4.5.3.6 Rating Period Menu

The rating period menu is displayed when right-clicking on a rating period. The menu options are described in Table 19.

Table 19 Rating Period Menu Options
Menu Option	Description
New Rating Period	Opens a dialog where a new rating period can be defined, see Table 20.
Delete	From this ERE - Deletes the selected rating plan and all its content only from the location where the action is performed. Multiple selected elements within the same ERE node can be deleted. From multiple EREs - This option opens a wizard with possibility for deleting the selected element from several ERE instances. Multiple selected elements cannot be deleted from multiple EREs.
Edit	Opens an editor window for the rating period. For more information regarding how to work with selection trees, see Section 6
Import...	Opens a wizard to import from file, see Section 9.1.
Export...	Opens a wizard to export the selected rating period to file. The related service can optionally be selected for export in the operation, see Section 9.2.
Distribute...	Opens a wizard to distribute a rating period to several EREs, see Section 9.3.
Compare to...	Opens the Selection Tree Difference Detection Tool. For more information about the tool see Section 9.4.
Properties	Opens a dialog where Name and Start date of the rating period may be modified. The Rating Tree file is also displayed for the rating period. It points to the file where the Rating Period configuration is saved.

Adding a new rating period brings up a dialog window described in Table 20.

Table 20 Properties in New Rating Period Dialog
Menu Options	Description
Service Provider	The name for the new service provider.
Service	Drop-down menu that allows the user to select between available services.
Rating plan	Set a name for the rating plan.
Name	The desired name for the rating period.
Start date	Day and time from when the rating period is valid. The start date must be unique within the rating plan.

Selected rating period can be deleted by using the delete button on the keyboard. Using the right mouse button on the selected rating periods will bring up the rating manager menu options from where deletion can be made according to the selected option. To select multiple rating periods hold down Ctrl + left mouse button. Multiple selection is possible only for non-active rating periods within the same ERE node. When multiple rating periods have been selected, it is only possible to delete them from that ERE node.

Drag-and-drop operations can be made to automatically start an export and import operation of a rating period to a target selected, in a single operation. Only rating periods within the same service can be exported and imported with this single drag-and-drop operation. Both within an ERE node and between ERE nodes. The ERE wizard shows the results of the operation. For more information on export operations, see Section 9.2. For more information on import operations, see Section 9.1.