Define the providers that will be available when creating new service catalogues, and a default provider.  If the service is offered by a third party, then its provider and necessary information (e.g., the provisioning ID) will be available directly from the catalogue.

Define the product types that can be added to the catalogue and the default type when creating a new catalogue.

Rated: Select for usage services imported to CRM.COM (through the WEB API) whose billing rates are determined by third party systems.  When checked, the 'Base Rate' and 'Tiered Rates' fields in the catalogue will be unavailable.

Base Rate: The basic charge for the service type, which is applied if tiered rates are not defined or their conditions are not fulfilled.

Used to provide discounted rates as long as the conditions are met. Several tiered rates can be specified as long as their conditions do not overlap. Each rate is defined in a different row and applied if the row conditions are met.

Tiered rates consist of:

• Conditions
  • Usage Method
  • Device
  • Source Category (that will initiate the provisioning)
  • Destination Category (that will receive the provisioning)
  • Usage Start Time (inclusive)
  • Usage End Time (inclusive)
  • Minimum Usage (inclusive)
  • Maximum Usage (inclusive)

• Rate

Termed Service Requirements: There are cases where in order to order a usage service, such as a movie you would like your subscribers, to be paying a monthly service fee like a subscription fee to the VOD service. The service fee can be defined in CRM.COM as a termed service, and be set as a condition to allow a subscriber to order a movie. In other cases you might want to allow subscribers to order usage service with no prerequisites. According to your business rules select the appropriate setting.

• Requires an effective termed service
• Requires a termed service (effective or not effective)
• Does not require a termed service

Provisioning Provider: If services are related to third party provisioning providers then the catalog can be related to the provider, so that required information (such as, provisioning id) is directly provided from the catalog instead of the provider.
Only provisioning provider defined in the 'active' usage service catalog definition are available for selection

Life Cycle State: The life cycle state of the usage service catalog which can be one of the following. 

• 'Draft'
• 'Effective'
• 'Not Effective'
• 'Cancelled'

Note that only services from 'Effective' usage service catalogs can be added to subscriptions.

Defines the period for which the catalog is available and its services can be used to be added to subscriptions; validity can be set to always, for a user defined period or from a date onward.

For example you can provide your customers with a number of services, such as movies that will only be available during Summer months.

Product types must be configured in order to be rated.

Normal Subscriptions

Termed Service Requirements:

Subject to business rules, subscribers can be charged a monthly service fee (such as a VOD service subscription fee), as a prerequisite for ordering a usage service (e.g., a movie).  The service fee can be defined in CRM.COM as an optional termed service. Select between:

• Requires an Effective Termed Service (a termed service must be present and effective on the subscription)
  
• Requires a Termed Service (a termed service must be present on the subscription)
  
• Does Not Require a Termed Service

Provisioning Provider: A catalogue is associated with a third-party service provider, so that information (such as the provisioning ID) can be obtained directly from the catalogue.  The provider must be defined in the active usage service catalogue definition to be available for selection.

Life Cycle State represents the operational condition of the catalogue, which can be: 

• Draft
• Effective
• Not Effective
• Cancelled

Services can only be added to subscriptions from 'Effective' usage service catalogues.

The period during which the catalogue is available and its services can be added to subscriptions.

It can be set to 'Always Valid' or 'Valid for Specific Period'.

E.g., Some movies can be made available only during summer.

The list of offerings of the specific catalogue, their rates (which can be conditional) and their validity.

Usage Service: An offering from the specific catalogue. Only services of the type designated in the active usage service catalogue definition can be added.  

Rated: Select for usage services imported to CRM.COM (through the WEB API) whose billing rates are determined by third party systems.  When checked, the 'Base Rate' and 'Tiered Rates' fields in the catalog catalogue will not be available to be set.
If the usage service type of the service is set as Pre-Rated through the 'Active' usage service catalogs definition, then it will automatically be enabled on catalog as wellbe unavailable.  Usage services with a type designated in the active catalogue definition as Rated, will automatically be enabled in the catalogue.

