TARIFF MANAGEMENT TEST AUTOMATION
First Claim
1. A method for an operator to test a tariff and/or billing configuration for a tariff and/or billing plan using a computer based system, the method being effected by a user interface, said method comprising:
- creating through said computer based system one or more accounts from a selection of a first set of options by the operator from the user interface;
allocating a service or services to each account from a selection of a second set of options by the operator from the user interface said allocated services being assigned to said accounts by said computer based system;
adding at least one package or component to each account from a selection of a third set of options by the operator from the user interface said packages or components services being assigned to said accounts by said computer based system;
associating at least one usage file to each account from a selection of a fourth set of options by the operator from the user interface said usage files being assigned to said accounts by said computer based system thereby providing bulk test data; and
simulating operation of the accounts with said bulk test data using said computer based system to provide the operator with information regarding cost of the usage defined in the at least one usage file according to the services and component and/or package associated with said accounts which define the tariff and/or billing configuration.
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Abstract
A method for an operator to test tariff and/or billing configurations using a computer based system, the method being effected by a user interface, said method including the steps of creating through said computer based system one or more accounts from a selection of a first set of options by the operator from the user interface, allocating a service or services to each account from a selection of a second set of options by the operator from the user interface said allocated services being assigned to said accounts by said computer based system, adding at least one package or component to each account from a selection of a third set of options by the operator from the user interface said packages or components services being assigned to said accounts by said computer based system, associating at least one usage file to each account from a selection of a fourth set of options by the operator from the user interface said usage files being assigned to said accounts by said computer based system thereby providing bulk test data; and simulating operation of the accounts with said bulk test data using said computer based system to provide the operator with information on the cost of the usage defined in the at least one usage file according to the services and component and/or package associated with said accounts which define the tariff and/or billing configuration.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for an operator to test a tariff and/or billing configuration for a tariff and/or billing plan using a computer based system, the method being effected by a user interface, said method comprising:
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creating through said computer based system one or more accounts from a selection of a first set of options by the operator from the user interface; allocating a service or services to each account from a selection of a second set of options by the operator from the user interface said allocated services being assigned to said accounts by said computer based system; adding at least one package or component to each account from a selection of a third set of options by the operator from the user interface said packages or components services being assigned to said accounts by said computer based system; associating at least one usage file to each account from a selection of a fourth set of options by the operator from the user interface said usage files being assigned to said accounts by said computer based system thereby providing bulk test data; and simulating operation of the accounts with said bulk test data using said computer based system to provide the operator with information regarding cost of the usage defined in the at least one usage file according to the services and component and/or package associated with said accounts which define the tariff and/or billing configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for an operator to test a tariff and/or billing configuration for a tariff and/or billing plan using a computer based system, the method being effected by a user interface, said method comprising:
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creating through said computer based system one or more accounts from a selection of options offered to the operator from the user interface with selected services, packages and/or components; adding at least one usage file to each account from a selection of a set of options by the operator from the user interface said usage files being assigned to said accounts by said computer based system to provide bulk test data; and simulating operation of the accounts with said bulk test data using said computer based system to provide the operator with information regarding cost of the usage defined in the at least one usage file according to the selected services, packages and/or components associated with said accounts which define the tariff and/or billing configuration. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer based system for testing a tariff and/or billing configuration for a tariff and/or billing plan, the system comprising a user interface means and operable to execute computer instruction code segments, the system comprising:
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a first code segment for creating and storing one or more accounts from a selection of a first set of options; a second code segment for allocating a service or services to each account from a second set of options; a third code segment for adding at least one package or component to each account from a selection of a third set of options; a fourth code segment for adding at least one usage file to each account from a selection of a fourth set of options, the usage files providing bulk test data; and a fifth code segment for simulating the operation of the accounts with said bulk test data and reporting the cost for the usage defined in the at least one usage file according to the services and component and/or packages associated with said accounts which define the tariff and/or billing configuration. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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16. A computer based system for testing a tariff and/or billing configuration for a tariff and/or billing plan, the system comprising a user interface means and operable to execute computer instruction code segments, the system comprising:
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a first code segment for creating one or more accounts from a selection of options presented in the user interface, the accounts having services, packages and/or components associated therewith; a second code segment for adding at least one usage file to each account from a selection of a set of options from the user interface the usage files collectively representing bulk test data; and a third code segment for simulating the operation of the accounts with said bulk test data and generating a report of the cost of the usage defined in the at least one usage file according to the selected services, packages and/or components which define the tariff and/or billing configuration.
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Specification