Billing Line Items
Definition
Billing Line Items represent the core transactional output generated directly by the Variant Programs during a Billing Run. They are distinctly categorized into two types: those strictly relevant to financial posting, and those that are strictly non-financial Information Lines.
Business Purpose and Architecture
The business purpose of the line items is providing ultimate transparency, translating esoteric consumption values into a billable structure the FI-CA ledger and the end consumer can understand. Architecturally, “Posting Relevant” lines (such as Energy Prices) contain hard monetary values routed straight to general ledger subaccounts during Invoicing. “Information Lines” (like Meter Read bounding dates) skip the financial ledger entirely and are routed explicitly to the print-form document just to show context on the customer’s physical invoice.