This article explains the many date fields on the objects invoice and invoice item which control your accounting process:
Invoice
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Accounting Date | System date for the invoice; either the 1st day of campaign run time or depending on the selected interval always the 1st day of the month. When Flexible Payment Plans are included the Accounting Dates will be set to the Invoice Date. |
| Accounting End Date | Depending on the selected interval always the last day of the month or the Billing Period End Date |
| Billing Period End Date | End date of the entire accounting period - matches the end date of the Media Campaign |
| Billing Period Start Date | Start date of the entire accounting period - matches the start date of the Media Campaign |
| Invoice Date | Date of invoice generation through billing run (for PreInvoices this field is set to the 1st day of accounting period) |
| Invoice Date Manual | Manual overwrite of invoice date. |
| Start Date | Displays the earliest related Invoice Item Start Date. |
| End Date | Displays the latest related Invoice Item End Date. |
Invoice Item
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Billing Period End Date | Same value as Invoice.Billing Period End Date |
| Billing Period Start Date | Same value as Invoice.Billing Period Start Date |
| Until Date | Until date of the related campaign item |
| From Date | Start date of the related campaign item |
| Invoice Accounting Date | Same value as Invoice.Accounting Date |
| Invoice Accounting End Date | Same value as Invoice.Accounting End Date |
| Invoice Date | Same value as Invoice.Invoice Date |
| Invoice Item End Date | End date of the invoice item within the relevant accounting period |
| Invoice Item Start Date | Start date of the invoice item within the relevant accounting period |