Example of Tier Assessment Using the Anniversary Model

Let's look at an example of how a member might move in and out of various tiers over a three-year period.

In this example, events that impact a member include:

  • Accrual of tier-qualifying points to automatically upgrade a member's tier

  • Reaching the member's anniversary date

  • Tier end dates

  • Tier assessments

The example uses the following tier point requirements:

  • Base: 0 to 24,999

  • Silver: 25,000 to 49,000

  • Gold: 50,000 and up

Also, for the required attributes we use:

  • Tier period: 12 months

  • Qualifying period: 12 months

  • Minimum tier period: 4 months

Here is our example of tier assessment using the Anniversary model.
Example of the Anniversary tier assessment model

The sequence of activities and events, including how Oracle Loyalty recalculates the tier end dates across this example, are described here.

Event 1. A member enrolls in the loyalty program on February 15th, 2017, automatically entering the base tier.

Event Sequence

Tier

Tier Start Date

Tier End Date Calculation (Tier Start Date + Tier Length + SnapTo)

Qualifying Start Date

Qualifying End Date Calculation (Aligned with the Calculated Base Tier End Date)

1

Base

2/15/2017

2/15/2017 + 12 Months = 2/15/2018

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

Event 2. On 8/18/2017, the member accrues 25,000 qualifying points and upgrades to the Silver tier.

Event Sequence

Tier

Tier Start Date

Tier End Date Calculation (Tier Start Date + Tier Length + SnapTo)

Qualifying Start Date

Qualifying End Date Calculation (Aligned with the Calculated Base Tier End Date)

1

Base

2/15/2017

Changes from 2/15/2018 to 8/18/2017

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

2

Silver

8/18/2017

8/18/2017 + 4 months (minimum tier length) = 12/18/2017

However, since 12/18/2017 < 2/15/2018 (end of the tier period), the new tier end date snaps to 2/15/2018.

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

Event 3. On 12/31/2017, the member accrues 50,000 additional qualifying points and upgrades to the Gold tier.

Event Sequence

Tier

Tier Start Date

Tier End Date Calculation (Tier Start Date + Tier Length + SnapTo)

Qualifying Start Date

Qualifying End Date Calculation (Aligned with the Calculated Base Tier End Date)

1

Base

2/15/2017

8/18/2017

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

2

Silver

8/18/2017

Changes from 2/15/2018 to 12/31/2017

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

3

Gold

12/31/2017

12/31/2017 + 4 months (minimum tier length) = 4/31/2018

However, since 4/31/2018 > 2/15/2018, it snaps to 2/15/2019 (the next tier period end date)

2/15/2017

2/15/2019

Event 4. On the member's first anniversary, 2/15/2018, Oracle Loyalty resets the tier qualifying point balance to zero. However, because the tier end date is in the future, there's no tier assessment and they remain in the Gold tier.

Event Sequence

Tier

Tier Start Date

Tier End Date Calculation (Tier Start Date + Tier Length + SnapTo)

Qualifying Start Date

Qualifying End Date Calculation (Aligned with the Calculated Base Tier End Date)

1

Base

2/15/2017

8/18/2017

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

2

Silver

8/18/2017

12/31/2017

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

3

Gold

12/31/2017

2/15/2019

2/15/2017

2/15/2019

4

Gold

12/31/2017

2/15/2019

2/15/2017

2/15/2019

Event 5. The member accrues 10,000 qualifying points.

Event Sequence

Tier

Tier Start Date

Tier End Date Calculation (Tier Start Date + Tier Length + SnapTo)

Qualifying Start Date

Qualifying End Date Calculation (Aligned with the Calculated Base Tier End Date)

1

Base

2/15/2017

8/18/2017

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

2

Silver

8/18/2017

12/31/2017

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

3

Gold

12/31/2017

2/15/2019

2/15/2017

2/15/2019

4

Gold

12/31/2017

2/15/2019

2/15/2017

2/15/2019

5

Gold

12/31/2017

2/15/2019

2/15/2017

2/15/2019

Event 6. On the member's second anniversary, 2/15/2019, Loyalty resets the member's qualifying point balance to zero. Because the tier ends, Oracle Loyalty does a tier assessment and downgrades the member to the Base tier since they have no qualifying points.

Event Sequence

Tier

Tier Start Date

Tier End Date Calculation (Tier Start Date + Tier Length + SnapTo)

Qualifying Start Date

Qualifying End Date Calculation (Aligned with the Calculated Base Tier End Date)

1

Base

2/15/2017

8/18/2017

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

2

Silver

8/18/2017

12/31/2017

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

3

Gold

12/31/2017

2/15/2019

2/15/2017

2/15/2019

4

Gold

12/31/2017

2/15/2019

2/15/2017

2/15/2019

5

Gold

12/31/2017

2/15/2019

2/15/2017

2/15/2019

6

Base

2/15/2019

2/15/2020

2/15/2017

2/15/2020

Event 7. On the member's third anniversary, 2/15/2020, Oracle Loyalty resets the member's qualifying point balance to zero (no change). Because the tier ends, Loyalty does a tier assessment and the member remains in the Base tier.

Event Sequence

Tier

Tier Start Date

Tier End Date Calculation (Tier Start Date + Tier Length + SnapTo)

Qualifying Start Date

Qualifying End Date Calculation (Aligned with the Calculated Base Tier End Date)

1

Base

2/15/2017

8/18/2017

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

2

Silver

8/18/2017

12/31/2017

2/15/2017

2/15/2018

3

Gold

12/31/2017

2/15/2019

2/15/2017

2/15/2019

4

Gold

12/31/2017

2/15/2019

2/15/2017

2/15/2019

5

Gold

12/31/2017

2/15/2019

2/15/2017

2/15/2019

6

Base

2/15/2019

2/15/2020

2/15/2017

2/15/2020

7

Base

2/15/2019

2/15/2020

2/15/2017

2/15/2020