Manage Pricing Schemes

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to combine calculation logics into sequences to set up pricing schemes for other systems.

Managing Pricing Schemes

Our current step in the process takes us to Unit 9: Creating Pricing Schemes in SAP Subscription Billing.

In the previous unit, Lisa successfully defined price calculation logics using the Manage Price Element Specifications app. With all calculation logics implemented, she now needs to combine them and set the dependencies as needed.

In our next lesson, we’ll begin creating the product of SAP Price Calculation: the pricing scheme. Pricing schemes will be used in SAP Subscription Billing to create a Rate Plan Template. Pricing Schemes contain various components used to calculate the final price.

Pricing schemes often involve multiple price element specifications that are combined into a set of price components that are executed in a sequence. In the context of a system like SAP Subscription Billing, these pricing schemes are designed to consider multiple factors such as base price, discounts, surcharges, taxes, and more.

Let’s see how this works in the Manage Pricing Schemes app.

Select the video below to manage pricing schemes!

Price Element Specifications as a Mixture of Calculated Fees

Price element specifications can be a mixture of calculated fees. For example, recurring fees can be mixed with usage-based fees in one pricing scheme. When pricing schemes are set up as a mixture of recurring fees and usage-based fees, the usage fees are calculated when a usage record is processed. Recurring fees are calculated when they are due.

Summary

With the pricing scheme ready and the rate elements defined, Lisa is ready to assist Bob in the creation of a rate plan template to associate the rate elements with the pricing scheme. Bob isn’t sure how this works. In the next unit, Bob consults Lisa to understand how rate plan templates play a role in the billing.

Create a Pricing Scheme

Exercise Objective

In this exercise, you will combine the price element specifications that you created in the previous exercise to a pricing scheme. You will be able to configure dependencies between the price element specifications you have added, and state which price elements need to add, and which to subtract to calculate the appropriate amount to be charged.

Business Scenario

After you have implemented the price calculation logic that the business has provided as a requirement, you will be ready to implement the dependencies between them by creating a pricing scheme. Once completed, you will be ready to continue your work in SAP Subscription Billing.

Task 1: Combine all price element specifications you have created in the previous exercise in a new pricing scheme called BR468_##_PCS_PRT_SRV. Replace ## with your group number so that prices for prints and prices for recurring fees are calculated. Ensure that the discounts for the prints are calculated based on the printing fees and that the discounts for the recurring fees are calculated based on the recurring fee. Make sure discounts are subtracted from the fee their calculation is based on.

Steps

  1. Log on to SAP Price Calculation.

  2. Create a new price scheme using the following data:

    Price Scheme

    CodeDescription
    BR468_##_PCS_PRT_SRVPrice calculation for printing services of group ##

    Replace ## with your group number.

    1. Choose the tile, Manage Pricing Schemes.

    2. Select Create on the top-right corner of the screen. A new window opens.

    3. For the code and name, enter BR468_##_PCS_PRT_SRV. Replace ## with your group number.

    4. For the description, enter Price calculation for printing services of group ##. Replace ## with your group number.

  3. Create new items using the following table:

    Create New Items

    LinePrice Element SpecificationNameSignStep Range
    10BR468_##_LT_PRT_PRCPrinting FeePlus 

    1. In the section, Items, select Create. An empty line is created.

    2. For the step of the new line, enter 10.

    3. For the Price Element Specification, choose BR468_##_PES_PRT_PRC. Replace ## with your group number.

    4. For the name, enter Printing fee.

    5. For the sign, choose Plus.

    6. Leave the field, Step Range, empty, and the checkbox, Statistical, unchecked.

  4. Create new items using the following table:

    Create New Items

    LinePrice Element SpecificationNameSignStep Range
    20BR468_##_PES_PRT_DSCDiscount on printing fees-10

    1. In the section, Items, choose Create. An empty line is created.

    2. For the step of the new line, enter 20.

    3. For the Price Element Specification, choose BR468_##_PES_PRT_DSC (replace ## with your group number).

    4. For the name, enter Discount on printing fees.

    5. For the sign, choose -.

    6. For the Step Range, enter 10 and leave the checkbox, Statistical, unchecked.

  5. Create new items using the following table:

    Create New Items

    LinePrice Element SpecificationNameSignStep Range
    30BR468_##_PES_REC_PRCRecurring feePlus 

    1. In the section, Items, choose Create. An empty line is created.

    2. For the step of the new line, enter 30.

    3. For the Price Element Specification, choose BR468_##_PES_REC_PRC. Replace ## with your group number.

    4. For the name, enter Recurring fee.

    5. For the sign, choose Plus.

    6. Leave the Step Range empty and leave the checkbox, Statistical, unchecked.

  6. Create new items using the following table:

    Create New Items

    LinePrice Element SpecificationNameSignStep Range
    40BR468_##_PES_REC_DSCDiscount on recurring fees-30

    1. In the section, Items, choose Create. An empty line is created.

    2. For the new line, enter 40.

    3. For the Price Element Specification, choose BR468_##_PES_REC_DSC. Replace ## with your group number.

    4. For the name, enter Discount on recurring fees.

    5. For the sign, choose -.

    6. For the Step Range, enter 30 and leave the checkbox, Statistical, unchecked.

    7. Choose Create on the bottom-right.

Task 1: Create a Pricing Field Mapping in the Business Configuration

Business Scenario

Task 2: Once your Pricing Scheme is complete, create a Pricing Field Mapping in the business configuration, which links the field, "Refurbished", with a parameter, "Refurbished", on the subscription item level.

Steps

  1. Log on to SAP Subscription Billing.

  2. Create a Pricing Field Mapping in the business configuration using the following data:

    Create a Pricing Field Mapping in the Business Configuration

    MenuPricing Scheme
    Pricing Field MappingBR468_##_PCS_PRT_SRV

    Replace ## with your group number.

    1. Choose the tile, Business Configuration.

    2. In the menu on the left, choose Pricing Field Mapping.

    3. Choose Add. A new window opens requesting the selection of a Pricing Scheme to create a mapping. Choose the Pricing Scheme, BR468_##_PCS_PRT_SRV. Replace ## with your group number.

  3. Create a Pricing Field Mapping in the business configuration using the following data:

    Link the Field "Refurbished" with a Parameter "Refurbished" on the Subscription Item Level.

    LineMapped ObjectMapped AttributeMapped Element
    RefurbishedSubscription ItemProduct ConfigurationRefurbished

    Replace ## with your group number.

    1. In the section, Field Mapping, find the line that refers to the field code Refurbished.

    2. In the column, Mapped Object, choose Subscription Item.

    3. In the column, Mapped Attribute, choose Product Configuration.

    4. In the column, Mapped Element, enter Refurbished as the parameter name in SAP Subscription Billing to link the field of SAP Price Calculation.

    5. Choose Save.

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