Deferred Revenue Recognition

Posted customer invoice lines on configured deferred revenue accounts receive an allocation profile (one profile per invoice line in the core module). The module generates schedule lines and linked journal entries that recognize revenue over time.

  Auto-Allocate on Posting

With Auto-Allocate on Invoice Posting enabled (default), the system picks the best-matching active template whose product domain matches the line and whose schedule is ready. Turn the setting off to allocate manually after posting. The Allocate button remains available either way.

  Allocation Templates

Define Equally Divided or Custom Percentage schedules with monthly or weekly intervals (weekly applies when Date Mode is Invoice Date). Templates include product domain rules, revenue account, journal, date mode, and priority for automatic matching.

  Revenue Periods

Generate fiscal-year revenue periods and optional sub-periods for By Period templates. Recognition dates align with your accounting calendar. When no active period exists, the system falls back to invoice-date scheduling.

  Cap & Transaction Safety

Allocation journal entries are checked against the deferred revenue pool before posting. Invoice reset and cancel actions are blocked when allocation journal entries are already posted. Auto-post on the schedule date soft-skips entries that would exceed the cap and leaves them in draft.

  Worklist & Activities

The Invoice Lines to Allocate worklist shows posted deferred lines still waiting for a profile. Configured users receive to-do activities on the invoice when eligible lines need manual allocation after posting.

  Accounting Without Allocation

• Records deferred revenue on the invoice but does not build a multi-period recognition schedule automatically.
• No reusable template library with product-based matching and priority fallback.
• No revenue period generator, allocation worklist, or cap guard on cumulative recognition postings.

  Revenue Allocation & Deferral

• Creates allocation profiles and schedule lines when eligible invoice lines are posted (auto or manual wizard).
• Supports equal or custom percentage templates, monthly/weekly steps, and optional revenue period alignment.
• Draft journal entries follow your posting mode; when scheduled, Odoo auto-posts on the allocation date, with cap protection on cumulative amounts.

  Included Features

• Accrual recognition on invoice posting (core recognition basis).
• Revenue period generator with optional sub-periods for By Period templates.
• Equal and custom percentage allocation templates (monthly or weekly when Date Mode is Invoice Date).
• Allocation profiles with schedule lines, linked journal entries, and workflow states: Draft, Allocating, Pending, Done, and Cancelled.
• Auto-allocate on invoice posting, manual allocation wizard on posted lines, and Invoice Lines to Allocate worklist.
• To-do activities on the invoice for configured users when eligible lines still need allocation after posting.
• Multi-company record rules. Accountants can run the allocation wizard and view profiles; Accounting Managers configure templates/periods and control profile workflow.
• Multi-currency invoices with schedule amounts in invoice currency and cap protection in company currency.

  Explicit Limitations

• Deferred Account Required — Only invoice lines posted to accounts listed under Deferred Revenue Accounts in company settings are eligible.
• Template Required — Creating a profile always requires a matching active template (product domain + company). Lines without a match stay on the worklist until you add a template.
• One Profile per Invoice Line (Core) — The core module does not group multiple invoice lines into one shared profile. Use a Multi-Invoice or Sales Order bridge extension for milestone billing.
• Revenue Deferral Only — Not for prepaid expenses, fixed asset depreciation, or vendor bill deferrals. Credit notes are handled by a separate extension.
• Optional Extensions — Cash-basis recognition (Revenue Allocation Reconcile), credit note adjustments (Revenue Allocation — Credit Note, Refunds & Reversals), multi-invoice pooling (Revenue Allocation — Multi-Invoice Unified Profiles), Sales Order bridge (Sales Order — Unified Revenue Allocation), payment-term milestones (Payment Term Split), and flexible start-date rules (Flexible Start Date Rules) are separate modules.