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Plans {#recur-bill-plans-intro}
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A plan defines the payment amount and billing schedule for recurring or subscription payments.  
After you create a plan, you can assign it to multiple subscriptions and manage changes for multiple subscriptions.
IMPORTANT Installment based plans are currently not supported.  
Recurring Billing supports two types of plans:

* **Standard plans**: created and stored within the recurring billing service for re-use. You can assign these plans to multiple subscriptions.

* **One-time plans**: created specifically for a single subscription and not stored for re-use nor assigned to other subscriptions.  
  Both plan types have two billing cycle options. Choose one of these billing cycles when defining the number of recurring payments to be made:

* Bill indefinitely

* Fixed number of payments

Bill Indefinitely {#recur-bill-plans-intro_bill-indef}
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This option has a fixed payment amount and a payment schedule with no end date. This option comprises these elements:

* Plan code
* Plan name
* Plan description (optional)
* Billing frequency
* Currency
* Payment amount
* Set-up fee (optional)

> IMPORTANT One-time plans do not include a plan code, plan name, or plan description.

Fixed Number of Payments {#recur-bill-plans-intro_fixed-num}
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This option has a fixed payment amount, a payment schedule, and a fixed number of payments. This option comprises these elements:

* Plan code
* Plan name
* Plan description (optional)
* Billing frequency
* Currency
* Payment amount
* Number of billing cycles
* Set-up fee (optional)

IMPORTANT One-time plans do not include a plan code, plan name, or plan description.
