6/1/2023 0 Comments Invoice home![]() ![]() Clearly, this approach is time-consuming, extremely sensitive to errors and allows for limited visibility due to the multiple interfaces. Others opt for an even less desirable solution and manually post these invoices in FI. Using external applications or posting manually in FI: some utilities use external applications to manage non-commodity billing and invoicing and interface the postings in FI.Using Z-rates that read Z-tables and insert the non-commodity lines to the billing document when executing the billing process.Additionally, the budget billing plan has its limitations regarding flexible billing plans. However, this requires duplicating master data (MRU, rate determination, utility installation data, division, etc.), setting up utility contract management and creating specific billing rates. ![]() Using a ‘dummy’ utility contract to simulate a recurring billing plan: this solution involves creating a billing plan for non-commodity services and linking it to a dummy contract.Moreover, each use case requires implementation time. Integration with SAP IS-U Invoicing is not straightforward and overall flexibility is limited, for instance when it comes to Item Postings (main/sub transactions). The SAP Sales & Distribution component: while SAP SD allows users to streamline non-commodity invoicing and billing to a certain extent, it has its limitations.Some of the solutions used in the field include: Being in the Utilities world for many years, I have seen many different approaches for invoicing non-commodity. Traditionally, non-commodity billing and invoicing required complex and manual processes, which are time-consuming and prone to errors.
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