Can anyone think of how to manipulate a Revenue Recognition Rule to achieve the following: The service revenue is recognised as a course is delivered to customers. Each course will have a unique set of dates for each end user client. There maybe 2,3, 4 or more delivery dates which may not be evenly spaced into periods. The same course is not consistently delivery as it depends upon client availability Course 1, Sell $10,000 14 Aug, 1 Sept, 15 Sept, 30 Nov So Month 1 $2,500, Month 2 $5,000, Month 4 $2,500 Same Course, Sell $10,000 29 Aug, 1 Sept, 15 Sept, 30 Sept So Month 1 $2,500, Month 2 $7,500

Have you considered making the service items fulfillable? Then, use Item Fulfillments to record delivery of the course. Then, the rev rec rule is upon fulfillment. Create Revenue Plans = Fulfullment.

I have not considered this. I do like the idea. Now I’m thinking how would I trigger the 3 or 4 fulfillments by date and where to store those dates.

you just make the rev rec rule On Fulfillment and then have your trigger from the source system (that records those courses takes) triggering the fulfillment.

But how about the multiple fulfillments for a service line? Do we have Qty=3 for three fulfillments?

you need to set up a rule that reflects your "on fulfillment" rev rec as well as items with Create Rev Plan On: Fulfillment. Then revenue will be only recognize when you create a fulfillment record. you can fullfill as much or as little as you have. it is suggested you fulfill in increments of 1. In other words, your SO quantity will be 3 (or whatever number) and you fulfill 1, 2, or 3 (or more) as courses are delivered/consumed/however else completed.