This API Developer course is aimed at technical developers who need to understand how Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) functionality can be extended to meet different business needs. The course provides an in-depth view of BRM architecture, location and interpretation of fundamental files and applications, understanding the ways in which BRM can be extended, using BRM PCM API and sample programs to create custom modules, using BRM Developer Center tools to extend the database and BRM functionality. In this training you will understand the data structures and how to extend the database using the Developer Center. The APIs are powerful tools and you will learn how to use the APIs to extend existing Billing and Revenue Management functionality and/or add new functionality.
Course Contents
Day 1
BRM Architecture
Identify the four tiers of the BRM architecture
Describe the rating and discounting architecture
Describe the processes in the CM and DM tiers
Use BRM Online Documentation to locate information
Configuring BRM
Navigate through the BRM server directory structure
Interpret the contents of the BRM configuration files
Start and stop BRM processes
Day 2
BRM Object Model
Define the Storable Class, Storable Object, and Flist
Explain Flist Specifications
Define the BRM data types
Explain how a storable class maps to the BRM database
Use the Developer Center to define and view storable classes and objects
Understanding BRM Opcodes
Define a BRM Opcode
Differentiate between Standard, Policy, and Base Opcodes
Determine the input and output Flist for a specified Opcode
The PIN Macros
Explain the BRM programming flow
Differentiate between the PCM and PIN Libraries
Use the PIN macros to construct Flists and to manage memory for POIDs and Flists
Day 3
The PCM Macros
Use PCM Macros within the BRM program flow
Become familiar with the syntax of the commonly used PCM Macros
Error Handling and Debugging
Use PIN Macros to manage the error buffer and pinlog files
Use the debugging process to determine the cause of errors
Parse the contents of BRM pinlog files
Pricing Developer Tasks
List and explain the prerequisite tasks for creating a price plan
Create new resources
Define new Ratable Usage Metrics
Day 4
Customizing the Registration Process
List four opcodes used in the customer registration process
List the ways of changing the field validation rules
Customize the registration process by populating new fields with defaults at registration time
Extending Event Creation
Describe the flow of standard and policy Opcodes used in the activity tracking process
Customize the event creation process by modifying sample_act utility and generate events
Enable and verify event notification
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