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Prepaid leftover is demand, not cover
ReCharge-class prepaid means the shopper already paid for cycles not yet shipped. That leftover is demand you owe, not spare inventory. If on-hand is thinner than remaining prepaid units, you will miss ships or refund.
Pair: Prepaid demand vs on-hand on Subscriptions. Cancel dollars: prepaid cancel balance. Sellable vs inbound: receiving is not sellable.
What you type
Remaining prepaid units — cycles still to ship on live prepaid profiles (this SKU). Not billed remaining LTV dollars.
On-hand — sellable today at the warehouse that actually ships those cycles.
Shortfall = remaining − on-hand (floor at zero). We invent no calendar of when those cycles fire.
What not to do
Do not call prepaid leftover a cancel-save. Do not average catalog velocity over booked prepaid. Do not count inbound as cover. Do not skip killing MIT when you cannot ship.
Related: Subscriptions, prepaid cancel balance, days of cover, Stock.
Procedure
- Type remaining prepaid units on this SKU.
- Type sellable on-hand at the ship-from.
- Read shortfall. Inbound is not cover until it receives.
Failure modes
- Calling leftover prepaid a cancel-save.
- Counting inbound as cover for booked ships.
- Averaging catalog velocity over prepaid demand.
Worked example
None on this page yet. When one lands it will be a real case: what broke, the number, and what changed. Not a composite.
Glossary
- Prepaid demand
- Cycles already paid and still to ship. Booked units, not catalog velocity.
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FAQ
- Is this the prepaid cancel refund?
- No. [Prepaid cancel balance](/manuals/prepaid-cancel-balance) is leftover dollars on a cancel. This page is leftover units you still owe to ship.
- Is this days of cover?
- No. [Days of cover](/manuals/days-of-cover) is on-hand ÷ sell-through vs a window you name. Prepaid demand is a booked pile, not a velocity.
- Can inbound cover the prepaid pile?
- Not until it is sellable. See [receiving is not sellable](/manuals/receiving-not-sellable).