Introduction

This BRM Pricing Foundation 7.5 with Pricing Design Center training will help you develop an in-depth understanding of how to build price plans using Oracle Communications Pricing Design Center. Work with expert Oracle University instructors.

Participants in this training program will learn to:

• Describe the pricing model and rating concepts.

• Design price plans using the Pricing Design Center.

• Test price plans prior to implementation.

• Price planning and design with the Oracle Communications Pricing Design Center.

Target Audience

This course is intended for:

• Analyst

• Implementer

Training Objectives

• Configure charges based on time, quantity, zones, and other attributes in PDC

• Configure charge offers with included balances and rollovers

• Describe the pricing concepts and terminology

• Translate a product offering into pricing components

• Describe the key tasks that a user can perform in PDC

• Create setup data components that are required to create the pricing components

• Create one-time, recurring, and usage charges

• Create discounts

• Create bundles, packages, and package lists

• Verify the pricing configuration by generating activity in Oracle Communications BRM Elastic Charging Engine

Training Outlines

Day 1: Pricing Fundamentals & PDC Overview

• Introduction to Pricing Concepts & Terminology
• Pricing Components Hierarchy
• Translating Product Offerings into Pricing Components
• Event Measurement & Balance Impacts
• Overview of Oracle Communications Pricing Design Center (PDC)
• PDC Architecture
• Changesets & Target Engine Profiles

Day 2: Charge & Discount Configuration

• Types of Charge Offers
• Creating and Configuring Basic Charges
• Configuring Validity & Rollover
• Event-Based Charging (Quantity-Based)
• Creating Discount Offers
• Discount Filters & Triggers

Day 3: Bundles & Product Offerings

• Bundles, Packages & Package Lists Concepts
• Creating Bundles and Packages
• Adding Offers to Package Lists
• Configuring Bundles with Included Balances
• Creating Charge & Discount Offers with Included Balances

Day 4: Advanced Charging (Selectors, Time & Zone)

• Attribute-Based Charging Concepts
• Selectors (Charge, Discount, Generic)
• Friends-and-Family Discount Use Case
• Using Generic Selectors in Charges
• Time-Based Charging (Time Models & Special Days)
• Zone-Based Charging (Zone Models)
• Creating Charges Based on Time & Location

Day 5: Testing, Billing & Validation

• Creating Accounts using Customer Center
• Generating Sample Usage via ECE
• Rating Usage & Loading into BRM Database
• Verifying Usage Charges
• Billing Process Execution
• End-to-End Testing & Validation