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Process Convergent Billing

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Convergent invoicing

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Table of Content
1

Description.....................................................................................3

1.1
1.2

References..............................................................................................4
Test Management....................................................................................4

Prerequisites & Related information...........................................4

General Information....................................................................19

Customizing & Configuration Information................................20

Adherence to Scope of SIT.........................................................20

Test Case......................................................................................21

Business Validation....................................................................23

Negative Checks..........................................................................24

Further hints [optional]...............................................................24

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Description
1.1

Convergent Billing

1.1.1

Purpose

You can use this business process to create bills based on received and stored billable items. The billable items are created by rating systems or
other billing components, and can include event detail records, call detail records, bill detail records, and recurring and one-time charges/credits.
You use the Billing in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable component here.

1.1.2

Process Flow

...

The following business process runs in SAP ERP:

1. Receive and store billable items
In this process step, you receive billable items from a rating system and store them in the SAP ERP system. These billable items can
represent consumption, usage, recurring charges, or other content types. Payments and advances with the corresponding payment
information can also be received and saved as billable items. The administration and storage of the received items can be defined in a
flexible way so that you can adjust how the items are stored according the business requirements.
You can group and aggregate the items according to business needs. You define these grouping criteria in the configuration. Criteria for
grouping and aggregation may be any characteristics of the item, for example local calls, national calls, cell phone calls, or sent SMS.
2. Create billing document
In this process step, you create the final billing documents. The billing documents can include (in addition to usage or consumption) recurring
and non-recurring charges. In the case of received payment information (such as credit card data or payment reference data), the system
stores this information separately and links it to the billing document. Billing documents are forwarded for subsequent processing in the
invoicing process.
3. Validate billable items
In this process step, you can validate the received billable items. Within the validation process you can release or hold items for billing. The
monitoring provided allows you to control the items that have not yet been billable (stored as raw data) and the items that are ready for
billing.

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1.2

References

How to install Sap convergent charging desktop tool

Tester Handbook
Dev.doc

1.3

Test Management

Focus Area
Title
Test Case Key
(Technical Name):
Estimated Testing Time:
Last Modified Date/ Last
Modifier:
Review Status:

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Prerequisites & Related information

The prerequisite to test the billing functionalities of SAPs Convergent Invoicing solution you need to import items to be billed. In the
integrated scenario these billable items are created by the rating engine, which takes care about the rating and charging of events( usage
event, recurring charges , non recurring charges). In SAPs integrated consume to cash solution the rating is done by SAP Convergent
Charging.
In the following section the steps to execute rating in SAP Convergent Charging is described. Events will be rated as a result of these steps,
these rated event will be transferred to SAP Convergent Invoicing. In Convergent Invoicing these rated events will be stored and processed
as billable items.
For tests without an SAP Convergent Charging integration an test report is provided, which can be used to create simple test data to
be handled as billable items in SAP Convergent Invoicing. An explanation of the test report RFKKBIXBITSAMPLE you find in the section
below.

Related Information

Details (Customizing Table, Test Case Key)

Master Data Objects

Transactional Data Objects
Authorization Restriction

Log in to convergent charging desk top

tool

Choose File -> new-> catalog

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System display the window new catalog

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4

Enter the name of catalog(owner) and

press OK
File -> new->chargeable item package
Enter the name of chargeable item
package
Click on the icon
to create
chargeable item

System displays the user and default properties

Select Telco services and click on the

icon
to create another chargeable
item

Click on

and choose

to create properties

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Click on

and choose

to create properties

Click on the icon

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to save the data

Sysyetem display the window save in catelog

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11

Choose save
File ->new->billable item mapping

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Chargeable item package has been created successfully.

System display the screen billale item class and charged item class.

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Choose the button save to data base.

13
14

Choose save button

File->new->tier table

Billable item and charged item class has been created successfully.
System displays the owner name.

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Choose OK and

16

Enter the name of tier table and choose

the tab table instance then fill the table
instance details

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System displays the tier table screen.

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Choose save to data base

18

Choose save

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Tier table has been successfully created.

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Create one more tier table for voice

tired tariff.

20
21

Choose save to database

File-> new->charge

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System display the screen choose chargeable item package.

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Choose chargeable item and click on

add then select the button create.

23

System displays the screen charging

plan.

