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Rounding Rules are configured in Setup / Usage Rating / Rate Types / Rounding Rules |
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The Rounding Rules you create here be are selected when setting up usage up usage rates.
Prerequisites
Rounding rules can be setup in the system immediately, there are no prerequisite configuration steps.
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 | Deletes the selected Rounding Rule (if not in use) |
 | Adds a new Rounding Rule |
Rounding Rules List
The listing on the left panel shows Rounding Rules rounding rules that are currently configured. Rounding Rules rules in the list will also display their key configuration details, specifically the Rounding Rule Name, Unit Type, Minimum usage and usage Increment values.
When you select a Rounding Rule rounding rule in the list its configuration details will be displayed on the Edit Rounding Rule Panel to the right. These details are explained below.
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The information in this panel reflects the currently selected Rounding Rulerounding rule. From here you can view and edit modify a rule's details configuration (fields with a red will display a red left border are required, fields with purple text are if a value is required and purple text if the field is read-only and cannot be modified).
Name: a unique name for the rounding rule
Active: indicates if the rounding rule is active/available. If the rule is not active it won’t be listed when selecting rounding rules on the usage rates configuration screen
Base Unit Type: the usage type that is being rounded up (count, data or time)
Unit Type: the unit to use for rounding in relation to the base unit type selected (e.g. Megabytes)
Minimum: the minimum usage value. For instance, round all calls up to 60 seconds when the call length is less than than 60 seconds long
Increment: the usage increment after the minimum value has been met. For instance, rounding all calls up to 60 seconds (minimum value) and then rounding time usage over 60 seconds by 10 second increments. A call lasting 1 minute and 1 second would be billed for 1 minute and 10 seconds if you used a rounding rule set with a minimum of 60 and an increment of 10
Sort Order: the order the rounding rule will appear in when selecting from the rounding rule drop down list on usage rates. This value must be greater than zero
References tab
This section displays where the selected rounding rule is used in the system.