Explaining Consumption Items in Convergent Invoicing

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to understand the Consumption Item (CIT) object in Convergent Invoicing

Consumption Items in Convergent Invoicing

Lesson Overview

Consumption items are new objects in convergent invoicing. The lesson explains what a consumption item is and how consumption items are monitored.

Business Example

Business Customer B2B Sales South has two provider contract. All provider contract master data is in convergent invoicing.

The provider contract starts at 01/01/2017. B2B Customer Sales South has done a lot of phone calls that should be rated in convergent invoicing with a simple tariff of 0.19 euro/minute.

Consumption items that represent voice usage from 02/01/2017 up to 04/01/2017.

Consumption Items in Convergent Invoicing

The figure illustrates the Business example.

Consumption items are stored in consumption item classes. The concepts of billable Item classes and consumption items are very similar to each other.

The figure shows an example of the SAP Fiori output.

What is the Difference Between a Rated Consumption Item and Billable Item?

Difference Between a Rated Consumption Item and Billable Item

Rated Consumption Item (CIT) …Billable Item (BIT) …
Consumption Event detailsBusiness Partner and Contract Account
Consumption details for RatingOrganizational Data (Sales Org, Distribution Channel, …)
Rating IDAmount and Currency = Price for event
Rating Process Details (Source Transaction ID)Source Transaction ID
Depending on Rating System more fields:Access Data (User ID, Service ID)Details for Bill Presentment
Business Partner and Contract AccountAccounting information (Main Transaction, Subtransaction)
Provider Contract and Provider Contract ItemTax information
Control Data for Billing Process (Subprocess, BIType, ...)

Hint

There is no difference between a rated and an unrated consumption item despite the fact that one was rated and has technical information about the rating process like rating ID and source transaction ID.

Consumption item and billable item can be linked using source transaction ID with each other.

Both items are stored in different data bases according to their status, unrated and rated.

The figure illustrates the example of consumption items.

Consumption item classes have the same data storage concept as billable item classes.

They store already rated consumption items in separate tables.

The following statuses are possible:

  • 0 - Raw

  • 1 - Raw Excepted

  • 2 - Unrated (waiting for Rating)

  • 3 - Unrated Excepted (after Rerating)

  • 4 - Rated (after Rating)

Consumption items must be both complete and consistent before they can be rated.

Storage and processing of rated items is dependent on processing status.

  • Amount and currency are not fields of consumption items.

  • After rating process consumption items have a link to the billable item.

  • Rating ID, Source TransID, Source Transaction Code and Rating Date are listed.

The figure illustrates the components of the transaction; Create and Monitor Consumption Items.

In training environment creation of consumption items for class CVOI is done in consumption item workbench.

See exercise at the end of the session.

The figure compares the use of classical transaction with the use of SAP Fiori apps.

Consumption Item transaction in SAP Menu.

The figure shows the entry page of the SAP Fiori app: Display Consumption Items.

You can choose from among the following selection variants.

Incomplete and unrated items

The program selects unrated raw items and unrated items.

  • Rated Items

    The program selects rated items.

  • Excepted Items

    The program selects unrated raw excepted items and unrated excepted items.

  • All Items

    The program selects the items in the system regardless of their processing status.

  • Manual Selection

    The program selects items according to the selection criteria (processing status) that you enter.

Missing field for the selection can be added by function Further Selection.

The figure shows a list from the SAP Fiori app: Display Consumption Items List of Rateable Consumption Items.

If the consumption items are unrated, the important date is the RATING DATE. This is the target date for rating. It specifies the earliest date starting from which a consumption item is allowed to be rated. A consumption item is not allowed to go through the rating process until the entered date is reached.

The system determines the target date for rating based on the scheduling in the baseline date of billing.

Out of this monitor it is possible to start the following functions:

  • Simulate rating

  • Rating

  • Start correction workbench to change a consumption item

  • Except and restore items

  • Show the exception history

  • See statistics of the displayed Items

Manually Create and Change Consumption Items

Business Example

Since the beginning of February the business rules have been changed. The old network system for voice services was not adapted so far, the billing agent has to create 6 consumption items for different consumption dates and different provider contracts that should be rated.

