Customized Minimum Commitment as an Allowance

Expected Result

• Minimum commitment is billed as a recurring charge.
• Each account has a custom commitment value. Aria Allegro receives the allowance for that value.
• Usage within the allowance has a zero net amount.
• Unused allowance is forfeited if usage is below the allowance.
• Usage above the allowance is billed as overage.

Variants

• A customized commitment can be shared across usage types within a master plan instance hierarchy.
• Multiple commitment models are supported in a master plan instance hierarchy (for example, separate commitments for VOICE, DATA, or ELECTRICITY).

Setup

1. In Aria Allegro, set the Customized Rates property under Usage > Configurations > System Properties > Usage Processing to allow custom rates.
2. Set the allowance resource in Aria Allegro for the commitment grant.
3. In core Aria, set up the price plan, rate schedule, and service rates for a recurring service. Enable the Add Allowance flag for the recurring commitment service and add one or more usage types.
4. Set the price offer for the recurring service and add the standard allowance resource grant. When adding rates:
   1. Add the Allowance ID set for the commitment grant.
   2. Set the Copy Billing Account dropdown to True to copy the customized commitment amount to the allowance resource.
5. Add the price offer for the usage types. Add the commitment allowance for the usage types within the master plan instance hierarchy.
6. Create an account. When adding a plan instance, add the customized commitment amount for the recurring service in core Aria.

Aria Allegro creates a subscription unit, adds a balance unit, and applies the recurring charge, which adds the commitment allowance for the cycle and makes it available for usage during the cycle.