The Profiles screen provides the ability to assign a revenue recognition profile to an account. A revenue recognition profile defines the rules for recognizing revenue at the account level for plan-based and order-based services. Plan-based services include:
Note: Refer to the Create a Service article for more information on these service types.
When a revenue recognition profile is assigned to an account, revenue is temporarily split over the length of an invoice line's start and end date. Revenues, up to the triggering dates, are lumped into the month where the triggering dates fall. Revenues thereafter are spread out over the remaining length of time, if any.
If the original charge lines have already been recognized, then write-offs, voided write-offs, reversals, and voided reversals are recognized when they occur. Otherwise, they are recognized when their original charge lines are recognized, when the proper triggering date arrives.
Invoice lines are grouped into the following three categories:
Note: There is a client-level parameter that dictates whether the Revenue Recognition profile is to be used. This parameter must be set by an Aria Customer Support representative.