Usage charges properties
Charging
- Rate Calculation
- Specifies how the charging rate for this rule is to be determined.
- Use Plan Rule
- Use Tariff Rate
- Use Tariff Flagfall
- Use Wholesale Rate
- Retail markup n%
- Specifies the charge markup when Use Wholesale Rate is selected as the Rate calculation type. For example, a value of 110% will charge 10% more than the ex tax wholesale rate.
- Fixed charge: $0.000000 per charging unit
- Specifies the ex tax charge per charging unit when Use Plan Rule is
selected as the Rate Calculation.
The charging units displayed are linked to the charge type selected when creating the usage charge rule. Common charge types are data-based, time-based and per-call.
For more information, see Charge types and units.
- Decimal Places
- Specifies the precision required for calculating charges using this rule. Fewer decimal
places may result in rounding errors. Charges are calculated per session.
- 0 to 8
- Invoice Item Text
- Specifies text that appears on the invoice.
- Do not print this item if the charge is zero
- When selected specifies that the charge item is not included on an invoice or statement when the item has a $0 value. The charge is still visible in Smile.
- Do not add this item if the charge is zero
- When selected specifies that the charge item is not visible in Smile when the item has a $0 value.
- Approval limit
- Specifies a dollar value that if exceeded will require approval before being invoiced.
- Sales report category
- Specifies the category to which the charge is applied for reporting.
- Select category from drop-down
- Quantity Format
- Specifies a string format to define how an amount is displayed.
For more information, see Quantity format.
- Display Rate
- Specifies the text value of the charge rate to display on the invoice.
- Display Order
- Specifies the display order of the charge on an invoice. For example, a value of 0 will list the item at the top of the invoice. A value of 9 will display it lower.
- Allow operators to enter a custom rate and limits for this rule in service plan schedules
- When selected allows a Smile operator to edit the charging rate and rule limits of the plan within the customer account.
Connection management
Specifies a feature that may be applied to a subscription when a usage alert group is used to manage customer usage and spend.
For more information, see Usage and spend management.
- Apply this feature x if this rule is triggered during a connection
- Specifies if a feature is applied when a rule limit is met. For example, speed shaping or
call barring. Features available on a plan are set on the plan's
Features tab.
- Do not apply any feature
- Select feature from drop-down
For more information, see Features.
Date restrictions
Date restrictions specify date, day and time limits for a rule. For example, peak and off-peak usage periods.
- Start date
- Specifies the start date validity of a rule.
- End date
- Specifies the end date validity of a rule.
- Apply only on these days
- Specifies specific day or day ranges to which a rule applies.
- Sunday
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Monday - Friday
- Saturday
- Saturday - Sunday
- Monday - Sunday
- Start time
- Specifies the start time of a rule. Time is applied as per the timezone set in the subscription. Time is entered in 24 hour time format. For example, 3pm = 15:00:00.
- End time
- Specifies the end time of a rule. Time is applied as per the timezone set in the subscription. Time is entered in 24 hour time format. For example, 3pm = 15:00:00.
Prepaid rules
- If prepaid usage is available, consume it instead of applying this rule.
- When selected prepaid usage is exhausted before the rule is applied.
- Consume from x prepaid type
- Specifies the prepaid type that usage is consumed from. Prepaid types must be defined
before they are available for selection.
- any
- select type from drop-down
- Apply this rule only to prepaid usage.
- When If prepaid usage is available, consume it instead of applying this rule is selected, this checkbox must be selected as well. Prepaid usage will be consumed first, up to the rule limits, before any later rule is processed.
- Automatically add x when prepaid usage expires
- Specifies the prepaid usage block that is automatically charged when prepaid is exhausted. Prepaid
blocks must be defined before they are available for selection.
- No prepaid usage
- Select block from drop-down
Rule limits
Rule limits specify the unit amounts that apply to the usage charge. Smile will process the component charge type through the rule until the limits have been reached.The charging units displayed are linked to the charge type selected when creating the usage charge rule. Common charge types are data-based, time-based and per-call.
For more information, see Charge types and units.
- Apply to subscribers of
- Specifies that rule limits only operate on subscriptions who are subscribed to the selected
plan option.
- Any plan option
- Select option from drop-down
- Units per day n charge unit
- Specifies the maximum number of selected charge units per day allowed for this usage charge
rule. When a plan option is selected against Apply to subscribers of the following options are displayed:
- Fixed limit
- Based on the plan option n x the plan option's quantity
- Units per session n charge unit
- Specifies the maximum number of selected charge units per session allowed for this usage
charge rule. When a plan option is selected against Apply to subscribers of the following options are displayed:
- Fixed limit
- Based on the plan option n x the plan option's quantity
- Scripted rule limit
- Specifies a rating script that acts as a rule limit. Contact Inomial for information about the use and creation of rating scripts.
- Maximum total units
- Specifies that maximum total charging units applied to this rule over a rating period.
When a plan option is selected against Apply to subscribers of the following options are displayed:
- Fixed limit
- Based on the plan option n x the plan option's quantity
The charging units displayed are linked to the charge type selected when creating the usage charge rule. Common charge types are data-based, time-based and per-call.
For more information, see Charge types and units.
- Add to the usage alert group's total
- Specifies if the value set for Maximum total units is added to the alert groups total. The alert group is selected below at the Usage alert group drop-down.
- Pro-rata if applicable
- When selected this option causes the rule’s Maximum total units to be pro-rated where a plan is only active for part of a rating period.
- Included value pool
- Specifies an included value pool that will be applied to the usage charge rule. The included
value for each value pool is specified on the plan Settings tab.
For more information, see Included Value Pools on the plan Settings tab.
- Usage alert group
- Specifies the usage alert group that will manage alert settings for the usage charge rule.
This list is populated from the plan settings.
- Does not affect usage alerts
- Select group from drop-down