Usage Activity
This section details the usage activity any operator may need to view, review, or reprocess. Similar activities apply to test/demo setups.
The Usage Activity section of Aria Allegro lets you manage the full lifecycle of usage data—from file ingestion through monetization and billing synchronization. You can also manage suspended usage records, pause or resume usage processing by source platform, and review subscription activity.
The left navigation pane organizes activity into two areas:
- Usage Activity—master usage data, raw usage, monetized usage, aggregated usage, and usage suspense.
- Subscription Activity—non-usage transactions, including activation and recurring charges for allowances and accumulators, and minimum commitment true-ups.
- Usage Data
- This article explains how Aria Allegro ingests usage data—primarily via files—with automation patterns using S3, Apache NIFI, Kafka, and mediation and usage processing services to transform raw records into monetized usage for billing. It also describes the required S3 folder structure, end-to-end file processing flow, and the audit and reconciliation capabilities that ensure traceability from raw usage records through to invoice lines and back.
- Raw Usage Data
- This article explains how you can search, view, filter, and export raw usage data files in Allegro, with mandatory filters like source platform, service type, and usage record type to account for mediation mappings. It also describes the possible raw usage statuses (Pending, Failed, Processed) and provides step-by-step instructions for viewing suspended records and exporting results to Excel or PDF.
- Monetized Usage Data
- This article explains how Aria Allegro generates and stores monetized usage records from rated usage data, including how currency, allowance, and accumulator impacts are applied and recorded for future discounting and billing. It also describes how users can view detailed monetized usage records, filter and sort them by various attributes, and export the resulting data to PDF or Excel.
- Aggregate for Billing
- This article explains how Allegro aggregates monetized usage records and sends them in batches to core Aria for invoicing via the bulk_record_usage_m API, including how Kafka and the Allegro Sync Service handle batch processing and error scenarios.
- Usage Suspense Management
- This article explains how Allegro's Usage Suspense Management handles usage records that error during rating by placing them in suspense until underlying configuration or timing issues are resolved, preserving the audit trail of all source records. It describes common suspense causes, how to view and filter suspended data, and how authorized users can reprocess or discard records at file, error-code, or individual-record level.