Evergreen-Billed Order and Asset Lines
If an OLI has a set of fields populated with the following values:
- PriceType is
Recurring - AutoRenewal Type setup is
Evergreen - AutoRenewalTerm is either a user-entered value or a derived term but can not be null.
When billing is initiated by calling the Initiate Billing API, the Price Type field on the billing header (BH) for this product is updated to Evergreen. The billing header of an evergreen product is activated like normal products and it fetches the details like start date, end date, quantity, current unbilled amount, net unit price, etc. from the OLI.
If any of the fields AutoRenewal Type or AutoRenewalTerm does not have a valid value or the value is missing, then the Price Type field on the billing header is marked as "Recurring".
Based on the pricing source chosen in the Billing Settings, the pricing information is fetched from the Order Line Item (OLI) or Asset Line Item (ALI). When the pricing source is set to OLI, Billing fetches all the information, including the pricing information from the OLI. If the pricing source is set to ALI, Billing fetches the pricing information from the ALI. For more details on pricing sources, see Managing Pricing Source.
Suppose the order line item for a standalone product has the following details:
|
Order No. |
Order Line No. |
Product |
Billing Frequency |
Price Type |
AutoRenewalType |
AutoRenewalTerm |
Start Date |
End Date |
Quantity |
List price |
Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
O-1 |
OLI-1 |
Service |
Half-yearly |
Recurring |
Evergreen |
2 |
01-January-2024 |
31-December-2024 |
1 |
USD 1,200.00 |
USD 1,200.00 |
When Billing is initiated, the resulting Billing Header will contain the Price Type as Evergreen instead of Recurring. The billing header shows:
|
Billing header ID |
Order No. |
Current Order Line |
Product |
Status |
Price Type |
Billing Frequency |
Billing Rule |
Billing Start Date |
Billing End Date |
Quantity |
Net Unit Price |
Total Invoiced Amount |
Pending Invoiced Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BH-1 |
O-1 |
OLI-1 |
Service |
Active |
Evergreen |
Half-yearly |
Bill In Advance |
01-January-2024 |
31-December-2024 |
1 |
USD 1,200.00 |
USD 0.00 |
USD 1,200.00 |