Read the status of a recharging process preparation operation

Service Operation (WS)

Definition

To read the status of a recharging process preparation operation

Technical Data

Software Product and Version	SAP Convergent Charging 5.0
Technical Details	rechargingProcessPrepareStatusRead
Namespace	http://recharging.ws.highdeal.com/
Proxy Instance in SAP CC System	Dispatcher
Service Operation Version	0
Application Area	IS-CC
Direction	inbound
Mode	synchronous
Idempotency	false

Business Context and Use

This service operation is used to read the status of a recharging process preparation operation.

Rerating Scenario

A correction step precedes the recharging step of the rerating scenario. This step performs corrections when errors leading to the computation of wrong prices are identified. For example, such errors are related to the pricing logic, the properties of chargeable items, and so on.

The recharging step of the rerating scenario consists in sending again chargeable items which were previously charged so that SAP Convergent Charging computes the correct prices after the correction step.

You can implement the following customizing sequence of operations for the recharging step if you want to provide rerating services in your system landscape:

• Find the charging contracts which must be recharged together
• Lock the related charging contracts
• Find information on the feasibility of the recharging for a charging contract at a given date
• Prepare the execution of the recharging process
• Search the restoration points for the related charging contracts
• Restore the related charging contracts at a date corresponding to one of their restoration points
• Recharge the related chargeable items
• Unlock the related charging contracts

The recharging step may be followed by:

• An activation step, in order to trigger again recurring charges which have been undone during the recharging step. See the Activate charging contracts in bulk operation .
• A re-invoicing step in the connected billing system

Related Service Operations

• Prepare the execution of the recharging process

Features

The result of this operation contains information about the status of the recharging process preparation:

• The identifier of the recharging process preparation operation, which can be used to check the status of the operation
• The status of the recharging process preparation operation (which can be init, running, success, or inError)

Authorizations

To know the role that is expected in the user profile of the SAP CC user specified in your request messages, refer to the SAP CC Security Guide .

Error Handling

The SAP CC system may return a charging error classified into a category and an error stack detailing the issue and its cause.

Categories

Use the following error categories to customize the behavior of your application or system:

Prerequisite Missing	The master data required for the execution of the operation request is missing, or the request is incorrect and does not target the correct master data.	Applicable for this service operation: Next follows a non-exhaustive list of errors linked to the Prerequisite Missing category: No recharging process preparation operation exists with the ID specified in the read operation equest
Invalid	The parameters of the request are not valid. The request must be corrected before sending it again.	Applicable for this service operation: Next follows a non-exhaustive list of errors linked to the Invalid category: No recharging process preparation operation ID was specified in the read operation request The recharging process preparation operation ID specified in the request is not valid
Invalid Configuration	The configuration of the SAP CC system is not valid. It must be corrected before sending the request again.	Applicable for this service operation
Illegal State	The master data used by the operation is not in a valid state. This is usually a normal behavior of the process and should be acknowledged as a failure.	Applicable for this service operation
Temporary Illegal System State	The connected SAP CC system is currently not in an appropriate state to execute the operation request. The request can usually be sent again later without any modification. If the error persists, the system administrators must be informed about it.	Applicable for this service operation
Illegal System State	The operation request failed because of a technical error or an unexpected issue. The system administrators must be informed about this error.	Applicable for this service operation

Troubleshooting

Refer to the SAP CC Error Code Reference ( SAP Site ) for more information about a returned error code and the corrective actions necessary for troubleshooting your implementation project.

Message Types

Consult the structures of the message types related to this service operation :

• rechargingProcessPrepareStatusReadRequest
• rechargingProcessPrepareStatusReadResponse

Prerequisites

• The relevant recharging process preparation operation exists

Integration

There is no specific integration information.

Constraints and Integrity Conditions

There is no specific constraint.

Notes on SAP CC Implementation

You must have installed and configured the SAP CC Core Server system.

Configuration

Consult the SAP CC Configuration and Implementation Guide to know the necessary configuration or Customizing of the SAP CC system.

Before implementing SAP Convergent Charging in your SAP system landscape, you must configure the systems and the data (master data, business data).