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[IMP] Subscriptions: updated Billing Period language and others
closes #14784 Signed-off-by: Thomas Jude Cavazos (thjud) <thjud@odoo.com> Co-authored-by: Felicia Kuan <feku@odoo.com>
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content/applications/sales/subscriptions.rst

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@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ After giving the recurring plan a suitable :guilabel:`Name` (e.g. `Monthly`, `Bi
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`Quarterly`, etc.), proceed to the form's :guilabel:`DETAILS` section to fill out the following
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configuration fields:
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- :guilabel:`Billing Period`: determines the recurrence period of the recurring plan. Set the
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numerical value in the text field and contextualize the quantity with a unit of time in the
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corresponding drop-down menu, in :guilabel:`Weeks`, :guilabel:`Months`, or :guilabel:`Years`.
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- :guilabel:`Billing Period`: determines the frequency with which the subscription is billed. Set
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the unit of time (:guilabel:`Weeks`, :guilabel:`Months`, or :guilabel:`Years`) in the drop-down
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menu and the numerical value in the corresponding text field.
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- :guilabel:`Automatic Closing`: a numerical value, in days, where the subscription is set to close
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automatically if payment is not made.
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that month if payment is not received.
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- :guilabel:`Align to Period Start`: sets new and recurring subscription plans to bill on the first
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day of the next :guilabel:`Billing Period`. When a subscription plan is purchased in the middle
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of a billing period, the invoice shows a reduced cost.
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day of the next :guilabel:`Billing Period`. When a subscription plan is purchased in the middle of
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a billing period, the invoice shows a reduced cost. Setting a custom period start dates (such as
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the 5th of each month) requires custom development and is not available by default.
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.. example::
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On the 15th of July, a customer purchases a monthly subscription for a streaming service.
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Selecting :guilabel:`Align to Period Start` for this recurring plan ensures that all
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subscriptions are billed on the 1st of each month. Their subscription begins as soon as
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payment is confirmed. The quotation shows the full cost of the subscription for July 1 - 31,
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but the invoice shows an adjusted cost for July 15 - 31. On the 1st of August, the customer is
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charged the full price for the month's subscription.
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Selecting :guilabel:`Align to Period Start` for this recurring plan configures this
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subscription to bill on the 1st of each month. The subscription begins as soon as payment is
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confirmed. The quotation shows the full cost of the subscription for July 1 - 31, but the
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invoice shows an adjusted cost for July 15 - 31. On the 1st of August, the customer is charged
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the full price for the month's subscription.
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- :guilabel:`Company`: optional assignment, if the database has :doc:`Multi-company
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<../general/companies/multi_company>` functionality enabled. Assigning this value will make the

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