The course provides an overview of the features of SAP Convergent Charging for subscription and consumption management, in the context of the SAP Billing and Revenue Innovation Management (BRIM) solution.

In this training you will learn how to design and implement price models for subscription and consumption products.

How to model usage fees and recurring fees with logical components, model allowances and bring the design objects together in charge plans and allowance plans, is covered as well.

In addition, the integration of SAP Convergent Charging with SAP Convergent Invoicing and SAP Subscription Order Management will be explained in an architecture overview.

Syllabus

Introducing SAP Billing Revenue Innovation Management (BRIM)

Examining BRIM Industry Examples
Introducing SAP Billing Revenue Innovation Management (BRIM)

Navigating Efficiently Through SAP Convergent Charging User Interfaces

Operating the SAP Convergent Charging Core Tool
Exploring the SAP Convergent Charging Cockpit
Navigating Efficiently Through SAP Convergent Charging User Interfaces

Explaining Customer Master Data: Subscriber Account, External Account and Charging Contract

Subscriber Account and External Account
Managing Provider Contract (incl. Access)
Explaining Customer Master Data: Subscriber Account, External Account and Charging Contract

Creating Charges

Setting up the Consumption Item Mapping and Chargeable Item Class
Describing the Structure of a Charge
Setting up the Price Plan
Setting up the Charging Plan
Exploring the Activation Process
Creating Charges

Explaining the Differences Between Table Types

Using Mapping Tables
Using Price Tables
Using Range Tables
Explaining the Differences Between Table Types

Using Pricing Macros and Understanding the Replication of Prices/Conditions for Recurring Rates

Rating Logic Concepts Logic Components - Pricing Macros
Using Price Tables for Automatic Replication of Recurring Fee Prices
Using Pricing Macros and Understanding the Replication of Prices/Conditions for Recurring Rates

Creating Charge Plans

Setting Up a Billable Item Mapping
Setting Up a Charge Plan
Describing the Access Object
Designing Rate Plans with the SAP Convergent Charging Cockpit
Creating Charge Plans

Exploring Allowances

Explaining Allowances
Exploring the Allowance Lifecycle
Using the Design Time Building Blocks of Allowances
Analyzing the Allowance Integration between SAP Subscription Order Management and SAP Convergent Charging
Setting up Allowances for the Posting of Deferred Revenues
Managing Allowances
Exploring Shared Allowances
Exploring Allowances

Explaining Architecture and Integration

Integrating SAP Convergent Charging and Understanding its Architecture
Integrating SAP Subscription Order Management (Agreement Tables)
Using the Import Export Connector (IEC)
Exploring SAP Convergent Mediation
Exploring the Architecture of Convergent Invoicing (CITs and BITs, (Re)-Rating, Billing, Invoicing)
Performing Account Splitting
Explaining Architecture and Integration