24

Click on charging plan and choose the

icon usage charging under charging

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Chargeable item class selected

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Select charge voice

choose internal reference under
reference

26

Click on charging plan and choose the

icon usage charging under charging

27

Select charge voice

choose internal reference under
reference

28

Click on rating plan and choose usage

and

and

rate under rate

29

Click on rate voice and select tier table

operators under operators

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Choose tier table from the tab

definition

31

Click on rate voice and choose linear

Scaled and fixed amount entered.

under functions

32

Click on rating plan and choose usage

Charge able item class selected

rate under rate

33

Click on rate gprs data and select tier

table operators under operators

Tier table and mapping property selected

34

Select rate gprs data and choose flat

icon from functions

Fixed amount entered

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36

Choose save.
Choose file->new->offer to create offer

Charge has been successsfully created

System displays the owners screen

37

Choose OK
Right click on talk and brouse and
choose add charge

System display the screen choose a charge

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Choose the charge and press OK

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Choose the tab charged item and enter

the field values

Check
Call up transaction FQC0
Enter the posting area 8121 and check
account determination maintained
properly

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Choose save to database

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Offer has been created successfully.

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Once the offer is created, you can

create the subscriber account of Percy
Jackson from a file.
Execute the action: File->Open>From
File...
Select the PercyAccount.xml file and
click on Open.
Xml file for percies account

PercyAccount.xml

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Select the Percys Account and click on

Open.

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The subscriber account window appears

then.

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Check contract account and business

partner account in external account
External account code(contract account)
1011908
External billing system(Business partner
account) 1002300

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Save the subscriber account in the

database.
Execute the action: File->Save->in the
Database...

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Once the subscriber account of Percy

Jackson is created, you can create the
subscription of Talk & Browse offer
linked to the account.
From the subscriber account window,
click on the + button from the
subscriptions part (in the Definition Tab)
and select the Talk & Browse offer as
shown below.

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Click on OK and an empty subscription

window appears.
In the Definition tab:
Fill the Code field with
number(ex 2125315205).

subcriber

Fill the Effective Date field with the

current date.

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In the charge activation window,

configure the charging mapping as
follows:

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Save the subscription in the database.

Execute the action: File->Save->in

the Database

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Once the subscription is created, you

can create the access linked to the
subscription.
From the subscription window, select
the User Accesses Tab as shown below.

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Click on the key button and a new

window appears to define an access.
Fill the User Service Identifier field
with 2125315205

Fill the Service Identifier field with

telco

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Save the access in the database.

Execute the action: File->Save->in

the Database

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The data created in SAP-CC are transferred from SAP CC via the Bulk loader directly into SAP CI
1

Open the command prompt and enter ptc_launcher

Please find the reference document(Testers hands book)

Enter the command ptc_launcher rri to refresh the data

Create a file for chargeable item

Change the host and port data as follows:
host
(change to the IP@ of your Dispatcher)
dep
(change to the port number of your Dispatcher)

VoiceChargeableItem
.tt

Enter the file name tickettool_launcher.bat <voicechargeableitem.tt

and press enter.

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Enter the command ptc_launcher bl for bulk loading and press

enter

Charged items are transferred to SAP Convergent

Invoicing with the bulkLoader. It is scheduled once every
hour. But you can start it at any time with file
PTC_launcher.bat and parameter bl

Alternative method for creating billable items.

1

Call up transaction SA38 and execute the

program RFKKBIXBITSAMPLE

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System display the screen creating of

test data for billable item

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Enter source transactions, contract

account, billable item type, currency
and fixed amount

Choose execute

Click on the button billable item

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System displays the statistical

information.

System display the billable items

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General Information
Role to Use
Logon Information
Navigation steps to start of test
CSS Component
messages

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for

error

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Customizing & Configuration Information

Customizing object:
Navigation in IMG:
<..>

<..>

Notes/ References

Adherence to Scope of SIT

Critical Points from Scope of SIT

Addressed in Process step/Sub step

Background Transactions
Foreground transactions
Document status
Retesting & Validation of changes
Data integrity
Reports
Work Flow
Testing with end user profile
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Web applications
Queues Monitoring
IDOC status monitoring
XML Monitoring
Volume & Load
Error messages
Negative testing

Test Case

If you have successfully created billable by one of the above mentioned alternatives you will be able to continue and can validate and bill these
billable items
SL
No

Test Step Description

Expected Results

Business Negative Check

Validation

Step 1: Receive and store billable Items

1
2

Call up transaction code FKKBIXBITB_MON

System displays the screen analysis of

billable item
Since there is no error you can expect
Enter business partner, contract account and
the billable item.
billable item class (Billable item class is
optional)
Choose the radio button billable

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Billable item class used as SCC1

Financial
Accounting
(New)->
Contract
Accounts Receivable and Payable->Billing in
Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable>Billable Item Management->Define Processing
Rules and Program Enhancements

3a

Choose execute (F8)

System displays the received billable

items.

