Introducing the Business Scenario
Understanding Billing in SAP Utilities Data Model
Understanding Billing Master Data
Exploring Discounts Surcharges
Analyzing Billing
Exploring Manual Billing
Explaining Invoicing
Understanding Clearing Control
Understanding Budget Billing Amounts
Explaining Bill Printout
Explaining Special Billing Features
Understanding Sales Statistics - Data and Analytics Integration
Understanding IS-U Billing & Invoicing Enhancement and Extensibility
Understanding Backbilling - Recommendation for the Billing Schema
Introducing Collective Bill
Explaining Real-Time Pricing Billing
Understanding Prepayment
Executing a Utilities Meter to Cash Process

Recognizing the Difference Between an Individual Bill and Joint Invoicing

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to recognize the Difference Between an Individual Bill and Joint Invoicing

Joint Invoicing/Individual Bill

Comparison of joint invoicing and individual billing processes, showing steps from document creation to bill generation. Detailed explanation provided in the following text.
  • When you create a manual billing document, you have to decide whether the document is to be invoiced as an individual bill, or whether the billing line items are to be included in the next invoicing run (for example in the next periodic billing).

  • The manual billing document no longer has to be billed, as the 'billing' took place when the clerk entered the billing line items.

Summary

  • In manual billing you can specify 'from' and 'to' dates, quantities, and net amounts.
  • The manual billing transaction can be used instead of reversal functions.
  • A manual billing can be sent as an individual bill or be included in the next billing.
  • Extensive reference functions are available to make it easier for clerks to enter billing line items.