Process: Charging and Rating (Summary)

Process: Charging and Rating

Definition

This group includes all the system parameters concerning the charging process.

Setting up or viewing system parameters of this group
Viewing and inspecting indicators of this group

Setting Up or Viewing System Parameters

You can set up or view the following system parameters that are available for different instance types in the running SAP CC Core Server system.

Parameter Definition

ACTIVATION_SCHEDULER_ENABLED The enablement or disablement of the activation scheduler in the SAP CC system

ACTIVATION_SCHEDULER_MAX_THROUGHPUT The maximum number of subscriber accounts per second that can be activated by each rater instance

ACTIVATION_SCHEDULER_RECURRENCE The recurrence period of the activation scheduler

ACTIVATION_SCHEDULER_SUBSCRIPTION_ENABLED The inclusion or exclusion of the subscription data by the internal activation scheduler

CLEANUP_SCHEDULER_ENABLED The enablement or disablement of the cleanup scheduler related to prerating/postrating

CLEANUP_SCHEDULER_MAX_THROUGHPUT The maximum number of subscriptions per second on which the cleanup process can be applied by each rater instance

CLEANUP_SCHEDULER_RECURRENCE The recurrence period of the cleanup scheduler

CLEANUP_THREAD_COUNT The number of threads reserved for performing the cleanup process into each rater instance

COUNTER_PRECISION The precision of counter values

COUNTER_ROUNDING_MODE The method for rounding counter values

COUNTER_SNAPSHOT_COUNT The number of counter snapshots stored for each offline subscription or provider contract

FREE_TRANSAC_NOTIF_ENABLED The enablement or disablement of the return of notifications in transactions triggered by a Free Function component

PERIOD_LIMIT_ACTIVATION The number of days after the current date accepted for an activation or charging; 0 deactivates the control function.

PRERATING_SESSION_CONTROL_ENABLED The enablement or disablement of the session-based charging and prerating to be used at the same time

REFRESH_SCHEDULER_ENABLED The enablement or disablement of the scheduler iresponsible for the offer cache switching

REFRESH_SCHEDULER_RECURRENCE The recurrence period of the scheduler in charge of refreshing the offer cache

TAX_FRAMEWORK The identifier(s) of the tax system(s) enabled

TAX_PRECISION The precision of tax amounts computed by the SAP CC system

TAX_ROUNDING_MODE The method for rounding tax amounts

TRANSACTION_DETAIL_PRECISION The precision of the numerical transaction details

TRANSACTION_DETAIL_ROUNDING_MODE The method for rounding numerical transaction details

TRANSACTION_PRECISION The precision of transaction amounts

TRANSACTION_ROUNDING_MODE The method for rounding transaction amounts

Parameter	Definition
ACTIVATION_SCHEDULER_ENABLED	The enablement or disablement of the activation scheduler in the SAP CC system
ACTIVATION_SCHEDULER_MAX_THROUGHPUT	The maximum number of subscriber accounts per second that can be activated by each rater instance
ACTIVATION_SCHEDULER_RECURRENCE	The recurrence period of the activation scheduler
ACTIVATION_SCHEDULER_SUBSCRIPTION_ENABLED	The inclusion or exclusion of the subscription data by the internal activation scheduler
CLEANUP_SCHEDULER_ENABLED	The enablement or disablement of the cleanup scheduler related to prerating/postrating
CLEANUP_SCHEDULER_MAX_THROUGHPUT	The maximum number of subscriptions per second on which the cleanup process can be applied by each rater instance
CLEANUP_SCHEDULER_RECURRENCE	The recurrence period of the cleanup scheduler
CLEANUP_THREAD_COUNT	The number of threads reserved for performing the cleanup process into each rater instance
COUNTER_PRECISION	The precision of counter values
COUNTER_ROUNDING_MODE	The method for rounding counter values
COUNTER_SNAPSHOT_COUNT	The number of counter snapshots stored for each offline subscription or provider contract
FREE_TRANSAC_NOTIF_ENABLED	The enablement or disablement of the return of notifications in transactions triggered by a Free Function component
PERIOD_LIMIT_ACTIVATION	The number of days after the current date accepted for an activation or charging; 0 deactivates the control function.
PRERATING_SESSION_CONTROL_ENABLED	The enablement or disablement of the session-based charging and prerating to be used at the same time
REFRESH_SCHEDULER_ENABLED	The enablement or disablement of the scheduler iresponsible for the offer cache switching
REFRESH_SCHEDULER_RECURRENCE	The recurrence period of the scheduler in charge of refreshing the offer cache
TAX_FRAMEWORK	The identifier(s) of the tax system(s) enabled
TAX_PRECISION	The precision of tax amounts computed by the SAP CC system
TAX_ROUNDING_MODE	The method for rounding tax amounts
TRANSACTION_DETAIL_PRECISION	The precision of the numerical transaction details
TRANSACTION_DETAIL_ROUNDING_MODE	The method for rounding numerical transaction details
TRANSACTION_PRECISION	The precision of transaction amounts
TRANSACTION_ROUNDING_MODE	The method for rounding transaction amounts

