Price Item Pricing

Note: This topic is not applicable for the health insurance business.

The Price Item Pricing zone displays the details of the price item pricing. It contains the following sections:

  • Pricing Information - Displays basic information about the pricing of the price item. It contains the following fields:

    Field Name Field Description
    Start Date Displays the date from when the pricing of the price item is effective.
    End Date Displays the date till when the pricing of the price item is effective.
    Price Assignment Type Indicates the type of price assignment. The valid values are:

    • Post Processing - Indicates that the pricing is 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.

    • Post Processing - Invoice Based - Indicates that the pricing is used to generate post processing bill segment. This type of price assignment is done on an invoice account, and, as a result, the post processing bill segment is generated on the invoice account.

      Note: This is not applicable for price items which are defined for Pricing and where the Price Item Type field is set toFees.

    • Post Processing - Price Item Based - Indicates that the pricing is used to generate post processing bill segment. This type of price assignment is done on both invoice and usage accounts, but the post processing bill segment is generated only on the invoice account.

    • Regular - Indicates that the pricing is used to generate regular bill segment.

    Note:

    This field is not applicable for price items which are defined for Pricing and where the Price Item Type field is set to Fees.

    By default, theRegular option is selected in the Price Assignment Type field for price item which are applicable for Pricing and cannot be edited.

    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.
    Pricing Eligibility Indicates whether the pricing eligibility criteria is defined for the price item or not.
    Pricing Status Indicates the pricing assignment status of the price item pricing. The valid values are:

    • Draft - Indicates that the price assignment is created as a draft.

    • Active - Indicates that the price assignment is used for billing.

    • Inactive - Indicates that the price assignment is no longer used for billing.

    • Proposed - Indicates that the price assignment is to be used for quotations.

    • Rejected - Indicates that the price assignment is rejected.

    • Template - Indicates that the price assignment is a template price list.
    Pricing Currency Indicates the currency in which the price item pricing is defined.
    Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Currency screen appears where you can view the details of the currency.
    Rate Schedule Indicates the rate schedule that is used to define the price item pricing.
    Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Rate Schedule screen appears where you can view the details of the rate schedule.
    Pricing Rule Type Indicates the pricing rule type. The valid value is:

    • Two-Dimensional

    Note:

    If you select the Two-Dimensional option from the Pricing Rule Type list, you can define two-dimensional pricing for the price item.

    However, if you do not select the Two-Dimensional option from the Pricing Rule Type list, you can define traditional flat, step, or tiered pricing for the price item.

    Also, you need to select the Pricing Eligibility option while defining a two-dimensional pricing for the price item.
    Print Zero Indicates the zero pricing displayed in the bill. The valid values are:

    • Yes

    • No
    Price Assignment Usage Indicates whether the price item pricing is applicable to all customers or only to new customers. The valid values are:

    • All Customers

    • New Customers

    Note: This field appears when you are viewing the details of a price item pricing assigned to a price list.
    Pricing Frequency Indicates the pricing frequency for the price item.
    Note: This field appears when you select the Price Item Usage as Pricing and Price Item Type as Fees while defining the price item.

  • TFM Information - Displays the transaction feed management information mapped to the price item pricing. It contains the following fields:

    Field Name Field Description
    Ignore Transaction Indicates whether the transactions mapped to the price item pricing are considered for billing or not. The valid values are:

    • Yes

    • No
    Do Not Aggregate Switch Indicates whether aggregation is required while rating the transactions mapped to the price item pricing before billing. The valid values are:

    • Yes - Indicates that aggregation is not required while rating the transactions mapped to the price item pricing before billing.

    • No - Indicates that aggregation is required while rating the transactions mapped to the price item pricing before billing.
    Aggregation Schedule Indicates the transaction aggregation cycle. The valid values are:

    • Daily

    • Weekly

    • Monthly

    • Quarterly

    • Yearly
    Transaction Rating Criteria Indicates how and when the transaction legs mapped to the price item pricing are rated. The valid values are:

    • Aggregate Transactions and Then Rate Aggregated SQs

    • Do Not Rate Transactions

    • Rate Transaction and Aggregate Calc Lines
    Note:

    TFM Information section appears when the value for Show Default Values in Price Item Pricing option type of C1_​FM feature configuration is set to Y and Price Item Usage field is set to Pricing and Billing.

    TFM Information section does not appear when the Price Item Usage field is set to Only Pricing and the Price Item Type field is set to Fees, then, only the Pricing Frequency field appears.

  • Characteristics - Lists the characteristics defined for the price item pricing. It contains the following columns:

    Column Name Column Description
    Effective Date Displays the date from when the characteristic is effective for the price item pricing.
    Characteristic Type Indicates the characteristic type.
    Characteristic Value Displays the value of the characteristic type.

