Subscriptions - Configuration Requirements
- Persia Xenopoulou (Deactivated)
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Learn to set up Subscriptions related business processes and rules.
Mandatory Configuration: Links to manuals of Subscriptions configuration modules that are required for the module to work correctly.
Related Configuration: Links to manuals of configuration modules other than of Subscriptions that offer additional functionality or are required for the module to work correctly.
Optional Configuration: Links to manuals of Subscriptions configuration modules that offer additional functionality but are not required for the module to work correctly.
Mandatory Configuration
The following modules must be configured in order to use Subscriptions:
| Module Name | Manual | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription Types | Configuring Subscription Types | Configure the available Subscription Types required to create a Subscription and which define the company's commercial policies. |
| Subscription Business Definitions | Configuring Subscription Definitions | Configure and activate the Definitions required for creating and maintaining Subscriptions throughout their Life Cycle, based on business rules. |
Related Configuration
The following modules are relatedto,but are not a part of, Subscriptions. Such entities either:
- Must be configured accordingly in order to be able to start using the Subscriptions module (Configuration Type = Mandatory)
OR - May be configured to use the Subscriptions module at its full capacity (Configuration Type = Optional)
| Module Name | Module Manual | Module Description | Configuration Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billing Term Schemes | Billing Term Schemes are required in order to be able to create a new Subscription. Billing Term Schemes are used to control the creation or modification of Billing Terms by providing the available options for each input field and by setting default values. They control Billing Engine processes by providing the rules and policies that should be applied during Billing Runs. | Mandatory | |
| Billing Term Definitions | Billing Term Definition Rules include validations and restrictions that will be used across Billing Terms, regardless of their Scheme. | Mandatory | |
| Normal Billing Run Definition | Normal Billing Run Definitions are business rules which are used to control the behaviour of Normal Billing Runs throughout their Life Cycle. | Mandatory (For Billing Normal Subscriptions) | |
| Prepaid Billing Run Definition | Prepaid Billing Run Definitions are business rules which are used to control the behaviour of Prepaid Billing Runs throughout their Life Cycle. | Mandatory (For Billing Prepaid Subscriptions) | |
| Inventory Definitions | Configure Inventory Management Definitions to define the Warehouses that Installed Items will be taken from or returned to. | Mandatory | |
| Product Types | Configure the Product Types (Service and Physical Good Types) that will be used to create Products to add on Subscriptions. Product Types and Products must subsequently be added to Subscription Types and Billing Term Schemes, as Allowed Attributes. | Mandatory | |
| Provisioning Module | Configure one of the Provisioning modules required to handle the signals to be sent to the Subscriber's device when activating or deactivating Subscription Services | Mandatory (For Pay TV customers) |
Optional Configuration
The following entities are available and can be configured under Subscriptions. A working CRM.COM model can exist without them being configured.
| Module Name | Module Manual | Module Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription Action Types | Configuring Subscription Action and Sub-Action Types | Configure additional Subscription Action Types to categorise Actions. |