Interval Data Serves a Role for a Service Agreement
All interval quantities are linked to an Interval Profile. An interval profile may be linked to a service agreement to serve a variety of purposes, for example:
- It is used by rates algorithms to produce bill calculation lines.
- It is used by data derivation algorithms to produce other interval data.
- It is available to the company for statistical analysis or reports.
When linking an interval profile to a service agreement, the role that it is serving must be indicated. The "role" is specified using a profile relationship type. Refer to Physical Attributes of Interval Data vs. Its Role for more information.
The following diagram illustrates one service agreement with three different profiles linked to it. One profile is serving the role of Consumption, one is serving the role of Maximum High Demand, and one is serving the role of Maximum Low Demand.
If the rate for this service agreement bills for consumption, there is a rate component that references the CONS profile relationship type. Refer to Setting Up Interval Pricing Rate Component for more information.
Profiles linked to a service agreement may or may not be billable. How do we know which ones are billable? We know because for billable profiles, the rate component for the SA's rate will indicate its profile relationship type.
It is also likely that data derivation algorithms will be written use the profile relationship type as parameters for determining the correct data to process.