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Introducing SAP Billing Revenue Innovation Management (BRIM)

Examining BRIM Industry Examples6 min
Quiz

Navigating Efficiently Through SAP Convergent Charging User Interfaces

Operating the SAP Convergent Charging Core Tool17 min
Exploring the SAP Convergent Charging Cockpit6 min
Quiz

Explaining Customer Master Data: Subscriber Account, External Account and Charging Contract

Subscriber Account and External Account16 min
Managing Provider Contract (incl. Access)21 min
Quiz

Creating Charges

Setting up the Consumption Item Mapping and Chargeable Item Class32 min
Describing the Structure of a Charge30 min
Setting up the Price Plan33 min
Setting up the Charging Plan22 min
Exploring the Activation Process13 min
Quiz

Explaining the Differences Between Table Types

Using Mapping Tables33 min
Using Price Tables11 min
Using Range Tables26 min
Quiz

Using Pricing Macros and Understanding the Replication of Prices/Conditions for Recurring Rates

Rating Logic Concepts Logic Components - Pricing Macros9 min
Using Price Tables for Automatic Replication of Recurring Fee Prices10 min
Quiz

Creating Charge Plans

Setting Up a Billable Item Mapping18 min
Setting Up a Charge Plan39 min
Describing the Access Object12 min
Designing Rate Plans with the SAP Convergent Charging Cockpit10 min
Quiz

Exploring Allowances

Explaining Allowances8 min
Exploring the Allowance Lifecycle10 min
Using the Design Time Building Blocks of Allowances20 min
Analyzing the Allowance Integration between SAP Subscription Order Management and SAP Convergent Charging10 min
Setting up Allowances for the Posting of Deferred Revenues9 min
Managing Allowances22 min
Exploring Shared Allowances11 min
Quiz

Explaining Architecture and Integration

Integrating SAP Convergent Charging and Understanding its Architecture19 min
Integrating SAP Subscription Order Management (Agreement Tables)30 min
Using the Import Export Connector (IEC)12 min
Exploring SAP Convergent Mediation20 min
Exploring the Architecture of Convergent Invoicing (CITs and BITs, (Re)-Rating, Billing, Invoicing)28 min
Performing Account Splitting15 min
Quiz

Using Web Services and Java APIs

Explaining Web Services and Java APIs8 min
Performing Regression Tests Using Insomnia Core12 min
Quiz

Managing Operations

Installing Convergent Charging16 min
Applying the Error Analysis Process14 min
Quiz

Introducing SAP Billing Revenue Innovation Management (BRIM)

Examining BRIM Industry Examples6 min
Quiz

Navigating Efficiently Through SAP Convergent Charging User Interfaces

Operating the SAP Convergent Charging Core Tool17 min
Exploring the SAP Convergent Charging Cockpit6 min
Quiz

Explaining Customer Master Data: Subscriber Account, External Account and Charging Contract

Subscriber Account and External Account16 min
Managing Provider Contract (incl. Access)21 min
Quiz

Creating Charges

Setting up the Consumption Item Mapping and Chargeable Item Class32 min
Describing the Structure of a Charge30 min
Setting up the Price Plan33 min
Setting up the Charging Plan22 min
Exploring the Activation Process13 min
Quiz

Explaining the Differences Between Table Types

Using Mapping Tables33 min
Using Price Tables11 min
Using Range Tables26 min
Quiz

Using Pricing Macros and Understanding the Replication of Prices/Conditions for Recurring Rates

Rating Logic Concepts Logic Components - Pricing Macros9 min
Using Price Tables for Automatic Replication of Recurring Fee Prices10 min
Quiz

Creating Charge Plans

Setting Up a Billable Item Mapping18 min
Setting Up a Charge Plan39 min
Describing the Access Object12 min
Designing Rate Plans with the SAP Convergent Charging Cockpit10 min
Quiz

Exploring Allowances

Explaining Allowances8 min
Exploring the Allowance Lifecycle10 min
Using the Design Time Building Blocks of Allowances20 min
Analyzing the Allowance Integration between SAP Subscription Order Management and SAP Convergent Charging10 min
Setting up Allowances for the Posting of Deferred Revenues9 min
Managing Allowances22 min
Exploring Shared Allowances11 min
Quiz

Explaining Architecture and Integration

Integrating SAP Convergent Charging and Understanding its Architecture19 min
Integrating SAP Subscription Order Management (Agreement Tables)30 min
Using the Import Export Connector (IEC)12 min
Exploring SAP Convergent Mediation20 min
Exploring the Architecture of Convergent Invoicing (CITs and BITs, (Re)-Rating, Billing, Invoicing)28 min
Performing Account Splitting15 min
Quiz

Using Web Services and Java APIs

Explaining Web Services and Java APIs8 min
Performing Regression Tests Using Insomnia Core12 min
Quiz

Managing Operations

Installing Convergent Charging16 min
Applying the Error Analysis Process14 min
Quiz

Knowledge quiz

It's time to put what you've learned to the test, get 7 right to pass this unit.

