Create Items for Subscription Plans in SuiteBilling

Ron Danenberg1 min

🚨 Problem: Need to create items for subscription plans in NetSuite? 🚨

This tutorial will walk you through the steps of creating items essential for your subscription plans in NetSuite, ensuring you have everything set up for effective subscription management. 📦✨

Step-by-Step Guide 📋

1. Introduction to Subscription Items

  • Before creating a subscription plan, you need to create item records for the products and services included in your subscriptions. These items may include recurring services, usage, commit plus overage, and one-time charges. 🛠️

2. Navigate to Create New Item

  • In NetSuite, go to Lists > Accounting > Items > New. 🔍

3. Select Item Type

  • Choose the appropriate Item Type. Subscription items must be either:
    • Non-Inventory Item: Click on For Sale or For Resale.
    • Service Item: Click on For Sale or For Resale.

4. Enter Item Details

  • In the top left Item Name/Number field, enter a descriptive name (e.g., “My First Item”). ✏️
  • Optionally define additional fields such as Class, Department, or Location for better organization and reporting.
  • (Note: If not activated yet, consider enabling these options in future tutorials.)

5. Configure Tax Schedule

  • Navigate to the Accounting subtab.
  • From the Tax Schedule List, select the appropriate Tax Schedule.
  • You can also create a new tax schedule by clicking the Open arrow.

6. Set Preferences

  • Go to the Preferences subtab.
  • Here you will see a box labeled Fulfilled/Received.
    • For non-inventory items, this box is checked by default; it must be cleared.
    • For service items, this box is unchecked by default.

7. Save Your Item

  • Once you’ve completed all necessary fields and configurations, click on Save. ✅
  • Congratulations! You’ve successfully created an item for your subscription plan.

Congratulations! 🎊By following these steps, you’ve successfully created items for subscriptions in SuiteBilling! 💰📈

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