Add and manage Rate Lines

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Last updated: Oct 04, 2020
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Aquila Clouds platform enables you to define a rate to be charged for any resource utilization by any customer. You can also modify and reuse any existing rate line. You can use a slab based or an amount based pricing model. A slab based model enables you to charge for resources based on utilization volume.
Rate lines are generically added in the product catalog. They can then be applied to customers to create rate cards for those customers specifically. Once applied to a customer, you can modify a rate card without affecting resource rates of other customers for which the same rate line has been used. For more details about how to apply a rate line to a customer, see Apply a Product Catalog option to a customer. For more details about how to edit a rate card for a customer, see Managing customer specific rate cards.

This topic explains you to:

Add a Rate Line:

  1. On the side navigation bar, select the PRODUCT CATALOG tab, and click Rate Lines.
    Alternately to view the rate lines , on the side navigation bar, select the CSP Billing tab > Overview and for the required customer click in the Overview column, click Go To Bill > Product Catalog (on the top right corner) and select Rate Lines.
    Aquila Clouds displays available rate lines on the Product Catalog page.

  2. In the ACTION list, select Item > Add.
    Aquila Clouds displays the Add Rate Line page.

     

  3. Enter the following details.

    • Environment Type: Select the required environment type from the list.

    • Currency: Select the required currency from the list.

    • Region: Select the required geographical region from the list.

    • Category: Select the required category of the cloud resources being used by the end-customers. This makes it possible to use this rate line for all customers using the selected category of resources.

    • SubCategory: Select the required sub-category of the cloud resource being used by the end-customers. Options in this list are displayed according to the option selected in the Category list.

    • Name: Select the name of the required resource being used by the end-customer. Options in this list are displayed according to the option selected in the Sub-Category list.

    • Pricing Model: Select the required pricing model from the list such i.e. Amount or Slab.

    • Unit: Select the required unit from the list. For instance, if you want to specify hourly billing rate for a Standard Node of Advanced Data Security > SQL Database, select Hourly from the list.

    • Current Amount: Enter the current amount that is applicable for the selected quantity of resources. This option is available only if Amount is selected as the Pricing Model.

    • + Add: Click to add/modify slab rates. You can add one or more slabs or delete an existing slab. This option is available only if Slab is selected as the Pricing Model.

      • Slab 1: Specify the initial value/quantity of resources for which this slab is applicable. If you don't add any other slab, the slab rate is applicable to all quantity of selected resource from the initial value. If you add a second slab, a value one lower than the initial value of the second slab is set as the cut-off value for the first slab. For instance, to define a slab for 1 to 10 GB of bandwidth utilization at 1 Rs/GB and to define another slab for 11 to 100 GB of bandwidth utilization at 0.50 Rs/GB for a VM, set the initial value of the first slab as 1 and set the initial value of second slab as 11 so automatically range of first slab 1-10 becomes the first slab and second slab becomes 11 onwards and so on.

      • Rate: Modify the rate for the selected slab.

    • Adjustment:

      • Operator: Select the operator for the adjustment value that will be applied on the current amount.

      • Currency or percentage: Select currency or percentage to apply for the adjustment value that will be applied on the current amount.

      • Value: Define the value of the adjustment amount that will applied on the current amount.

    • New Amount: Aquila Clouds displays the new amount that is applicable for the selected quantity of resources. This amount is calculated using the amount defined in the Current Amount field and Adjustment field. This option is displayed only if Amount is selected as the Pricing Model.

    • Comment: Enter comments if any for this rate line.

  4. Click Apply.

Aquila Clouds creates the rate line with the required details.

Edit a Rate Line:

  1. On the side navigation bar, select the PRODUCT CATALOG tab, and click Rate Lines.
    Alternately to view the rate lines, on the side navigation bar, select the CSP Billing tab > Overview and for the required customer click in the Overview column, click Go To Bill > Product Catalog (on the top right corner) and select Rate Lines.
    Aquila Clouds displays the available rate lines on the Product Catalog page.

     

  2. For the required rate line, click the following icon and select Edit.

  3. Edit the following details on the Edit Rate Line page.

    • Environment Type: Select from the list required environment type to modify the environment type.

    • Currency: Select from the list required currency to modify the currency.

    • Region: Select from the list required geographical region to modify the region.

    • Category: Select from the list required category to modify the category of cloud resources being used by the end-customers.

    • SubCategory: Select from the list required sub-category to modify the sub-category of cloud resources being used by the end-customers. Options in this list are displayed according to the option selected in the Category list.

    • Name: Select from the list name of the required resource to modify the resource being used by the end-customer. Options in this list are displayed according to the option selected in the Sub-Category list.

    • Pricing Model: Select the required pricing model from the list to modify the pricing model.

    • Unit: Select from the list required unit to modify the unit.

    • Current Amount: Modify the current amount that is applicable for the selected quantity of resources. This option is available only if Amount is selected as the Pricing Model.

    • Adjustment:

      • Operator: Modify the operator for the adjustment value that will be applied on the current amount.

      • Currency or percentage: Select currency or percentage to modify the adjustment value that will be applied on the current amount.

      • Value: Modify the value of the adjustment amount that will applied on the current amount.

    • + Add: Click to add/modify slab rates. You can add one or more slabs or delete an existing slab. This option is available only if Slab is selected as the Pricing Model.

      • Slab 1: Modify the quantity of resources for the slab.

      • Rate: Modify the rate for the selected slab.

    • New Amount: Aquila Clouds displays the new amount that is applicable for the selected quantity of resources. This amount is calculated using the amount defined in the Current Amount field and Adjustment field. This option is displayed only if Amount is selected as the Pricing Model.

    • Comment: Edit or enter comments if any for this rate line.

  4. Click Save.

Aquila Clouds updates the rate line with the required details.

Delete a Rate Line:

  1. On the side navigation bar, select the PRODUCT CATALOG tab, and click Rate Lines.
    Alternately to view the rate lines, on the side navigation bar, select the CSP Billing tab > Overview and for the required customer click in the Overview column, click Go To Bill > Product Catalog (on the top right corner) and select Rate Lines.
    Aquila Clouds displays the available rate lines on the Product Catalog page.

     

  2. For the required rate line, click the following icon and select Delete.

    Alternately, select the required rate line and in the ACTION list, select Item > Delete.

  3. Click I understand, Delete.

Aquila Clouds deletes the selected rate line.