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Hi ,
I'm learning a product offering price of SID-model and trying to understand what price form should be when it depends on the usage event parameters of the product.

For instance, there is a product offer "voice" with billing event a "call" that has a parameter "tariff zone". That product offers a different price for each "tariff zone":
a) minute of conversation inside the home region
b) minute of conversation inside the country
c) A minute of conversation in other countries

GB922_Product_R16 specifies different forms of price and one of them is "Tariff Usage" that looks like a set of "Simple Usage" for different event types. Unfortunately, there is no guide how to configure a rule to apply "Simple Usage" depending on product usage.

As I see, each "Simple Usage" from "Tariff Usage" should have a configuration that provides a rule when this component is applied. At the same time, that rule should depend on parameters of the event (in my case, depends on "tariff zone").
From the spec, I found the following components:
PolicySet - сomplex rules that depend on product offers purchased by the customer.
PricingLogicAlgorithm – abstract algorithm for price calculation, can be parameterized with product or product usage parameters but it doesn't have a possibility to manage applicability.
CharacteristicPriceDependency – list of conditions that may include parameters of different entity types. It handles applicability of price component however doesn't modify a quantitative dimension of price component.

As I got it, to configure applicability of price component that depends on product usage events, CharacteristicPriceDependency should be used, am I right?
If I have chosen a wrong way, could some one point me to the right way how it can be configured.

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Nikolai Telpt
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC
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Hi Nikolai

Since this is a SID question, it might be more appropriate to post on the Frameworx community, which includes SID. You can find this at https://engage.tmforum.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=019f32c2-82b7-427f-8156-f9262fe138fe

I am sure that the SID leaders @Cecile Ludwichowski and @Michel Besson ​​would be happy to try to assist you.

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Jonathan Goldberg
Amdocs Management Limited
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Original Message:
Sent: Sep 17, 2018 04:56
From: Nikolai Telpt
Subject: TariffUsageProdOfferPriceCharge and ProductUsageSpec

Hi ,
I'm learning a product offering price of SID-model and trying to understand what price form should be when it depends on the usage event parameters of the product.

For instance, there is a product offer "voice" with billing event a "call" that has a parameter "tariff zone". That product offers a different price for each "tariff zone":
a) minute of conversation inside the home region
b) minute of conversation inside the country
c) A minute of conversation in other countries

GB922_Product_R16 specifies different forms of price and one of them is "Tariff Usage" that looks like a set of "Simple Usage" for different event types. Unfortunately, there is no guide how to configure a rule to apply "Simple Usage" depending on product usage.

As I see, each "Simple Usage" from "Tariff Usage" should have a configuration that provides a rule when this component is applied. At the same time, that rule should depend on parameters of the event (in my case, depends on "tariff zone").
From the spec, I found the following components:
PolicySet - сomplex rules that depend on product offers purchased by the customer.
PricingLogicAlgorithm – abstract algorithm for price calculation, can be parameterized with product or product usage parameters but it doesn't have a possibility to manage applicability.
CharacteristicPriceDependency – list of conditions that may include parameters of different entity types. It handles applicability of price component however doesn't modify a quantitative dimension of price component.

As I got it, to configure applicability of price component that depends on product usage events, CharacteristicPriceDependency should be used, am I right?
If I have chosen a wrong way, could some one point me to the right way how it can be configured.

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Nikolai Telpt
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC
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Howdy, Nikolai. I suggest you  take a look at the Usage guide book and Usage ABEs in addition to what you found in the Product guide book. You may find that a combination of the Usage entities and characteristic based pricing may satisfy your requirements.

After doing so if you have additional questions please make a followup post.

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John Reilly
John P. Reilly Sole Trader
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Original Message:
Sent: Sep 17, 2018 04:56
From: Nikolai Telpt
Subject: TariffUsageProdOfferPriceCharge and ProductUsageSpec

Hi ,
I'm learning a product offering price of SID-model and trying to understand what price form should be when it depends on the usage event parameters of the product.

For instance, there is a product offer "voice" with billing event a "call" that has a parameter "tariff zone". That product offers a different price for each "tariff zone":
a) minute of conversation inside the home region
b) minute of conversation inside the country
c) A minute of conversation in other countries

GB922_Product_R16 specifies different forms of price and one of them is "Tariff Usage" that looks like a set of "Simple Usage" for different event types. Unfortunately, there is no guide how to configure a rule to apply "Simple Usage" depending on product usage.

As I see, each "Simple Usage" from "Tariff Usage" should have a configuration that provides a rule when this component is applied. At the same time, that rule should depend on parameters of the event (in my case, depends on "tariff zone").
From the spec, I found the following components:
PolicySet - сomplex rules that depend on product offers purchased by the customer.
PricingLogicAlgorithm – abstract algorithm for price calculation, can be parameterized with product or product usage parameters but it doesn't have a possibility to manage applicability.
CharacteristicPriceDependency – list of conditions that may include parameters of different entity types. It handles applicability of price component however doesn't modify a quantitative dimension of price component.

As I got it, to configure applicability of price component that depends on product usage events, CharacteristicPriceDependency should be used, am I right?
If I have chosen a wrong way, could some one point me to the right way how it can be configured.

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Nikolai Telpt
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC
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