Generates invoices (see FS::cust_bill) for this customer. Usually used in conjunction with the collect method by calling bill_and_collect.
If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.
Options are passed as name-value pairs. Currently available options are:
If set true, re-charges setup fees.
Bills the customer as if it were that time. Specified as a UNIX timestamp; see "time" in perlfunc). Also see Time::Local and Date::Parse for conversion functions. For example:
use Date::Parse;
...
$cust_main->bill( 'time' => str2time('April 20th, 2001') );
An array ref of specific packages (objects) to attempt billing, instead trying all of them.
$cust_main->bill( pkg_list => [$pkg1, $pkg2] );
Used in conjunction with the time option, this option specifies the date of for the generated invoices. Other calculations, such as whether or not to generate the invoice in the first place, are not affected.
Used to specify the period starting date and preventing normal billing. Instead all outstanding cdrs/usage are processed as if from the unix timestamp in backbill and without changing the dates in the customer packages. Useful in those situations when cdrs were not imported before a billing run