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Code | RATE-FORWARD |
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Description | Rating uses two different number plans, and the results are added up. |
Business scenario | Two different prices have to be added up in order to reach a final price, and one of the prices is actually already defined on another number plan. This bundle is made in order to be able to reuse some prices, instead of defining them again. |
Applies to | All kinds of usage |
Core info | 8.11 and later |
Values
The meaning and use of the values of this bundle are as follows:
Value1 | N/A |
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Value2 | N/A |
Value3 | N/A |
Value4 | N/A |
Logic
The RateAndForward Bundle sends a billing record twice through the rating process: once using the rating code and rating key set on the billing record, and once using the rating code and rating key set on the bundle, if present (at least one of the parameters RATINGCODE and RATINGKEY have to be set). The results of those two rating processes are accumulated, and will represent the rated value of the billing record.
It is a prerequisite that the two rating processes each return only one invoice detail line, otherwise the RateAndForward Bundle cannot be used (a BundleConfigurationException with message "Configuration problem" will be thrown in this case). This means a.o. that the parameter RATING.PARAMETERS.SEPERATE_INITIAL_LINE
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should
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be
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set
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to
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NO.
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No
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entries
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will
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be
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found
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in
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the
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SUBSCRIPTION_BUNDLE
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table
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for
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RateAndForward
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Bundles.
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As the
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RateAndForward
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Bundle does not use column value1 to value4, there is no need to save the current values for a given subscription.
External Dependencies
N/A
Parameters
RATINGCODE | New rating code that determines what other number plan should be used for rating. |
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RATINGKEY | New rating key to be used (if the rating key is used in the b-number method) |
ADD_INVOICE_DETAIL_LINES |
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Possible |
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values: |
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Y |
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and |
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N. |
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If |
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Y, |
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1 |
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invoice |
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detail |
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line |
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is |
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returned, |
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if |
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N, |
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2 |
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invoice |
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detail |
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lines |
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are |
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returned. |
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At
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least
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one
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of
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the
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parameters
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RATINGCODE
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and
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RATINGKEY
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have
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to
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be
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set.
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Example
For example, the number plans for HOME-INT-VOICE-ORIG
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and
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ROAM-INT-VOICE-ORIG
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use
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standardRating
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with
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the
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following
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charges:
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- international:
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- initial
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- charge
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- of
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- 0,5
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- and
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- a
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- recurrent
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- charge
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- of
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- 0,13
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- (units
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- per
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- minute)
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- roaming:
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- initial
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- charge
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- of
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- 0,9
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If
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a
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CDR
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with a
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duration
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of
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70
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seconds
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is
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rated
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using
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the
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RateAndForwardBundle,
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the
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bundle
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will
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receive
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two
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invoice
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detail
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lines:
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- one
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- with
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- a
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- charge
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- of
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- 0,9
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- and
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- one
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- with
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- a
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- charge
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- of
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- 0,5
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- +
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- (70/60)*0,13
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- =
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- 0,652
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Since
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parameter
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ADD_INVOICE_DETAIL_LINES
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is
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set
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to
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Y,
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the
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bundle
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will
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eventually
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only
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return
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one
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invoice
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detail
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line,
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with
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a
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charge
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of
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0,9+0,652
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=
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1,552.