Billing Frequency in BSS OLD

Owned by Panagiotis Papanastasiou
Last updated: Jun 07, 2023
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In this page you can find an analysis of the Billing Frequency, in the BSS platform.

 

Billing Frequency in BSS

When a BSS user creates an order via BSS for a Microsoft NCE product that offers the choice of a Billing Plan (if enabled), this selection is located inside the order under the order item edit page.

The installments are created when the order is executed and not before.

Viewing the Billing Plan of an Order in BSS

On every Microsoft order item, the Billing Plan column is visible on its view page, under the Products tab. It is a view-only column.

If the Billing Plan is Monthly, it means that the order item is purchased with installments, whereas when the Billing Plan column is empty, then it means that the order item is purchased with a one-off charge.

 

Viewing the Billing Plan of Subscriptions in BSS

On every Microsoft subscription, the Billing Plan is visible on its view page.

If the Billing Plan is Monthly, it means that the subscription is purchased with installments, whereas when the Billing Plan is empty (contains a dash), then it means that the subscription is purchased with a one-off charge.
Next to the Billing Plan value, a magnify icon () is visible, which on mouse-hover will display the Installment Plan summary pop-up window with the following information:

  • Installments: Is the total number of installments of the current installment plan.

  • Invoiced: Is the number of installments that have been invoiced for that plan.

  • Excluded: This field appears only when there are installments that are disregarded by our system since they have not been invoiced by BSS. If there are no disregarded installments, then the field is hidden.

  • Remaining: Is the number of installments that remain to be invoiced for that plan.

  • Next Invoice Date: Is the date that the upcoming invoice will be generated.

  • Next Invoice Amount: Is the amount of the next invoice.

The magnify icon () along with the Installment Plan summary pop-up window are not visible on Canceled subscriptions.

 

Editing the Pricing Info of a Subscription with Installments

Also, on every Microsoft subscription with installments, the BSS user can edit the Pricing Information of that Billing Plan. Those changes will become active after the renewal of the subscription's billing cycle.

More specifically, the BSS user can click on the Edit Pricing Info button, to edit the pricing information of a subscription.
For more information, please continue to the Changing the Pricing of a Subscription (old) | ChangingthePricingofaSubscription(old) ChangethePricingfortheNextBillingCyclefo...archived page.

 

Viewing the Billing Plan Extra Charge in BSS

On every Microsoft order and subscription in BSS, the Billing Plan Extra Charge is visible on the respective view page once the Billing Plan is enabled and the Extra Charge is configured by the distributor.

Billing Plan Extra Charge of a Microsoft Order
(Order view page - Products tab)

Billing Plan Extra Charge of a Microsoft Subscription
(Subscription view page)

Billing Plan Extra Charge of a Microsoft Order
(Order view page - Products tab)

Billing Plan Extra Charge of a Microsoft Subscription
(Subscription view page)

 

All prices have the Extra Charge markup applied.

All prices have the Extra Charge markup applied (and the VAT of course).

For more information on this field, please proceed to the Billing Plans Extra Charge section of this page.


Click on Billing Frequency, to return to the main page of Billing Frequency.


Click on Billing Frequency in Storefront, to continue to the Storefront page of Billing Frequency.

Click on Billing Plans Extra Charge, to continue to the Billing Frequency Extra Charge page.