9 Transfer Management
This chapter explains how to configure Credit Transfers.
This chapter contains the following topics.
Transfer Management Module
The Transfer Management screen lets you configure Credit Transfers. These can be used to convert cash credit into an alternative balance type for a Subscriber's own account or the account of another Subscriber.
The Transfer Management screen contains these tabs:
Credit Transfer Definition
The Credit Transfer Definition tab lets you add, modify or delete credit transfer definitions. The Credit Transfer can then be invoked either from the Edit Subscriber screen or through the PI.
Adding credit transfers
Follow these steps to add a new credit transfer definition.
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In the Transfer Management screen, select service provider from the Service Provider drop down box.
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On the Credit Transfer Definition tab, click New.
Result: You see the New Credit Transfer screen.
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In the Name field, enter a unique name for the credit transfer.
Note: The system automatically generates the value for the short name from the value you enter in the Name field.
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From the Transfer Type area, select whether the credit transfer definition is for Peer to Peer or Service Bundle credit transfers.
For more information about Transfer Types, see Credit transfer types.
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From the Charging Class drop down list, select the charging class to use when charging the purchaser of the credit transfer.
This drop down list is populated by the Billing Event Sets configured in the Wallet Management screen.
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From the Charging Event drop down list, select the charging event to use when charging the purchaser of the credit transfer.
This drop down list is populated by the Billing Events configured in the Wallet Management screen.
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From the Voucher Type drop down list, select the voucher type to use for the credit transfer.
For more information about Voucher Types, see Voucher Management.
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If PIN authorization is required when performing this credit transfer, select the PIN Required check box.
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If the recipient wallet type must be specified when performing this credit transfer, select the Recipient Wallet Type Required check box.
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If the purchasing wallet type must be specified when performing this credit transfer, select the Purchasing Wallet Type Required check box.
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From the Transfer Announcement area, select the announcement set and announcement entry to associate with the credit transfer. This announcement is played to the calling party when the call passes through the Select Credit Transfer node.
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If you want to send a notification when this credit transfer occurs, perform the following in the SMS Notifications area:
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Select the Send SMS check box
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Select the SMS messages to send from the drop down lists
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The drop down lists are populated by the notifications configured in the Notifications tab of the ACS Configuration screen. For more information, see ACS User's Guide.
Note: When the credit transfer fails, a combined failure notification is also sent to the purchaser when the purchaser and recipient have different MSISDNs.
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If you want to limit the Product Types for which the credit transfer is available, select the Product Types from the Available Product Types list and move them to the Limited Product Types list.
To move a product type from one list to the other, select it in the list and click the appropriate double arrow (>> or <<) button.
Tip: If the Limited Product Types list is empty, the credit transfer will be available to all product types.
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Click Save.
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Editing credit transfers
Follow these steps to edit an existing credit transfer definition.
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In the Transfer Management screen, select the Service Provider from the drop down box.
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On the Credit Transfer Definition tab, select the record to edit.
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Click Edit.
Result: You see the Edit Credit Transfer screen.
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Edit the details as described in Adding credit transfers.
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Click Save.
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Deleting credit transfers
Follow these steps to delete an existing credit transfer definition.
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In the Transfer Management screen, select the Service Provider from the drop down box.
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In the table on the Credit Transfer Definition tab, select the record to delete.
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Click Delete.
Result: You see the Delete Confirmation prompt.
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Click OK to delete the record from the database.
Result: The record is deleted and you see the Credit Transfer prompt.
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Click OK.
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Credit Transfer Response Mapping
The Credit Transfer Response Mapping tab lets you add, modify or delete credit transfer responses. Credit transfer responses are the error messages defined for credit transfers. It also lets you add, modify and delete the display message translations mapped to each response.
Warning: You must specify a display message in each language used and for each response.
Topics:
Adding a credit transfer response
Editing a credit transfer response
Deleting a credit transfer response
Adding credit transfer response mappings
Adding a credit transfer response
Follow these steps to add a new credit transfer response.
Tip: After you add a credit transfer response, you can add the message translations for it.
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In the Transfer Management screen, select the Service Provider from the drop down box.
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On the Credit Transfer Response Mapping tab, click New Response.
Result: You see the New Credit Transfer Response screen.
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From the drop down list, select the Response Template for which to add message translation mappings.
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If the Response Number field is available, type in the response number.
Notes:
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You can add response numbers only to DAP templates that contain a variable. To create a variable in the DAP template, add the "%d" string to the template.
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You will only be able to use DAP templates if you have DAP installed.
For more information about:
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Notifications, see ACS User's Guide
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DAP templates, see DAP User's Guide
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Click Save.
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Editing a credit transfer response
Follow these steps to edit an existing credit transfer response.
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In the Transfer Management screen, select the Service Provider from the drop down box.
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From the Response drop down list on the Credit Transfer Response Mapping tab, select the record to edit.
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Click Edit.
Result: You see the Edit Credit Transfer Response screen.
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Edit the details as described in Adding a credit transfer response.
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Click Save.
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Deleting a credit transfer response
Follow these steps to delete a credit transfer response and its related message mappings.
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In the Transfer Management screen, select the Service Provider from the drop down box.
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On the Credit Transfer Response Mapping tab, select the Response to delete from the drop down list.
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Click Delete Response.
Result: You see the Delete Confirmation prompt.
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Click OK to delete the record from the database.
Result: The record is deleted and you see the Credit Transfer Responses prompt.
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Click OK.
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Adding credit transfer response mappings
Follow these steps to add a new message mapping to a credit transfer response.
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In the Transfer Management screen, select the Service Provider from the drop down box.
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From the Response drop down list on the Credit Transfer Response Mapping tab, select the response for which you want to create a new message mapping.
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Click New Message.
Result: You see the New Credit Transfer Error Message screen.
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From the drop down list, select the Language for the Display Message.
For more information about configuring languages, see ACS User's Guide.
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In the Display Message field, type in the message that maps to the selected response in the selected language.
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Click Save.
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Editing credit transfer response mappings
Follow these steps to edit an existing message mapping to credit transfer response.
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In the Transfer Management screen, select the Service Provider from the drop down box.
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From the Response drop down list on the Credit Transfer Response Mapping tab, select the response which has the message mapping to edit.
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Click Edit Message.
Result: You see the Edit Credit Transfer Error Message screen.
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If required, select a different Language for the Display Message from the drop down list.
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If required, edit the Display Message using the selected language.
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Click Save.
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Deleting credit transfer response mappings
Follow these steps to delete a credit transfer response mapping
Warning: Caution should be used when deleting credit transfer response mappings. If all the mappings for a specific response are deleted, then the default smsTrigDaemon response will be output. The default messages may be hard for customers to understand.
For more information about the smsTrigDaemon, see SMS Technical Guide.
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In the Transfer Management screen, select the Service Provider from the drop down box.
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From the Response drop down list on the Credit Transfer Response Mapping tab, select the Response which has the message mapping to delete.
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On the table, select the Display Message to delete and click Delete Message.
Result: You see the Delete Confirmation prompt.
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Click OK to delete the record from the database.
Result: The record is deleted and you see the Credit Transfer Response Mapping prompt.
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Click OK.
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