Price Item Pricing

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

• Main - 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 is not applicable for price items which are defined for Pricing and where the Price Item Type field is set toFees. By default, theRegular option is selected in the Bundle 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 price item pricing is eligible for pricing assignment or not.
  Pricing Status	Indicates the pricing assignment status of the price item pricing. The valid values are: Draft Active Inactive Proposed Rejected Template
  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
  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

• Deal Information - Displays the average price floor and ceil type defined in a price item pricing. It contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Average Price Floor and Ceil Type	Indicates the manner in which you want to define the average price floor and ceil limits of the price item or price item bundle in a deal. The valid values are: Absolute Value Range Spread Amount Spread Percentage

• TFM Information - Displays the transactions 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 is considered for billing or not. The valid values are: Yes No
  Aggregate Transactions	Indicates whether the transactions mapped to the price item pricing is aggregated for billing or not. The valid values are: Yes No
  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 are rated. The valid values are: Aggregate Transactions and Then Rate Aggregated SQs Do Not Rate Transactions

  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.

• Price Item and Parameter Information - Displays the parameter details for the price item pricing. It contains the following field:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Price Item Information	Indicates the price item or price item bundle whose pricing details are listed in this section.

  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 parameter value.

• Division-Specific Average Price Floor and Ceil Values for Price Item - lists the characteristics of the price item pricing. It contains the following columns:

  Column Name	Column Description
  To Do Role	Indicates that the users with the specified To Do role can approve the average price of the price item or price item bundle in a deal 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.
  Floor Value	Displays the floor (i.e. lower) limit of the To Do role. Note: This column appears when the Absolute Value Range option is selected for the Average Price Floor and Ceil Type list for a price item or price item bundle.
  Ceil Value	Displays the ceil (i.e. upper) limit of the To Do role. Note: This column appears when the Absolute Value Range option is selected for the Average Price Floor and Ceil Type list for a price item or price item bundle.
  Spread Amount	Indicates the spread amount specified while defining a price item or price item bundle or assigned to a To Do role. Note: This column appears when the Spread Amount option is selected for the Average Price Floor and Ceil Type list for a price item or price item bundle.
  Spread Percentage	Indicates the spread percentage specified while defining a price item or price item bundle or assigned to a To Do role. Note: This column appears when the Spread Percentage option is selected for the Average Price Floor and Ceil Type list for a price item or price item bundle.
  Floor and Ceil Currency	Indicates the currency in which the average price floor and ceil limits are defined for the price item or price item bundle.
  Division	Indicates the division to which the price item belongs.

• Division-Specific Negotiability Floor and Ceil Values for Price Item - lists the characteristics of the price item pricing. It contains the following columns:

  Column Name	Column Description
  Division	Indicates the division to which the price item belongs.
  Floor Value	Indicates the floor (i.e. lower) limit for the rate negotiation.
  Ceil Value	Indicates the ceil (i.e. lower) limit for the rate negotiation.

• Division-Specific SQIs for Price Item - lists the characteristics of the price item pricing. It contains the following columns:

  Column Name	Column Description
  SQI	Displays the Service Quantity Identifier (SQI) associated with the price item or price item bundle for a division.
  Daily Service Quanity	Displays the SQI value which is calculated using the transaction aggregation rule defined for the price item - division combination.
  Usage Period	Displays the period for which you want to aggregate the deal data to determine the scope of the deal.
  Division	Indicates the division to which the price item belongs.

• Division-Specific Cost for Price Item - lists the characteristics of the price item pricing. It contains the following columns:

  Column Name	Column Description
  Cost Type	Indicates the type of cost incurred in the division for the price item or price item.
  Cost Value	Displays the cost amount.

• Record Actions - This section contains the following buttons:

  Column Name	Column Description
  Edit	Used to edit the details of the price item pricing. Note: The Edit button appears when the price item pricing is in the Draft status.
  Delete	Used to delete the price item pricing. Note: The Delete button appears when the price item pricing is in the Draft status.
  Submit	Used to submit the price item pricing for validation and processing. Note: The Submit button appears when the price item pricing is in the Draft status.

• Record Information - This section contains the following field:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Business Object	Indicates the business object using which the price item pricing is created. 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.

By default, the Price Item Pricing zone does not appear in the Price List screen. It appears when you click the Broadcast ( ) icon corresponding to the price item pricing in the Price List Price Item zone.

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