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Billing Transaction type mapping

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Billing Transaction type mapping

This article describes how the following transaction types for the billing transactions are mapped from Zuora Billing to Zuora Revenue for the Order to Revenue feature.

  • Invoice
  • Credit Memo
  • Debit Memo
  • Invoice Item Adjustment

For more information about the transaction types in Zuora Revenue, see Accounting behaviors of transaction types.

Invoice

To determine the mapping for billing transactions of the Invoice business type, the following data points are considered to determine the mapped transaction type in Zuora Revenue:

  • The source of the invoice item
  • The sign of the billed amount (positive or negative) and the sign of the booking amount (positive or negative)
  • The Exclude Item Booking From Revenue Accounting exclusion flag on the invoice item

Mapping for a billing transaction of the Invoice business type is listed in the table below.

Source of Invoice Item Determination Zuora Revenue transaction type Considered as Standalone in Revenue?
Subscription The sign of the booking amount is the same as the sign of the billed amount. INV No
Subscription The sign of the booking amount is different from the sign of the billed amount. CM-C No
Standalone invoice

Billing transaction for a standalone invoice

INV Yes
Order Line Item  Order Line Item of the Sales item category INV No
Any of the above

When the Exclude Item Booking From Revenue Accounting exclusion flag on the invoice item is checked, regardless of any other factors, the billing transaction is considered as a standalone invoice in Zuora Revenue.

INV Yes

Credit Memo

To determine the mapping for billing transactions of the Credit Memo business type, the following data points are considered to determine the mapped transaction type in Zuora Revenue:

  • Source of the credit memo item
  • The sign of the billed amount (positive or negative) and the sign of the booking amount (positive or negative)
  • The Exclude Item Booking From Revenue Accounting exclusion flag on the credit memo item

Mapping for a billing transaction of the Credit Memo business type is listed in the table below.

Source Type of Credit Memo Determination Zuora Revenue transaction type Considered as Standalone in Revenue?
Subscription The sign of the booking amount is the same as the sign of the billed amount. INV No
Subscription The sign of the booking amount is different from the sign of the billed amount. CM-C No
Invoice When a credit memo is generated from an invoice reversal, the Revenue transaction type is mapped as CM-C.

CM-C

No
Invoice When a credit memo is credited from an invoice, the Revenue transaction type is mapped as INV. INV Yes
Product Rate Plan Charge   INV Yes
Order Line Item Order Line Item of the Return item category CM-RO No
Any of the above

When the Exclude Item Booking From Revenue Accounting exclusion flag on the credit memo item is checked, regardless of any other factors, the billing transaction is considered as a standalone invoice in Zuora Revenue. 

INV Yes

Debit Memo

Billing transactions of the Debit Memo business type are always considered as standalone invoices in Zuora Revenue and the mapped transaction type is always INV.

Invoice Item Adjustment

Billing transactions of the Invoice Item Adjustment business type are always considered as standalone invoices in Zuora Revenue and the mapped transaction type is always INV.