Korrekte Abrechnungszyklen bei rückdatierten Abos mit Multi-frequency billing
Beim Anlegen rückdatierter Abonnements in Multi-frequency billing werden die Abrechnungszyklen eines Addons automatisch um den Rückdatierungszeitraum reduziert, sofern dessen Gesamtlaufzeit mindestens so lang ist, andernfalls wird die Erstellung mit einem Fehler verhindert.
Chargebee Billing now automatically adjusts an addon's billing cycles to account for the backdated period when creating backdated subscriptions in Multi-frequency billing, provided that the addon's total billing cycle duration is greater than or equal to the backdating period.
For example, consider a yearly plan with a monthly addon configured for 12 billing cycles, and you backdate the subscription by 3 months. Chargebee will now automatically reduce the addon's billing cycles by 3, so it will be active for the remaining 9 months of the subscription, keeping the billing aligned with the effective start date.
However, if you attach an addon with only 3 billing cycles and try to backdate the subscription by more than 3 months, the subscription creation will be prevented with an error, since the addon's cycle cannot cover the backdated duration.
Why is this important?
This enhancement ensures that the addon's billing schedule always remains consistent with the subscription's backdated start, by automatically trimming or validating cycles where appropriate. It prevents scenarios where an addon would be billed beyond its intended duration or outside the actual subscription period.