This seminar provides an in-depth look at the operation and processing of call data records (CDR) to produce billing documents for end-customers. This course is recommended as a follow-up to the Rating and Billing seminar (BA-3JE15).

This seminar has no fixed form: You can choose any of the units listed below. Each unit comprises 1 training day.

This seminar however does not cover prepaid functionality and High Availability features of BSCS, nor the handling of business partners.

Operate and handle rating and billing processes in BSCS

Identify the main database tables that are affected during the processing of files in BSCS

Analyze error and log files

Assess output files of the main back-end applications of BSCS

In-depth look at rating and billing operations

Analysts and Consultants, Application Support, Billing, Rating, System Integrators

UNIX and SQL skills are required

The knowledge level of the following seminars are required:

ESY-1JE12 BSCS iX Release 3 Basic, or SY-1JE12 BSCS iX Release 3 Overview

TA-1JE12 Rate Plans

TA-2JE12 System Scenarios

BA-3JS15 Rating and Billing

TA-2JE42 Cost Control (only for the Cost Control unit)

TA-2JE21 Top-up Packages (only for the Top-up Package unit)

Select any of the units listed below. Each unit comprises 1 training day.

FIH ASCII Converter

Explains concept of FIH ASCII converter.

Provides hands-on exercises to configure the FIH ASCII converter.

Analyzes database tables related to the converter setup.

System Scenarios

Recapitulates the concept of System Scenarios.

Provides hands-on exercises in creating system scenarios to setup different rating strategies.

Analyzes database tables related to the system scenarios.

Participants operate the message processing chain and analyze the output and log files.

Free Units

Recapitulates the concept of Free Units.

Provides hands-on exercises in creating free unit packages and assigning it to customers.

Analyzes database tables related to free units.

Participants operate the message processing chain and analyze the output and log files.

Cost Control

Recapitulates the concept of Cost control.

Provides hands-on exercises in creating cost control services and assigning it to customers.

Analyzes database tables related to cost control.

Participants operate the message processing chain and analyze the output and log files.

Best Option Plan

Recapitulates the concept of Best Option Plan (BOP).

Provides hands-on exercises in creating alternative rate plans and assigning it to customers.

Participants analyze database tables related to BOP.

Participants operate the message processing chain and analyze the output and log files.

Top-Up Package

Recapitulates the concept of Top-Up Packages.

Provides hands-on exercises in creating different top-up packages scenarios.

Participants analyze database tables related to top-up packages.

Participants operate the message processing chain and analyze the output and log files.

Promotions in Billing

Recapitulates the concept of promotion in billing.

Provides hands-on exercises in creating promotion packages and assigning it to customers.

Participants analyze database tables related to the promotion packages.

Participants operate the message processing chain and analyze the output and log files.

BGH Configuration

Recapitulates the concept of billing in BSCS.

Participants analyze BCH output, its content, and structure of XML files.

Hands-on exercises in configuration of BGH by using stylesheets.

XML knowledge is recommended.