R9 - Configuring Conax Contego SMS Services Provisioning Provider

What does this section cover?

What are Conax Contego SMS Services Provider?

Conax Contego SMS Services Provider is used to:

  • Configure the parameters which are needed to access the Conax CA system
  • Map the services which are provisioned by Conax and set their CA ID
  • Map the Physical Goods which are provisioned by Conax

Creating, Editing & Deleting Validations & Restrictions

ActionValidations
GeneralN/A
Create
  • All mandatory fields must be provided and set
Edit
  • All mandatory fields must be provided and set
Delete
  • Provisioning Provider cannot be deleted

Conax Contego SMS Services Provider attributes 

 

Name

Description

Name*The name of the provider
Alternative code*The alternative code of the provider
DescriptionA description of the provider
Provisioning Protocol

The provisioning protocol which is used. In this case is automatically set to CONAX Contego 2.0 SMS - SAS Interface

Life Cycle State*The life cycle state of the provider, which can be Effective or Not Effective. If not Effective then no commands will be sent to Conax
Connection Parameters

Host Name*

The FTP Server host name
Port*The FTP Server port
Home Directory

The FTP Server home directory in the following format (using regular expressions)

(/directory)*

User Name*The username to access the FTP server
Password*The password to access the FTP server
Character encodingThe character set encoding defaults to UTF-8 if not specified
Operations Parameters

Maximum number of records in each file

The maximum number of client IDs that can be included in each file. The maximum number cannot be more than 20000, which is also the default value set automatically if no other value is specified.

Renewal frequency in months

The renewal frequency in months which will be used during the renewal process. If not specified then it defaults to 1. The specified period cannot be greater than 10
Add Subscription end period in monthsThe period in months that will be used to set the add subscription end date. If not specified then it defaults to 1. The specified period cannot be greater than 11

Cancel Subscription end period in months

The period in months that will be used to set the cancel subscription end date. If not specified then it defaults to 1. The specified period cannot be greater than 11
Renew Subscription end period in monthsThe period in months that will be used to set the renew subscription end date. If not specified then it defaults to 1. The specified period cannot be greater than 11
Provisioning Distributors: A list of provisioning distributors which can be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services Provider. At least one provisioning distributor is needed, if the provider is effective
Name*The name of the provisioning distributor
Alternative Code*The alternative code of the provisioning distributor
DescriptionA description of the provisioning distributor
AVAILABLE FROM CRM.COM R9.0.0 Allowed Services

Defines a list of services which can be distributed on each specific provisioning Distributor.

Two options are supported:

  • All Provisioned Services: If this option is selected, then all the services which are provisioned by the provisioning provider can be distributed on that specific provisioning distributor
  • Specific Provisioned Services: If this option is selected, then only the services which will be included in the list will be allowed to be distributed on that specific provisioning distributor. 
    The services that can be added in that section are filtered and validated against the services that can be provisioned by the related provisioning distributor
Services Mapping: A list of services which can be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services Provider. At least one service mapping is needed, if the provider is effective
Service*The service that will be provisioned

CA ID*

Mandatory on conditions

The CA ID as specified on Conax Contego SMS Services. Only numeric characters are allowed and the length should be 8 digits (zero padded)

If the service added, is a Non - Provisioning service (i.e. Product Type is not set as "Used for Provisioning" then the service id is not mandatory)

 

Physical Goods Mapping: A list of physical goods which can be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services Provider
Smartcards Mapping

A list of traceable physical good types which will be used as smartcards and will be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services Provider. Smartcard mapping is not mandatory when the provider is effective.

Note: The Smartcard CA ID is kept on Installed Item alternative code. Only numeric characters are allowed

STBs Mapping

A list of traceable physical good types which will be used as STBs. At least one STB mapping is needed, if the provider is effective.

Note: The STB CA ID is kept on Installed Item alternative code. Only numeric characters are allowed

Defining your own Conax Contego SMS Services Provider tailored to your company's needs

  1. Navigate to BILLING > PROVISIONING > CONAX CONTEGO SMS SERVICES > SET UP PROVISIONING PROVIDER 

  2. From the Top Menu click on EDIT
    CONAX CONTEGO SMS SERVICES PROVIDER
  3. MAIN INFORMATION

    1. PROVIDER INFORMATION

      1. Provide the required information

        1. Name
        2. Alternative Code
        3. Life Cycle State
        4. Description
      2. View information regarding Provisioning Protocol
    2. CONNECTION PARAMETERS

      1. Provide the required information

      2. Hostname / IP Address
      3. Home Directory
      4. Username
      5. Password
      6. Port
      7. View information regarding Character Set Encoding
    3. OPERATIONS PARAMETERS

      1. Provide the required information

      2. Maximum number of records in each file

      3. Renew Subscription end period in months

      4. Cancel Subscription end period in months

      5. Add Subscription end period in months 

      6. Renewal frequency in months

  4. DISTRIBUTORS

    1. Click on ADD and provide the required information to configure the Provider's Distributors

      1. Name
      2. Alternative Code
      3. Description
      AVAILABLE FROM CRM.COM R9.0.0 - For each Distributor
      1. Click to select the distributor on the list found on the left hand side
      2. From the select box, select between
        1. All Provisioned Services
        2. Specific Provisioned Services
          If Specific Provisioned Services is selected then: 
          1. Click on ADD  button on the right, to add a new row where you will add the service
          2. Click in the search box and search for the service that will be made available for the specific distributor
            Only the services added under the Services section will be made available 
          3. Repeat the process to add all the services
        3. Repeat the above process for all distributors with Specific Provisioned Services option
  5. SERVICES

    1. Click on ADD and Search and select a service that can be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services Provider

    2. Provide the Service's CA ID

  6. PHYSICAL GOODS

    1. SMARTCARDS

      1. Click on ADD and Search and select a product type which will be used as smartcards and will be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services system
    2. DECODERS

      1. Click on ADD and Search and select a product type which will be used as decoders and will be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services system
  7. From the Actions Menu click on SAVE
  8. LOG INFORMATION

    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
        LOG DETAILS

Deleting Conax Contego SMS Services Provider

  1. Search for the entity that you would like to delete
    Visit  Using Summary Pages   to find out how you can search using CRM.COM Summary Screens
  2. Click on the link of the record you would like to delete, to be transferred to the Data Entry page
  3. From the actions menu click on "DELETE"
     The entity will be deleted given that the validations are satisfied

 

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