Charges for the subscriptions with different billing types

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Billing types and the charge generation specifics

The billing type is set at the plan level and determines how charges are generated. It can also limit available actions for a subscription. Different billing type names are used in the Operator Control Panel, Reseller Store, and Reseller API. The Customer Control Panel displays information about the subscription payment frequency based on the billing type.

Billing type in the Operator Control Panel	Previously known as	Brief descriptions	The charge generation specifics	"Payment term" in the Customer Control Panel	"Billing type" in Reseller Store	billing_type in Reseller API
Monthly Long-term	Csp annual	A customer pays for the full period with an invoice in the first month Requires the Charge Closer	Monthly Long-term. Charges generation Charges closing with Charge Closer	Once per period: subscription period	Long-term	csp_annual
Monthly Prolongation	Csp monthly	A customer pays per billing period with prolongation	Monthly Prolongation. Charges generation	Monthly	Monthly Monthly endless (if the period is endless)	csp_monthly
Monthly via balance (current month)	ESET solutions for ISP (Monthly)	A customer pays per billing period from the balance for the current period	Monthly via balance (current month). Charges generation	Monthly	Monthly for ESET	eset
Monthly via balance (full period)	G Suite	A customer pays per billing period from the balance for the full period	Monthly via balance (full period). Charges generation	Monthly	—	g_suite
Monthly Pay in full	License-based (Monthly)	A customer pays per billing period, starting from the current month, for the maximum resource quantity	Monthly Pay in full. Charges generation	Monthly	License-based (Monthly)	license_based_monthly
Monthly Commitment	Monthly Commitment	A customer pays per billing period with prolongation and a full-period commitment	Monthly Commitment. Charges generation	Monthly during the period: subscription period	Monthly Commitment	monthly_commitment
Monthly Calendar Commitment	Monthly Commitment (monthly interval)	A customer pays per calendar month with prolongation and a full-period commitment	Monthly Calendar Commitment. Charges generation	Monthly during the period: subscription period	—	monthly_commitment_monthly_interval
Non-Recurring	Non-Recurring Subscription	A customer pays one-time fee and cannot manage the service	Non-Recurring. Charges generation	Once per period: subscription period	Non-recurring	non_recurring
Monthly via balance (non-refund)	Non-refund	A customer pays per billing period from the balance, no refunds	Monthly via balance (non-refund). Charges generation	Monthly	Non-refund	non_refund
Pay as you go (external)	Pay as you go (external)	Hourly billing based on external resources and prices that are not set in the platform	Pay as you go. Charges generation	Pay as you go	PAYG (external)	pay_as_you_go_external
Pay as you go (internal)	Pay as you go (internal)	Hourly billing based on external resources and prices that are set in the platform	Pay as you go. Charges generation	Pay as you go	PAYG (internal)	pay_as_you_go_internal
Monthly Pay in full (free start)	Pay in full	A customer pays per billing period, starting from the next month, for the maximum resource quantity	Monthly Pay in full (free start). Charges generation	Monthly	Pay-in-full	pay_in_full
Monthly Reservation	Reservation	A customer pays for the full period with monthly invoices	Monthly Reservation. Charges generation	Once per period: subscription period	Reservation	reservation

Operations that cause the charge generation

Charges are generated at the moment of the order creation, excluding the Pay as you go billing type (see Pay as you go. Charges generation).

The table below describes operations that cause the charge generation.

Operation type	Charge types that can be generated for the order
Sales order	Purchasing plan (setup fee) Purchasing plan (recurring fee) Upgrade resource (setup fee) — if the additional resource quantity is ordered Upgrade resource (recurring fee) — if the additional resource quantity is ordered
Change order — increasing the Resources quantity	Upgrade resource (setup fee) Upgrade resource (recurring fee)
Change order — reducing the Resources quantity	Upgrade resource (recurring fee) Renewal resource (recurring fee) New charges are generated due to the splitting of the recurring fee charge for the current billing period (see Splitting of charges when the resource quantity is reduced). Additional recurring fee charges are created for each of the subsequent billing periods for the reduced resource quantity usage until the subscription period end.
Renewal order	Renewal subscription (renewal fee) Renewal subscription (recurring fee) Renewal resource (renewal fee) Renewal resource (recurring fee)
Prolong order	Upgrade resource (recurring fee)
Subscription transfer	Transfer fee
Switch plan order	Switch plan (setup fee) Switch plan (recurring fee) Switch resource (setup fee) Switch resource (recurring fee)
Subscription stopping	Purchasing plan (recurring fee) Renewal subscription (recurring fee) Upgrade resource (recurring fee) Renewal resource (recurring fee) When a subscription is stopped, new charges are generated due to the splitting of the recurring fee charge for the current billing period (see Splitting of charges when a subscription is stopped). This is applicable to the subscriptions with the Monthly Long-term, Monthly Prolongation, Monthly via balance (current month), and Monthly via balance (full period) billing types.