Base Rate:The base rate of the specified usage service. The base rate basic charge for the service type, which is applied if no tiered rates are not defined or if tiered rates are defined but their conditions are not fulfilled.

Provisioning ID: The ID that will be used to provision the usage service from the third party system; i.e. the provisioning provider.
This information is applicable and mandatory if the usage service is of a product type that Identification supplied for each service by the third-party provider.  An ID must be provided for all usage services whose product type is classified as a provisioning service in the product types. Provisioning id .
The ID can also be defined on the Provisioning Providerentered through the Data Entry page of each provider in the provisioning module.

Start Date / Time: The date and time during which when the provisioning of the usage service will start. For example you can set that a PPV show will be available from the 1st of January 2017 9:00 ama service (such as a Pay-per-view show) will begin. E.g., at 09:00 on 1 Jan. 2017.

End Date / Time: The date and time during which when the provisioning of the usage service will end. For example you can set that a PPV show will be available till the 2nd of January 2017 0:00 pm. E.g., 00:00 on 2 Jan. 2017.

Through tiered rates Used to provide rates which are different than the base rate and are applied given that certain conditions are met. Multiple discounted rates as long as the conditions are met. Several tiered rates can be specified but the specified conditions should not overlap. At least one condition should be specified if a rate is specified. as long as their conditions do not overlap. Each rate is defined in a different row and applied if the row conditions are met.  Each rate is defined in a different row.

Tiered rates consist of the following:

• Conditions
  • Usage Method: The usage method that will be used to provision the usage service
  • Device: The device that will be used to provision the usage service
  • Source Category: The source category that will initiate the provisioning of the usage service
  • Destination Category: The destination category
  • Device
  • Source Category (that will initiate the provisioning)
  • Destination Category (that will receive the provisioning of the usage service)
  • Usage Start Time (inclusive): The time of the day that the usage started
  • Usage End Time (inclusive): The time of the day that the usage endedMinimum Usage (Inclusive): The minimum usage of the usage service
  • Minimum Usage (inclusive)
  • Maximum Usage (Inclusive): The maximum usage of the usage service

• Rate: The rate that will be applied if the conditions above are fulfilled.

The type the subscription should be of to be allowed to add services from the catalog.

The billing term scheme the subscription should have to be allowed to add services from the catalog.

The termed services belonging to the subscription. Only termed services or termed service types can be defined.

• • inclusive)
• Rate

Define the  Types of subscriptions, Billing Term Schemes, subscriber Price Plans and Termed Subscription Services that should be present on subscriptions to enable the addition of services from this catalogue.

Multiple rows can be added in each

section and at least one of the conditions should be fulfilled in each row for the

usage service catalogue to be available.

Conditions added in multiple sections

(such as an account classification and subscription type) must all be fulfilled.

Define the accounts receivable Classifications and Credit Ratings that enable the addition of services from this catalogue.

Multiple rows can be added in each section and at least one of the conditions should be fulfilled in each row for the usage service catalogue to be available.

Conditions added in multiple sections (such as an account classification and subscription type) must all be fulfilled.

Catalogues must be in a 'Draft'

, '

Effective'

or 'Not Effective' life cycle state to be updated.

Usage services already included in the catalog can be removed only if catalog's life cycle state is:from catalogues in a 'Draft', 'Effective' or 'Not Effective'

(Service information life cycle state, provided that services added on subscriptions are already billed.

Information on the service can be updated even if they are the service was added to a subscription and not already billed).

Catalogs Catalogues can only be deleted if their life cycle state is : 'Draft' or 'Cancelled'

and

as long as any services added on subscriptions are already billed.

Catalogs can only be cancelled if their life cycle state is:

Catalogues in a 'Draft'

, 'Effective' or 'Not

Effective' life cycle state can be cancelled, provided that services added on subscriptions are already billed.

The life cycle state of a catalogue can go from 'Draft' or 'Not Effective' Catalogs can have their life cycle state changed to ' Not Effective' if existing life cycle state is 'Effective'to 'Effective', and from 'Effective' to 'Not Effective'.