Subscription Type

The Subscription Type zone displays the details of the subscription type. It contains the following sections:

• Main - Displays basic information about the subscription type. It contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Subscription Type	Displays the subscription type.
  Description	Displays the description for the subscription type.
  Account Subscription Business Object	Indicates the business object using which you want to create a person when the corresponding account subscription is processed. In addition, a context menu appears corresponding to this field which helps in navigating to other screens in the application. Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Business Object screen appears where you can view the details of the respective business object.
  Detailed Description	Displays additional information about the subscription type.
  Division	Indicates the division to which you want to associate the subscription type. Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Division screen appears where you can view the details of the respective division.
  Contract Type	Indicates the Contract Type to which you want to associate the subscription type.
  Renewal Duration Type	Indicates the renewal cycle. The valid values are: Day Month Week Year
  Renewal Duration	Displays the duration of the renewal of the subscription.
  Status	Indicates the status of the subscription type. The valid values are: Active Inactive Note: You cannot change the status of a Subscription Type to Inactive if there are account subscriptions that are created using the Subscription Type and are currently in the Draft or Approval In Progress status.
  Prorate Charges	Indicates whether monthly subscription fee is prorated or not in the event the cancelation occurs in the middle of the month.
  Adjust Billed Charges	Indicates the billed charges adjusted. Note: This field appears when you check the Prorate Charges check box.
  Adjustment Type	Indicates the adjustment type using which the adjustment must be created. Note: This field appears when you check the Prorate Charges and Adjust Billed Charges check box. It has a link. On clicking the link, the Adjustment Type screen appears where you can view the details of the respective business object.
  Termination Adjustment Type	Indicates the adjustment type used for termination of the subscription service.

• The Subscription Services section contains the following columns:

  Column Name	Column Description
  Subscription Service	Displays the type of the subscription service.
  Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) Exempted	Indicates whether the service type is exempted from MRR calculation.
  Subscription Charge	Indicates the charges related to the subscription service.
  Distribution Code	Indicates the distribution code linked to the service that will be used on the billable charge.

• Characteristics - Lists the characteristics defined for the subscription type. It contains the following columns:

  Column Name	Column Description
  Effective Date	Displays the date from when the subscription is effective.
  Characteristic Type	Indicates the characteristic type.
  Characteristic Value	Displays the value of the characteristic type.

• Record Actions - This section contains the following buttons:

  Button Name	Button Description
  Edit	Used to edit the details of the subscription type.
  Delete	Used to delete the subscription type. Note: You can delete an subscription type when you have not created an subscription type using the subscription type.
  Duplicate	Used to create a new subscription type using an existing subscription type.

• Record Information - This section contains the following field:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Business Object	Indicates the business object using which the subscription type is created. In addition, a context menu appears corresponding to this field which helps in navigating to other screens in the application. Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Business Object screen appears where you can view the details of the respective business object.

• The Algorithms section contains the following columns:

  Field Name	Field Description	Mandatory (Yes or No)
  System Event	Displays the system event.	Yes
  Sequence	Displays the sequence number.	Yes
  Algorithm	Displays an algorithm associated to the system event that you have selected. Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Algorithm screen appears where you can view the details of the respective subscription type.	Yes

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