Simulation - Effective Pricing Information

The Simulation - Effective Pricing Information screen contains the following sections:

• SQIs - This section contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  SQI	Used to indicate the SQI that you want to associate with the price item. Note: If you want to define more than one price item SQI, click the Add () icon corresponding to this field. If you want to remove a price item SQI, click the Delete () icon corresponding to this field. The Search () icon appears corresponding to this field. On clicking the search icon, the Search for Service Quantity Identifier screen appears. This field is required when you want to view the effective pricing simulation.
  Value	Used to indicate the SQI value that you want to associate with the price item. Note: If you want to define more than one value, click the Add () icon corresponding to this field. If you want to remove a price item SQI value, click the Delete () icon corresponding to this field.

• Pricing Eligibility Parameters - This section contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Parameter	Used to specify multiple parameter codes based on which you want to define the pricing Note: This field appears only when the Multi Price Parameter option type of the Multi Parameter Based Pricing (C1_​PPARM_​FLG) feature configuration is set to true. The Search () icon appears corresponding to this field. On clicking the search icon, the Parameter Search screen appears. If you want to define more than one parameter, click the Add () icon corresponding to this field. If you want to remove a parameter, click the Delete () icon corresponding to this field.
  Parameter Value	Displays the value of the parameter or used to specify multiple parameter value. Note: The Search () icon appears corresponding to this field appears when the value type for the Parameter is defined as Reference or Predefined. If the value type of the Parameter is Reference, then the Reference Parameter Value Search screen appears and if the value type of the Parameter is Predefined, then the Predefined Parameter Value Search screen appears. If you want to define more than one value, click the Add () icon corresponding to this field. If you want to remove a parameter value, click the Delete () icon corresponding to this field.

  After providing the required information, when you click on Simulate button, the Effective Pricing Information zone appears where you can view the effective pricing simulation. This zone contains the following sections:

• Rate Information - This section contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Applicable Rate	Displays the rate applicable for which pricing is defined.
  Contributing Price Components are	Displays how the price components are contributed.

  Note: This section appears when Price Item Type is Rate .

• Fee Information - This section contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Applicable Fee	Displays the fee applicable for which pricing is defined.
  Contributing Price Components are	Displays how the price components are contributed.

  Note: This section appears when Price Item Type is Fees .

• Price Item and Parameter Information - This section contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Price Item	Displays the price item for which pricing is defined.
  Description	Displays the description of the price item

  The Parameter Information appears when the Multi Price Parameter option type of the Multi Parameter Based Pricing (C1_​PPARM_​FLG) feature configuration is set to True.

  This segment contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Parameter	Specifies multiple parameter codes associated with the price items based on which pricing is defined.
  Parameter Information	Displays the parameter information with concatenated comma separated values.
  Parameter Value	Displays the value of the parameter.

• TFM Information - This section contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Ignore Transaction	Displays whether the transactions mapped to the price item is considered for billing.
  Aggregation Schedule	Displays the aggregation cycle.
  Aggregation Transaction	Specifies whether the transactions mapped to the price item are aggregated for billing.
  Rating Criteria	Specifies how and when you rate the transaction legs mapped to the price item.

  Note: This section appears when the Price Item is available for Pricing and Billing.

• Pricing Information - This section contains the following fields.

  Field Name	Field Description
  Effective Start Date	Displays the date from when the price item pricing is effective.
  Pricing Currency	Specifies the currency in which you define the price item pricing.
  Effective End Date	Displays the date till when the price item pricing is effective.
  Pricing Status	Displays the status of price assignment.
  Variance Parameter	Specifies the variance based on which price item pricing is defined. Note: This field appears when the Multi Price Parameter option type of the Multi Parameter Based Pricing (C1_​PPARM_​FLG) feature configuration is set to False.
  Rate Schedule	Specifies the rate schedule used for defining price item pricing.
  Price Assignment Type	Displays the type of price assignment.
  Print Zero	Specifies whether zero pricing should be displayed in the bill.
  Apply To	Displays whether the price item pricing is applied to all customers or only to the new customers.
  Pricing Frequency	Displays the frequency for pricing where Price Item Type is fees.
  Advance Pricing	Displays only if Price Item is defined as Pricing Only , Price Item Type is defined as Fees and Price Assignment Typeis defined as Post Processing . The valid values are: Yes No

  Pricing Eligibility Criteria and Tiering Criteria for each eligibility or tier range are displayed in following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Rate Component Sequence	Displays the sequence number of the rate component.
  Tiering Type	Displays the tiering type of the rate component.
  Price Component Sequence	Specifies the sequence of price component whose rate is used for calculation.
  Price Component Description	Displays the description of the rate component.
  Rate	Specifies the price for the price item.
  Contributing Factor	Displays the availability of contributing factor.
  Eligibility/Tier Details	On clicking the Add () icon, expandable details of Tiering Criteria and Pricing Eligibility Criteriaare displayed.

  When you click the Add () icon, if the price component is scheduled for Flat Rate then, only Pricing Eligibility Criteria segment appears. If the price component is scheduled for Step or Threshold then both the segments, Tiering Criteria and Pricing Eligibility Criteria appears.

  Tiering Criteria segment contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Tiering Criteria	Displays the tiering criteria.
  Price Item	Specifies whether the price item or bundle's total usage is considered for determining the rate.
  Variance Parameter	Specifies the variance based on which price item or bundle's total usage is considered for determining the rate. Note: This field appears when the Multi Price Parameter option type of the Multi Parameter Based Pricing (C1_​PPARM_​FLG) feature configuration is set to False.
  Price Item Parameters	Specifies the parameters based on which price item or bundle's total usage is considered for determining the rate. Note: This field appears when the Multi Price Parameter option type of the Multi Parameter Based Pricing (C1_​PPARM_​FLG) feature configuration is set to True.
  From	Specifies the lower limit of the tiering range.
  To	Specify the upper limit of the tiering range.

  Pricing Eligibility Criteria segment contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Sequence Number	Specifies the order in which the criteria should be executed in the rule.
  Parameter	Specifies the left hand side parameter which you want to use along with the price item for price determination. Note: This field appears when the Multi Price Parameter option type of the Multi Parameter Based Pricing (C1_​PPARM_​FLG) feature configuration is set to True.
  Operator	Specifies the relational operator to define the relation between the left hand side and right hand side parameters.
  Parameter Value Type	Displays the type of pricing eligibility.
  Parameter	Specifies the right hand side parameter which you want to use along with the price item for price determination. Note: This field appears when the Multi Price Parameter option type of the Multi Parameter Based Pricing (C1_​PPARM_​FLG) feature configuration is set to True.
  Parameter Value	Specifies the parameter value.
  Is True	Displays what should happen when the condition is true (satisfied).
  Is False	Displays what should happen when the condition is false (not satisfied).
  Is Sufficient	Displays what should happen when the data is insufficient.

  This section contains the following links:

  Link Name	Link Description
  Expand All	Used to define all the Tiering Criteria and Pricing Eligibility Criteria segments.
  Collapse All	Used to un-define the displayed Tiering Criteria and Pricing Eligibility Criteria segments.
  Expand Only Contributing Factors	Used to define only those Tiering Criteria and Pricing Eligibility Criteria segments with contributing factors.

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