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User Properties

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Pricing Calculator methods use these user properties:

XA Name - Area. Name of the product attribute used to store the service area where the rate plan is being offered.
XA Name - Usage Type. Name of the product attribute used to store the usage breakdown category of the rate plan. Out of the box, the value of this property is Usage Type.
Usage Type n. Valid values for the Usage Type attribute specified by the XA Name - Usage Type user property.

For example:

Name	Value
Usage Type 1	Peak
Usage Type 2	Off Peak
Usage Type 3	Threshold

NOTE:  For instructions on adding a new usage type, see To add a new usage type for the pricing calculator.

Threshold Usage Type. Value of the Usage Type attribute that is handled as the threshold usage (that is, the number of units charged at a specified price before applying other pricing rules). Out of the box, the value is Threshold.
Peak. Name of the field of the SIS OM PC Usage Profile business component that is used to store the Peak category of usage breakdown.
Off Peak. Name of the field of the SIS OM PC Usage Profile business component used to store the Off Peak category of usage breakdown.
Must Match XA n. Names of product attributes that an internal rate plan must possess in order to be qualified as a match to the current rate plan used by the prospective customer.

For example:

Name	Value
Must Match XA 1	MeterType
Must Match XA 2	Region

PC Type n. Names of all the basic (non-dual) service types of products used in the Pricing Calculator functionality.

For example:

Name	Value
PC Type 1	Electricity
PC Type 2	Gas

Dual Fuel Service Type. Name of the service type of products designated for dual fuel discount processing.
SIS OM ViewName. Default view to use when displaying the PC SmartScript. It is used by the Run SmartScript method.
SIS OM AppletName. Default applet to use when displaying the PC SmartScript. It is used by the Run SmartScript method.
SIS OM ScriptName - HI. Default SmartScript script to use in high interactivity mode. It is used by the Run SmartScript method.
SIS OM ScriptName - LI. Default SmartScript script to use in low interactivity mode. It is used by the Run SmartScript method.

To add a new usage type for the pricing calculator

Add the new value to the attribute specified by the user property XA Name - Usage Type.
Add a new user property Usage Type n to specify this new value.
Add both a new field to the SIS OM PC Usage Profile business component and a new column to its underlying table for the data storage.
Add a new user property with this new usage type as the name and the Business Component field name added above as the value.

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