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Overview
This section helps the user to initiate the process to create a tariff. The admin can create plans for prepaid and post-paid customers. Below are the plan creation steps for post-paid customers.
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Steps
To create tariff for Postpaid customers:
Go to Configure> Subscription> Tariff Management.
Go to Tariff Creation in the left navigation bar.
The system navigates the user to the Create Tariff page.
In the Create Tariff section, enter the in the fields and click SUBMIT.
Tariff Type: Click the drop-down icon and select the type.
Payment Type: Click on the drop-down icon and select the payment type. This field allows the admin to define different prices for Prepaid and Postpaid customers of the same event.
Note: Once the user selects the Payment Type, new fields appear on the screen, such as: Billing Rule, Event Type, Currency, VAT Code, and Memo Line Code. Also, a new section called Fixed Slab appears on the screen.
Location: To select the location, click on the icon as depicted in the image.
By selecting the location, we are trying to define which location this particular tariff is applicable.
Select Country: In the Select Location pop-up window, click the drop-down icon to select the country.
Select Location: Click the drop-down icon and select the location.
Note: The user can select once or multiple location.
Select Providers: Click the drop-down icon and select the provider.
Note: The user can select once or multiple providers.
Click APPLY.
Tariff Name: Assign a unique name to the tariff to identify it.
Billing Rule: Click the drop-down icon and select one of the following:
Flat: If the user selects Flat rate, then every transaction is charged at the same price.
Variable: If the user selects Variable rate, then the user can have multiple slabs defined to it.
Event: To select the event, click on the icon as depicted in the image.
Note: In the backend, already certain events are defined. Here, the user picks up an event and is giving a price for it.
Search for an event by entering an Event Name and then clicking on the search icon, or
Select any one Event Name from the Search Results list and click DONE.
Event Type: Click on the drop-down icon and select one of the following:
Event Based: Every time when the user does any transactional event this particular tariff is used. So the transactional events are defined at Event Bases.
Time Based: It is something that has to be applied periodically on a bill, just like a licensing fee that is deducted automatically. Licensing fees events are defined at Time Based.
Note: if the user selects Time based as Event Type, then new fields appear on the screen, such as: Frequency Value and Frequency Type.
Activation Date: Click on the calendar icon and select the activation date.
Currency: Click the drop-down icon and select the currency.
VAT Code: Click the drop-down icon and select the code. This field represents the VAT associated with the particular event.
