Billing methods for invoicing

This table shows the transaction-based or expense-based billing methods:

Method Description
Time and Materials-Units (hours) x Rate For this method, set up billable rates on employee project assignment records. Transactions are imported to FSM using time entry systems GLTransactionInterface. To invoice, the GLTransactionDetail record must contain project dimension, unit amount, and resource on the transaction. A project assignment record with a billable rate to invoice is required.
Rate Table-Units x Rate For this billing method, rates are set up in rate tables and are based on a combination of dimensions. Typically, account, regular pay versus overtime pay, and employee. To invoice, the GLTransactionDetail record must include project dimension, units' amount, and any other dimension defined in the rate table.
Cost Plus-Cost plus markup percentage For this billing method, expense transaction amounts are multiple by 100% plus the markup percentage to determine the billable amount.
Pass Through This billing method is defined at the billing override level in the posting project, or the posting project and account category combination. Pass-through billing is used to pass through expenses that are related to travel, no mark up or revenue.
Cost Reimbursement Expense transactions are billed at 100% with no markup.
This table shows the flat amount billing methods:
Method Description
Milestone For billing a customer in a series of invoices based on milestones or deliverables.
Installment For billing a customer on a plan. The invoice amount is split into monthly and quarterly amounts. Installments are automatically created.