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Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
Accessing Oracle Communications Documentation
Documentation Accessibility
Document Revision History
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Summary of Customer-Reported Fixes
Customer-Reported Fixes
Fixed Known Problems
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New Features
New Features in BRM 7.5 Maintenance Patch Set 1
Account Migration Enhancements
Account Migration Manager Supports IMDB Cache-Enabled Systems (Patch Set 2)
Accounts Receivable Enhancements
Collections Manager Now Supports Reversal of Written-Off Bill Units (Patch Set 10)
Billing Enhancements
Improving Billing Performance by Using Multiple Item Configurations (Patch Set 12)
Improving Performance by Skipping Billing-Time Tax Calculation (Patch Set 12)
Additional Flexibility in Creating a Bill Unit Hierarchy (Patch Set 9)
Improving Performance for Billing Cycle Fees (Patch Set 5)
Cycle Fees Can Now Be Applied Based on Product Priority (Patch Set 4)
BRM Database Enhancements
Enhanced Partitioning and Purging Features (Maintenance Patch Set 1)
Enabling Open Items to Be Purged (Patch Set 12)
BRM Database Support for Virtual-Column Feature in Oracle Database 11
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(Patch Set 3)
Collections Center Enhancements
Restricting the Number of Tasks Displayed in Collections Center (Patch Set 3)
Collections Manager Enhancements
Entering the Field Name to Configure Additional Collections Scenario Parameters (Patch Set 4)
Collections Manager Now Supports Promise-to-Pay Agreements (Patch Set 2)
Collections Manager Now Supports Collections Actions Dependency (Patch Set 2)
Collections Manager Now Supports Scenario Replacement (Patch Set 2)
Collections Manager Now Supports Rule-Based Scenario Assignment (Patch Set 2)
Enhancements to Assignment to Debt Collections Agencies (Patch Set 2)
Collections Manager Now Supports Optional Collections Actions (Patch Set 2)
Collections Manager Now Supports Collections Sharing Groups (Patch Set 2)
Customer Center Enhancements
Hiding the Password Fields in Customer Center to Enhance Security (Patch Set 6)
Customer Center Enhancements for Wholesale Customers (Patch Set 5)
Additional Criteria for Event Searches
Enhancements to the Event Search Dialog Box
Balance Group Search Enhancements
Locating a Balance Group Using the New Balance Group Search Dialog Box
Setting the Threshold Value for Displaying Available Balance Groups
Product/Discount Search Enhancements
Locating Products/Discounts Using the New Product/Discount Search Dialog Box
Setting the Maximum Number of Available Products/Discounts to Display
Service Search Enhancements for Non-Currency Resources
Change to Other Services Accessing These Resources Display Location
Service Search Enhancements (Patch Set 5)
Locating a Service Using the New Service Search Dialog Box
Setting the Threshold Value for Displaying Available Services
Payment Allocations Improved for Multiple Bill Unit Scenarios (Patch Set 5)
Customer's Collections Profiles Can Be Created at the Time of Customer Account Creation (Patch Set 4)
Customers Can Now Purchase Plans with Options Containing Services Not Associated with a Deal (Patch Set 3)
Purchasing Optional Services and Transitioning to Different Plans
Setting Subscriber Preferences in Customer Center (Patch Set 1)
Customer Management Enhancements
Storing a Summary of Activities Performed on an Account (Patch Set 12)
Limiting Search Results by Using the PIN_FLD_MIN_ROW and PIN_FLD_MAX_ROW Fields (Patch Set 12)
Logging External Customer Service Representative Information (Patch Set 12)
General Ledger Enhancements
Segregate Unbilled Revenue by General Ledger Cycle within a Billing Cycle (Maintenance Patch Set 1)
New Controls for Handling Non-Currency Journal Creation (Patch Set 6)
Invoicing Enhancements
