Try a system, deal type, role, or process term.
One operating model. Multiple deal paths.
A structured view of how PRC and TelemetryX qualify, contract, fulfill, book, bill, collect, and manage Third-Party Management engagements.
Rules that anchor every route
These principles are strongly supported by the current E2E document. Exceptions and accounting treatments still require explicit approval.
Protect the client experience
PRC remains the primary customer-facing entity. Internal schedules, wholesale economics, and system splits should not create conflicting customer communications.
Classify before booking
Geography, lease state, ownership, installation timing, and accounting treatment determine the path. “3PM” alone is not a sufficient classification.
Keep the systems reconciled
Creatio lines, LeaseWave schedules, NetSuite items, warehouse picking lists, acceptance dates, and customer billing must describe the same transaction.
Do not hide exceptions
Renewals, midterm retrofits, mixed schedules, investor-owned leases, and installation variances require visible decisions—not silent workarounds.
The seven-stage control path
A common lifecycle contains the work. Deal flavors change the route, evidence, approvals, and accounting treatment inside each stage.
Intake
Capture sponsor, parties, geography, equipment, client need, target timing, and known constraints.
Classify
Determine net-new, renewal, retrofit, geography, lease ownership, billing model, service term, and risk attributes.
Design and price
Align scope, TLX price, installation, shipping, commercial presentation, monthly payment, and accounting structure.
Contract
Complete ELS, Service Agreement or 3PM rider, client PO, tax status, vendor POs, and approved deviations.
Fulfill and accept
Order, pick, pack, ship, coordinate installation, confirm operational status, and execute acceptance evidence.
Book, bill, collect
Create the correct schedules, book in LeaseWave, reconcile NetSuite, invoice the client, and allocate collection.
Operate, renew, or exit
Monitor service, obligations, changes, termination dates, renewals, API cutoff, and asset disposition.
Choose the path by operating difference
A separate flavor is justified only when the transaction changes an owner, control, artifact, workflow route, accounting treatment, invoice, or monitoring requirement.
MX-NMexico · Intercompany vendor model
TLX sells to PRC Mexico; PRC bundles the cost into one customer lease.
Developed
Mexico · Intercompany vendor model
TLX sells to PRC Mexico; PRC bundles the cost into one customer lease.
- TLX lines begin with zero OEC; wholesale value is captured in the separate TLX Price field.
- PRC Mexico issues a vendor PO to TLX and normally issues the installation-provider PO.
- TLX creates and fulfills an intercompany NetSuite sales order and recognizes intercompany revenue under the approved ASC 606 treatment.
- PRC books one LeaseWave schedule; no TLX split is required for the customer lease.
- PRC Mexico settles TLX after customer collection through the intercompany invoice.
US-NUnited States · Coterminous PRC-serviced model
One customer transaction becomes two internal schedules and one combo invoice.
Developed
United States · Coterminous PRC-serviced model
One customer transaction becomes two internal schedules and one combo invoice.
- The client signs one grossed-up package; no vendor PO is issued to TLX.
- After final documents and before check-in, TLX lines move to a new schedule with a
-TLXsuffix. - Both schedules use the same signed final documents and are booked separately in LeaseWave.
- LeaseWave produces one invoice number and one PDF covering PRC and TLX charges.
- Collections follow a PRC-first waterfall; the TLX service term is intended to remain coterminous with the ELS.
R-RRenewal retrofit
Add 3PM when an existing PRC lease reaches renewal.
Working
Renewal retrofit
Add 3PM when an existing PRC lease reaches renewal.
- Managed-service treatment uses a flat monthly amount and recognizes revenue over time.
- A sales-type renewal requires supporting contract language and an approved accounting conclusion.
- Creatio currently lacks a definitive field to distinguish managed service from lease treatment.
- Installation ownership, PO route, commencement timing, and invoice structure still need approval.
R-MMidterm retrofit on an existing lease
Add 3PM after the original lease has commenced or been syndicated.
Unresolved
Midterm retrofit on an existing lease
Add 3PM after the original lease has commenced or been syndicated.
- The original equipment lease may already be owned by an investor and cannot simply be reopened.
- The retrofit may be free for the remaining term, deferred until remarketing, or structured as a standalone sales-type lease.
- The working naming convention is
<original schedule>-TLX-R. - Accounting, billing, installation, and termination rules are not yet complete enough for a standard path.
| Decision point | Mexico net-new | US coterminous | Retrofit / renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRC → TLX PO | Yes, vendor PO | No | Depends on approved model |
| Lease split | No | Yes, after final docs | Usually separate; rule unresolved |
| Client invoice | Single PRC invoice | Single combo invoice | Combo or standalone; unresolved |
| TLX payment | Intercompany settlement | PRC-serviced waterfall | Service, lease, or deferred route |
| Confidence | Developed | Developed | Needs decisions |
From opportunity to operating service
This is the common flow. The deal flavor controls the documents, split point, accounting route, invoice, and collection allocation.
