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The information in this panel reflects the currently selected rate group. From here you can change rate group details (fields will display a red left border if a value is required and purple text if the field is read-only and cannot be modified).

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• Name: a unique and meaningful name for the rate group (data rates, international rates, etc.)

• Display Name: an optional field which allows you to specify a user friendly rate group description that can be presented on invoices or reports if desired

• Start: the date and time when the rate group is available for use

• Use For Cost: configures the rate group as a 'cost' rate group. Rates added to a for cost rate group will be considered 'cost' rates and referenced when a rate in an adjacent rate group within the same rate plan has a 'Rate Type' of 'Markup'. For example, if a SMS mobile originating rate with a 'Markup' rate type exists in a rate group, then when rating occurs the charge for this rate will be determined by looking for a 'Use For Cost' rate group within the same rate plan. If the for cost rate group exists with a SMS-MO class rate then that cost rate will be marked up to determine the rate to charge. If no matching 'for cost' rate group with the appropriate rate is found then a rating exception will occur when attempting to calculate the markup rate

• Currency: allows you set the currency the rates within the group will be priced in. You cannot add a rate plan to an account unless at least one rate group in the rate plan has a currency set that matches the account’s currency

• Aggregate Rates: if enabled the rate group will be configured to contain aggregated (tiered) rates. When rates are setup they will only display tiering configuration options if they are connected to a rate group that has this Aggregate Rates setting enabled. Aggregated rates are rated at the end of a billing period instead of rating the usage as it is processed (fed into the system). Tiering configuration options are displayed on aggregated rates, allowing you to adjust the rate applied based on the amount of usage (e.g. $1.00 per GB for the first 10GB of usage, followed by $0.75 per GB for all usage beyond 10GB). Aggregated rates can only be configured using either the Rated or the Rated Markup rate types

• Time Period: an optional field which allows you to select a time period where rates in this rate group will be applicable (e.g. evenings, weekends). You can define time periods on the time period screen

• Pass Through Rating: allows usage charges to be passed through the system so that another application can rate the usage. When this option is enabled rating will not occur in LogiSense Billing, the usage will simply be mapped to the appropriate account. The following rate values will be null for pass through rates: Amount, Additional, UsageRoundingID, GeoTreeLocationID (any rates that use the GeoTree rater will default their location to /Everywhere), GeoTreeLocationGroupID, MinimumCharge, UsageUnit and UsageRateCalculationTypeID

• Amount Precision: the number of digits to round the amount to after the decimal place. This rounding occurs during rating. If this value is left empty the rate plan will use the amount precision configured under the ownerOwner's mediation Mediation & rating Rating configuration. A maximum precision length of eleven digits is supported

• Amount Rounding Type: allows you to specify how to round the amount to the specified amount precision during rating. This option will not be configurable unless the ‘Amount Precision’ value is set on the rate group. The options under this setting are Round Half Up and Round Up. Round Half Up is midpoint rounding, meaning a value of 5 or more is required to round up when rounding the amount to the configured amount precision. Round up will round any value greater than zero up. If this value is not set then the Amount Rounding Type value set on the Owner screen under the Mediation & Rating tab will be used

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