Attribute Properties

System and product attributes have the properties listed in Attribute Properties.

Table 1. Attribute Properties
Property Description
ID A system-generated value used to identify the attribute in MATRIXX Engine. You cannot change this value.
Name A descriptive name for the pricing attribute. The attribute name is displayed in each catalog item to which it is assigned.
Description Information about the purpose of the attribute.
Type The data type of the value returned in the MATRIXX Data Container (MDC) field. One of Decimal, Integer, String (default), or Boolean (true or false).
Default The attribute value to use by default for the attribute.
MDC Container The ID of the MDC for the network message. For example, MtxDiamRoMsg is the container ID for the Diameter Ro message. Only system attributes contain MDCs. The MDC container must be one of the following MDCs or an extension of it:
  • MtxMsg
  • MtxMultiServiceData
MDC Field The ID of the MDC field in which the attribute value should be returned. Only system attributes contain MDC fields.
Allowed Values For system attributes, the allowed values are values that can be returned to the network after rating in a specified MDC and MDC field and can be used for post-rating operations and downstream systems.

For product attributes, the allowed values are returned when the associated product or product offer is queried for with the subscriber management API. Product attributes are not used during rating and charging operations and are not returned to the network protocol or saved to an Event Detail Record (EDR).