Chargeable Entity Concepts
Product/Package Allocation Customer can purchase product(s) or package(s). Account is an entity which is invoiced and invoice(s) are generated at the account level. Customer can have zero, one or more accounts. Products, packages, or subscriptions can be associated with these accounts. www.prolearninghub.com
! Scenario 1 One account has 3 products. One invoice is generated for one account. Customer Account Cable GSM GPRS GSM GPRS Combo Package Remember: In RBM 5.0, products or services are added to an account level and not at customer level. Account can have zero, one or more products or packages. ! www.prolearninghub.com
! Scenario 2 3 account each with 3 products. 3 invoice are generated as there are 3 accounts. Account Cable Customer GSM Remember: In RBM 5.0, products or services are added to an account level and not at customer level. Account can have zero, one or more products or packages. ! Fixed www.prolearninghub.com
Price Plan and Rate Plan Holding tariffs Associated tariffs Holding Legal entity Billable Chargeable entity Configured Services Configured Charges Customer Account Product Event Type 1 Type 2 Price Plan (Fixed Charges) Rate Plan 2 (Usage Charges) Rate Plan 1 C A P www.prolearninghub.com
Product and Account Life Cycle Product Life Cycle Active product can generate events/calls. Suspended/Deactivated products cannot generate events. Charging for a product is possible in Active as well as Suspended state. Pending Active Deactive Suspended www.prolearninghub.com
Product and Account Life Cycle Product Life Cycle The account can be billed, assuming the billing status is billable. In Pending state, the account cannot be billed, but products and packages can be added. In Suspended state, a suspension bill can be generated at the start of the suspension period. In Awaiting Termination state, account has a termination date in future and can still be billed. Pending Active Awaiting Termination Terminated Suspended www.prolearninghub.com
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Account is a __________ entity. Legal Chargeable Billable All of the above www.prolearninghub.com
Which of the following services does RBM 5.0 support? Online Service Financial Services Data Services All of the above www.prolearninghub.com
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