Cloud Billing: Invoice Customers for Cloud SaaS and IaaS services
Invoicing •
Automatic generation of customer invoices based on the pre-configured billing date
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Single invoice per customer with all billable subscriptions
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Includes all service offers-SaaS & IaaS services
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Invoicing Pattern:
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‘Same Day’ invoicing
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‘Monthly’ invoicing
Invoices can be accessed as HTML or as a PDF attachment
Configuring the Invoicing Pattern
Define the Bill Run Date
Payment Due Date
Monthly vs. Same-Day Invoicing for Prorated Offers Monthly Invoicing
Differences Frequency
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Invoice generated only once a month on the Bill Run Date
Same Day Invoicing • •
Invoice is generated on the same day, when the offer is provisioned Invoice for Recurring fee is generated o On the Bill Run Date (for prorate offer)
Type of Charge
On the Bill Run Date: • Invoices are generated • Prorate fee ( for prorated offer) • Recurring Fee ( for next billing cycle) • Usage amount (for previous billing cycle)
When offer is provisioned: • Invoice is generated for prorated offers for Prorated amount On the Bill Run Date: • Invoices are generated for prorated offer • Usage amount • Recurring amount
Benefits
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Useful for Cloud Marketplaces that generate invoices only once a month
Useful for One-time Apps Follows the natural principle of Ordering+ Invoicing together
Example 1: Prorated Service with Monthly Billing Cycle 1st Jan
1st Feb
9th Jan
Pro-rate
1st Mar
Recurring
1st Apr
Recurring
Invoice on 1st Feb Charges Prorate Fee (23/31*100= $74.19) Recurring Fee
Date Range
Amount
9th Jan - 31st Jan
$74.19
1st Feb- 28th Feb
$100
Invoice on 1st March Recurring Fee
1st Mar- 31st Feb
$100
Example 2: Prorated service with Same Day Invoice 1st Jan
1st Feb
9th Jan
Pro-rate
1st Mar
Recurring
1st Apr
Recurring
Invoice on 15th Jan ( Date of Provisioning) Charges
Date Range
Amount
Prorate Fees
9th Jan -31th Jan
$74.19
Invoice on 1st Feb ( Bill Run Date) Recurring Fees
1st Feb -28th Feb
$100
Monthly vs. Same-Day Invoicing for Non Prorated Offers Monthly Invoicing
Differences Frequency
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Invoice generated only once a month on the Bill Run Date
Same Day Invoicing •
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Type of Charge
Benefits
Invoice is generated on the same day, when the offer is provisioned Invoice for Recurring fee is generated o On Next Anniversary Date
On the Bill Run Date: • Invoices are generated • Recurring Fee ( for the entire billing cycle) • Usage amount (for previous billing cycle)
When offer is provisioned: • Invoice is generated for recurring amount for the entire billing cycle
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Useful for Cloud Marketplaces that generate invoices only once a month
On the Next Anniversary Date: • Invoices are generated for prorated offer • Recurring Fee ( for the entire billing cycle) • Usage amount (for previous billing cycle) Useful for One-time Apps Follows the natural principle of Ordering+ Invoicing+ Payment together
Example 1: Non Prorated Service with Monthly Billing Cycle Cloud Service: Wang 10G Basic with Domain @ $100/month; Quantity:1; Offer Fulfilled Date: 15 Jan; Bill Run Date: 1st
Jan 1st
Jan 15th
Feb 1st
Feb 15th
Recurring
Mar 1st
Mar 15th
Apr 1st
Recurring
Invoice on 1st Feb (Bill Run Date) Charges
Date Range
Amount
Recurring Fee
15th Jan -14th Feb
$100
Invoice on 1st Mar ( Bill Run Date) Recurring Fee
15th Feb -14th Mar
$100
Example 2: Non Prorated Service with Same day Invoicing Cloud Service: Wang 10G Basic with Domain @ $100/month; Quantity:1; Offer Fulfilled Date: 15 Jan
Jan 1st
Jan 15th
Feb 1st
Feb 15th
Recurring
Mar 1st
Mar 15th
Apr 1st
Recurring
Invoice on 15th Jan (Date of Provisioning) Charges
Date Range
Amount
Recurring Fee
15th Jan -14th Feb
$100
Invoice on 15th Feb (Monthly Anniversary Date) Recurring Fee
15th Feb -14th Mar
$100
Accessing the Invoice Invoices are created in HTML and PDF format. PDF format is automatically sent to the Primary Customer Administrator as an email attachment. (Customer invoice Screen)
Invoices are created in HTML and PDF format. PDF format is
Invoice Listing Page
Customer can filter by the Invoice Status
Configuring and Rules for Invoice Status Configuring the Payment Due Date for the Invoices
Rules
Invoice Status
When invoice is generated
Due
When invoice is paid on or before Due Date
Cleared
If invoice is still unpaid even after the due date
Overdue
When invoice is disregarded
Disregarded
Components of the Invoice • Invoice Summary (Refer slide 16) – – –
Invoice Number (unique numbering) and Invoice Date. Payment Due date. Customers Billing Address.
• Invoice Detail (Refer slide 17 – 21) – –
Provides breakup of all the subscription charges with quantity, price, date range and amount. Indicates the license/usage quantity, Unit price and total amount with taxes .
• Itemized Section (Refer Slide 22) – –
Applicable only for usage based offer . Lists the usage quantity per day and the corresponding amount.
Invoice Summary
Representing SAAS Charges in the Invoice Subscription ID
Service Offer
Charges for Additional Subscription
Representing Trials/Promotion Charges in Invoice
Representing Discounts in the Invoice
Term (Contract) Service Charges in the invoice
IAAS Charges with Granular Details AWS
Azure
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IAAS Charges with Granular Details Provider
Product Code
Product Region / AZ Usage Type
IaaS Charges
Usage Type
Charge Type
Configuring if Invoice should display the Itemized Usage
Displaying the Itemized Usage in the invoice
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