Sales Order Transaction Deferral

Select whether the line is a deferral: 

• Yes: The line is a deferral.
• No: The line is not a deferral.

When set to Yes, the Adjust existing schedule option is not available. For items and charges already set up as deferrable, this option is set to Yes. For items and charges that are not set as deferrable by default, change the option to Yes.

Select whether the line is an adjustment to an existing deferral schedule : 

• Yes: The new sales line is an adjustment to an existing deferral schedule. When selected, you can then select the Adjust schedule.
• No: The new sales line is not an adjustment to an existing deferral schedule.

When set to Yes, the Deferred option is not available.

Select the deferral schedule for which this line is adjusting. When selected, all values in this page are updated with the values from the originating deferral schedule. These values cannot be edited.

Available when Adjust existing schedule is Yes.

Specify the start date of the period from which you want to recalculate the remaining amount. The default date is the date of the next unrecognized period

Available when Adjust existing schedule is Yes.

Depending on the type of deferral, the end date may or may not be updated: 

• For a straight line deferral, specify the new end date of the schedule. The default date is the existing end date for the deferral schedule.
• For an event based deferral, specify the end date of the credit event line. This date may be blank.

Available when Adjust existing schedule is Yes.

Displays the billing schedule number.

Available for ARCB billing schedules only.

Displays the deferred adjustment method. This value is the same as the value on the ARCB Mass Termination Processing page.

Available for ARCB billing schedules only.

Account number

Displays the deferral account is the posting account that appears on the Sales Order page.

When the line is not a deferral, this account is cleared, and the posting account becomes the default revenue account.

Account name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Specify the account used when a deferral is recognized. This account must be different than the deferral account.

When Deferral is initially set to Yes, the dimension values used in the deferral account is copied to the recognition account. If the dimension in the deferral account does not exist for the recognition account, then it is ignored.

Account name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Account number

Select the account for the initial revenue recognition. The default value is from the Deferral Defaults page.

Available only when Deferral posting method is Profit and loss on the Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Parameters page.

Account name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Account number

Select the account for revenue recognition offset. The default value is from the Deferral Defaults page.

Available only when Deferral posting method is Profit and loss on the Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Parameters page.

Account name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Account nameSpecify the discount deferral account number. The default value is from the Deferral Defaults page. Available when Discount deferral option is set to Separate schedule for discount on the Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Parameters page and when a discount is applied to the line.

Displays the account name. Read-only

Account nameSpecify the discount recognition account number. The default value is from the Deferral Defaults page. Available when Discount deferral option is set to Separate schedule for discount on the Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Parameters page and when a discount is applied to the line.

Displays the account name. Read-only

Account number

Select the account for the initial discount recognition. The default value is from the Deferral Defaults page.

Available only when Deferral posting method is Profit and loss on the Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Parameters page and when a discount is applied to the line.

Account name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Account number

Select the account for offsetting revenue recognition. The default value is from the Deferral Defaults page.

Available only when Deferral posting method is Profit and loss on the Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Parameters page and when a discount is applied to the line.

Account name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Account number

Specify the consumption deferral account number.

For standard products, two deferral schedules are created : 

• Standard sales: A revenue schedule with a credit balance.

Select the consumption deferral account.

• Consumption: A consumption (COGS) expense schedule with a debit balance.

Select the consumption recognition account

When the invoice is posted, the consumption amount is posted to the consumption deferral account specified. These fields are not available for service items.

Account name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Specify the consumption recognition account number.

Account name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Account number

Specify the account for the initial consumption recognition amount. The default value is from the Deferral Defaults page.

Available only when Deferral posting method is Profit and loss on the Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Parameters page.

Account name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Account number

Specify the account for consumption recognition offset amount. The default value is from the Deferral Defaults page.

Available only when Deferral posting method is Profit and loss on the Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Parameters page.

Account name

Displays the account name. Read-only

Select the deferral schedule type: Straight line (default) or Event based.

The options that appear on this page are based on the deferral schedule type.

If the default template is set on the Deferral Defaults page for this transaction line, the deferral schedule type is based on the type of template selected.

