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Important
Important
Only certain regions and user account types can view the Billing tab to access billing reports.
For a Tier 2 MSP under a Tier 1 ISP, only the Tier 1 ISP can view the Billing tab.
For a Tier 2 MSP under a Tier 1 Distributor, both Tier 1 and Tier 2 partners can view the Billing tab.
Billing reports allow distributors to review and approve partner usage reports, and automate the billing process with Trend Micro.
The following table outlines the information contained within a monthly billing report.
Data
Description
Company
The name of the partner that submitted the usage report to the distributor
Status
The current status of the billing report
PO number
The purchase order number for this bill
Report period
The effective dates of the report
Name
The provisioned product/service name
Units
The type of license units used
Provisioned
The number of units provisioned for the product/service
Used
The number of units that a product reports in use
Note
Note
Not all products support this function. If no data displays, Licensing Management Platform applies the Provisioned amount as the Chargeable value.
Over Provisioned (%)
The percentage of units that the partner did not use compared to the allocated unit amount
Chargeable
The number of units that require billing for this cycle
Important
Important
If there is a discrepancy between the chargeable units and the provisioned units amounts, the Chargeable entry appears highlighted. Hover over the entry to view the Over provisioned information and any notes the partner may have provided.
If the partner provided a comment regarding the transaction, hover over the entry to read the comment.
Unit Price
The suggested price per unit
Channel Margin
The difference as a percentage between the [Unit Price * Chargeable] amount and the amount owed to Trend Micro
Note
Note
The system automatically retrieves the unit price and channel margin from Trend Micro systems.
Bid Desk Number
The partner pricing code
Note
Note
After Licensing Management Platform verifies the bid desk number, the unit price and channel margin values become editable.
Subtotal
The amount owed for the particular product/service line item
Total invoice amount
The total amount of all product/service line items in the billing report
History
A table that outlines the actions taken on the particular report