Exercise Options

To perform this exercise, you have two options:

  1. Watch the simulation: to start the simulation, choose Start Exercise in the figure below.
  2. Perform the steps, as described below.
ExerciseStart Exercise

Task 1: Create New Consumption Items

Steps

  1. Select an existing unrated consumption item according to your provider contract and consumption item class voice CVOI.

    Create additional 5 consumption items out of one consumption item for rating process. You can copy the consumption items by using the SAP Fiori app Process Consumption Items (back-end transaction FKKBIXCIT_CWB).

    Provider contract:

    User NumberProvider Contract
    User 0090,91
    User 0195,96
    User 02100,101
    User 03105,106
    User 04110,111
    User 05115,116
    User 06120,121
    User 07125,126
    User 08130,131
    User 09135,136
    User 10140,141
    User 11145,146
    User 12151,152
    User 13156,157
    User 14161,162
    User 15166,167
    User 16171,172
    User 17176,177
    User 18181,182
    User 19186,187
    User 20191,192
    User 21322.323
    User 222230,2330
    User 232231.2331
    User 242232,2332
    User 252233.2333
    User 262234.2334
    User 272235.2335
    User 282236.2336
    User 292237.2337
    User 302238.2338
    User 312239.2339
    User 322240,2340
    User 332241.2341
    User 342242.2342
    User 352243.2343
    User 362244.2344
    User 372245.2345
    User 382246.2346
    User 392247.2347
    User 402248.2348
    User 412249.2349
    User 422250,2350
    User 432251.2351
    User 442252.2352
    User 452253.2353
    User 462254.2354
    User 472255.2355
    User 482256.2356
    User 492257.2357
    User 502258.2358
    User 512259.2359
    User 522260,2360
    User 532261.2361
    User 542262.2362
    User 552263.2363
    User 562264.2364
    User 572265.2365
    User 582266.2366
    User 592267.2367
    User 602268.2368
    User 612269.2369
    User 622270,2370
    User 632271.2371
    User 642272.2372
    User 652273.2373
    User 662274.2374
    User 672275.2375
    User 682276.2376
    User 692277.2377
    User 702278.2378
    User 712279.2379
    User 722280,2380
    User 732281.2381
    User 742282.2382
    User 752283.2383
    User 762284.2384
    User 772285.2385
    User 782286.2386
    User 792287.2387
    User 802288.2388
    User 812289.2389
    User 822290,2390
    User 832291.2391
    User 842292.2392
    User 852293.2393
    User 862294.2394
    User 872295.2395
    User 882296.2396
    User 892297.2397
    User 902298.2398
    User 912299.2399
    User 922300,2400
    User 932301.2401
    User 942302.2402
    User 952303.2403
    User 962304.2404
    User 972305.2405
    User 982306.2406
    User 992307.2407

    1. In the SAP Fiori launchpad search section Rating and choose the tile Process Consumption Items (Corresponding back-end transaction FKKBIXCIT_CWB).

      Selection Variant: Unrated.

    2. Choose Change Consumption Items (CITs) (F5).

      On the Change Consumption Items screen, select one consumption item you want to copy and choose Copy Consumption Item.

    3. On the Create Consumption Items screen, change the relevant fields as needed.

      Use the following data:

      FieldValue
      Service IDCall
      Consumer IDTablet 1 (see Provider Contract)
      Consumption Item Date03/01/2017 20:00:00 (for two CITs)
      Consumption Item Date04/01/2017 9:00:00 (for three CIts)
      Total Consumption10 Minutes

    4. Choose Apply New Values. The system transfers the entered data of the detail screen to the SAP List Viewer overview list and closes the detail screen.

      Choose Save.

    5. Choose Back to the previous screen to check the newly created item.

    6. Choose Back again.

Result

The 5 new consumption items with consumption item type CICIT Consumption Item from SAP CI were created manually. You can execute rating later as usual.

Learning

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