Truck delivery, TLX shipment, TLX installation, acceptance, schedule split, and lease commencement are distinct events. The current document does not yet provide one approved date rule for every flavor.
One transaction, four operational views
The playbook must treat system reconciliation as a control, not an administrative cleanup activity.
Creatio
Opportunity, pricing request, TLX indicators, lease lines, acceptance, split schedules, final documents, and workflow.
LeaseWave
Lease schedules, OEC and rent, combo eligibility, invoicing, property-tax treatment, aging, and payment state.
NetSuite
TLX sales orders, fulfillment, intercompany invoicing, inventory, fixed assets, revenue, COGS, and internal AR.
Trust / files / API
Bank collection, allocation workbooks, connector uploads, AssetPro visibility, and future termination cutoff.
| Data element | Why it matters | Minimum control |
|---|---|---|
| TLX Price | Wholesale/intercompany tracking before booking | Approved value and source retained |
| OEC | Shell versus bookable TLX schedule | Zero until the approved split/booking step |
| 3PM / Telemetry flags | Workflow, visibility, and delivery tracking | Required before award |
| Product and item category | AssetPro, tax, LeaseWave, and NetSuite mapping | Standard cross-system catalog |
| AC and installation dates | Commencement, proration, payment, and revenue timing | Evidence-backed dates with flavor-specific rule |
| Schedule suffix | Combo invoice and portfolio identification | -TLX or -TLX-R standard |
| Term / termination | Coterminous service and future API cutoff | Visible in Creatio and passed downstream |
What must be closed before scale
These are decision topics, not assumed answers. Each requires an accountable owner, approved disposition, effective date, and impacted artifacts.
Renewal classification
Define when a renewal retrofit is managed service, sales-type lease, or another approved treatment.
US split timing
Confirm whether every coterminous US deal splits after final docs or whether independent commencement changes the design.
Recognition trigger
Resolve shipment, installation, acceptance, LeaseWave setup, and service-period triggers by flavor.
Ownership and PO route
Define payer, PO issuer, coordinator, standard price, exception path, and evidence for each geography/flavor.
Retrofit invoice rule
Define combo versus standalone invoice and how truck and TLX charges appear to the customer.
Managed service indicator
Add a controlled Creatio field that prevents service and lease treatments from being confused.
Investor-owned retrofit
Approve the commercial, accounting, and operational path when the original lease has been syndicated.
Termination and API
Expose the TLX term and termination date and define the future service-cutoff event.
Product normalization
Create one item map for Creatio, LeaseWave, NetSuite, warehouse, sales tax, and AssetPro.
TLX shell routing
Define automatic numbering, post-split workflow bypass, and Creatio-to-NetSuite sales-order creation.
Shipping and soft costs
Choose finance, pass-through, short-pay, or TLX-absorbed treatment and establish materiality rules.
Mixed schedules
Standardize acceptance and commencement when only part of an equipment schedule receives TLX.
Separate known, working, and unresolved
The website is a reading layer. It must not turn working notes into policy simply because the presentation looks finished.
Documented / developed
- PRC owns the client-facing experience.
- Mexico intercompany vendor model.
- US coterminous split-and-combo model.
- Core Creatio, LeaseWave, NetSuite, and Trust handoffs.
Working direction
- Installation simplification and standard pricing.
- Independent commencement of PRC and TLX schedules.
- Schedule naming and shell-routing automation.
- Termination-date API integration.
Unresolved
- US renewal retrofit E2E path.
- Investor-owned midterm retrofits.
- Revenue and accrual timing by flavor.
- Final installation, shipping, and invoice rules.
This first build is based primarily on 3PM_TLX_Integration_E2E.docx. It has not yet been reconciled against the accounting workbook, prior document version, recordings, transcripts, current Creatio configuration, or approved accounting guidance.
How this playbook evolves
Every release should identify its evidence, business decisions, affected routes, reviewers, and remaining limitations.
First structured playbook prototype
Converted the E2E document into operating principles, lifecycle, flavor catalog, workflow, systems map, and decision register. No business decisions were resolved by the prototype.
Evidence reconciliation
Reconcile the accounting workbook, older E2E version, recordings, transcripts, and actual system configuration; then convert approved decisions into controlled rules.
Add role-level work instructions, RACI, entry/exit checklists, required artifacts, evidence references, and worked examples for each approved deal flavor.