Business Parameter Changes

11 Business Parameter Changes

Learn about new business parameters in Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management (BRM).

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The following tables list the new business parameters for BRM 16.26.0.

Table 11-1 lists the new billing business parameters.

Table 11-1 New Entries in bus_params_billing.xml

Business Parameter	Description
AggregateSubscriptionUsageSponsorCharges	Specifies whether BRM consolidates subscription and usage charges that a sharing group owner pays into a single account-level item. The default is 0 (disabled).

Table 11-2 lists the new rating business parameters.

Table 11-2 New Entries in bus_params_rating.xml

Business Parameter	Description
TaxOnZeroAmountEvents	Controls whether BRM calls the taxation engine for events with a zero taxable amount or a zero charge. BRM supports this feature only for event-time taxation. The default is disabled.

Table 11-3 lists the new rerate business parameters.

Table 11-3 New Entries in bus_params_rerate.xml

Business Parameter	Description
ReratingOfTiedProducts	Controls which product-to-discount association BRM uses when rerating events for products with tied discounts. disabled: BRM uses the current PIN_FLD_TIE_ID of the purchased product and the current purchased-discount information. As a result, changes to a product's tie ID or discount association after the original event can affect the rerated result. This is the default value. enabled: BRM uses the purchased-product and purchased-discount audit records that are effective at the time of the original event. BRM matches tied discounts using the product's historical tie ID, so changes to the tie ID or discount association after the original event do not affect the association used for rerating. When you enable this parameter, ensure that the required /au_purchased_product and /au_purchased_discount audit records are available.

Business Parameter

Description

ReratingOfTiedProducts

Controls which product-to-discount association BRM uses when rerating events for products with tied discounts.

disabled: BRM uses the current PIN_FLD_TIE_ID of the purchased product and the current purchased-discount information. As a result, changes to a product's tie ID or discount association after the original event can affect the rerated result. This is the default value.
enabled: BRM uses the purchased-product and purchased-discount audit records that are effective at the time of the original event. BRM matches tied discounts using the product's historical tie ID, so changes to the tie ID or discount association after the original event do not affect the association used for rerating.

When you enable this parameter, ensure that the required /au_purchased_product and /au_purchased_discount audit records are available.

Table 11-4 lists the new subscription business parameters.

Table 11-4 New Entries in bus_params_subscription.xml

Business Parameter	Description
AgreementProductPriority	Controls which agreement BRM selects when multiple agreements overlap for a product: EarliestStartDate: The agreement with the earliest start date takes precedence. LatestStartDate: The agreement with the latest start date takes precedence. Disabled: The agreement functionality is disabled. This is the default.
RuleManagerDiscounting	Specifies whether BRM enables rule-based discount evaluation during event rating. The default is disabled.
SkipProductBundleValidation	Specifies whether BRM skips validation of a product's effective date against its parent bundle's effective-date range. The default is disabled.

Business Parameter

Description

AgreementProductPriority

Controls which agreement BRM selects when multiple agreements overlap for a product:

RuleManagerDiscounting

Specifies whether BRM enables rule-based discount evaluation during event rating. The default is disabled.

SkipProductBundleValidation

Specifies whether BRM skips validation of a product's effective date against its parent bundle's effective-date range. The default is disabled.