SBS ARED Deferral Schedules

Use this page to review the details about a deferral schedule. The information that appears includes the deferral schedule lines and the total amounts for the deferral schedule. You can also use this page to modify the deferral schedule.

The details that are shown depend on whether the deferral schedule is a straight line or event based deferral schedule, and also on the transaction type.

Deferral schedules are created after a transaction has been posted.

Modify a Deferral Schedule

To modify a deferral schedule, follow these steps: 

  1. From the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules List, select the deferral schedule you want to edit.
  2. On the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules page, select Actions > Modify > Modify Schedule, which opens the SBS ARED Modify Schedule page.
  3. Depending on the deferral schedule type, modify the options in the Straight Line or Event Based area as needed.
  4. Select Line > Recalculate to review the changes before committing them to deferral schedule.
  5. In the Actions > Process > Apply Changes to Original Schedule.

Modify a Line Amount

To modify the amount for unrecognized deferral schedule lines, follow these steps: 

  1. From the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules List, select the deferral schedule you want to edit.
  2. On the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules page, select the Actions tab, and select Modify > Modify Schedule Line Amount, which opens the SBS ARED Modify Schedule page.
  3. In the Schedule Lines Preview list, change any of the following amounts: Amount, Discount Amount, or COGS Amount. The lines preview automatically updates based on the changed amounts.
  4. Select Actions > Process > Apply Changes to Original Schedule to update the deferral schedule.

Reclassify Accounts

To reclassify deferral accounts, follow these steps: 

  1. From the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules List, select the deferral schedule you want to edit.
  2. On the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules page, select Actions > Reclassify > Reclassify Deferral Accounts, which opens a dialog page.
  3. In the dialog, accept the any default values or change them as needed.
  4. Select OK.
  5. When this action is processed, a journal entry is created to transfer the remaining deferral balances from the current deferral accounts to the new deferral accounts.

To reclassify the recognition accounts, use the same steps, except select Actions > Reclassify > Reclassify Recognition Accounts instead.

Changing the accounts affects only the deferral schedule lines that have not yet been recognized.

Put a Deferral Schedule On Hold

To put a deferral schedule on hold, follow these steps: 

  1. From the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules List, select the deferral schedule you want to edit.
  2. On the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules page select Actions > Hold > Set On Hold, which opens the SBS ARED Set On Hold page.
  3. Update any of the options as needed.
  4. Select OK.

Remove Hold from Schedule

To remove a hold from deferral schedule, follow these steps: 

  1. From the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules List, select the deferral schedule you want to edit.
  2. On the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules page, select the Actions tab, and select Actions > Hold > Remove Hold.
  3. When you are asked to confirm the action, select Yes.

Cancel Unrecognized Amounts

To cancel unrecognized amounts on a deferral schedule, follow these steps: 

  1. From the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules List, select the deferral schedule you want to edit.
  2. From the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules page, select Actions > Cancel > Unrecognized Amounts, which opens the SBS ARED Cancel Unrecognized Amounts page.
  3. Update any of the options as needed.
  4. Select OK.

Cancel an Entire Schedule

To cancel an entire deferral schedule, follow these steps: 

  1. From the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules List, select the deferral schedule you want to edit.
  2. On the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules page, select Actions > Cancel > Entire Schedule, which opens the SBS ARED Cancel Entire Schedule page.
  3. Update any of the options as needed.
  4. Select OK.

Reactivate a Cancelled Schedule

To reactivate a deferral schedule, follow these steps:

  1. From the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules List, select the deferral schedule you want to edit.
  2. On the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules page, select Actions > Cancel > Re-Activate Cancelled Schedule.
  3. Depending on the setting of Create Cancellation Entries when the deferral schedule was cancelled, the reactivation of the deferral schedule might require more information.

    • If Create Cancellation Entries was turned off, the deferral schedule is automatically reactivated.
    • If Create Cancellation Entries was turned on, the Re-Activate Cancelled Schedule dialog appears. Check that the General Journal template and batch and the posting date have the values you want.

Archive a Deferral Schedule

To archive a deferral schedule, follow these steps:

  1. From the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules List, select the deferral schedule you want to edit.
  2. You can archive only the deferral schedules that have a Cancelled or Completed status.

  3. On the SBS ARED Deferral Schedules page, select the Actions tab, and select Archive > Archive.
  4. When you are asked to confirm the action, select Yes.
  5. Caution: Archiving a deferral schedule is a permanent action and cannot be reversed.

    Tip: To archive several deferral schedules simultaneously, use the SBS ARED Batch Archive Process page.

Schedule Line Tasks

In the Schedule Lines, you can perform the following actions on a single deferral line.

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View PLM Lease or ARCB Schedule

The Document Number field displays the ARCB Schedule Number or PLM Lease Number. The number displayed is dependent on where the invoice or journal entry was created; if the ARED schedule is created from an invoice or journal entry in PLM, the Lease Number will be displayed. If the ARED Schedule is created from an invoice or journal entry in ARCB, the Schedule Number will be displayed.

