If an Additional Discount value is present on this Subscription Item, filling in this field will create separate Charge records to contain the calculated discount amount using the Item specified.
This is helpful if the General Ledger impact of the discount should be handled with a different Item or if a separate Description should accompany the discount amount. If no value is entered here, but an Additional Discount value is present on the Subscription Item, the discount amount will simply be added to the Discount field on the natural Charge(s) created.
- This field allows you to see the discount on a separate line. This is sometimes desirable from a revenue perspective; however, this separation can be hidden for Invoice presentation.
- This Charge will convey the discount as a negative value
- The discount amount applied will be multiplied by the fixed quantity, but the quantity on the discount Charge table will reflect as 1
Example: In this example, the Additional Discount Amount is 10. Under the Charge Item Map, the Additional Discount Item is set to Training.
1. Configuration
2. Post-Rating: The discount displays on a separate line, noting the updating Additional Discount Item
Notice that the discount Charge quantity is set to 1, but the rate is a calculation of the Additional Discount Amount multiplied by the usage quantity. This is to ensure that the discount is applied to each unit that makes up the quantity.
Additional Discount Description
This value initially populates from the "Default Additional Discount Description" set (if any) on the Item record. You can set different text on this Subscription Item if you want to use something other than the default.
- The text, if populated, will be used as the Description on the individual Additional Discount Charge(s) created from this Subscription Item.
- It should be noted that this Description will only apply if a separate Additional Discount Charge is created by the presence of an Additional Discount Item value. This field supports Handlebars if you want to dynamically add text about the specific transaction.
NOTE: The default value comes from the Item record for this Subscription Item, not the Additional Discount Item record set on this tab.