Price Item Pricing

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 price item pricing. 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 the price item pricing. 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 to Fees. 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.
  Pricing Eligibility	Indicates whether the pricing eligibility criteria is defined for the price item or not.
  Pricing Status	Indicates the current status of the price item pricing. The valid values are: Active - Indicates that the price assignment is used for billing. Draft - Indicates that the price assignment is created as a draft. Inactive - Indicates that the price assignment is no longer used for billing. Proposed - Indicates that the price assignment is to be used for quotations. Note: The Proposed status indicates that the price assignment is defined for a deal and awaiting approval. Rejected - Indicates that the price assignment is rejected in the system. Template - Indicates that the price assignment is a template price list. Recommended - Indicates that the price assignment is a recommended price assignment. Note: The Recommended status indicates that the price assignment is recommended for a deal.
  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 respective 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 respective rate schedule.
  Pricing Rule Type	Indicates the pricing rule type. The valid value is: Two-Dimensional
  Print Zero	Indicates whether the zero pricing is displayed in the bill. The valid values are: Yes No
  Price Assignment Usage	Indicates whether the price item pricing is applicable for all customers or only for the 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 the Price Item Usage is set to Pricing and the Price Item Type is set to Fees while defining the price item.

• 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 Limits

  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: In case 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.

• 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 Note: This field appears when the Do Not Aggregate Switch is set to Yes. Do Not Rate Transactions Rate Transaction and Aggregate Calc Lines Note: This field appears when the Do Not Aggregate Switch is set to Yes. Rate Transactions Note: This field appears when the Do Not Aggregate Switch is set to No.

  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 the Price Item Usage field is set to Pricing and Billing while defining the price item.

  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, the Price Item and Parameter Information section contains the following columns:

  Column Name	Column Description
  Parameter	Indicates the parameter using which the price item pricing is defined in the system.
  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 Cost for Price Item - Lists the cost 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 Cost - Fixed Additional Cost - Variable Fixed Internal Fixed Third Party Variable Internal Variable Third Party s
  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 Floor & Ceil 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 for the To Do role to approve the average price of the price item. Note: This column appears when the Absolute Value Range option is selected from the Average Price Floor and Ceil Limits list while defining the deal information in the price item pricing.
  Floor Value	Displays the floor (i.e. lower) limit for the To Do role to approve the average price of the price item. 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. 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. 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 is defined.

• Negotiability - 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.
  Ceil Value	Displays the ceil (i.e. upper) limit for the rate negotiation.
  Floor Value	Displays the floor (i.e. lower) 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.

• 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.

• 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 icon () 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.

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