When clicked, a page will open displaying the associated PLM Lease or ARCB Schedule.

This function is only available for short-term and non-lease charges, and is only available if ARED is used together with PLM or ARCB.

 

Schedule Header Fields

This page contains the following fields: 

Field Description
Schedule
No.

Displays the deferral schedule number.

Schedule Status

Displays the status of the deferral schedule.

Schedule Type

Displays the deferral schedule type.

Template Used

Displays the template used for the deferral schedule.

Template Description Displays the description for the selected template.
Original Document Number Displays the ARCB Schedule Number or PLM Lease Number. (Dependent on where the invoice/journal entry originated from.) Select to view the Lease or Schedule.
Schedule Description
Schedule Description

Displays a description of the deferral schedule.

Transaction
Creation Source

Displays the source from which the transaction was created.

Recognition Type

Displays the recognition type (Debit or Credit) for the deferral schedule.

The recognition type for the deferral schedule is based on the originating transaction type. Available when Schedule Type is Straight Line.

  • Deferral schedules from a sales order have a recognition type of credit.
  • Deferral schedules from a sales credit memo have a recognition type of debit.
  • Deferral schedules from a purchase invoice have a recognition type of debit.
Transaction Type

Displays the transaction type.

Sales Invoice No.

Displays the invoice number.

Select the invoice number to view the invoice on the Sales Invoice page.

Type Displays line type of the originating transaction.
Number

Displays the item or General Ledger number.

Description

Displays the description for the item or General Ledger account.

Customer No.

Displays the customer account ID or number.

Customer Name

Displays the customer name.

Deferred Accounts
Default values for the accounts are set up on the SBS ARED Deferral Defaults Setup.
Deferred Revenue/Expense Account

Displays the account used for the deferral amount.

Deferred Revenue/Expense Account Name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Deferred Discount Account

Displays the account used for the deferral discount amount.

Deferred Discount Account Name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Deferred COGS Account

Displays the account used for the COGS amount.

Deferred COGS Account Name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Recognition Accounts
Default values for the accounts are set up on the SBS ARED Deferral Defaults Setup.
Revenue/Expense Recognition Account

Displays the account used for the recognition amount.

Revenue/Expense Recognition Account Name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Discount Recognition Account

Displays the account used for the discount recognition amount.

Discount Recognition Account Name

Displays the account name. Read-only

COGS Recognition Account

Displays the account used for the COGS amount.

Available when Use Acc. Amortization for Deferred COGS is No on the SBS ARED Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Setup.

COGS Recognition Account Name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Available when Use Acc. Amortization for Deferred COGS is No on the SBS ARED Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Setup.

Deferred COGS Acc. Amortization Account

Displays the account used for the deferred COGS accumulated amortization amount.

Available when Use Acc. Amortization for Deferred COGS is Yes on the SBS ARED Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Setup.

Deferred COGS Acc. Amortization Account Name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Available when Use Acc. Amortization for Deferred COGS is Yes on the SBS ARED Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Setup.

Expiration Account
Expiration Account

Displays the account used for the expiration amount.

Available when Schedule Type is Event Based.

Expiration Account Name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Available when Schedule Type is Event Based.

User Defined Fields

Only the user-defined fields that are specified on the SBS ARED Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Setup page appear. If you do not see the user-defined fields, select Show More in the heading of the FastTab.

The user-defined fields for billing schedules are independent and unrelated to the user-defined fields for deferral schedules.

Schedule Line Fields

This lines contains the following fields: 

Field Description
Deferral Start Date & Deferral End Date

Displays the start and dates of the deferral schedule.

On the SBS ARCB Billing Schedule Card, when Align Deferral to Billing is turned on, the deferral start and end dates are the same as the start and end dates of the billing schedule.

Completion Percentage

Displays the percentage of completion for an event-based line. The percentage of completion of a line must be greater than the percentage of completion of the previous line.

Amount

Displays the deferral amount.

Discount Amount

Displays the deferral discount amount.

COGS Amount Displays the deferral COGS amount.
Recognized

Displays whether the line has been recognized or not.

Stubbed

Displays whether the line has been stubbed or not.

Expiration Date Displays the expiration date for the event. Available for event-based deferral schedules.
Recognition Account

Displays the account used for the recognition amount.

If this account is empty, the account from the recognition account from the header is used. Available for event-based deferral schedules.

Recognition Date

Displays the recognition date.

Recognition Journal No.

Displays the journal number

Select the journal number to view the journal entries.

  • The Posting Date for a the journal entry line can be edited when the Automatically Post General Journals option is not set for use on the SBS ARED Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Setup. If the line has been posted and recognized, the posting date cannot be changed.
  • The journal entries list shows both the debit and credit journal entries.
User Defined Fields Only the user-defined fields that are specified on the SBS ARED Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Setup page appear.
Credit adjustments
Applied amount Displays the credit adjustment amount that has already been applied to the deferral schedule.
Applied date Displays the date on which the credit adjustment was applied.
Invoice

Displays the invoice number.

