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Revenue recognition in Enso records when revenue is earned, independently of when it is invoiced or paid. Every recognized amount is stored as a revenue row tied to a single invoice line item, so recognition always traces back to a specific invoice, contract, and product/service. Each revenue row captures:
  • value — the recognized amount.
  • startDate / endDate — the period the amount is recognized over (a single month for point-in-time recognition; empty for date-less deferrals).
  • type — billed, unbilled, or deferred_without_date (see below).

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Revenue types

TypeMeaning
billedRecognized revenue generated from an invoice line item according to its recognition rule. This is the default and the bulk of your revenue.
unbilledRevenue recognized before it is billed — created by marking an invoice line item as unbilled, and reversed when it is later billed.
deferred_without_dateAn amount explicitly deferred with no recognition period yet.

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Where it comes from

  • Automatically — when invoice line items are created or updated, Enso generates billed revenue rows using the line item’s recognition rule. See How revenue is generated and Revenue rules.
  • Manually — you can add a revenue row directly against a line item. See Creating manual revenue.
  • Through line-item actions — marking a line item unbilled/billed creates and reverses unbilled rows. See Unbilled revenue.

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Where to see it

The Recognition page presents revenue through three built-in reports — Total, Unbilled, and Deferred. See Revenue reports.
Recognized (billed) revenue only surfaces for active contracts. Draft contracts and their invoices do not contribute to the Total report.