Configuring Packages

To configure a package, you first need to create a new package, which involves classifying it as a base package , bolt-on An addition to a subscriber's main plan or product; also sometimes called an add-on. or top-up and choosing the appropriate billing type. You also need to specify whether the package is recurring, and if so, set its frequency.

You can make the package shareable, if required.

Only bolt-on packages can be shared and only 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. services can be linked to a shared bolt-on package. See Shared Packages for more details.

You can set an expiry date for the package. This feature is particularly used with short term promotions. And you can configure the package to automatically raise a workflow event when the package is added, which can send a confirmation communication to the subscriber The end user of a network..

Once you have created the package, you can configure links between the package and allowances, service and discounts. This is how you will provision the package with the items the customer In the context of the Cloud Monetisation Platform, an individual or organisation who has signed an agreement to take goods and services from a service provider. A customer receives a bill associated with one or more subscriptions, and can be a single end user or a large company with many subscriptions assigned to one agreement. needs

You can also view the package associations, such as the tariffs that have links to the packages.

It is possible to create package groups, to help organise packages, for example for display in an app. Once you have created a package group In the Customer Manager Platform hierarchy, the highest level of the structure. The group level can be used to group corporates. Groups can hold financial information., you can add packages to it.