  • Deal Information - Displays information about how the average price floor and ceil limits of the price item pricing is mapped to a deal. It contains the following field:

    Field Name Field Description
    Average Price Floor and Ceil Type Indicates the manner in which the average price floor and ceil limits of the price item pricing is defined for the deal. The valid values are:

    • Absolute Value Range - Indicates that the average price floor and ceil limits for the price item pricing is defined using absolute values.

    • Spread Amount - Indicates that the average price floor and ceil limits for the price item pricing is defined based on the spread amount.

    • Spread Percentage - Indicates that the average price floor and ceil limits for the price item pricing is defined based on the spread percentage.

    Note: Incase of Spread Amount and Spread Percentage options, the system calculates the average price of a price item and based on the average price and the spread amount or spread percentage the average floor and ceil limits are derived.

  • Price Item and Parameter Information - Lists the parameters based on which the price item pricing is defined. It contains the following field:

    Field Name Field Description
    Price Item Displays the concatenated string of information about the price item or price item bundle for which the pricing is defined separated by a comma (,).
    Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Price Item screen appears where you can view the details of the price item.
    In addition, this section contains the following columns:
    Column Name Column Description
    Parameter Indicates the parameter that is associated with the price item pricing.
    Parameter Value Displays the value of the parameter.

  • Division-Specific SQIs for Price Item - Lists the SQIs associated with the price item pricing for a particular division. It contains the following columns:

    Column Name Column Description
    SQI Displays the SQI associated with the price item for pricing.
    Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Service Quantity Identifier screen appears where you can view the details of the respective SQI.
    Daily Service Quantity Displays the SQI usage for a single day.
    Usage Period Displays the duration for which the SQI is associated with the price item for pricing.
    Division Indicates the division for which the SQI is associated with the price item for pricing.

  • Division-Specific Floor and Ceil Values for Price Item - Lists the average price floor and ceil limits of the price item pricing defined for a particular division. It contains the following columns:

    Column Name Column Description
    To Do Role Indicates the users with the specified To Do role who can approve the average price of the price item in the price item pricing when it is within the specified floor and ceil limits.
    Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the To Do Role screen appears where you can view the details of the respective To Do role.
    Ceil Value Displays the ceil (i.e. upper) limit of the To Do role for approving the average price of the price item in the price item pricing.
    Note: This column appears when the Absolute Value Range option is selected from the Average Price Floor and Ceil Type list while defining the deal information in the price item pricing.
    Floor Value Displays the floor (i.e. lower) limit of the To Do role for approving the average price of the price item in the price item pricing.
    Note: This column appears when the Absolute Value Range option is selected from the Average Price Floor and Ceil Type list while defining the deal information in the price item pricing.
    Currency Code Indicates the currency in which the average price floor and ceil limits are defined for the price item pricing.
    Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Currency screen appears where you can view the details of the respective currency.
    Spread Amount Displays the spread amount of the To Do role for approving the average price of the price item in the price item pricing.
    Note: This column appears when the Spread Amount option is selected from the Average Price Floor and Ceil Type list while defining the deal information in the price item pricing.
    Spread Percentage Displays the spread percentage of the To Do role for approving the average price of the price item in the price item pricing.
    Note: This column appears when the Spread Percentage option is selected from the Average Price Floor and Ceil Type list while defining the deal information in the price item pricing.
    Division Indicates the division for which the average price floor and ceil values of the price item in the price item pricing is defined.

  • Division-Specific Cost for Price Item - Lists the costs of the price item pricing defined for a particular division. It contains the following columns:

    Column Name Column Description
    Cost Type Indicates the type of cost incurred in the division for the price item pricing. The valid values are:

    • Additional Fixed Cost

    • Additional Variable Cost

    • Fixed Third Party Cost

    • Fixed Internal Cost

    • Variable Internal Cost

    • Variable Third Party Cost
    Cost Value Displays the cost amount.
    Note: By default, the Pricing Currency is considered as the currency code in which the cost is specified.

  • Division-Specific Negotiability Floor and Ceil Values for Price Item - Lists the negotiability floor and ceil limits of the price item pricing defined for a particular division. It contains the following columns:

    Column Name Column Description
    Division Indicates the division for which the negotiability floor and ceil limits of the price item pricing is defined.
    Floor Value Displays the floor (i.e. lower) limit for the rate negotiation.
    Ceil Value Displays the ceil (i.e. upper) limit for the rate negotiation.
    Note: By default, the Pricing Currency is considered as the currency code in which the negotiability floor and ceil limits of the price item pricing is defined.

  • Record Information - The Record Information section contains the following field:

    Field Name Field Description
    Business Object Indicates the business object using which the price item pricing is defined in the system. In addition, a context menu appears corresponding to this field which helps in navigating to other screens in the application.
    Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Business Object screen appears where you can view the details of the respective business object.