Regarding billing plans

Question

Hi friends... please ssuggest me the configuration steps of periodic billing and mile stone billing... please send me if possible the configuation steps to my mail id  [email protected]

Answer 1

Hi Durga Prasad,
Periodic Billing
Periodic billing means billing a total amount for each individual billing date in the plan. For example, if you are creating a rental contract, the system can propose a schedule of monthly rental payments, according to the length and conditions of the contract.
Milestone Billing
Milestone billing means distributing the total amount to be billed over multiple billing dates in the billing plan. For example, you can use a billing plan for billing a make-to-order item that is assigned to a project in the SAP Project System. When you enter the project-related make-to-order item in the sales order (or assembly order), the system proposes a billing plan based on milestones defined for networks in the project. As each milestone is successfully reached, the customer is billed either a percentage of the entire project cost or simply a pre-defined amount.
1) Periodic Billing
Periodic billing can be used, for example, in rental contracts. The billing dates in a periodic billing plan can be determined from the following sources:
=> Control data in the billing plan
=> Header data in the rental contract
=> Manually entered dates
The following dates are important for billing date determination:
=> Start and end dates
=> Period (monthly, quarterly, annually)
=> Horizon
Start and end dates
Start and end dates define the duration of the billing plan and, whenever possible, are copied from the start and end dates of the corresponding rental contract. Depending on the configuration of your system, these dates may be indirectly determined by the system. For example, the contract start date may be determined automatically as soon as the installation date is entered.
Period (monthly, quarterly, annually)
The periodicity of the billing dates determines the frequency with which the billing dates are created in the billing plan and, in addition, whether a billing date is processed for billing on the first or last day of the month.
Horizon
In case no end date is entered, or the end date lies so far in the future that not all billing dates can established, then a rule for determining the horizon can be entered. The horizon for periodic billing determines the last date of the billing plan.
The horizon is always determined by a rule that uses the current date as a baseline. If the current date is updated during processing, the system automatically extends the horizon and the schedule of billing dates into the future.
2) Milestone Billing
Milestone billing is typically used for billing projects, such as plant engineering and construction projects. Such projects often include a series of milestones that mark the completion of different stages of the work. In the SAP R/3 System, milestones are defined in a network along with planned and actual dates for the completion of work. The milestones are also assigned to the billing dates in the billing plan. Each milestone-related billing date is blocked for processing until the Project System confirms that the milestone is completed.
Delivery-relevant order items for which a milestone billing plan applies are billed on the basis of the requested delivery quantity and not on the total of the confirmed quantities.
For each billing date in a milestone billing plan, you can specify whether the billing date is:
=> fixed
=> always updated with the actual date of the milestone
=> updated with the actual date of the milestone, if the date is earlier than the planned billing date for the date
=> updated with the actual date of the milestone, if the date is earlier than the planned billing date for the date
As of Release 3.0C it is also possible to assign milestones to the dates of the billing plan during milestone billing if no network plan has been opened.
In order to do this you must assign the milestone manually in billing plan maintenance. For you to be able to make this assignment, the Fixed date field of the proposed date category of the billing plan type must not be blank. The additional fixed value (as of Release 3.0C) of Fixed date ‘ ‘ means that you cannot assign it to a milestone. Milestone assignment is possible for all other values. You make these settings in the Implementation Guide.
For configuration please find the below path:
IMG --> Sales and Distribution --> Billing --> Billing Plans
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Sateesh.Kandula