Multiple Sponsoring Balances

Multiple sponsoring balances are possible when more than one rule is applied to a charge in a product offer. When there are multiple sponsoring balances, the sponsorship percentages are calculated differently based on how the Charge Types in the rules are set, either Original or Remaining.

The examples below assume the following:
  1. Sponsorship rules:
    • Rule 1:
      • Charge Type: Original
      • Sponsoring Balance: A
      • Sponsoring Percentage: 10%
    • Rule 2:
      • Charge Type: Remaining
      • Sponsoring Balance: B
      • Sponsoring Percentage: 50%
  2. Sponsorship profile, Profile 1:
    • Add Rule 1
    • Add Rule 2
    • Select Balance 1 as the sponsored balance
  3. Sponsorship component:
    • This component includes Profile 1
    • The Application is set to purchase
  4. The sponsorship component is added to product offer 1

One Sponsoring Balance Applied

In this example, the customer buys product offer 1, where:
  • The purchase charge is $10.
  • Balance 1, the sponsored balance, has $9 available credit. Balance A has $10 and Balance B has $0.
  • Rule 1 is applied and Balance A contributes $1 (10% of $10) to the purchase charge. Balance B contributes nothing because it is at $0. Balance 1 contributes the remaining $9 of the charge. Balance 1 has a remaining credit of $0.

Sponsoring Balance Limited Funds

In this example, the customer buys product offer 1, where:
  • The purchase charge is $10.
  • Balance 1, the sponsored balance, has $10 available credit. Balance A has $0.50 and Balance B has $0.
  • Rule 1 is applied and Balance A contributes $0.50 to the purchase charge. Balance A did not have enough credit to cover the complete 10% according to Rule 1, so it contributes what it can and Balance 1 contributes the rest (because Balance B has no available credit to contribute). Balance 1 has a remaining credit of $0.50.

Two Sponsoring Balances Charged

In this example, the customer buys product offer 1, where:
  • The purchase charge is $10.
  • Balance 1, the sponsored balance, has $6 available credit. Balance A has $10 and Balance B has $10.
  • Rule 1 is applied and Balance A contributes $1 (10% of $10).
  • Rule 2 is applied and Balance B contributes $4.50 (50% of the remaining $9 charge).
  • Balance 1 takes the remaining charge of $4.50 ($10 - ($1 + $4.50)). Balance 1 has a remaining credit of $1.50.

Sponsoring Balance Cannot Be Charged Specified Amount

In the following sponsorship configuration, a group of balances are configured in a product offer, but the sponsoring balances cannot cover all charges:

  1. Sponsorship rules:
    • Rule 1
      • Charge Type: Original
      • Sponsoring Balance: A
      • Sponsoring Percentage: 10%
    • Rule 2
      • Charge Type: Original
      • Sponsoring Balance: B
      • Sponsoring Percentage: 20%
    • Rule 3
      • Charge Type: Remaining
      • Sponsoring Balance: C
      • Sponsoring Percentage: 30%
    • Rule 4
      • Charge Type: Remaining
      • Sponsoring Balance: D
      • Sponsoring Percentage: 40%
  2. Sponsorship profile, Profile 1:
    • Add Rule 1
    • Add Rule 2
    • Add Rule 3
    • Add Rule 4
    • Select Balance 1 as the sponsored balance
  3. Sponsorship component:
    • This component includes Profile 1
    • The Application is set to purchase
  4. The sponsorship component is added to product offer 1
In this scenario, the customer buys product offer 1.
  • The purchase charge is $10.
  • Balance 1, the sponsored balance, has $10 available credit.
  • Balance A has $10, Balance B has $1, Balance C has $10, and Balance D has $10.
  • Rule 1 is applied and Balance A contributes $1 (10% of $10).
  • Rule 2 is applied and Balance B contributes $1 (20% of $10 is $2, but this balance only has $1 to contribute). Balance B has only enough credit to be charged 10% ($1) so the remaining 10% that would have been charged to balance B as part of rule 2 is charged to the sponsored balance. Subsequent rules based on remaining charge, then consider rule 2 to have contributed 20%.
  • Rule 3 is applied and Balance C contributes $2.10 (30% of the remaining charge of $7). For this example, assume the balance precision is 2.
  • Rule 4 is applied and Balance D contributes $1.96 (40% of $4.90).
  • Balance 1 contributes $2.94 + $1 = $3.94.
    • $2.94 is the purchase charge $10 - ($1 + $2 + $2.10 + $1.96).
    • $1 is the amount that was supposed to be sponsored by Balance B, but Balance B did not have enough credit available, so Balance 1 must pay the $1.
    • Balance 1 has a remaining credit of $6.06.

Original Charge Type

If you set 2 rules as Original charge types, sponsorship is configured as:
  1. Sponsorship rules:
    • Rule 1:
      • Charge Type: Original
      • Sponsoring Balance: Group Balance 1
      • Sponsoring Percentage: 5%
    • Rule 2:
      • Charge Type: Original
      • Sponsoring Balance: Group Balance 2
      • Sponsoring Percentage: 5%
  2. Sponsorship profile, Profile 1:
    • Add Rule 1
    • Add Rule 2
    • Select Subscriber Balance 1 as the sponsored balance
  3. Sponsorship component:
    • This component includes Profile 1
    • The Application is set to purchased_item_activation
  4. The sponsorship component is added to product offer 1
In this example, the customer buys product offer 1, where:
  • The activation charge is $10.
  • Subscriber Balance 1, the sponsored balance, has $10 available credit. Group Balance 1 has $10 and Group Balance 2 has $10.
  • Rule 1 is applied and Group Balance 1 contributes $0.50 (5% of $10).
  • Rule 2 is applied and Group Balance 2 contributes $0.50 (5% of $10).
  • Subscriber Balance 1 takes the remaining charge of $9 ($10 - $0.50 from Group Balance 1 and $0.50 from Group Balance 2).

Remaining Charge Type

If you set 2 rules as Original and Remaining charge types, sponsorship is configured as:
  1. Sponsorship rules:
    • Rule 1:
      • Charge Type: Original
      • Sponsoring Balance: Group Balance 1
      • Sponsoring Percentage: 5%
    • Rule 2:
      • Charge Type: Remaining
      • Sponsoring Balance: Group Balance 2, with the balance precision of 2
      • Sponsoring Percentage: 5%
  2. Sponsorship profile, Profile 1:
    • Add Rule 1
    • Add Rule 2
    • Select Subscriber Balance 1 as the sponsored balance
  3. Sponsorship component:
    • This component includes Profile 1
    • The Application is set to purchased_item_activation
  4. The sponsorship component is added to product offer 1
In this example, the customer buys product offer 1, where:
  • The activation charge is $10.
  • Subscriber Balance 1, the sponsored balance, has $10 available credit. Group Balance 1 has $10 and Group Balance 2 has $10.
  • Rule 1 is applied and Group Balance 1 contributes $0.50 (5% of $10).
  • The remaining charge is $9.50, not $10. So, Rule 2 is applied and Group Balance 2 contributes 5% of $9.50, which is $0.475. With the balance precision set to 2 decimal places, Group Balance 2 is charged $0.48.
  • The final charge to Subscriber Balance 1 is $9.02 ($10 - $0.50 from Group Balance 1, then - $0.48 from Group Balance 2).