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Schedule of Significant Changes in Contract Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2023 | Oct. 31, 2022
Accounts Receivable Contract Assets And Contract Liabilities |  |
Transferred to receivables from contract assets recognized | $ (745) | $ (132)
Revenue recognized and not billed | 919 | 47
Net change in contract assets | $ 174 | $ (85)

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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (a) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-28 + Details
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