A product in SAP Billing and Revenue Integration Management is everything that can be sold to a customer. It can be a physical product, a service, or a subscription product (rate plan) that can be used to sell services with long-term agreements.
A product consists of several characteristics such as configuration, bill conditions, prices, and technical objects. A subscription product consists of a commercial part defined in SOM and a charge plan that defines the price configuration logic.
SAP BRIM: Charge Types in the Subscription Revenue Scenario
| Charge Type | Description | Fulfillment Type | Event Type | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumption | Consumption Charge for items that are not included in the flat rate service subscription | Event Based | Consumption Event | Event Based Usage Fee |
| Recurring | Recurring charge covering a flat rate service subscription | Time Based | - | Monthly Service Fee |
| One Time | One time charge occurring during the flight off the contract, usually contract | Event Based | Customer Invoice | Contract Activation Fee |
| Hardware | Physical component that needs to be delivered to the customer | Handled via SD | ||
The RAIs from SAP Convergent Invoicing contain the following different service types:
- Recurring charge with price and SSP from provider contract
- Usage based services from provider contract
- One off charge from BIT
The following settings must be set to implement Service Type for consumption fulfillment:
SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Financial Accounting → Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable → Integration → Define Service Types.
In this IMG activity, you define an additional service type for a Consumption-Based POB. By setting the following indicators, you can also specify for each service type, whether the system creates items for Revenue Accounting:
- Order Item: If you select this indicator, the system creates an order item for the service type during provider contract maintenance.
- One-Off Charge: If you select this indicator, for billable items with this service type, the system generates order items for Revenue Accounting.
- Fulfillment Item: If you select this indicator, for billable items with this service type, the system generates fulfillment items for Revenue Accounting.
- Invoice Item: If you select this indicator, for billable items with this service type, the system generates invoice items for Revenue Accounting when invoicing occurs.