Displaying Large Invoices More Efficiently (Patch Set 10)
Faster Hierarchical Account Invoice Generation with Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher 11
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(Patch Set 9)
Invoices Can Be Designed and Generated in Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher 11
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(Patch Set 4)
The BRM-BI Publisher Invoicing Integration Now Supports Multischema Systems (Patch Set 2)
Integration Enhancements
BRM Contains a Pre-Built Integration with Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) (Patch Set 3)
Integrating Real-Time Collections Actions (Patch Set 3)
Integrating Account Migrations in a Multischema Environment (Patch Set 3)
Integrating Collections in a Multischema Environment (Patch Set 3)
BRM Now Supports Synchronizing Products with Multiple Rate Plans (Patch Set 3)
IP Address Administration Center Enhancements
Support for IPv6 Addresses Added (Patch Set 4)
Item Assignment Enhancements
Balance Impacts of an Event Can Now Be Tracked in Individual Items (Patch Set 4)
Individual Member Charges of a Charge Sharing Account Can Now Be Tracked (Patch Set 4)
JCA Resource Adapter Enhancements
JCA Resource Adapter XA Transaction Support Enhanced (Patch Set 8)
Payments Enhancements
BRM Now Supports Credit Card Tokenization (Patch Set 10)
BRM Now Supports SEPA Direct Debit and SEPA Credit Transfer Payment Processing (Patch Set 9)
Payment Tool Now Supports Secure Communication on the Windows 7 Operating System (Patch Set 7)
Payment Allocations Improved for Multiple Bill Unit Scenarios (Patch Set 5)
Payment Center and Payment Tool Support Multischema Environments (Patch Set 4)
Improved Performance of Searches for Payment Events in Payment Center (Patch Set 2)
Permissioning Center Enhancements
CSRs Can Now Transfer Credits to Positive Bills (Patch Set 5)
Pipeline Manager Enhancements
Pipeline Manager Enhancements for Roaming Partner Management (Patch Set 7)
Pipeline Manager Can Now Rate Calls by CAMEL Destination Number
Pipeline Configuration Center Now Supports Configuring the Number of Decimal Places for Outgoing Charges for Each Roaming Partner
Pipeline Configuration Center Now Supports Specifying Country Codes for Roaming Partners
Pipeline Configuration Center Now Supports Specifying whether the HUR Report or the NRTRDE Files Should Be Generated for a Roaming Partner
Pipeline Manager Startup Performance Improved (Patch Set 3)
Improving DAT_AccountBatch and DAT_BalanceBatch Loading Performance
Improving Pipeline Manager Startup by Specifying the Non-Currency Sub-Balances to Load
Increasing Pipeline Manager Throughput When an EDR Is Associated with Multiple Output Streams (Patch Set 2)
Pricing Center Enhancements
Increase in the Fixed Credit Threshold Value Limit in Pricing Center (Patch Set 11)
Plan with Options Can Contain Services Not Associated with a Deal (Patch Set 3)
Rated Event Loader Enhancements
Loading Preprocessed Rated Events from ECE (Patch Set 12)
Running the RE Loader Daemon to Load Pipeline-Rated Events (Patch Set 1)
Rating Enhancements
Rerating Events by Using the Rates Applied when the Rating Conditions Change During the Session (Patch Set 12)
Rerating Events That Include Conditional Balance Impacts (Patch Set 12)
BRM Can Now Calculate Deferred Taxes During Rerating (Patch Set 11)
New Rating Engine for Handling Rerating Functionality (Patch Set 5)
Service Enhancements
BRM Now Supports Custom Service Life Cycles (Patch Set 1)
Services Framework Enhancements
BRM Supports Policy-Driven Charging Sessions (Patch Set 3)
Services Framework Manager Now Supports In-Session Notifications (Patch Set 1)
Services Framework AAA Manager Now Supports Custom Service Life Cycles (Patch Set 1)
Subscription Management Enhancements
Subscription Services Can Now Be Transferred from an Account in a Schema to Another Account in a Different Schema (Patch Set 6)
