Parameter

The Parameter zone displays the details of the parameter. It contains the following sections:

• Main - Displays basic information about the parameter. It contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Parameter	Displays the parameter name.
  Description	Displays the description of the parameter.
  Value Type	Indicates the type of value that you want to store in the parameter. The valid values are: Adhoc Predefined Reference
  Validation Algorithm	Indicates the algorithm using which you want to validate the adhoc parameter value. Note: This field appears when the Adhoc option is selected from the Value Type list. It has a link. On clicking the link, the Algorithm screen appears where you can view the details of the respective algorithm.
  Referenced Table	Indicates the table whose primary key (i.e. column) is used to validate the parameter value. Note: This field appears when the Reference option is selected from the Value Type list. It has a link. On clicking the link, the Table screen appears where you can view the details of the respective table.
  Source Entity	Indicates the entity from where the parameter value is derived. The valid values are: Account Algorithm Benefit Customer Class Delinquency Event Type Division Health Plan Note: This option is not applicable for the banking business. Health Product Note: This option is not applicable for the banking business. Membership Note: This option is not applicable for the banking business. Membership Person Note: This option is not applicable for the banking business. Person Policy Policy Plan Note: This option is not applicable for the banking business. Product Note: This option is not applicable for the health insurance business. Service Quantity Identifier State Transaction
  Source Type	Indicates the type of source from where the parameter value is derived. The valid values are: Characteristic Field Usage Amount Usage Counter Note: This field appears when the Account, Person, Benefit, Health Plan, Health Product, Membership, Membership Person, Person, Policy Plan, Product, or State option is selected from the Source Entity list. The Usage Amount and Usage Counter options do not appear in the Source Type list when the Benefit, Health Plan, Health Product, Membership, Membership Person, Policy, Policy Plan, Product, or State option is selected from the Source Entity list.
  Source Type Code	Indicates the source, such as field, characteristic, usage amount, usage counter, SQI, or algorithm, from where the parameter value is derived. Note: This field does not appear when the Transaction option is selected from the Source Entity list.

• Parameter Values - Lists the predefined values of the parameter. It contains the following columns:

  Column Name	Column Description
  Parameter Value	Displays the value of the parameter.
  Description	Displays the description of the parameter value.

  Note: The Parameter Values section appears when the Predefined option is selected from the Value Type list.

• Parameter Usage - Indicates where you can use the parameter in the system. It contains the following options:

  Option Name	Option Description
  Price Item	Indicates whether the parameter is associated with a price item or price item bundle. If a parameter is associated with a price item or price item bundle, you can use the parameter while defining the price item pricing. The following table lists the source entity and source type combinations when the Price Item option does not appear in the Parameter Usage section: Note: This option does not appear when the Algorithm, Health Product, or the Service Quantity Identifier option is selected from the Source Entity list.
  Pricing Eligibility Criteria	Indicates whether the parameter is used for defining the pricing eligibility criteria. Note: This option does not appear when the Transaction option is selected from the Source Entity list.
  Pricing Rule Eligibility Criteria	Indicates whether the parameter is used for defining a rule based pricing eligibility criteria. Note: This option appears only when the Membership or the Membership Person option is selected from the Source Entity list.
  Business Rule Eligibility Criteria	Indicates whether the parameter is used for defining a rule based business eligibility criteria. Note: This option appears only when the Health Plan, Health Product, Membership, or the Membership Person option is selected from the Source Entity list.
  Price List Eligibility Criteria	Indicates whether the parameter is used for defining the price list eligibility criteria. Note: This option does not appear when the Health Product or the Transaction option is selected from the Source Entity list.
  Product Eligibility Criteria	Indicates whether the parameter is used for defining the product eligibility criteria. Note: This option does not appear when the Algorithm, Health Product, Service Quantity Identifier, or the Transaction option is selected from the Source Entity list.
  Rule Eligibility Criteria	Indicates whether the parameter is used while defining the parameter based rule type. Note: This option does not appear when the Health Product, Product, Service Quantity Identifier, or the Transaction option is selected from the Source Entity list.

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