Select whether to consolidate deferral schedule lines for prior periods: 

• Yes: Consolidates the deferral schedule lines for prior periods.
• No: Does not consolidate deferral schedule lines for prior periods.

The default value is from the Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Parameters page.

Specify whether the number of days in a period are equal or different based on the period:

• Yes: Each period has the same number of days.
• No: The number of days within a period are not equal.

When the periods do not have an equal number of days, the number of days in a period is considered when the amount in each period for a deferral schedule is calculated.

The default value is from the Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Parameters page.

Specify whether the deferral schedule is created based on a template or an end date:

• Yes: The deferral schedule is created based on a template.
• No: The deferral schedule is created based on an end date.

Select the deferral template.

Override start date

Select whether to override the start date:

• Yes: Override the start date with the date that you enter in the Start date field.
• No: The start date is the Default deferral start date rule that is applied to the invoice date specified on the Posting invoice page. This rule can be set on the Advanced Revenue & Expense Deferrals Parameters page.

Specify the start date of the deferral. The transaction date is the default value.

Displays the end date of the deferral.

This date is automatically calculated based on the deferral template. If no template is selected, you must manually enter the date.

Select the even-based template. Optional.

When you select a template, the values from the template overwrite all event-based data and event lines.

Select the allocation type for the event lines: 

• Variable amounts: A specific allocation amount for each line is entered.
• Equal amounts: The amount is allocated equally for each line.
• Percentage: A amount is allocated based on the percentage value entered for each line.
• Percentage of completion : A cumulative completion value for each line is entered.
• Variable quantity:  A specific allocation quantity for each line is entered.

If you want to select Percentage of completion, the dates must be in ascending order.

Create separate events per unit

(Sales Order Transaction Deferral)

Select whether to separate events per unit: 

• Yes: Separates each event line into one line per quantity.

For example, three event lines exist, and the invoice has a quantity of four. The resulting deferral schedule has 12 lines.

• No: Does not separate the event lines. .

Select the account to be used for recognized expired lines. You can select the account after the deferral schedule is created.

When an expiration date is set for an event, during the recognition process, the recognition amount goes to the expiration account instead of the recognition account.

Select the end date of the event.

Note: When you select the end date, the Expiration date is cleared. You cannot use both the end date and expiration date.

Select the expiration date of the event.

Note: When you select the end date, the Expiration date is cleared. You cannot use both the end date and expiration date.

Specify the allocation quantity. The default value for all lines is zero (0). If you update the quantity, the total quantity of all lines must be equal to or less than the quantity specified for the line item on the sales order.

Available when Allocation type is Variable quantity.

Note: If the quantity of the line item on the sales order is changed to be lower than the original quantity and the invoice is created, fewer event-based lines are created during the invoice creation so that the total allocated quantity does not exceed the quantity specified on originating the sales order or billing schedule.

Specify the allocation percentage. You can manually specify the percentage when Allocation type is Percentage or Percentage of completion. Otherwise, this value is automatically calculated.

When Allocation type is Percentage, the total of the percentage must equal 100.

Specify the allocation amount. You can specify this amount when Allocation type is Variable amounts or Percentage of completion.

When Allocation type is Percentage of completion, and you specify the amount, the Completion percentage is automatically calculated.

Because of rounding, the amount calculated may not exactly be what is manually entered. If you need an exact amount, use Variable amounts.

Specify the percentage of completion. Available only when Allocation type is Percentage of completion.

This value must be between zero (0) and 100.

Displays the calculated total sum for all lines in the deferral schedule. Available only when Allocation type is Percentage of completion.

When Allocation type is Percentage of completion, you can manually specify an amount. If you specify the amount, the Completion percentage is calculated based on this amount.

Because of rounding, the amount calculated may not exactly be what is manually entered.

Determines whether the line is automatically recognized as soon as the transaction is posted: 

• Selected: The line is automatically recognized as soon as the transaction is posted.
• Cleared: The line is not recognized as soon as the transaction is posted.

Specify the recognition account for the event (if the account is different from the entire deferral schedule).

You can use this account in conjunction with the Recognize on post option.

Sets all options on this page to the default values.

The result is the same as when the line is saved for the first time without opening this page.