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The MIE can be configured to log financial records for MSL activity.  Credits are logged for MSL items that are harvested (authorization removed), while debits (charges) are logged for MSL items that are either approved through the software request portal, bulk authorized, status authorized, or are automatically added as rogue installs (when detected by auto-discovery).

Credits/debits are processed by a silent job that runs on a timed basis as a timed operation.  Each time the job runs, it checks the settings and collects together all records that have not yet been issued a credit/debit but meet the criteria as defined in the settings.  That collection of records is joined together as a run, which can then be exported using the reporting function of Asset Management.  Past runs are maintained and are available to be exported, to allow for re-creating a previous export.

Debits are assessed on every authorization event.  Credits are assessed on every de-authorization (harvest) event.  License allocation events (allocating and/or de-allocating licenses to cover/uncover specific authorizations) do not affect credits or debits.