Rating tree

A price plan is graphically represented by a tree structure called a rating tree. A price plan component represents each instruction inside a price plan. A rating tree is a decision tree that contains the price plan. This structure consists of a root from which Rate components create branches. At the ends of each branch, a Function component describes an amount.

As shown in the illustration below, the tree contains the root representing the charge and the price plan with branches for the different rate components:

In addition to rate components, you can create the following items that can be redefined at offer or subscription level:

• Counters

• Parameters

• Pricing macros

• Translation tables

The following items  can be redefined at charge plan or provider contract level:

• Counters

• Parameters

Several price plans can reuse pricing macros and translation tables.

Test of a price plan

Once your price plan is complete, SAP Convergent Charging provides you with the Rating Trial Run tool to test your price plan.