# Configuring Tariff

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Descriptions

The tariff (billing rates) is the logic and data that determines how much a subscriber pays for a call. It also defines other charges and features, such as periodic charges, Close User Group and the Friends and Family feature. The billing rates also cover payment for additional non-call transactions, such as Short Message Service (SMS).

The billing rate contains several tables and object types, and is very flexible and highly configurable. Complex billing schemes can be built where the charge for a call depends on multiple factors including the day, the time, and the originating and terminating locations of the call.

The billing rate for a given subscriber is fully determined by the subscriber's COS. There are no individual billing options. All the subscribers in a given COS pay the same for any call, providing all call attributes are the same.

Implementation

| Modify and Activate New Tariff

1.Click on the Advanced main menu.

2.Select MO under the Tariff Plan submenu, this displays the MO tariff configuration window.

3.Select the Tariff ID at the upper-right corner.

4.Modify the Tariff contents as required.

5.Modify MT, Discount and Holiday tariff in the same way.

1.Select Startup under the Tariff Plan submenu, this display the Tariff Startup window.

2.On the operation page, set the start time for the new tariff plan, and enter the description for the tariff plan in the Remarks field.

3.Click the button to set the start time.

4.The modified MO tariff will be activated at the preset startup time.

| Back Up Current Tariff

1.Click the Advanced main menu.

2.Select Refresh under the Tariff Plan submenu, this displays the operation window.

3.Click the button to download current tariff from prepaid server to EMS database.

1.Click the Maintenance main menu.

2.Select Account Data under the Backup&Restore submenu to display the account maintenance window.

3.Under Current Tariff submenu, click on the download links to save all seven files to local directory.

| Restore the Backup Tariff

1.Click the Maintenance main menu.

2.Select Account Data under the Backup&Restore submenu to display the account maintenance window.

3.Under the Tariff Plan submenu, click the upload links to upload the backup tariff files to the prepaid servers.

4.Click the Advanced main menu.

5.Select Startup under the Tariff Plan submenu, this display the Tariff Startup window.

6.On the operation page, set the start time for the tariff plan, and enter the description for the tariff plan in the Remarks field.

7.Click the button to set the start time.

8.The backup tariff will be activated at the preset startup time.

See Also

• Enable Prepaid Service

• Manage PPS Subscribers

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