The received
items can be
validated with
the information
of the sender
application( for
example Is the
number of items
in accordance to
the number of
items created by
SAP CC, is the
amount per
item/item type in
accordance to
the amount of
SAP-CC)

The execution of the billing of the

associated contract account can be done

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via the monitor tool:

Mark a line with the contract account you
want to bill and press BillCont.Acct.(Ctrl
+ F7)
Alternatively you can execute billing like
described in step 2( the next steps are
described there)
If the received data is raw data
follow the below steps
1

Call up transaction FKKBIXBITR_MON Billing -> Monitoring -> Raw Data,

System display analysis of raw data

Select status raw

2

Enter contract
execute

account

and

Check if the
items created by
SAP CC are
stored as Raw
data.

System displays the items that are not in

choosethe status billable

If you want to change the items , you

have to mark the corresponding line and
press icon Change /CTRL +F8)

Check if only
fields defined in
IMG can be
changed

Now you can change the content of the

fields defined in IMG
Enter the changes you want to do and
press Enter. In addition you have to save
the changes using SAVE (CTRL +S)
Go back the the list screen

Check if the line

where you have
done changes is
marked
accordingly.

Mark the line you want to transfer from

status raw to billable and press Transfer
Items (CTRL +F4) to initiate the transfer

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Go to FKKBIXBITB_MON - Billable Items

and check if the item was transferred
from Raw to Billable

Step 2: Create billing document

1
2

System displays the screen creation of

billing.

Call up transaction FKKBIX_S

Choose expert mode and enter the fields
(billing process, contract account) and
execute.

System displays the billable items

The billing process has to be selected in

accordance to the settings you have
defined in the billing configuration.

Mark the items you want to bill in the first

column or select all(items)

Creation of billing unit screen will appear

Choose the icon save F8

5
Click on the icon
press F8
6
Select the icon
7

or all and

System displays parameters for billing

unit.
System displays the billable items of
billable unit.

This steps
validates the
setting of the
grouping variant

System displays the statistical

Enter billing type in accordance to the information
setting
you
have
made
in
the

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configuration choose execute.

8

System displays the billing document

Click on the button
display the result of the billing step.

to
Validate:
Is the number of
items in
accordance to
the number
which is defined
by definition if
the aggregation
group.
Is the amount
per billing
document item/
billing document
in accordance to
the amount of
the billable items
Check the tax
calculation.
Check the
currency, main
and sub
transaction
etc
Check the
presented
simulated
invoicing
document

Validation of the billing document: The

system presents the billing document
header and the billdoc items.

Simulate the creation of the Invoicing

document via the button Test Invoicing
Enter the corresponding invoice process /
(details how to act see Process
description Invoice Creation)
9

Billing document has been created.

Choose the icon continue

Step 3: Validate Billable Items

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In this step the validation of items not ready for billing can be executed. Billable items can be stored as raw data. Raw data
means, that the quality of the data does not allow the billing.Thats why the received items are not stored in the status billable
but in the status raw.
To test this process step you have to change the data storage definition of your billable item class. Please go to Contract
Accounts Receivable and Payable Integration Billable Item Management Define Processing Rules and Program
Enhancements. Here you select and mark your Billable item Class and change the processing rule to 1 Add all Items AS Raw
Data and save the changes.
Now you can start processing again with the process step create billable items in SAP CC.
In addition it is possible to allow changes of the received raw data. So you can define optionally the permission to change raw
data. Therefore you go to Accounts Receivable and Payable Integration Billable Item Management Define Changeable
Fields of Billable Items. Here you select you billable item class and add the field names which shall be allowed to be changed.
1

Call up transaction FKKBIXBITR_MON Billing -> Monitoring -> Raw Data,

System display analysis of raw data

Select status raw

2

Enter contract
execute

account

and

Check if the
items created by
SAP CC are
stored as Raw
data.

System displays the items that are not in

choosethe status billable

If you want to change the items , you

have to mark the corresponding line and
press icon Change /CTRL +F8)

Check if only
fields defined in
IMG can be
changed

Now you can change the content of the

fields defined in IMG
Enter the changes you want to do and
press Enter. In addition you have to save
the changes using SAVE (CTRL +S)
Go back the the list screen

Check if the line

where you have
done changes is
marked
accordingly.

Mark the line you want to transfer from

status raw to billable and press Transfer
Items (CTRL +F4) to initiate the transfer

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Go to FKKBIXBITB_MON - Billable Items

and check if the item was transferred
from Raw to Billable
Change the configuration of the data
storage definition of your billable item class.
Please go to Contract Accounts Receivable and
Payable Integration Billable Item
Management Define Processing Rules and
Program Enhancements. Back to space Add
all items as checked

Business Validation
Business case
BV1
BV2
BV3
BV4
BV5
BV6
BV7
BV8
BV9

Description

Business Test Case

Business Test Cases These explain in detail the test steps to test the business cases listed above.
Test
case

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Expected Outcome

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B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6

Negative Checks
Test
Cas
e
N1
N2
N3
N4
N5
N6

Description

Expected Result

Further hints [optional]

List the output data from this test case that could be reused later on as reference for other test cases

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