The value entered here (if any) will be used if an Overage/Usage Charge is created for this Subscription Item. If no value is entered here, but an Overage/Usage Charge is created, the Charge record will contain the same Item as set on this Subscription Item record. When a value is entered here, the following behavior occurs:
- Sets a SKU specific to the usage activity coming into the Subscription Item
- Overrides the primary Item listed on the Subscription Item (which is still applicable to the Subscription Item’s Fixed Fee Charges)
- The usage Charges will be associated with the Item listed in the Overage/Usage Charge Item field
Example: A Fixed (Recurring) & Variable (Usage) Subscription Item with Included Units and Overage/Usage Rate filled out on the Subscription Item. Included Units Charge Item and Overage/Usage Charge Item are filled out on the Charge Item Map. Both fields are filled out to highlight how the Usage and Included Units can be associated with different items.
Step One: Add units to the Included Units field on the Subscription Item
Step Two: Fill in the Included Units Charge Item and Overage/Usage Charge Item Fields
Step Three: Rate the Subscription Item to generate Charges
Notice that the fixed portion charges for the 3rd party license fees, the 5 Included Units are for Laptops, and anything that exceeds the Included Units is a charge for the item USB Cables-10 ft. This example shows how you can ascribe charges to multiple Items.
Step Four: When Overage/Usage Charge Item is set but Included Units Charge Item is left blank:
When the Included Units Charge Item is null, Included Units no longer display on their own line. Instead, they are collapsed into the Usage Charges. The Charge Item for Usage is sourced from the Overage/Usage Charge Item field.
Overage/Usage Charge Description
This value initially populates from the "Default Overage Charge Description" set on the Item record, if there is one present.
- You can set different text on this Subscription Item if you want to use something other than the default.
- The text will be used as the Description on the individual Overage/Usage Charge(s) created from this Subscription Item. 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 Overage/Usage Charge Item record set on this tab.