Prepare the execution of the recharging process

Service Operation (WS)

Definition

To prepare the execution of the recharging process

Technical Data

Software Product and Version	SAP Convergent Charging 5.0
Technical Details	rechargingProcessPrepare
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 prepare the execution of the recharging process. The following actions are performed:

Release of the data files by the rater instances of the SAP CC system
Processing of the data files by the bulkloader instances

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:

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

Read the status of a recharging process preparation operation

Features

The execution of this operation consists in launching the preparation of the recharging process, which may not be completed when it returns.

Note

You can specify a customer management area to restrict the transaction data and master data to the data managed by the SAP ERP/FI-CA system defined in the area. This option is only available in an integrated SAP Solution scenario with the SAP ERP/FI-CA component of SAP Business Suite and SAP Convergent Invoicing (SAP CI).

Caution

The customer management area option is released with restrictions: do not implement this option in a system landscape that is not based on an integrated SAP Solution scenario.

The result 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
Invalid	The parameters of the request are not valid. The request must be corrected before sending it again.	Applicable for this service operation
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

Note

This list of errors is not exhaustive.

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 :

Prerequisites

There is no prerequisite.

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).