Create a Usage Trigger Component

You can add usage triggers by defining usage trigger profiles and usage trigger components.

About this task

You add the usage trigger scope, a start date, and usage trigger tables to a trigger component.

Procedure

  1. Add usage trigger components:
    1. In Usage Trigger, click Components.
    2. Click New Component.
    3. In Create New Usage Trigger Component, enter a descriptive name, (Optional) description, and external ID.
    4. Click Create.
  2. In Edit Usage Trigger Component:
    1. (Optional) Edit the name, description, or external ID as needed.
    2. In Start Date/Time, use the date picker to select the date on which the object becomes active in the Pricing database and is first available for use, or enter the date in the format YYYY-MM-DD. Optionally, enter a time for when the object becomes active. The default start date/time is 2000–01–01 00:00:00. If applicable, the range in which the start date/time must fall is listed. For example:
      • Select a date on or before 2021–12–01.
      • Select a date on or after 2020–01–27.
      • Select a date between 2000–01–02 and 2021–10–04.
      Note: If you are creating a new revision of this object, the start date/time must be after the start date/time of the preceding revision and before the start date/time of the next revision. If you are making a copy of this object, the start date/time is not copied. The new object is the first revision, so it has the default start date/time of 2000–01–01 00:00:00.
    3. In Usage Trigger Scope, select either session or rating_group.
  3. Create a Usage Trigger Table.
    1. In Usage Trigger Tables, click New Usage Trigger Table.
    2. Enter a name, (optional) description, and external ID.
    3. In Edit Decision Table, click either Select Decision Table or Create New Table.
    4. If you clicked Select Decision Table, click one of the decision tables in the selection box, and click Select. You can use the Search field to narrow the choices.
    5. If you clicked Create New Table, Edit Decision Table appears. For details on creating a decision table, see the discussion about creating a decision table. When finished, click Save.

Results

The next time My MATRIXX starts, the trigger types are available for use. If My MATRIXX is already running, click the refresh button in the Navigation pane to make the trigger types available for use.