Including Event Adjustments in Product Cancellation Refunds (Patch Set 1)
Support and Certification Enhancements
BRM Is Now Certified with Oracle Java Runtime Environment 1.8 Update 45 (Maintenance Patch Set 1)
JCA Resource Adapter Is Now Also Certified on Oracle WebLogic Server 12
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(Maintenance Patch Set 1)
Web Services Manager Is Now Certified on Apache Tomcat 7.0.59 (Patch Set 12)
BRM 7.5 Now Supports Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 (Patch Set 12)
BRM Is Now Certified on Oracle GlassFish Server 3.1.2.2 (Patch Set 12)
BRM Is Now Certified with Apache HttpComponents HttpClient 4.4 (Patch Set 12)
Pipeline Configuration Center Is Now Certified with Oracle Java Development Kit 1.7 Update 51 (Patch Set 11)
Pipeline Configuration Center Is Now Certified with Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Development Framework 11.1.1.6.0 (Patch Set 11)
Pipeline Configuration Center Is Now Certified on Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6 (Patch Set 11)
BRM 7.5 Is Now Certified on Windows 8.1 (Patch Set 10)
OpenSSL Software No Longer Part of BRM Patch Set Installation Package (Patch Set 10)
BRM 7.5 Is Now Certified with Perl 5.18.2 on AIX and HP-UX IA64 (Patch Set 9)
BRM 7.5 Is Now Certified with Remote Diagnostic Agent 8.03 on AIX and HP-UX IA64 (Patch Set 9)
BRM 7.5 Is Now Certified with Apache Xalan-C++ 1.11 (Patch Set 9)
BRM 7.5 Is Now Certified with Apache Xerces-C++ 3.1.1 (Patch Set 9)
BRM 7.5 Is Now Certified with Apache Xerces-J (Java) 2.11.0 (Patch Set 9)
BRM 7.5 Now Supports RADIUS Manager (Patch Set 9)
Web Services Manager Is Now Certified on Apache Tomcat 7.0.54 (Patch Set 9)
BRM 7.5 Is Now Certified on Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Update 3 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 3 (Patch Set 8)
BRM 7.5 Is Now Certified with OpenSSL 1.0.1g (Patch Set 8)
BRM 7.5 Is Now Certified with Remote Diagnostic Agent 8.03 (Patch Set 8)
BRM 7.5 Is Now Certified with Perl 5.18.2 (Patch Set 8)
Web Services Manager Is Now Certified on Apache Axis2/Java 1.6.2 (Patch Set 8)
Web Services Manager and Self-Care Manager Are Now Certified on Apache Tomcat 7.0.42 (Patch Set 7)
BRM 7.5 Now Supports Oracle Database 12
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Release 1 (Patch Set 6)
Web Services Manager and Self-Care Manager Are Now Certified on Apache Tomcat 7.0.30 (Patch Set 3)
System Administration Enhancements
Secure Communication between BRM Components (Patch Set 12)
BRM Supports Sensitive Data Masking in Transaction Responses and Logging (Patch Set 9)
BRM Supports Secure Communication between PCM Clients and the Connection Manager (Patch Set 6)
New Encryption Protection and Password Restriction Controls for Internet Transactions (Patch Set 6)
TAP Roaming Manager Enhancements
TAP Roaming Manager Supports TAP 3.12 GSM TD57 Version 32.1 (Patch Set 8)
TAP Roaming Manager Supports RAP 1.6 TD32 Version 6.11 (Patch Set 8)
Configuring Multiple Instances of Sequencers, Output Streams, or System Brands (Patch Set 4)
TAP Roaming Manager Supports TAP 3.12 GSM TD57 Version 30.1 (Patch Set 3)
TAP Roaming Manager Supports RAP 1.5 Standard (Patch Set 2)
Tax Packages Enhancements
Mapping of Some Vertex CTQ Jurisdiction Codes to Internal BRM Jurisdiction Codes Is Now Changed (Patch Set 6)
Web Services Manager Enhancements
Web Services Manager Now Supports Calling More BRM Opcodes Through SOAP Web Services (Patch Set 10)
Web Services Manager Now Supports Standards-Compliant SOAP Development Tools to Generate Industry-Standard Client Application Code (Patch Set 8)
Web Services Manager Now Supports Calling Additional Opcodes Through SOAP Web Services (Patch Set 8)
Web Services Manager Is Now Secured with Oracle WebLogic Server (Patch Set 8)
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Opcode Changes
New Opcodes
New Helper Opcodes