This invoice for the credit memo adjustment that has already been applied to the deferral schedule.

User Displays the user ID who performed the transaction.
Amount Details
The column totals show the sum of the schedule lines for each category of amounts: Original Revenue, Original Discount Amount, and Original COGS Amount.
Original Amount Displays a sum total of the original deferral schedule amounts. Appears when one or more credit memos have been applied to the deferral schedule.
Adjusted Amount Displays a sum total of the credit memo amounts applied to the deferral schedule. Appears when one or more credit memos have been applied to the deferral schedule.
Stubbed Displays a sum total of the stubbed amount for all lines.
Recognized Displays a sum total of the recognized amount for all lines.
Recognized and Stubbed Displays a sum total of the stubbed and recognized amount for all lines.
Unrecognized Displays a sum total of the unrecognized amount for all lines.
Short-Term Deferred

Displays a sum total of the short-term deferred amounts.

Long-Term Deferred

Displays a sum total of the long-term deferred amounts.

Total Amount Displays a sum total of the amount for all lines. This amount is calculated as follows: Original Amount - Adjusted Amount.
Attachments

Select the paperclip to attach files for the deferral schedule.

This box shows the total number of attached files. You can review the attached files as needed. The files attached to the billing schedule are independent from the files attached to a billing schedule.

Header Actions

The following actions are available: 

Action Description
Modify
Modify Schedule

Opens the SBS ARED Modify Schedule page, where you can edit the selected deferral schedule.

Modify Schedule Line Amount

Opens the SBS ARED Modify Schedule Line Amount page, where you can edit the amount for unrecognized deferral schedule lines.

Reclassify
Reclassify Deferral Accounts

Opens a dialog, where you can change the deferral accounts. You can update the following accounts: 

  • General Journal Template
  • General Journal Batch
  • Posting Date
  • Deferral, Discount, and COGS accounts
  • Short-term Deferral, Discount, and COGS accounts

When using this action, a journal entry is created to transfer the remaining deferral balances from the current deferral accounts to the new deferral accounts.

Note icon. Note: When Use Acc. Amortization for Deferred COGS is Yes on the SBS ARED Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Setup), the COGS account cannot be reclassified.

Reclassify Recognition Accounts

Opens a dialog, where you can change the recognition accounts. You can update the following accounts: 

Available when Use Acc. Amortization for Deferred COGS is No on the SBS ARED Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Setup.

This change only affects lines that have not been recognized. Lines that have already been recognized are not affected.

Hold
Select an action to perform on the selected deferral schedules: 
Set on Hold Opens the SBS ARED Set On Hold page, where you can put the deferral schedule line on hold.
Remove Hold

Removes the hold from the deferral schedule.

Cancel
 Select an action to perform on the selected deferral schedules: 
Unrecognized Amounts Opens the SBS ARED Cancel Unrecognized Amounts page, where you can cancel unrecognized amounts.
Entire Schedule
  • Opens the SBS ARED Cancel Entire Schedule page, where you can cancel the deferral schedule.
  • Re-Activate Cancelled Schedule Opens the SBS ARED Re-Activate Cancelled Schedule page, where you re-activate a canceled deferral schedule.
    Archive
    Archive

    Opens a dialog where you confirm that you want to archive a deferral schedule. Available for deferral schedules that are canceled.

    Audit Trail
    Audit Trail

    Opens the SBS ARED Audit Trail Inquiry, where you can view the history of the deferral schedule.

    Credit Adjustments
    Credit Memo Opens the SBS ARCB Credit Adjustments, where you can view all credit memos applied to the deferral schedule.
    Item Tracking Entries
    Item Tracking Entries

    Opens the Serial No's dialog that shows the serial numbers for items in the deferral schedule. The following information appears in the dialog: 

    • Serial No. for the item
    • Returned check box that indicates whether the serial number has been returned from the Sales Return Order page
    • Return Posting Date of when the serial number item was returned, which is the same date as the posting date from the Sales Return Order page

    When this dialog is opened for a parent item in a bill of materials (BOM), all child items also appear in the list of items.

    To add the serial number to an item on the Sales Order or Sales Invoice use the Line > Related Information > Item Tracking Lines action. For more information, see Work with Serial and Lot Numbers in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central documentation.

    Schedule Line Actions

    The following actions are available: 

    Action Description
    Recognize
    Recognize Opens the SBS ARED Deferral Schedule Line Recognition page, where you can recognize the revenue for the selected deferral schedule lines.
    Reverse Recognize Opens the SBS ARED Deferral Schedule Line Recognition page, where you can reverse the revenue recognition of the selected deferral schedule lines.
    Stub
    Stub Selects the Stubbed check box, which indicates that the line has been stubbed.
    Reverse Stub Clears the Stubbed check box, which indicates that the line has not been stubbed.