The Usage Monitoring Event Class encapsulates events triggered by the addition or modification of usage monitoring data within Aria’s billing system. These events are outbound notifications from Aria (indicated by sender="A") and include account details, unbilled usage summaries, and optional usage unit thresholds, enabling external systems to track usage patterns, enforce limits, or trigger actions like customer notifications.
Purpose and Use Case
The Usage Monitoring Event Class enables real-time tracking of unbilled usage, notifying external systems when usage crosses client-defined thresholds (e.g., monetary or unit-based). For instance, if an account’s MTD measured usage exceeds mtd_cli_threshold_amt (action="A" or "M"), the notification provides the account details, usage summary, and threshold data, allowing the client system to enforce limits, alert customers, or adjust services. It supports usage-based billing and resource management.
In essence, the Usage Monitoring Event Class is a detailed notification mechanism for monitoring and reporting unbilled usage in Aria, linking usage data to accounts and thresholds for proactive management and integration.
You must subscribe to this event class, then select from among the events listed below, to receive these event notifications.
Note: Reference notated sample XML payloads for this event class.