Administrators can define the behavior of the billing run through the Billing Cycle Type settings.  Refer to the Billing Cycle Overview for a complete description of these setting.

 

These settings are available to the application through the Billing Information > Recurring Billing Setup > Billing Cycle field.

 

Figure 23: Billing Cycle field in Recurring Billing Setup.

 

Creating a new Storage Billing Cycle

1.   Access the Administration Tool,

2.   Open AFS > Storage > Storage Billing Cycle Type,

3.   Click in the row indicating “Click here to add a new row”,

Note: Refer to the Billing Cycle Overview for a complete description of the following settings.

4.   Enter a Billing Cycle name.  This value is what displays for the Billing Type within Recurring Billing Setup,

5.   Enter Billing Cycle Days to correspond for the named cycle.  The Billing Cycle Days must be in increments of 30 days (30, 90, 120, etc.),

6.   Select a Pro Rating from the available list.  See the Prorating Options section for more information,

7.   Choose to allow the billing charge to process in arrears by setting the Is Arrears flag.  When the Is Arrears flag is set, the application will bill for the current or past period otherwise billing will occur for the upcoming or future period (bill forward).   See the Is Arrears Flag section for details.

8.   Press the Tab key to add the record to the database,

9.   Repeat steps 3 through 8 to define other Storage Billing Cycles.