Introduction
The ad hoc billing function includes the following enhancements since release 2025 FPS1:
- An executable message for the determination of billing plan templates in service orders
- Support for billing request lines of ad hoc billing plans in service orders in the Release for Billing app
- Credit memo requests or credit memos in the transaction history
An Executable Message for the Determination of a Billing Plan Template
Note
Enhancement to the App Release for Billing
Since release 2025 FPS1, you can use the app Release for Billing to process billing request lines (BRLs) of an ad hoc billing plan of a service order item. This gives you the choice to either use the app Release for Billing or the (backend) report CRMS4_SERVORD_BDR_GENERATE.
Two new search parameters have been introduced:
- BDR Creation Horizon (in Days)
- Billing Date
These parameters correspond to the selection fields of the report CRMS4_SERVORD_BDR_GENERATE.
Two new columns have been added to the search result list:
- Ad Hoc Billing: To indicate a billing request line
- Billing Date
The bottom right part of the figure shows an example.
You have created a credit memo request or a credit memo of an invoice that was generated from a billing document request associated with an ad hoc billing plan in a service order.
These documents are now displayed in the transaction history of the corresponding service order item.
Summary
- Since release 2025 FPS1, If the system determines more than one billing plan template for a new service order item with an item category that is relevant for ad hoc billing plans, an executable message is triggered.
- You can use the executable message to select the billing plan template you want to use for the service order item.
- Two additional search parameters and their corresponding columns in the search results list are available in the Release for Billing app since release 2025 FPS1: BDR Creation Horizon (in Days) and Billing Date.
- A credit memo request and a credit memo of an invoice that was generated from a billing document request associated with an ad hoc billing plan are visible in the transaction history of a service order item since release 2025 FPS1.