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What are Normal Billing Runs?

Normal Billing Runs is a mechanism used to bill customers in batch mode, at the end of their Billing Frequency Period, for Services they are subscribed to or were delivered to them.

The Normal Billing Run is usually performed on a monthly basis and is responsible for identifying and rating the Services that must be billed, invoice them per Subscription or Job, assemble each customer’s bill, including all invoice, and post them.  The result of a Normal Billing Run is the creation of a Bill which is sent to the customers to be settled. The Normal Billing Run process is performed in various steps, as described in Understanding Normal Billing.

Once a Billing Run is created it must be submitted to be executed, either once or on a recurring basis, based on the defined Scheduling Settings. Once a Run is executed, Results will be logged in the respective tab, depending on the step the run reached.
The user has the option to delete the specific run as long as it is not yet executed (still in a 'Draft' state).

• Navigate to Normal Billing Runs and explore existing entries via the Summary page. 

• Click on the link (name or number) of the entry of your interest to access the Data Entry page and see more detail, or submit the Billing Run. 

• Use the Actions Menu to create a NEW Run, or modify (EDIT) a Draft Billing Run.

• Use BACK to return to the Summary page and CANCEL to revert any unwanted changes made to the Definition.
  
  

Check the Validations & Restrictions Table below for a list of available Actions when working with Normal Billing Runs, including each Action's related validations and restrictions. View the Attributes Table for a comprehensive description of the Normal Billing Runs fields.

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Validations & Restrictions

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Attributes

An * indicates a field is mandatory.

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Executing a Normal Billing Run

Once a Billing Run is created, it must be executed in order to actually bill the subscribers. Users have the option to execute a Billing Run up to any of the 4 stages available. Refer to /wiki/spaces/WIP/pages/10008766 for a detailed description of all available Billing Run stages.

If the Billing Run is not in its final State (Formatting), the user can continue with the execution of one or more of the next steps in the process. 

1. Navigate to BILLING > BILLING > PERFORM NORMAL BILLING RUNS.
   
2. Search for the Billing Run you would like to execute and click on its Number to go to the Data Entry page.
   

   Up to Rating State

3. From the Actions Menu click on ACTIONS > EXECUTE UP TO IDENTIFICATION & RATING.
4. In the Execute Normal Billing Run Modal:
   1. Execute Now: Check the box to execute the Billing Run directly.
   2. Scheduled Date: Click on the calendar to select a date and time to start the execution. Click DONE when completed.
   3. Click SAVE.

   Up to Invoicing

5. From the Actions Menu click on ACTIONS > EXECUTE UP TO INVOICING.
6. In the Execute Normal Billing Run Modal:
   
   1. Execute Now: Check the box to execute the Billing Run directly.
   2. Scheduled Date: Click on the calendar to select a date and time to start the execution. Click DONE when completed.
   3. Click SAVE.

   Up to Assembling & Posting

7. From the Actions Menu click on ACTIONS > EXECUTE UP TO ASSEMBLING & POSTING.
8. In the Execute Normal Billing Run Modal:
   1. Execute Now: Check the box to execute the Billing Run directly.
   2. Scheduled Date: Click on the calendar to select a date and time to start the execution. Click DONE when completed.
   3. Click SAVE.

   Up to Formatting

9. From the Actions Menu click on Actions > Execute Up to Formatting.
10. In the Execute Normal Billing Run Modal:
    1. Execute Now: Check the box to execute the Billing Run directly.
    2. Scheduled Date: Click on the calendar to select a date and time to start the execution. Click DONE when completed.
    3. Click SAVE.