For viewing the allowances of a provider contract

You can search for and view all the allowances of a provider contract.

Searching for allowances

Open the main window of a provider contract, and then on the Action menu, select View Allowances to search and display all the allowances of the provider contract.

Note: On the main window toolbar, you can click to view all the allowances of a provider contract.

When the window for viewing the allowances is displayed, the Basic tab allows you to find all the allowances of the provider contract.

Use the following icons:

: To search and display the allowances.

: To move to the previous page. This button is available when the results list is large.

: To move to the next page. This button is available when the results list is large.

 :  To open and display an allowance. You must select an allowance in the list before clicking the icon.

The result list contains the following columns:

To display more columns of information or to display the counters and parameters of the allowances, click , and then select which types of information you want to display.

Note: If an allowance does not have a value for a parameter or a counter defined in the allowance interface, the corresponding value in the results list will be the default value of the parameter or counter as defined in the allowance interface.

Viewing an allowance

To open and view an allowance, select an allowance in the results list, and then:

The window of an allowance displays detailed information about the allowance graphically represented by a tree. In the tree, each node represents an allowance item (allowance logic) originally contained in the allowance plan used by the allowance.

The icons of the allowance tree are the following:

Note: You cannot modify the allowance, but you can save the allowance in a file by clicking File>Save>In a File on the menu bar of the main window. The allowance is saved in the selected file according to the XML format.

Definition tab

This tab displays the related provider contract, the related allowance plan, and the validity period of the allowance.

Provider Contract: Displays the provider contract of the allowance. Click to open the provider contract.

Allowance Plan: Displays the allowance plan related to the allowance. Click to open the allowance plan.

Note: The dates Validity Start Date and Validity End Date define the period [Validity Start Date, Validity End Date[ where Validity End Date is excluded.

Validity Start Date: Displays the date from which the allowance is valid and can be debited.

Validity End Date: Displays the date from which the allowance is no longer valid and can no longer be debited.

Account Code: The code of the account assigned to the allowance.

Account Type: The type of the account assigned to the allowance (Prepaid or Postpaid).

Currency: The currency of  the allowance.

Counters tab

This tab displays the counters defined in the allowance.

Name: Displays the name of the counter

Value: Displays the current value of the counter

Parameters tab

This tab displays the parameters defined in the allowance.

Name: Displays the name of the parameter

Type: Displays the type of the parameter (Number, String, or Date)

Value: Displays the value of the parameter

Viewing the allowance logic

In the left pane of the allowance window, click the allowance logic , and then open the Definition tab in the right pane. The Definition tab provides basic information on the allowance logic.

Definition tab

Last Activation Date: Displays the date on which the allowance logic was last activated by one of the following:

Counters tab

This tab displays the counters defined in the allowance logic:

Name: Displays the name of the counter.

Value: Displays the current value of the counter.