Following subscriptions
When a customer buys a second product halfway through a billing period, a following subscription keeps them on a single invoicing cadence: its first period is charged prorated up until the followed subscription's next renewal, and from that renewal onwards both subscriptions renew on the same date and are charged on a single invoice.
How it works
- The new subscription renews on the same date as the one it follows.
- Its first period runs from its start date until the followed subscription's next renewal and is charged prorated by the number of days, like other partial-period charges in Fenerum.
- To keep the two aligned, only plan terms with the same billing frequency and currency as the followed subscription can be chosen.
- Collection method, payment terms, pre-renewal invoicing configuration, and PO number are copied from the followed subscription, and group on invoice is enabled on both — this is what makes them share an invoice (see group subscriptions).
Adding a following subscription
You need the full access permission to billing, and the subscription you follow must use forward-charging plan terms, be active or scheduled, and still have a future renewal — otherwise the option is not offered.
- On the account page, click the + button on the subscription row, or click Add following subscription on the subscription's details page.
- Fill in the form. The invoicing settings copied from the followed subscription are not shown.
- Choose a start date within the current billing period of the followed subscription. If left empty, the subscription starts immediately — or, if the followed subscription has not started yet, on its start date (a full first period).
- Check First period and First period price in the preview panel, then click SAVE. The prorated invoice is issued right away.
Changes after creation
The usual grouping criteria still apply: if you later change the payment terms, PO number, or other grouping-relevant settings on one of the subscriptions, they will be invoiced separately.
Example
A customer subscribes to Standard (DKK 310/month) on January 1. On January 15 they buy Extras (DKK 300/month) as a subscription following Standard:
- January 15: an invoice for Extras covering January 15–31, prorated to DKK 164.52.
- February 1 and onwards: one invoice with both Standard (DKK 310.00) and Extras (DKK 300.00) for the full month.
