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.

Apply Additional Discount: Select for 'rated' usage services that additional discount should be applied through CRM.COM

Unit of Measurement: The unit of measurement based on which usage service of the specified product type will be rated. This is a read only field and defined once the UDR type is selected.

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

Product types must be configured in order to be rated.

Normal Subscriptions

Define the providers that will be available when creating a new service catalog, and a default provider.  If a third party offers the service, then the provider and provisioning ID will be available directly from the catalog.

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

Rated: Enable 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 will be unavailable.

Apply Additional Discount: Enable to allow the application of additional discounts to rated usage services through CRM.COM.

Unit of Measurement: The unit used for rating usage services of the specific product type; the field is read-only and defined when the UDR type is selected.

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

Product types must be configured so that they can be rated.

Normal Subscriptions

The maximum number of unbilled UDRs that can be present in the system and the maximum total unbilled amount resulting from ordered UDRs (within a subscription), must be defined.

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 (in any life cycle state)

Installed Item Requirements: Subject to business rules, subscribers may need to have a registered installed item on their subscription to be allowed to order a usage service.

• Requires an Installed Item: An installed item will have to be selected before ordering when using the Add Service Usage subscription action.
• Does Not Require an Installed Item

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

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

• Draft
• Effective
• Not Effective
• Cancelled

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

Accounts Receivable (available if the catalog is assigned to a corporate customer): The account that the catalog is used for, according to the pricing agreement.

The period during which the catalogue catalog is available and its services can be added to subscriptions. E.It g., certain movies are only available during the summer months.

Validity 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 cataloguecatalog, their rates (which can be conditional) and their validity.

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

Pre-Rated: Select Enable, for usage services imported to into 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 catalog become unavailable.  Usage services with a 'Rated' usage services (type designated in the active catalogue definition as Rated, will automatically be catalog definition) are automatically enabled in the cataloguecatalog.  

Apply Additional Discount: Select for 'rated' usage services that additional discount should be applied  Enable to allow the application of additional discounts to rated usage services through CRM.COM.

Unit of Measurement: The unit of measurement based on which usage service of the specified UDR type will be rated. This is a read only field and defined based on the UDR type of the serviceThe unit used for rating usage services of the specific product type; the field is read-only and defined when the UDR type is selected.

Currency: in which the USC base rate is specified for the specific USC and product (must be different than the system currency as defined in the Global Settings).

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

Provisioning ID: 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.
The ID can also be entered through the Data Entry page of each provider in the provisioning module.

Start Date / Time: when the provisioning of a service (such as a Paypay-per-view show) will begin. E.g., at 09:00 on 1 Jan. 2017.

End Date / Time: when the provisioning of the service will end. E.g., 00:00 on 2 Jan. 2017.

Tax Model: Define whether the base and tiered rates of the specified usage service catalog are tax inclusive. By default, the tax rate follows the model defined in the Tax Definition.

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.  Each rate is defined in a different row.

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

Define the 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 cataloguecatalog.

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 catalog 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 cataloguecatalog.

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 catalog to be available.

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

Catalogues Catalogs must be in a 'Draft', 'Effective' or 'Not Effective' life cycle state to be updated.

Usage services can be removed from catalogues catalogs in a 'Draft', 'Effective' or 'Not Effective' life cycle state, provided that services added on subscriptions are already billed.

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

Catalogues Catalogs can be deleted if their life cycle state is 'Draft' or 'Cancelled' and as long as any services added on subscriptions are already billed.

Catalogues Catalogs in a 'Draft', 'Effective' or 'Not Effective' life cycle state can be cancelledcanceled, provided that services added on subscriptions are already billed.

The life cycle state of a catalogue catalog can go from 'Draft' or 'Not Effective' to 'Effective', and from 'Effective' to 'Not Effective'.