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Bill Usage from Preseem®
What to do when billing a customer for bandwidth usage based on data from the Preseem QOE Platform.

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      - Bill a Non-Standard Duration
        Bill a customer for one duration when almost everyone else is another duration.
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        What to do when billing a customer multiple Services that are not added on the same day of month.
      - Bill a Customer Once a Month without Prorating
        What to do when billing a customer multiple Services that are not added on the same day of month without prorating.
      - Bill Usage from Preseem®
        What to do when billing a customer for bandwidth usage based on data from the Preseem QOE Platform.
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      Describes how to setup up a tier plan.
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      Invoice Fees are percentage-based recurring fees that are added to each invoice one time based on the positive sum of transactions. Example: State Cost Recovery Fee
    - Create One Time Fee Using a Selectable Fee Group
      One Time Fees can be added and billed with a Package or Bundle. When the Package is billed the first time, the One Time Fee is billed also. Some One Time Fees are limited by the Selectable Fee Group that they belong to. Example: POP
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      Promotions are Referral Credits that are offered on particular Packages or Services for a period of time. The Packages or Services must offer a Referral Credit for an amount other than zero.
    - Create Recurring Service Fees Using a Selectable Fee Group
      Recurring Service Fees are flat recurring fees that are added to a Package or Service Definition. When the Package or Service is created, the Recurring Service Fee is created also. Some Recurring Service Fees are limited by the Selectable Fee Group that they belong to. Example: County
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Bill Usage from Preseem®

What to do when billing a customer for bandwidth usage based on data from the Preseem QOE Platform.

First check with Preseem support to ensure this feature is available in your Preseem instance. Note; at a minimum your services must be known to Preseem (eg. bandwidth management is already in place).
Edit the Preseem list (Billing Administration > Lists). Set the Userid value to the API Userid (also may be called Key) provided by Preseem. Set the Delay (interval) in minutes as desired.
Configure one or more Usage Tier Plans as needed.
Configure Recurring Packages and Service plans as needed. For each specify the appropriate Usage Pricing Plan under Tierplan Pricing created in step 3.
Copy preseem script to bin directory: cp /usr/local/billmax/local/preseem.pl /usr/local/billmax/bin.
Configure cron job for polling Preseem usage at System Administration > Batch Processing > . Create a new batch with timing consistent with the Delay list setting. For example for 15 minutes, enter: Minute = 0,15,30,45 Hour = * Day of Month = * Month = * Day of week = *. In the new batch, create a new process. Specify Process = preseem.pl and Args = -a getusage.