not separated and include "service + tax" component. True = proration credits are separated by similar service type or group of services). |
True False (Default) |
Configuration > Billing > Invoice Settings |
|
Stop On Immediate Invoicing Tax Errors |
Governs whether or not to stop invoice creation when a taxation error is encountered during immediate order invoicing, proration invoicing, or manually-executed anniversary invoicing. | Stop processing on tax generation errors | Configuration > Billing > Taxation Settings |
| Use alternate proration start date as plan assignment date for retroactive additions | Governs whether the alternate proration start date will be used as the plan assignment date when the alternate start date is in the past. If set to false, the current date is used as the assignment date. |
True False (Default) |
Configuration > Billing > Invoice Settings |