Discounts
Discount schemes reduce the price of services by a percentage of the original amount or by a fixed value.
Discounts schemes do not alter the price of services, instead a credit is added for the discounted amount.
A negative discount can also be configured – a debit figure is invoiced rather than a credit, which adds a surcharge to the subscriber
The end user of a network.. This allows a subscriber to be charged extra for a particular service or unit. Negative discounts can be used to encourage additional usage The consumption of services, for example a subscriber using call minutes. in order to reach a band threshold, which produces a credit amount.
Discounts are typically raised at subscription A billing entity that incurs a charge. Examples include a network attached device whose usage you want to measure and charge for, or a monthly software subscription, account In the Cloud Monetisation Platform, a billing entity that can be used to manage payments on one or more subscriptions or payments for services. An account can hold details such as payments or invoices. or agreement In the Cloud Monetisation Platform, the entity that holds the instructions for generating the bills for one or more subscriptions. including the addresses and how often the bill is generated. level. When a discount is raised at account or agreement level, all the subscriptions linked to the account or agreement benefit from the discount, regardless of their tariff. The discount scheme is applied to each attached subscription during invoice production. Setting account/agreement-level discounts minimise how many discount schemes need to be created.
A discount can be raised at subscription level only if the subscription is on an appropriate tariff. Only that specific subscription will benefit from that discount. The discount at subscription level can default from the package selected for the subscriber.
CMP Converged Monetisation Platform. The MDS Global product that supports customer care and billing for digital service providers. supports the Normal type discount scheme, which allows a flat percentage or fixed value to be applied to the invoice. Discount schemes are linked to services. Normal discounts only apply to services whose category is subscription service. They cannot be configured for account type services.
To configure a discount scheme you:
- Provide a code and description for the scheme.
- Choose the discount type.
- Select a date from which the scheme will be effective.
- Indicate if the discount scheme is available to new subscriptions (i.e. Active).
- Link the discount scheme to services and usage class groups.