Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management 7 Basic Implementation Essentials 

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Exam Topics:

BRM & Pipeline Manager Architecture

Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) 4-Tier architecture

• Describe the four tiers of the BRM architecture, their functions, and how they communicate

Rating and discounting architecture of engines

• Explain the Batch Rating Architecture
• Explain the Online Rating Architecture
• Explain the Discounting Architecture

Pipeline Manager Architecture

• Describe the pipeline manager architecture

BRM & Pipeline Installation and Configuration

Pipeline Manager Installation

• Configure and start the pipeline

Billing and Finance

Billing Process Overview

• Describe item objects in BRM
• Explain accounting cycle activities
• Explain billing cycle activities

Billing Options and Process

• Execute In Advance Billing, Bill Now and Delayed Billing processes
• Analyze the billing process and the effects of rerating

A/R Account Activities

• Describe the different options associated with adjustments and bulk adjustments
• Explain the dispute and settlement process

BRM Payment Process

• Configure and analyze the BRM payment process

BRM Collections

• Describe how BRM Collections processes bill units
• Use Collections Center

Reports

• Create BRM reports and sub-reports
• Describe the different report packages
• Analyze data generated from BRM reports

Making Corrections

• Describe the rerating process
• Resolve failed BRM initiated payment transactions
• Issue a customer refund

Pipeline Pricing and Rating

Implementing Pipeline Rating

• Configure the BRM pricing model components and their attributes

Creating a Rate Plan for Delayed Events

• Setup a Rate plan for delayed events
• Set up a time model
• Set up a zone model
• Set up impact categories
• Set up a price model

Processing and Rating Delayed Events

• Configure Pipeline Manager to process and rate event detail records (EDRs)

Setting Up a Discount Model

• Explain the BRM discounting functionality and architecture
• Describe and configure the different components of a discount model

Loading Rated Events into BRM

• Explain how the Rated Event Loader (RE Loader) loads rated events into the database

Pricing Foundation

Price Plans for Real-time Rating

• Translate a basic price plan into the BRM Pricing Model components

BRM Pricing Center

• Combine rates into products
• Define Deals and Plans
• Describe Plan List attributes
• Use BRM Pricing Center to enter price plans into BRM

Testing BRM Price Plans

• Trigger system events and simulate usage events to test a price plan

Quantity-based Rating

• Configure rates based on quantity of an event
• Configure rates based on a resource balance
• Configure volume discounts

Setting Up Free Usage

• Implement and test free usage in the BRM Pricing Model

Pipeline Developer

Configuring Pipeline Manager

• Interpret the contents of the Pipeline Manager Registry files

EDR – Input and Output

• Explain how input EDRs are converted to the EDR container format

Pipeline Data and Function Modules

• Explain how the EDR is processed by the function modules in the pipeline
• Explain how data modules are used

Customizing Pipeline Using Function modules, IScript and Irule

• Explain how existing modules can be used to modify pipeline behavior

API Developer

Configuring BRM

• Describe BRM directory structure and BRM configuration files

BRM Object Model

• Define Storable Class, Storable Object,Flist and Flist Specifications
• Define the BRM data types and explain the use of POID, ARRAY, SUBSTRUCT, and BUFFER data types
• Explain how a Storable class maps to the BRM database and use the Developer Center to define storable classes and view storable objects
• Use testnap to verify BRM server connection

BRM Opcodes

• Define BRM Opcode and differentiate between Standard, Policy, and Base Opcodes

Pricing Developer Tasks

• Define new Ratable Usage Metrics (RUMs)
• Map custom events to custom services

Extending Event Creation

• Describe the flow of standard and policy Opcodes used in the activity tracking process

Creating a Custom Data Manager

• List the reasons for creating a custom Data Manager

Post- Implementation

Monitor and Maintain the BRM System

• Describe the types of log files
• Show the status of BRM processes

Monitor and Maintain Pipeline Manager

• Describe the types of log files

Upgrading BRM

• Upgrade BRM using the Upgrade Package