This seminar aims at building understanding of the entire BSCS architecture. The focus is on workflow, business configuration, and on relations between the various components; therefore, the seminar addresses the needs and interests of those involved with system configuration, such as analysts, consultants, and system integrators.

Recognize the main business processes in BSCS

Get familiarized with different BSCS client applications

Identify the most important database tables in each area  

Recognize the BSCS architecture, to be able to describe possible solutions for a BSCS integration

Analysts and Consultants, Application support

Experience in telecommunications

SQL skills are required

Knowledge level of the e-Training ESY-1JE12 BSCS iX Release 2 Basic is required

Introduction

Introduces BSCS major functions and components

Gives an overview of the customer lifecycle from creation of resources to payment handling 

Business Partners
Gives an overview of business partner handling in BSCS.   

Networks and Markets

Introduces the representation of markets, networks, physical and logical HLR in BSCS

Mentions the main tables involved in the baseline setup of this area

 
Dealers and Resources

Gives an overview of the sales hierarchy and explains the role of resources in BSCS with a short hands-on exercise in the online application Resource Administration

Introduces main tables used for resources

Services

Provides an overview of the role of services in BSCS

Shows the main tables for service configuration

You have the opportunity to configure a new service in the system, as well

Products and Pricing Strategy

Explains the package structure of the rate plan

Plan, create, and maintain a simple rate plan in BSCS

Introduces important tables related to rate plans

Discount Possibilities

Provides an overview of the discount possibilities in BSCS.

Creating Free Units, Cost Control Service, Promotions, and Content Catalogs in the system. 

Customer Care

Explains customer care concepts and architecture

Introduces the Web-based Customer Center application

Enter customer and contract data in the Customer Care application and investigate the relevant tables

Rating Logic
Gives a high level overview of the online and offline charging workflow.

Flexible Rating & Message Processing

Introduces the BSCS Internal record structure (UDS)

Shows the representation of the Unified Data Structure on database level

Provides an overview of the flexible record processing logic using system scenarios

Gives an overview of Data Transmission Application as a communication hub in BSCS

Billing

Gives an overview of the billing process in BSCS

Explains the involved applications and BSCS billing posibillities

Payments

Provides an overview of the general accounting workflow and the related applications

Enters payments for an invoice in BSCS and investigates the results on the database level

Interfaces
Gives an overview of various interfaces offered by BSCS.