PayPal-PHP-Server-SDK/doc/models/usage-pattern.md

Usage Pattern

Expected business/pricing model for the billing agreement., Expected business/charge model for the billing agreement.

Enumeration

UsagePattern

Fields

Name	Description
IMMEDIATE	On-demand instant payments – non-recurring, pre-paid, variable amount, variable frequency.
DEFERRED	Pay after use, non-recurring post-paid, variable amount, irregular frequency.
RECURRING_PREPAID	Pay upfront fixed or variable amount on a fixed date before the goods/service is delivered.
RECURRING_POSTPAID	Pay on a fixed date based on usage or consumption after the goods/service is delivered.
THRESHOLD_PREPAID	Charge payer when the set amount is reached or monthly billing cycle, whichever comes first, before the goods/service is delivered.
THRESHOLD_POSTPAID	Charge payer when the set amount is reached or monthly billing cycle, whichever comes first, after the goods/service is delivered.
SUBSCRIPTION_PREPAID	Subscription plan where the "amount due" and the "billing frequency" are fixed, and there is no defined duration with the payment due before the good/service is delivered.
SUBSCRIPTION_POSTPAID	Subscription plan where the "amount due" and the "billing frequency" are fixed, and there is no defined duration with the payment due after the goods/services are delivered.
UNSCHEDULED_PREPAID	Unscheduled card on file plan where the merchant can bill buyer upfront based on an agreed logic, but "amount due" and "frequency" can vary. Inclusive of automatic reload plans.
UNSCHEDULED_POSTPAID	Unscheduled card on file plan where the merchant can bill buyer based on an agreed logic, but "amount due" and "frequency" can vary. Inclusive of automatic reload plans.
INSTALLMENT_PREPAID	Merchant-managed installment plan when the "amount" to be paid and the "billing frequency" are fixed, but there is a defined number of payments with the payment due before the good/service is delivered.
INSTALLMENT_POSTPAID	Merchant-managed installment plan when the "amount" to be paid and the "billing frequency" are fixed, but there is a defined number of payments with the payment due after the goods/services are delivered.