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SBS MERA Multi-Element Revenue Allocation Setup

Use this page to set up accounts and other custom settings for Multi-Element Revenue Allocation (MERA).

Suppressing Child Items

When the sales invoice includes items that use revenue split, you can select whether the child items appear on the invoice. When child items are hidden from the invoice, the parent line shows the summary value of the hidden child items. ClosedSee example for details.

Specify Custom Settings

To specify custom settings, follow these steps: 

  1. Specify the SSP Origin and the Deferral Rounding Account.
  2. Select whether child items in a revenue split are to appear on a sales invoice.

Fields

This page contains the following fields: 

Field Description
SSP Origin

Specify the origin of the standalone selling price for an item: 

  • Amount: The standalone selling price is amount greater than zero (0) that you set. The amount is converted between the functional and originating currencies as needed.
  • Base sales price: The standalone selling price is the same value as the base sales price of the item.
  • Invoice price: The standalone selling price is the same value as the invoice price of the item.
  • Percent of item: The standalone selling price is set by a percentage value and is calculated based on the price of the item. When you select this option, specify the default percent.

This value is the default value when you add items in the SBS MERAItem Standalone Selling Price.

Deferral Rounding Account

Select the account you want to use for recording any rounding adjustments to a contract revenue amount. Available when Advanced Recurring Contract Billing is installed and used.

Suppress Child Items

Indicates whether child items of a revenue split appear on a sales invoice: 

  • On: All child items are hidden from the sales invoice. Only the parent item appears on the invoice.

    • If the net amount of the (hidden) child items has a non-zero sum, the net amount of the parent line shows a summary of the child lines. For more information, see Suppressing Child Items.

  • Off: All child items appear below the parent item on a sales invoice. The net amount for each child item appears on the invoice.

This option can be used only when all (parent and child) items in a revenue split are included on the invoice.