[freeside] Volume Discount, One time charges

[Ivan Kohler]

On Wed, Jul 14, 1999 at 08:34:10AM -0600, Tech Account wrote:
> 
> Is there an easy and obvious way to do volume discounts?

Probably not aside from the fact that all prices are Perl expressions.

> For example, if a user prepays a year of service up front, he/she should
> get a 10% discount on the yearly recurring cost.

I've handled this in the past by creating a separate package for yearly
billing.

> Also, if a user orders say 5 dialup accounts, I want to discount them.
> If they order 6 or 7, I also want to discount.
> 
> Speaking of odd cases, if I suspend an account and then unsuspend it,
> is there an easy way to reassess the setup fee for that package? or even
> assign a generic reinstatement fee?

For this, I would have to suggest that you use the source, Luke.

> I suspect I probably just have to
> take the package away and give it back, but I didn't know if there was
> an easier solution.

You'll wind up deleting the customer's services.

> What is the frequency do exactly?

Number of months between bills... 1 for monthly billing, 12 for annual
billing, etc.

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