July

Introducing Credit Card Processing Fee on Invoice Payments

We have introduced a new feature in C3 that enables the collection of processing fees for invoice payments made through the portal using credit cards.

Feature Details

Credit Card Fee Collection: This feature enables the collection of a credit card processing fee when paying invoices through the C3 portal. It is applicable to all payment gateways.

• Configurations: Two new configurations have been added to the general settings to allow customization of this feature according to specific requirements.

  • Include Credit Card Processing Fee: This configuration has a default value of false. When set to true, the credit card processing fee will be collected during the credit card payment.
  • Credit Card Processing Fee %: This configuration allows you to set a percentage for the credit card processing fee, with a default value of 3%. The entered percentage will be applied to all payments made through credit cards in the C3 portal.

• Invoice Details: The credit card processing fee will be calculated based on the total invoice amount, not on individual invoice line items, and will be displayed in the final amount section of the invoice details UI and PDF, ensuring transparency and clarity for Partner, resellers and customers.
  

Update to Product List View - Highlighting Renewal/Expiry Dates

The "Ordered On" column is renamed to "Renews/Expires On." Now, the "Renews/Expires On" date will be highlighted instead of the "Ordered On" date.

Improved Billing Period Selection for Comprehensive Revenue and Cost Reporting

The C3 Revenue and Cost Summary report currently provides insights for individual billing periods, but the ability to view revenue across multiple periods is not available. We are addressing this gap by introducing enhanced functionality to better meet your reporting needs.

Enhanced Reporting Controls and Display Options

• Dropdown Enhancement: The billing period dropdown in the revenue vs. cost summary report will be upgraded to a multi-select checkbox format. This will allow Partners and Resellers to select and view revenue data across multiple billing periods simultaneously.

• Report Data Display: The Profitability reports, Tax Summary and Tax line items reports will display data based on the billing periods selected.

• Button Visibility: When multiple billing periods are selected, the Generate Invoice, Download Bulk Invoice, Download Invoice/Payments buttons, Invoice Summary, Invoice Line Items, Turnover Report, and Invoice Line Items with Commissions reports will be hidden.

Favorite selection for Invoice Line Items Report

We are introducing a new feature that enables partners to save specific selections as favorites when downloading the Invoice Line Items report. This enhancement simplifies the process of accessing frequently used report data.

Key Features

• Favorite Selections: Partners can now designate specific report selections as favorites.

• Automatic Application: Saved favorites will be automatically selected when downloading the Invoice Line Items report, streamlining the process and ensuring consistency.

New Configurations for Sale Price Handling at the Plan Level

We have introduced new configurations at the plan level to better manage pricing scenarios for Quantity-based products. These configurations apply to both Partner/Reseller customer plans and Reseller plans, providing greater control over how sale prices interact with Partner Price and Provider Selling Price.

Pricing Configurations

• Can Sale Price Be Less Than Partner Price

  • NO: Ensures that the macro-applied sale price does not fall below the Partner Price.
  • YES: Allows the macro-applied sale price to fall below the Partner Price.

• Can Sale Price Exceed Provider Selling Price

  • NO: Ensures that the macro-applied sale price does not exceed the Provider Selling Price.
  • YES: Allows the macro-applied sale price to exceed the Provider Selling Price.

UI Sale Price Changes

When adjusting the sale price manually via the UI, warning messages will be displayed according to the configurations set during plan creation.

These updates are designed to ensure compliance with pricing policies and provide clearer guidance during price adjustments.

Update on Turnover Report Billing Categories

Recently, Software Subscriptions, Perpetual Software, and Reserved Instances were enhanced as separate categories in C3. As a result of this enhancement, these categories now appear under License-based offers in the Turnover Report, which may have caused some confusion.

To clarify, we have introduced new columns to better reflect these categories:

• Other billing cost to partner (Exclude Azure Plan)
• Other billing cost to customer (Exclude Azure Plan)

Additionally, the Custom Usage consumption type is now included under:

• Total usage based cost to partner
• Total usage based cost to end customer

Enhanced Margin Filters for Plan Offers

We've introduced new filters on the plan offer list to enhance margin analysis. These filters enable users to view offers based on specific margin ranges:

• Show offers with margin >= 0 and < 10%
• Show offers with margin >= 10% and < 20%
• Show offers with margin >= 20% and < 30%
• Show offers with margin >= 30%

Aligning Partner Offers with Calendar Month Billing

We have upgraded the Partner Usage Offer feature to enhance invoice generation. Previously, invoices were generated based on the billing period set in the environment, which did not always match the usage data provided by partners. The updated feature now generates invoices that align with the Azure billing period, ensuring accurate and consistent billing for partners.