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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 6 right to pass this unit.

1.

What are the processes for managing allowances?

Choose the correct answer.

Creation, Consumption, Expiration, Deletion

Activation, Consumption, Expiration, Deletion

Creation, Activation, Consumption, Expiration

Order, Consumption, Fulfillment, Archiving

2.

Which statements are true with regards to allowance management in SAP Billing Revenue and Innovation Management?

There are two correct answers.

Allowances must be created manually whenever needed for a contract.

Allowances can be created freely as SAP Convergent Charging allows it. There are no architectural limitations in SAP Billing Revenue and Innovation Management.

Allowance definitions must be kept in so called "allowance definition tables". These tables have additional information attached, so that they can be recognized as allowance definition tables by SAP Subscription Order Management.

The service identifier used to create allowances must be "ALLOW_" followed by up to six characters.

You should never create more that three allowances.

3.

What is the purpose of allowances?

Choose the correct answer.

Allowances are objects that control user access to table data. They are what "authorizations" are in an ABAP-based system.

Allowances define quotas for database space on the SAP Convergent Charging database.

Allowances are representations of quantities of service usage that can be granted to customers for free or at special conditions / prices.

Allowances are objects that allow customers to user certain services.

4.

What is "deferred revenue"?

Choose the correct answer.

When a customer cannot pay their invoice, the revenues are deferred. Therefore, late payers cause "deferred revenue".

When customers pay for certain volumes of service in advance and receive the services later, the corresponding revenue is considered "deferred revenue" until the service is delivered by the service provider.

When a service provider sends out customer invoices late, the corresponding revenues must be posted as "deferred revenue" for legal reasons.

Service providers provide forecasts to their shareholders every year about their expected customer revenues in the coming year. When the service provider does not meet the estimated revenue, the missing amount is considered "deferred revenue" until it was realized.

5.

The steps along the allowance lifecycle are…

Choose the correct answer.

Creation, Use, Expiration, Purge

Creation, Activation, Expiration, Purge

Spawn, Activation, Expiration, Deletion

Order, Fulfillment, Expiration, Archiving

6.

The design time building blocks of allowances are…

There are three correct answers.

Allowance Definition Class

Allowance Event Class

Allowance Algorithm

Allowance Mapping

Allowance Interface

Allowance Logic

Allowance Spending Limit

Allowance Plan

7.

What is the purpose of shared allowances?

Choose the correct answer.

Shared allowances use database space more efficiently by sharing certain data structures.

Shared allowances permit the use of allowances across contracts belonging to different subscriber accounts.

Shared allowances can be read by more than one rater at the same time, hence the term "shared".

Shared allowances share the rating performance between more than one provider contract.