SAP ABAP Data Element AUTTE (Billing/invoice creation in advance)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   CRM-BTX-BF-IF (Application Component) R/3 Interface for Business Transactions
     VZ (Package) Application development R/3 RV central functions
Basic Data
Data Element AUTTE
Short Description Billing/invoice creation in advance  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type XFELD    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 In advance 
Medium 15 In advance 
Long 20 In advance 
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Documentation

Use

If this field is activated in Customizing, billing is carried out in advance for the billing plan.

If this field is not activated, billing is performed in arrears. This is the default setting.

Example

You would require the field to be activated for the following business transaction:

A customer has rented a piece of machinery from you for 2 years. At the beginning of each month, he or she is billed for the use of the machine for the coming month.

Supplementary Documentation - AUTTE 0001

Use

If this field is activated in Customizing, then billing for the billing plan is carried out advance.

If this field is not activated, then billing is carried out retrospecitively. This is the standard setting.

Example

This setting would be required for the following business transaction:

A customer has rented a device for two years. At the start of each month, the customer receives an invoice for use of the device.

Use

Procedure

Examples

Dependencies

Supplementary Documentation - AUTTE 0002

Use

If this field is activated in Customizing, then the invoice is created in advance.

In the standard, this fiedl is not activated. I.e., the invoice is created retrospectively.

Procedure

Examples

The 'in advance' setting could be used to calculate monthly rent for a device a month in advance over given period.

Dependencies

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19991102 
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