Notes

Use the set command of the SAP CC Admin+ user interface to change the parameter values. The immediate change may be not possible and a restart is necessary. Consult the details for each parameter.
Use the get command to retrieve the parameter values manually.
Use the SAP CC Config Tool user interface to set up a complete or partial list of system parameters (restart needed).

Viewing and Inspecting Indicators

You can retrieve the runtime values of the following indicators in your running SAP CC Core Server system:

Indicator Definition

ACTIVATION_LAST_TRIGGER The last date when the activation process was triggered by an SAP CC user

ACTIVATION_SCHEDULER_LAST_TRIGGER The last date when a scheduled activation on subscriptions was triggered by the SAP CC system

CLEANUP_LAST_TRIGGER The last date when the cleanup was performed

CLEANUP_SCHEDULER_LAST_TRIGGER The last date when the cleanup was triggered by the scheduler

REFRESH_LAST_TRIGGER The last date when the offer cache refresh has been triggered

REFRESH_SCHEDULER_LAST_TRIGGER The last date when the offer cache refresh has been triggered by the scheduler

SESSION_COUNT The number of sessions currently stored in the session cache

SESSION_HISTORY_COUNT The number of session histories currently stored in the session cache

Indicator	Definition
ACTIVATION_LAST_TRIGGER	The last date when the activation process was triggered by an SAP CC user
ACTIVATION_SCHEDULER_LAST_TRIGGER	The last date when a scheduled activation on subscriptions was triggered by the SAP CC system
CLEANUP_LAST_TRIGGER	The last date when the cleanup was performed
CLEANUP_SCHEDULER_LAST_TRIGGER	The last date when the cleanup was triggered by the scheduler
REFRESH_LAST_TRIGGER	The last date when the offer cache refresh has been triggered
REFRESH_SCHEDULER_LAST_TRIGGER	The last date when the offer cache refresh has been triggered by the scheduler
SESSION_COUNT	The number of sessions currently stored in the session cache
SESSION_HISTORY_COUNT	The number of session histories currently stored in the session cache

Note

Use the get command of the SAP CC Admin+ user interface to retrieve the indicator values manually.

Recommendation

SAP recommends that you implement and use SAP Solution Manager in combination with the CA Introscope technology and infrastructure to improve your experience.

SAP delivers a packaged and customized version, CA Introscope for SAP, for an efficient technical monitoring of the SAP CC systems in the system landscape.

Refer to the SAP CC Operations Guide for more information about the following elements:

getting started with CA Introscope for SAP CC
installation and setup of supportability tools
technical and performance monitoring

See also: Consult the SAP CC Metric Reference and Performance Troubleshooting documentation for more information about the performance and health data that you can monitor or use for your troubleshooting operations and root cause analysis.