6.1 Creating a New Rating Period

Creating a new Rating Period is done in several steps. The first one is to create the Rating Period for the Selection Tree, which holds the start date for execution of the tree, and to specify what Service it should be connected to. The Service, consisting of all building blocks possible to use in the tree must also be specified along with the container for Rating Periods with the same Service, called Rating Plan.

A new Rating Period is created by a right - click on an element in the ERE-navigator tree (Service Provider List) on the level where the user wants to position the Selection Tree. It is possible to do so as high as the Service Provider list folder. Depending on what level in the tree that is clicked, different parts of the New Rating Period dialog are automatically filled in advance. The properties of the New Rating Period dialog are found in Table 41. An example of adding a New Rating Period dialog, when selecting Add a New Rating Period as high as the Service Provider List, see Figure 41, Figure 42 and in a Rating Plan Figure 43 and Figure 44.

It is possible to sort the rating Periods either by name or by date. This is done from Settings in File menu.

The options that can be chosen are described in Table 42.

Figure 41 Add a New Rating Period as High as the Service Provider List

Figure 42 Add a New Rating Period as High as the Service Provider List, Continue

Figure 43 Add a New Rating Period in a Rating Plan.

Figure 44 Add a New Rating Period in a Rating Plan, Continue

Table 41 Properties for the New Rating Period Dialog
Property	Description
Service Provider	Specify what Service Provider the Selection Tree should be grouped under. It is possible to enter the name of an existing Service Provider. If a new name is specified, a Service Provider with the given name is created. This field may be filled in advance if the New Rating Period is done on a Service Provider or lower.
Service	Specify what service the Selection Tree should be connected to. All Services available in the Service List is found in the drop-down. To create a new Service, see section Section 5.1. This field may be filled in advance if the New Rating Period is done on a Service Provider or lower.
Rating plan	Specify what Rating Plan this Selection Tree should be contained in. Either enter a new name to create a new Rating Plan, or enter a name of an existing Rating plan. Rating Periods with the same Service can be contained in the same Rating Plan. All Rating Periods that are contained in the Rating Plan must have different start dates. This field may be filled in advance if the New Rating Period is done on a Rating Plan.
Name	Enter the name of the Rating Period to be created.
Start date	Enter the start date of the Rating Period.
Rating rule tree file	Not possible to edit. If the Rating Period has been saved, the file name is shown here if Properties has been chosen on an existing Rating Period.

Table 42 Options in the New Rating Period Dialog
Option	Description
OK	Completes the creation and closes the dialog.
Cancel	Cancels the creation.