Pricing and Rating provides an introduction to MATRIXX pricing and rating functionality and describes how to define the catalog components necessary for rating and policy selection. It also provides an overview of the MATRIXX rating process and an introduction to My MATRIXX, a Web-based user interface application you use to create and manage product catalogs.
MATRIXX Charging Application can perform both online and offline rating in support of next-generation networks and legacy systems. It can also handle hybrid sets of convergent, prepaid, and postpaid services, enabling service providers to have a diverse subscriber base.
The MATRIXX pricing model is highly flexible and enables you to create innovative service offerings and tailor pricing to subscriber needs. It is compatible with the Telemanagement Forum Shared Information/Data (SID) model.
Deploying a pricing plan involves compiling the pricing plan into a configuration file and loading the configuration file into the pricing database. During compilation, the pricing schema is validated and any errors that occur are displayed.
Diameter results codes are carried in the response message from the Diameter Gateway to the network. Result codes are also written to the transaction log.
The ISO currency codes listed in pricing/iso_currency_codes2015.html#reference_6D8EB3710A90439088805EF2603D765E__table_37079E6CF5E9451FBB69CE64A31758D1 were last updated by ISO on 01 January 2015. Other codes may have been added since then. Check the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) website for the official list.
Use operation types to customize non-usage events. The operation type in an event mapping must match an event type. For example, the recurring_subscriber operation can only correspond to a recurring event, such as SubscriberCustomRecurringEvent.
The following errors can be displayed during pricing validation.
Use the utilities in this section to retrieve information about pricing, load pricing, and convert pricing files.