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Navigating to Price Plans
Billing Application > Price Plans > Manage Price Plans
Explaining Price Plans Fields
Name | Description |
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Base Price Plan* | The base price plan that will be applied if the conditions specified in the conditional price plan are not met |
Type | The type of the price plan, which in this case is set to Conditional Price Plan |
Name* | The name of the price plan |
Code* | The code of the price plan, which should be the same for all versions of a price plan |
Version | The version of each price plan instance. Generated automatically each time a price plan is replaced |
Description | A description of the price plan |
Effective Date* | The date that the price plan becomes effective |
Expiration Date* Mandatory whenever a price plan is replaced by a new price plan instance | The date that the price plan expires. |
Replaced by Price Plan* | The price plan instance that replaced a price plan. |
Price Plan Rate bands* |
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Selection Conditions | Conditions used to validate if the price plan can be selected on a specific customer. |
Validity Conditions* | Conditions used to determine if the price plan rates denoted by a price plan should be applied during billing or not. Billing will not apply the price plan if any conditions are violated. In those cases billing will automatically apply the “Base” price plan, as specified on the “Conditional” price plan |
Allowed Organisational Units | The communities, groups or units that can use the subscription type during the creation of a new subscription or job |
Explaining Price Plan Rates Fields
Name | Description |
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Price Plan | The related price plan. Automatically generated by the system |
Code* | The price plan rate code. The code is automatically generated although is editable. |
Product* | The physical good or service that is rated. |
Product Bundle | The product bundle related with the selected product. This information becomes visible and applicable only if the specified product is used as a product component belonging to a product having a type classified as flexible bundle product |
Rate model* | The rate model that is applicable on the price plan rate. The available rate models depend on the classification of the product to be rated, as described in price plan rate models section View /wiki/spaces/V4Manual/pages/9831566 for more information on Price Plan rate models |
Base amount* | The base rate that is applied if not tiered rates are applied. |
UOT | Unit of Time represents the unit of measurements that can be used in the system in order to measure time. UOT are predefined in the system and not configurable. UOT is mandatory for termed services and One Time services (duration based).The following UOT options are supported:
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Effective rate | Price plan rate effective date is applicable only for termed services fees, and is used to determine when the recurring charge will become active. The following options are available:
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Tiered rates | Set of tiered rate levels. Each tier includes the following:
Visit /wiki/spaces/V4Manual/pages/9831566 on more information on using Tiered Rate Levels |
Creating & Saving, Validations & Restrictions
Action | Validations | Restrictions |
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Save |
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Creating Base Price Plans
- Navigate to Price Plans module
- From the top menu click on the NEW to open the Price Plans data entry page
MAIN INFORMATION
- Name: Type the name
- Code: Type the code
- Effective Date: Click on the calendar icon and select the date you would like
- Expiration Date: Click on the calendar icon and select the date you would like
- Description: Type the description
- Base Price Plan: Select a a base plan
Quick Search by typing the name of the base price plan or click on the lense and search using the search modal.
As soon as a Base Price Plan is selected 2 extra sections are made available- Selection Conditions
- Validity Conditions
- RATES
- Click on ADD
- From the Product search modal start adding the products you would like to add to the price plan.
You can only add one product at a time - Click on the Product added from the Product List on the left, to open the product rate input fields
- Code: Type a new code if required. (The code needs to be unique)
- /wiki/spaces/V4Manual/pages/9831566: Select a Rate model from the drop down list
Rate models will be filtered based on the classification of the product added - Base Amount: Define the base amount.
If no Tiered Rate levels are defined, then this is the price to be used for Billing UOT: Select the UOT to be used to calculate the amount. Only applicable for Termed Services and One time services.
If you define a monthly rate UOT then the system will make the calculation if a daily rate is required. However if in your business you are billing daily, then its recommended you add a Daily rate for more precise results.
- Effective Starting From: Select the desired date from the drop down list.
Only applicable for Termed Services. - Applicable Only if Part of a bundle: Select the Termed Service Bundle Product, for which the specific product price plan rate will be applied for.
Only applicable for Termed Services.
Visit Defining price rates for Product Bundles to find out more information about the different pricing models available for product bundles - CALCULATE AMOUNT: Use the link if you would like to calculate base amount using discount amounts or Percentage discount.
The form has no effect on the defined rate. It can be used as an on screen calculator for easy calculation on price changes. - Tiered Rates: If you would like to define tiered rate level pricing then use this tab. The tab is available in both Flat Rate and Tiered Rate
Visit /wiki/spaces/V4Manual/pages/9831566 for more information on how Tiered Rate levels differ for Flat Rates and Tiered Rates- Click on ADD to add a new line where you will add your tiered rate level
- Level: Define a number for the level
- From: Provide an integer number
- To: Select an option from the drop down list. If the Specific number is selected then you also need to provide an integer in the box next to it
- Amount: Provide a number for the amount per level
- Click on ADD to add a new line where you will add your tiered rate level
SELECTION CONDITIONS
Evaluation Settings
In evaluation settings you have 2 options that can be set to 2 different levels
Visit /wiki/spaces/V4Manual/pages/9831566 for more information on Evaluation SettingsGeneral: Select whether conditions for all the Groups should be met or at least one
Condition Group Specific: Select whether conditions within each of the Groups should be met or at least one
Once you set the Evaluation Settings, click on each of the Condition Groups in the Groups List on the left to start defining the group row conditions
- Click on ADD to add a new row
- Type: Select the Type of the condition from the drop down list
- Operator: Select whether the values defined should be:
- Equal
- Not Equal
- Value: Click on the ADD VALUES link to open the modal to add Values per Condition Group Row
- Description: Give a description for the Group row condition
- Save as Template :
- VALIDITY CONDITIONS
ALLOWED ORGANISATIONAL UNITS
- Click on "ADD" and select between
- COMMUNITY
- GROUP
- UNIT
- Use the Search modal to select the Organisational unit you would like to add.
- You can select any type of Organisational unit according to the restrictions that you would like to set or none at all.
- Click on "ADD" and select between
- From the Action Menu click on SAVE
LOG INFORMATION
The following information is automatically set by the system on saving the Price Plans
Log information section keeps all the logging information related to the specific record
- Basic set of information available in all entities
- Created By User: The user that created the entity
- Created By Unit: The unit of the user that created the entity
- Updated By User: The user that last updated the entity
- Updated by Unit: The unit of the user that last updated the entity
- Date Created: The date the account was entity
- Date Updated: The date the account was last entity
- Basic set of information available in all entities
Visit /wiki/spaces/WIP/pages/10010220 Price Plans for business examples related to Creating Price Plans and setting different Rate models
Related Areas
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Using Price Plan Adjustment Run Definitions — Learn to configure Price Plan Adjustment Run Definitions that will dictate the overall behaviour of Price Plan Adjustment Runs
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Setting Product Bundle Pricing — Discover different options for setting up rates for Product Bundles and their components
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Price Plans — Learn to work with Price plans
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Creating Conditional Price Plans — Find out how to create Conditional Price Plans
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