About processing packages

For more information: Sales invoices (AR301000).

When you sell a package, you enter an invoice in the Sales invoices (AR301000) window and include the package to the invoice detail line. Once the invoice is released, the system will generate as many schedules for the line as there are components in the package.

You can use the Deferral schedule (DR201500) window to view the schedules and adjust them manually if needed.

Packages and discounts

In Visma Net, you can configure a discount that will be applied not only to the total package price but also to the fair value of the package components.

To configure such a discount, create a discount code in the Discount codes (AR209000) window and select the Apply to deferred revenue field for this code. The discount based on this discount code will be applied to the fair value of the non-residual package components, so that the discount will be applied to the deferred revenue or expense amount. Otherwise, the discount will be applied to the document total amount and will be reflected in the residual component amount that will be recognised immediately.
In the Discount codes (AR209000) window, define the entities to which the discount may be applied (the Applicable to column), so that in the documents with these entities specified (for example, a specific customer), this discount will be applied by the system automatically.
In the Discounts (AR209500) window, select this code and define all required parameters, such as a particular customer or item this discount should be applied to. The item that you assign to such a discount should be a package.
When you have configured such a discount, the system will automatically insert this discount in the Discount percent column of the document, in which a particular customer or item is specified. The system will then use this discount while it calculates the fair value of a component of the package.
If you manually edit the discount amount in the invoice, the system will apply the new discount to the total amount of the invoice only (so that the amount of the residual component will be affected). However, the new discount does not affect the fair value of a non-residual component, which will be calculated by using the discount percent recorded in the system in the Discounts (AR209500) window.

Fair value of a component

Often, a package contains two or more components, such as a product and some accompanying service (for example, a maintenance contract).

Although these components can be sold separately and are configured in the system as separate items, they are usually offered as a package, which has a price that is less than the sum of the individual prices of each component.

When you configure a package that consists of separate items (components), define which portion of the package price each component has or define the fair value of each component. Do this when the cost of at least one component should be recognised immediately, and the cost of at least one other component should be deferred over some period (such as the cost of a 12-month maintenance license).