Why would you link parameters of a charge to parameters of a charge plan?

Choose the correct answer.

To make them more stable.

To allow a parameter value to be set by SAP Subscription Order Management during contract creation.

To change its data type.

To make sure no values get lost.

Linking a parameter ensures that its value is stored to the database of SAP Convergent Charging. It does decrease runtime performance though.

Where do you set the service ID?

Choose the correct answer.

On the root level of a charge plan.

On the charge plan item level.

In the charge’s charging plan.

In the field "Service ID" of the chargeable item.

The field is not set at all in SAP Convergent Charging. Its value is sent as part of the chargeable item (field name "Service ID").

Where do you define the user ID when setting up a charge plan?

Choose the correct answer.

On the charge plan root level.

On the charge plan item level.

In the chargeable item.

The user ID is not set when setting up a charge plan, as it is not known yet. Instead, a named container is created on the charge plan root level and linked with the service IDs of the charge plan items.

The term "user ID" is wrong. The correct term is "Tenant ID". It is defined in SAP Convergent Charging’s system configuration.

What are the steps to create a new billable item mapping?

Choose the correct answer.

Create a new charged item class, then create a new billable item mapping. The billable item class is then created automatically.

Create a new billable item class, then create a new billable item mapping. The billable item class is then created automatically.

Create a new billable item mapping. The charged item class and billable item class are then created automatically.

Create a new charged item class. The billable item mapping and the billable item class are then created automatically.

Create a new charged item class, then create a new billable item mapping. Map every field of the charged item class to the corresponding field of the billable item class and save the object to the database.

What is the purpose of a billable item mapping?

Choose the correct answer.

It links a charge plan with its items.

It links the fields of a charged item class with the fields of the corresponding billable item class.

It doesn’t do anything anymore. The billable item mapping is only there for backwards compatibility reasons.

It links the fields of a chargeable item class with the fields of the corresponding billable item class.

It links the fields of a charged item class with the fields of the corresponding billed item class.

It links the fields of a charged item class with the fields of the corresponding billable item class.

What is the purpose of an access object?

Choose the correct answer.

The access object allows access to database tables from within a price plan.

The access object is needed to log on to the SAP Convergent Charging Core Tool besides a user account. It provides the link between the local user account and the SAP Identity Provider (SAP IDP).

The access object allows SAP Convergent Charging to associate a chargeable item to a charge plan item (charge) within a contract. During runtime, the chargeable item is passed to this charge, where it is rated.

The access object is an adapter object between the SAP HANA Database and the SAP Convergent Charging application layer. It speeds up table read accesses and especially counter updates (table update operations), as the latter are usually slower, but are crucial in SAP Convergent Charging counter-based scenarios.

Which statements are true?

There are three correct answers.

When adding charges to a rate plan in the SAP Convergent Charging Cockpit, the charges are created with a rate corresponding to the type of the charge you have selected to add (Usage, Recurring, One-Shot).

The SAP Convergent Charging Cockpit provides more flexibility when creating price plans than the SAP Convergent Charging Core Tool does.

The SAP Convergent Charging Core Tool provides more flexibility when creating price plans than the SAP Convergent Charging Cockpit does.

Charges edited with the SAP Convergent Charging Core Tool cannot be edited anymore with the SAP Convergent Charging Cockpit.

Charges edited with the SAP Convergent Charging Cockpit cannot be edited anymore with the SAP Convergent Charging Core Tool.

You have created a new charge pan and saved it to the database. However, it is not available in SAP Subscription Order Management. What is a possible reason?

Choose the correct answer.

There is still a syntactical error in the charge plan. Only correct charge plans are made available for SAP Subscription Order Management.

The raters of SAP Convergent Charging must be refreshed by choosing Tools→Refresh Rating Instances. After that, the Charge Plans should be available in SAP Subscription Order Management.

The batch job replicating the charge plans only runs every few minutes. Retrying after a few minutes should bring up the missing charge plan.

SAP Subscription Order Management has a problem. Raise a ticket with reference to component "CRM-S4-SOM" and ask for help.

The charge plan is probably saved to the database, but not released. Check the status of the charge plan. If its status is "Open", edit it, select Released as the new status and save it again. After that the charge plan should be available in SAP Subscription Order Management.