Define Usage Event Based Billing Using Rate Plans

To implement this setup, you can complete the following steps:

1. Go to Setup and Maintenance > Manage Pricing Charge Definitions task and define the charges.

2. Create a rate plan for your product and associate the charges with the respective prices.

3. Create a Quantity type balance code and associate the usage charge defined in the rate plan.

4. Activate the balance code by clicking Actions > Activate.

5. Create a Balance Profile of type Allowances. Associate a recurring charge to grant the allowance by selecting the Enable the Allowance checkbox, and associate a usage charge to consume the allowance.

6. Define the group criteria (for this example, the group criteria can be subscription product) and associate the Balance Code created in step 3.

7. Activate the Balance Profile by clicking Actions > Activate.

8. Create an entitlement Plan and associate the balance profile created in step 5.

9. Define the entitlement of 200 pages per month. Select the balance code, specify 200 in the Quantity column, set Validity Period to 1, and set Validity Period UOM to Month.

   Note: Optionally, you can configure Rollover Period and Validity.

10. Activate the Entitlement Plan by clicking Actions > Activate.

11. Create Entitlement Plan Assignment and associate the Entitlement Plan created in step 8 to your product.

12. Activate the Entitlement Plan Assignment by clicking Actions > Activate.

13. Navigate to Subscriptions > Create Subscription and add your product.

14. Specify the Requested Align Billing From Date field as the subscription’s start date. This creates the Balance Register from this date.

15. Copy the batch number and navigate to the Usage Event Dashboard. Click Add Filter > Batch Number, and in the Values section paste the batch number.

16. Click Apply, and then click Actions > Submit for Usage Rating.