Defaults for billing

 Here are some billing related important parameters and their default/OOB behavior. 

Business decision	Default behavior	How to customize
Set the default billing type to open item  accounting or balance forward accounting.	Balance forward accounting.	Change the actg_type entry  in the CM configuration file.  See Setting the default billing  type.  To customize the source code,  see  PCM_OP_CUST_POL_PREP_BILLINFO.
Set the default  accounting day to a  specific day of the  month, or to the day  that the account  was created.	The day that the account was created. For example, if a customer registers on the 15th, the accounting for that customer is done on the 15th. By default, if the account was created on day 29 - 31, the accounting day is the 1st of the next month. You can change this to be able to use any day of the month.	To set the default accounting  day of month, change the  actg_dom entry in the CM  configuration file.
Set the default number  of accounting cycles  in a billing cycle. The billing cycle  must be a  whole-number multiple  of accounting cycles.	Monthly billing (one accounting cycle per billing cycle).	Change the bill_when  entry in the CM  configuration file (pin.conf).
Specify the   system currency.	US dollars	You must set the system  currency when you  install Portal.
Specify the  default account  currency for  new accounts.	US dollars	Change the currency entry  in the CM  configuration file.
Specify whether to  create a long cycle  or a short cycle  when creating an  account or changing  the billing date.	If the short accounting cycle is 15 days or greater, create a short cycle. If the short accounting cycle is less than 15 days, create a long cycle.	Customize the  PCM_OP_CUST_POL_PREP_BILLINFO  source code.
Specify a numbering  scheme for bills.	Creates the bill number B-sequence number, for example, “B-81”.	Customize the  PCM_OP_BILL_POL_SPEC_BILLNO  source code.
Change the cutoff  time for billing,  accounting, and  promotion  start times. For example,  if your cutoff time  is 10:00:00 a.m.,  any events that take  place after 10:00:00 a.m.  on that date will  be included in the  next billing run.	The cutoff time is midnight.	Edit the /config/business_params  object.
Bill sponsor group  member accounts.	Sponsor group member accounts are not billed.	Change the billing_flow_sponsorship  and billing_flow_discount  parameters in /config /business_params object.
Change the number of  days to delay billing.	Billing is not delayed.	Change the   config_billing_delay  entry in the CM   configuration file (pin.conf) and the  pin_billd configuration file.
Change how  proration is calculated: The number of days in the cycle. The number of days in the month.	Number of days in the cycle.	Change the use_number_of_days_in_month  entry in the CM configuration file(pin.conf).
Align the purchase,  cycle, usage start  and end times with  the accounting  cycle if you set  up products  with delayed  fees.	Start and end times are not aligned.	Change the cycle_delay_align entry in the  CM configuration file(pin.conf).