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Creating a Hierarchy

A user can use this use case to create a non-billing hierarchy (organization or account hierarchies). Table 73 lists and describes the use case functions.

Table 73. Creating a Hierarchy
Value
Description

Name

Creating a Hierarchy

Users

Business administrator user and manager user

Trigger

Administrator tab: Create subtab

Form Elements

Create Hierarchy form:

  • Hierarchy Type (Required: Default: Current Context).
  • Drop-down: Default: Organization.
  • Hierarchy Name (Required, Default: None, Length of field limit: 20).
  • Description (Optional, Default: None, Length of field limit: 80).

Business Rules
  • Only Organizational and Account hierarchies can be created by a User.
  • Account hierarchies group together multiple Accounts into groups to facilitate payment and reporting.

Main Path for Creating Hierarchy

The following path describes the Creating Hierarchy use case:

1 The user selects the Administration tab, and then the Create subtab.
  1. Oracle Self-Service E-Billing displays the Create Hierarchy form.
  2. The user inputs data to create the hierarchy and clicks Submit.
  3. Oracle Self-Service E-Billing checks to confirm that the entered hierarchy name does not already exist.
  4. Oracle Self-Service E-Billing validation passes.
  5. Oracle Self-Service E-Billing returns a message indicating the hierarchy was successfully created.

Alternate Paths

Alternate paths can occur in this use case.

A billing hierarchy is created automatically.

A billing hierarchy is automatically created when invoice data is loaded into Oracle Self-Service E-Billing with a status of Published.

The user clicks Reset

Oracle Self-Service E-Billing invokes the Reset use case.

The user clicks Submit

Oracle Self-Service E-Billing displays message: Please enter Hierarchy Name to create hierarchy.

Exceptions

Exceptions can occur in this use case.

The user encounters a validation error

Oracle Self-Service E-Billing invokes the validation error message use case.

A user or CSR encounters a server system error

Oracle Self-Service E-Billing invokes the error message use case.

    
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