Services Framework AAA Manager FM Helper Opcodes
New Policy Opcodes
Activity FM Policy Opcodes
Balance FM Policy Opcodes
Collections Manager FM Policy Opcodes
RADIUS Manager FM Policy Opcodes
Services Framework AAA Manager FM Policy Opcodes
New Standard Opcodes
Accounts Receivable FM Standard Opcodes
Collections Manager FM Standard Opcodes
Customer FM Standard Opcodes
Customer Care FM Standard Opcodes
Offer Profile FM Standard Opcodes
RADIUS Manager FM Standard Opcodes
Services Framework AAA Manager FM Standard Opcodes
Changed Opcodes
Changed Policy Opcodes
Changed Base Opcodes
Changed Standard Opcodes
4
Storable Class Changes
New Storable Classes
Changed Storable Classes
New Notification Events
5
Schema and Index Changes
Schema and Index Changes (Maintenance Patch Set 1)
Schema and Index Changes (Patch Set 12)
Schema and Index Changes (Patch Set 11)
Schema and Index Changes (Patch Set 10)
Schema and Index Changes (Patch Set 9)
Schema and Index Changes (Patch Set 8)
Schema and Index Changes (Patch Set 7)
Schema and Index Changes (Patch Set 6)
Schema and Index Changes (Patch Set 5)
Schema and Index Changes (Patch Set 4)
Schema and Index Changes (Patch Set 3)
Schema and Index Changes (Patch Set 2)
Schema and Index Changes (Patch Set 1)
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Utility Changes
New Utilities
Changed Utilities
7
Module and iScript Changes
New Modules
New iScripts
Changed iScripts
8
Removed Features
Removed Features in Patch Set 12
The UseActualBilledTimeForGLReport Business Parameter Is Obsolete
9
Documentation Updates
Documentation Updates in Maintenance Patch Set 1
Taxware Information Removed
BRM CDR Format Renamed
Documentation Updates in Patch Set 12
Updates to BRM 7.5 Developer's Reference
Documentation Updates in Patch Set 5
Updates to Account Synchronization Multidatabase and Multischema Information
Documentation Updates in Patch Set 4
Updates to Multidatabase and Multischema Information
Documentation Updates in Patch Set 3
Updates to BRM 7.5 Changing Service Status Documentation
Updates to BRM 7.5 Custom Field ID Information
Updates to Information about Installing 32-Bit Client Libraries
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Known Problems
Billing
Allocation of a Bill-Level Adjustment with Tax to an Item Does Not Work
BRM API
Cannot Use the Customized Policy Opcodes
PCM_OP_CUST_SET_PAYINFO Sets the Wrong Invoice Type
BRM Client Applications
BRM Client Applications Using the Java PCM API Cannot Connect to a BRM Server Listening on a Specific IPv6 Address
BRM 7.5 Patch Set 7 Client Applications Cannot be Uninstalled on Windows XP
BRM Database
The pin_virtual_gen Utility Fails In an AIX Environment
Error When Running BRM 7.5 Patch Set Database Upgrade Scripts from an Oracle Database 12
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Client Connected to an Oracle Database 12
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Server
Error When Running pin_setup with BRM Running on Oracle Database 12
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BRM Multischema Systems
- dm primary_schema Does Not Work
BRM Software Packages
Java 1.8 Must Be Uninstalled Before Installing BRM Software Packages That Use the ISMP Installation Method
Collections Manager
Collections Action Dependencies May Reschedule Actions Incorrectly
EAI Manager
stop_eai_js Does Not Work
Event Browser
Event Browser Displays Data Internal to BRM in the Event Description
Invoicing
Cannot Generate Invoices When Running the pin_inv_doc_gen Utility in an AIX Environment
pin_inv_accts Fails for Migrated Accounts if Business Intelligence Publisher Invoicing Integration Is Enabled
Payment Tool
Payment Tool Does Not Work on Windows XP
Service Lifecycle Management
Sample Prepaid Service Life Cycle Does Not Support Provisioning of Telco Services
The SLM Feature Does Not Support Account Billing Relationships
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