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1. Execute accounts receivable terms. E.g. apply late payment penalties, suspend accounts for non-payment, etc. before billing runs

2. Bill packages

3. Bill usage (note: all unbilled past usage charges related to an account-package selected for billing will be billed if the ‘Bill Usage’ setting is enabled on the bill run. The Bill Period Start date set on the bill run isn’t used to determine if usage charges are applicable, any/all unbilled usage charges in the past related to the account-package will be billed)

4. Execute contract terms (apply early termination fees, commitment fees)

5. Run Invoicing (compile charges, apply taxes, total up balances and stamp the invoice id on account transactions)

6. Collect Payments (utilize a payment gateway configured in the system to collect payment for accounts setup with an ‘Auto Pay’ payment method configured)

7. Render the invoice (create the PDF invoice)

8. Deliver the invoice based on the account's bill group invoice delivery configuration

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The information in this panel reflects the currently selected bill run. From here you can change bill run details (fields will display a red left border if a value is required and purple text if the field is read-only and cannot be modified).

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• Name: a unique and descriptive name of your bill run, e.g. 'Recurring Bill Run'

• Collection Type: defines how payments are collected during a bill run. Note that this field will only be editable when the ‘Collect Payments’ option is enabled on the bill run ‘Settings’ tab

  • Account Balance: collect payment if the account has a positive balance

  • Invoice Due DateBalance: collect payment for invoices that are due

• Bill Period Start: this value determines the start of the billing period range. The billing period range is defined by the Bill Period Start date and the Bill Period End date. When the bill run executes account-packages will be billed if the package’s 'Next Bill Date' falls within the billing period range and the option 'Bill Package' is enabled on the bill run. Note: back billing of old unbilled usage charges related to the account-packages selected for billing will occur regardless of the Bill Period Start date, this setting is not used to limit how far back usage charges should be billed. This Bill Period Start date setting does not control when the bill run executes, execution is determined based on the bill run schedule which is configured on the Schedule tab

• Bill Period End: this value determines the end of the billing period range. See the Bill Period Start notes above for more information

  • the invoice balance of the most recent invoice

• Bill Run Status Type: indicates the status of a bill run that is running or has finished running (i.e. this field will indicate if the bill run is in progress or completed)

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• Billing:

  • Bill Package: bills account-packages that have a 'Next Bill Date' that falls within the Bill Period (Bill Period Start to Bill Period End) date range

  • Bill Usage: bills usage charges related to account-packages that have a 'Next Bill Date' in the bill period date range (Bill Period Start to Bill Period End). All unbilled usage charges that precede the 'Bill Period Start' date will also be billed if it is determined that the account-package should be billed

• Invoicing:

  • Run Invoices: compiles charges, applies taxes, totals up balances and stamps transactions with an invoice number

  • Render Invoices: generates invoices in a pdf format. A rendered invoice is a finalized invoice that cannot be edited or have additional transactions added to it. Rendering will only occur when the invoicer account's ‘Bill Day' is reached (the bill day falls within the Bill Period Start and Bill Period End range), until the invoicer account’s bill day is reached the bill run will not render an invoice when this option is selected

  • Deliver Invoices: delivers invoices based on the bill group's 'Invoice Delivery' setting. Invoices that are not rendered will not be delivered (i.e. no invoice exists to be delivered). Invoices are only delivered when the invoicer account's bill day is within the billing period (the bill day falls within the Bill Period Start and Bill Period End date range)

• Contracts:

  • Run Contract Commitments: when enabled account and account-package contracts on the accounts being billed will be evaluated to see if contract related charges are applicable. If commitments are not met/contracts have been terminated prematurely then any configured penalty fees on the contract will be applied. When this option is enabled contract dates will be checked to determine if contract charges are valid, the 'Bill Period Start' date on the bill run is not referenced when the system is evaluating contracts on accounts/account-packages. This means that contract charges related to periods earlier than the specified bill period start date will be applied

• AR Terms:

  • Run Dunning Process: when enabled this setting will trigger the execution of dunning rules that have been configured on the account (e.g. send the account's billing contact an email notification if they are X days overdue for payment, email and change the account status to suspended if payment is Y days overdue, etc.). It's recommended that you configure a standalone bill run to execute dunning rules on a daily schedule

• Payments:

  • Collect Payments: when enabled payment can be collected from accounts that have an ‘Auto Pay’ payment method configured. Integration with a payment gateway must also be configured for payment collection to function

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This tab allows you to specify which currency exchange rates to use for currency conversion. For reporting requirements currencies will be converted to the owner's currency (base currency) during the bill run, but from an invoicing perspective currency conversion will only be applicable when an account is in one currency and the account receiving the invoice (the invoicer) is setup with a different currency. Any charge can be converted to another currency if necessary, depending on the invoicer's invoiced account’s currency.

Schedule tab

This tab allows you to configure when the bill run executes as well as view currently running and previously completed bill runs. Bill runs can be scheduled on a 'one-off' basis or on a recurring frequency (e.g. daily, monthly).

See the Scheduling Bill Runs article section below for instructions on how to schedule bill runs.

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1. Under the Bill Runs heading on the left click the  icon

2. Under the Add Bill Run heading on the right specify the bill run details. See the Bill Runs screen help for information on each field

3. Click Save

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Adding Bill Groups to Bill Runs

1. Under the Bill Runs heading on the left click the bill run you wish to edit

2. Under the Edit Bill Run heading on the right click on the Bill Group tab

3. On the Bill Group tab click inside the text field labeled Bill Group(s) To Add

4. In the list that appears check off the bill groups you wish to add to the bill run

5. Click the + Add button to the right

6. Click Save to commit the bill run changes

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Scheduling Bill Runs

1. Under the Bill Runs heading on the left click the bill run you wish to schedule

2. Under the Edit Bill Run heading on the right click on the Schedule tab

3. On the schedule tab you can perform various options:

   • To schedule a recurring bill run click the  button. On the pop-up that appears specify when the bill run should fireexecute and how frequently (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.)

   • To schedule a one time bill run click the  button. On the pop-up that appears specify the:

     • Bill Period Start: this value determines the start of the billing period range. The billing period range is defined by the Bill Period Start date and the Bill Period End date. When the bill run executes account-packages will be billed if the package’s 'Next Bill Date' falls within the billing period range and the option 'Bill Package' is enabled on the bill run. Note: back billing of old unbilled usage charges related to the account-packages selected for billing will occur regardless of the Bill Period Start date, this setting is not used to limit how far back usage charges should be billed. This Bill Period Start date setting does not control when the bill run executes, execution is determined based on the bill run schedule which is configured on the Schedule tab

     • Bill Period End: this value determines the end of the billing period range. See the Bill Period Start notes above for more information

     • Posting Date: the posting date for all transactions generated by the bill run

     • Schedule Now/Schedule Date/Time: when the bill run should

     fire

     • start

   • To pause a scheduled bill run click the  button next to a scheduled bill run

   • To re-enable a paused scheduled bill run click the  button next to a scheduled bill run that has been paused

   • To edit an existing schedule in the list click the  button to the right of the schedule. On the pop-up that appears adjust the scheduled date/time as needed

   • To delete a schedule click the  button to the right of the schedule. The  button will appear, click it to mark the schedule for deletion. Click Save to commit the changes and remove the schedule(s) you selected for deletion

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