2.9 Create Bill Messages

Reference: Manage Off Cycle Bill for External and Misc Charges Process Model - Page 2 for the associated business process diagram.

Group:

•	Pre-Bill Completion

•	Bill Completion

•	Batch Billing

Actor/Role: CC&B

Description: Bill Completion is the last and one of the most critical components of the Billing process. The system completes the Bill and it's ready for extract and print. This process could be initiated manually and automatically. CC&B makes use of Pre-Bill Completion algorithms. Based on configuration, one such algorithm can delete Bill Segments in error, create Bill messages for the deleted segments, and create a To Do entry.

•	Manual Process: Based on configuration, additional Bill Messages can be added.

•	Automated Process: (Batch billing) If required, such algorithms can:

•	Delete Bill Segments in error, create Bill messages for the deleted segments, and create a To Do entry.

•	Delete bill certain type of financial transactions linked to the bill, for example, if only payments exist for newly created bill.

Entities to Configure

•	To Do Type

•	To Do Role

•	Bill Message

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SA Type

•	Customer Class

Process Names

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BILLING

Available Algorithms

•	DEL-BSEG -This Bill pre-completion algorithm deletes Bill Segments that are in Error.

•	CPBC-DB - Pre-bill completion algorithm determines to delete a bill if it only contains frozen financial transactions of given types.