Customizing of Data Storage and Rating in CI

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to understand how to create consumption item classes

Customizing - Data Storage and Rating in CI

Lesson Overview

Consumption item management is similar to billable item management in its approach.

Understand how a consumption item class is created and what customizing is necessary in order to trigger rating for consumption items.

Business Example

Consumption items are stored in consumption item class CVOI. Consumption item class CVOI stores voice calls for rating in CI. Rating process RVOI is defined to select consumption items from consumption item class CVOI.

Customizing - Data Storage and Rating in CI

Rating units are created along provider contracts. That means consumption items from different provider contracts are rated separately.

Business Scenario with SAP Convergent Charging:

A consumption item class in SAP CI corresponds to a chargeable item class in SAP CC. This means that the name of the class, the fields and the field names must be the same.

Use the same consumption item class, if the fields for different consumption item types are not too different. Create a new consumption item class if there are too many differences between consumption item class structure.

Create a new consumption item class, if rating is done in different rating systems.

Hint

Consumption item classes are cross-client.

It is recommended that you use a given consumption item class only in one client. This approach means that you can avoid dependencies between different clients, especially as regards the configuration of data storage and deletion time limits.

Interface components:

Basic data for consumption items (see next page)

Consumption item label includes access key (user ID, service ID) for integration with CC

External provider contract reference – field for provider contract reference

SAP Convergent Charging activates interface to convergent charging

From a technical perspective, an interface component consists of the documentation of the component, the selection of required fields, the specification of dependent/prerequisite interface components, along with checks, derivations and assignments of fields.

Basic Elements of Rating

The following documentation gives you an overview of the concepts and parameters that control data storage and rating of consumption items during rating.

In addition to the most important concepts, the following sections also explain the usage of the individual parameters, the possibilities available when using them are explained on the basis of examples, and the settings in customizing are discussed.

For rating of consumption items in CI, a function module which does the simple rating minute and price/minutes is assigned to rating group.

The rating group defines in which steps rating is done.

Consumption item class CVOI is assigned to rating group RVOI. In the next exercise, some more consumption item classes are assigned to the same rating group.

For more complex rating rules, rating of consumption items is done in SAP Convergent Charging. It is also possible to do rating in other rating systems.

In case of integration with SAP Convergent Charging, billable items are created in SAP Convergent Charging and sent to SAP Convergent Invoicing.

Group into different groups along different provider contracts and consumption dates (without timestamp).

Grouping Variants are introduced in the following:

  • To build rating units. A rating unit consists of all consumption items that are rated together.

  • To propose which consumption items should be aggregated (used in business example).

Aggregation variants are introduced to define the field content of the aggregated consumption items.

Generate a new Consumption Item Class

Business Example

In the company Print Service Corporation, the IT team decides to create a new consumption item class, because the usage of new product line Ring Tone should be stored in a separate consumption item class CR##. The consumption item class should be used in integration with convergent charging.

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 a New Consumption Item Class

Steps

  1. The new consumption item class CR## CIT Class Voice Gr## is a new database structure.

    It is defined in customizing in IMG:

    Financial Accounting (New) → Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable → Convergent Invoicing → Basic Functions → Consumption Items → Consumption Item Classes → Maintain Consumption Item Classes.

    Do not exit the screen after saving your settings.

    1. Start a new session from the menu bar by choosing System → Create Session. In the new session, SAP Easy Access screen, choose Tools → Customizing → IMG → Execute Project.

      Press the SAP Reference IMG button.

      In the SAP reference IMG, choose Financial Accounting (New) → Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable → Convergent Invoicing → Basic Functions → Consumption Items → Consumption Item Classes → Maintain Consumption Item Classes.

      Change from Display Consumption Item Class to Maintain Consumption Item Classes (Ctrl+Shift+F1)

      In Menu, choose Edit → New Entry.

      Consumption Item Class: CR##

      Name: CIT Class Voice Gr##

      Result: The new consumption item class CR## is in configuration status In Processing.

      Do not exit the screen after saving your settings.

Task 2: Select Interface Components for Consumption Item Class CR##

Steps

  1. Select for consumption item class CR## interface components . Therefore, select the following interfaces:

    • Basic Data for Consumption Items

    • Consumption Item Label

    • External Provider Contract Reference

    • SAP Convergent Charging

    Do not exit the screen after saving your settings.

    1. In Menu, create consumption item classes by choosing Edit → Choose Interface Components. Select the interface components as listed above.

      Hint

      You get the field overview of the interface component. Choose status selection rated and field display Main Items.

      Press Enter and return to the Create Consumption Item Class screen.

      Result: You have defined the database structure for consumption item class CR##.

      Do not exit the screen after saving your settings.

Task 3: Select Customer Fields

Steps

  1. Add the following customer field to consumption items class:

    • ZZ_CALLED_PARTY

    • ZZ_CALLING_PARTY

    • ZZ_TOTAL_DURAT

    1. In the menu Create Consumption Item Classes, choose Edit → Choose Customer Fields.

      Enter the following field names:

      • ZZ_CALLED_PARTY
      • ZZ_CALLING_PARTY
      • ZZ_TOTAL_DURAT

      Column field names. Go to menu field names save.

Task 4: Activate Configuration

Steps

  1. Activate configuration of consumption item class CR##.

    1. In menu Create Consumption Item Classes, choose Configuration → Activate Result. The system displays The consumption item class was activated.

Task 5: Generate Interface for Consumption Item Classes

Steps

  1. Prerequisite: If you have configured the class CR## completely and it is without errors you can generate it.

    1. Choose IMG → Financial Accounting (New) → Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable → Convergent Invoicing → Basic Functions → Consumption Items → Consumption Item Classes → Generate Interfaces for Consumption Item Classes (Transaction FKKBIXCIT_GEN).

      Select CR## and choose Generation → Generate.

      Result: Window: Generation of Results

      Press the Generated Objects button to see the list of tables that were generated for consumption item class CR##.

      You find the consumption item table name in log file.

Task 6: Generate Maintenance Dialog for CIT-Class

Steps

  1. In order to add and change CITs for consumption item class CR##, create maintenance dialogs.

    1. Choose IMG → Financial Accounting(New) → Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable → Convergent Invoicing → Basic Functions → Consumption Items → Consumption Item Classes → Generate Maintenance Dialogs for Consumption Item Classes.

      Enter CR##.

      In the menu, choose Generation → Generation.

      Protocol shows the log of the dialog generation.

Task 7: Activate Consumption Item Class for Client

Steps

  1. Activate the consumption item class CR## for client 400.

    1. Choose IMG → Financial Accounting(New) → Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable → Convergent Invoicing → Basic Function → Consumption Item Management → Activate Classes for Consumption Items. To add a new entry, select Class CR## in the drop down list.

      In the menu, choose Table View → Save.

      Create a transport, if necessary.

      Result: You have activated consumption item class for training client 400. CR## can be used now.

Task 8: Assign Consumption Item Class to Rating Group

Steps

  1. The new consumption item class CR## CIT Class Voice Gr## should be assigned to the existing rating group RVOI. Rating of consumption items according to call duration is done using this rating group.

    It is defined in customizing by choosing IMG → Financial Accounting (New) → Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable → Convergent Invoicing → Rating → Assign Consumption Items Classes to Rating Groups.

    1. Choose IMG → Financial Accounting (New) → Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable → Convergent Invoicing → Rating → Assign Consumption Items Classes to Rating Groups.

      Choose Menu → New Entry.

      Enter new consumption item class CR## and assign rating group RVOI.

      Save your entry.

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