Is there a way to configure SuiteBilling to Charge the whole amount (annual subscription) on the day of Creation but Activate the subscription after 30 or 90 days?
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Catherine Fray
12/20/2022, 4:52 PM
Sortof, maybe. No charges on a subscription unless it's activated. You could future date activation so charges are created, then have billing operations running for a future date. But you can't bill anything prior to having activated the subscription (as distinct from prior to the activation date)
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Niraj Shah
12/20/2022, 6:53 PM
Okay thanks. How do you configure a subscription for a service that has a 30 day trial? This seems pretty standard in the SaaS subscription business - right?
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Catherine Fray
12/21/2022, 12:44 AM
That I would do differently than what I described above. I'd use subscription intervals to set up a 30 day period that is priced at $0, followed by the rest of the subscription. Activation date should be the start of the free trial. That way the billing automatically starts unless the subscription is cancelled.