Assigning a Price Item to a Price List
Prerequisites
To assign a price item to a price list, you should have:
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Transactions mapped to the price item defined in the application
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Rate schedules, rate versions, and rate components defined in the application
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Parameters associated with the price item (in case you want to define price item pricing based on multiple parameters)
Procedure
To assign a price item to a price list:
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Do either of the following:
If you want to... Then... Define pricing of a price item that is assigned to a price list from Price List screen -
Search for the price list in the Price List screen.
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In the Search Results section of Price List Price Items zone, click the link in the Pricing Information column corresponding to the price item whose pricing details you want to view.
The Price Item Pricing screen appears.
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Click the Edit button in the Record Actions section.
The Price Item Pricing screen appears to edit the pricing details of a price item.
Note: The Edit button appears when the price item pricing is in the Draft status.
Define pricing of a price item that is assigned to a price list from Price List Price Item Pricing screen -
Search for the price list in the Price List screen.
In the Search Results section, click the Price List Pricing (
) icon corresponding to the price list whose details you want to view.
The Price List Price Item Pricing screen appears.
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Price items assigned to the price list appears in the Price List Price Items zone.
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You can edit the pricing item pricing through the following alternatives:
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First alternative,
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In the Search Results section of Price List Price Items zone, click the Edit (
) icon in the Edit column corresponding to the price item pricing whose details you want to edit.
The Price Item Pricing screen appears to edit the pricing details of a price item.
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Second alternative,
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Search for a price item in the Search Price Item or Price Item Pricing zone.
In the Search Results section, click the Assign (
) icon corresponding to the price item.
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Enter the required details in the Price Item Pricing screen and click Save.
The Price Item Pricing screen appears.
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Click the Edit button in the Record Actions section.
The Price Item Pricing screen appears to edit the pricing details of a price item.
Note: The Edit button appears when the price item pricing is in the Draft status.
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The Price Item Pricing screen appears. It contains the following sections:-
Main – Used to specify basic details about the price item pricing.
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Deal Information – Used to indicate the average price floor and ceil type to define the floor and ceil limits for the price item or price item bundle
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TFM Information – Used to specify the transaction feed management information about the price item pricing.
Note: This section appears in the Price Item Pricing screen when the value for the Show Default Values in Price Item Pricing option type for C1_FM feature configuration is set to Y and Price Item Available For is Pricing and Billing. -
Characteristics – Used to define the characteristics for the price item pricing.
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Price Item and Parameter Information – Used to define the parameter details segment for the price item pricing.
Note: This section appears when Price Assignment Type is Regular. -
Commitments – Used to indicate the basic details about the pricing and commitments such as costs, floor and ceil limits, and negotiability specific to a division.
The Main section contains the following fields:
Field Name Field Description Mandatory (Yes or No) Start Date Used to specify the date from when the price item pricing is effective. Note:The effective start date cannot be later than the effective end date.
If you change the effective start and end dates while editing a price item pricing, you need to specify the parameters which are effective during that date range.
This field will be in read-only mode when the price assignment has been used.
Yes End Date Used to specify the date till when the price item pricing is effective. Note: The effective end date cannot be earlier than the effective start date.No Price Assignment Type Used to indicate the type of price assignment. The valid values are: -
Regular – Used to indicate that the pricing must be used to generate regular bill segment.
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Post Processing – Used to indicate that the pricing must be used to generate post processing bill segment. This type of price assignment can be done on usage accounts. The post processing bill segment is generated when you generate the bill for the usage account and not when you bill the usage account through an invoice account.
Note:The post processing bill segment is generated when the Post Processing Sequence (PPSEQ) characteristic is defined for the price item and when the price item is associated with another price item using the Price Item relationship type.
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Post Processing – Invoice Based – Used to indicate that the pricing must be used to generate post processing bill segment. This type of price assignment can be done on an invoice account, and, as a result, the post processing bill segment is generated on the invoice account.
Note: This will not be applicable for price item which are defined for Only Pricing. -
Post Processing – Price Item Based – Used to indicate that the pricing must be used to generate post processing bill segment. This type of price assignment can be done on both invoice and usage accounts, but the post processing bill segment is generated only on the invoice account.
Note: This will not be applicable for price item which are defined for Only Pricing.
Yes Pricing Eligibility Used to select pricing eligibility criteria for price item pricing. Note: This field will be enabled for selection if the checkbox is not selected. If the checkbox appears selected then this field will be in read-only mode.No Pricing Status Used to indicate the status of the price assignment. The valid values are: -
Draft – Indicates that the price assignment is created as a draft.
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Active – Indicates that the price assignment is used for billing.
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Inactive – Indicates that the price assignment is no longer used for billing.
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Proposed – Indicates that the price assignment is to be used for quotations.
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Template – Indicates that the price assignment is a template price list.
Note:If a price assignment is in Active status, you can change its status to Inactive.
If a price assignment is in Draft status, you cannot change its status to Proposed.
Yes Pricing Currency Used to indicate the currency in which you want to define the price item pricing. Yes Rate Schedule Used to specify the rate schedule that you want to use while defining price item pricing. Note:Rate schedules control how the bills for the price item will be calculated.
The Search (
) icon appears corresponding to this field. On clicking the Search icon, the Rate Schedule Search screen appears.
Yes Pricing Rule Type Used to indicate the pricing rule type. The valid value is: -
Two-Dimensional
Yes (Conditional) Note: This field is required when you are editing a two-dimensional pricing rule.Print Zero Used to indicate whether zero pricing should be displayed in the bill. The valid values are: -
Yes
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No
Note: By default, Yes is selected.Yes Price Assignment Usage Used to indicate whether the price item pricing is applicable to all customers or only to new customers. The valid values are: -
All Customers
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New Customers
Yes Pricing Frequency Used to indicate pricing frequency for the price item. Note: This field appears when Price Item is defined as Only Pricing and Price Item Type is defined as Fees.Yes -
- Define the details in the Main section.
- Define the deal information in a price item pricing.
- Define the TFM information in a price item pricing.
- Define the characteristics for a price item pricing.
- Define the parameters for a price item pricing.
- Select the required division from the Commitments section to define the commitments of a price item pricing.
- Define the cost of the price item or price item bundle for the required divisions
- Define the average price floor and ceil limits of the price item or price item bundle for the required divisions.
- Define the negotiability floor and ceil values of the price item or price item bundle for the required divisions
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Click Save.
The pricing is defined for a price item.
Related Topics
For more information on... | See... |
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Price List Price Item Pricing screen | Price List Price Item Pricing |
Search Price Item or Price Item Pricing zone | Search Price Item or Price Item Pricing |
How to search for an person | Searching for a Price List |
How to define a characteristic for a price item pricing. | Defining a Characteristic for a Price Item Pricing |
How to define parameters for a price item pricing. | Defining a Parameter for a Price Item Pricing |
How to define deal Information in a price item pricing. | Defining the Deal Information in a Price Item Pricing |
How to define TFM Information in a price item pricing. | Defining TFM Information in a Price Item Pricing |
How to define a division-specific cost of a price item in the price item pricing | Defining the Division-Specific Cost of a Price item in the Price Item Pricing |
How to define a division-specific average price limit of a price item in the price item pricing | Defining the Division-Specific Average Price Limits of a Price item in the Price Item Pricing |
How to define a division-specific rate negotiability limit of a price item in the price item pricing | Defining the Division-Specific Rate Negotiability Limits of a Price item in the Price Item Pricing |