You can specify rules for periodic purchase invoices under the "Billing" tab of the "Purchase Agreement Information" screen.
Agreement Billing Information
Billing Method
Undefined: No method has been defined in advance. An invoice can be issued when necessary. If you select "Undefined", you cannot define any dates in advance, however, the "Invoice Dates" tab will not be displayed.
Periodic: The invoice will be issued according to the parameters defined in the "Create Invoice Period Parameters" section.
Invoice Calendar: You can determine your own invoice dates in the "Invoice Dates" tab.
Invoice Form
You can make selections from the window according to the definitions you made in Business Objects .
Work Schedule
You can make a selection from the window, based on the definitions you made in Calendars .
Creating Billing Period Parameters
If you selected "Periodic" as the billing method, you must define parameters that will automatically create billing periods.
First Invoice Date
You determine the date on which the billing process will begin.
Billing Periods
You can select one of the following billing periods from the drop-down box.
From the drop-down box among the items you created
"Billing Item" .
and enter the "Billing Amount" .
You must do this for all invoice dates.
When you are finished, all dates and billing items are listed in the "Invoice Dates" tab.
Each line indicates whether the invoice has been issued or not.
"Invoice Calendar" Creating Invoice Periods for Invoice Method
After saving the "Purchase Contract Information" screen, you can add your own billing dates under the "Invoice Dates" tab.
By pressing the "New Billing Period" button, you can select the "Invoice Date" from the calendar.
Billing Item Definition
When defining an invoice date, the "Billing Items" that you define in the purchasing contract lines are listed in the subsection.
You can select which items to invoice on the selected date, as not all items need to be invoiced in each billing period.
You can also edit the quantity.
When you are finished, all dates and billing items are listed in the "Invoice Dates" tab.
Each line indicates whether the invoice has been issued or not.