The Cover Pattern setting defines the cover period for the delivery of the payment or bill. A cover period dictates how payments or bills are issued, e.g., in advance, in arrears, once-off, etc. For example, the delivery pattern, weekly by check on Mondays in advance, indicates that each payment will be made on a Monday and will cover the week that starts on the Monday and continues to the next Sunday.
The available cover patterns are associated with the ProductCoverPeriod code table . The default cover pattern is 'Issue in Advance'. A new value can be added to this code table and published as part of system administration.