Automated Batches for Usage Events

The Batch is not a mandatory reference anymore, to upload usage events. A Batch is automatically created and assigned to the file uploaded. The Business Unit is also not mandatory to upload usage events. Based on the subscription product associated to the usage events the business unit is determined. The Batch is automatically assigned when 

  • The usage event is added from the UI.
  • The usage event file is uploaded (the file need not have Batch as a column).
  • The usage event is created using REST API.

You can also add to an existing batch when adding usage events from the UI. Once the Batch is assigned, they can be either scheduled to run along with a batch from same source or scheduled to run independently or manually scheduled.

Create Usage Events from UI

Create Usage Events from UI

You can also search within the usage events using the filename to help you identify errors to be corrected.

  1. Increased operation efficient for small and large usage event batches by automatically assigning batches.
  2. Enable users to upload usage events to subscriptions belonging to business units not assigned to them in a shared service model.
  3. Search for usage events belonging to a particular file to correct errors.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Tips And Considerations

  1. The REST resource crmRestApi/resources/latest/subscriptionUsageEventBatches with POST method does not need Batch number and Business Unit to create a batch.