Measured services

On this tab, you can configure the metrics to measure the resources you allocate to this reseller and define which charges apply to the reseller for resource consumption. You can also browse measured resource statistics in the form of graphs.

Each entry in the Measured services list consists of:

You can view the statistics, edit, or delete the measured service:

• Click Statistics to browse resource usage statistics of the resource metric. The Statistics window displays two graphs. The bottom graph displays resource usage data for a 5-day period (e.g., Friday to Wednesday, excluding Sunday) or for the last 6 months, depending on the measured service parameter. The top graph displays a detailed view of resource usage data for a specific time interval selected from those periods. To select a time period, click the start date in the bottom graph and drag the mouse cursor to the finish date. The topmost part of the window provides additional information about the selected metric.
• Click Edit to edit the parameters of the metrics for a reseller or override the metrics inherited from the customer class. If you want to reset the measured service settings to the default values that were inherited from the customer class, click Reset to customer class defaults. In this case, all the fields get the initial values of the measured service created in the customer class.

  

• Click Delete to remove a measured service. Note that you can't delete a measured service inherited from the customer class.

The status of the measured service. Inherited means that the measured service settings are inherited from the customer class.

The name of the resource to measure and bill for.

• Active calls – the actual number of connected calls at a specific moment in time.
• PBX Extensions – the number of extensions a reseller defines within their cloud PBX environment.

Charges for resource consumption are calculated based on these criteria:

• Do not apply charges – this option is set by default. It means that measured resource data will be used only for statistical purposes.
• Average – at the end of a billing period, PortaBilling collects aggregated measurements and calculates their average, which is then used for calculating a reseller’s charges.
• Maximum – at the end of a billing period, PortaBilling collects aggregated measurements, extracts their maximum value, and uses that to assess a reseller’s charges.
• Minimum – at the end of a billing period, PortaBilling collects aggregated measurements, extracts their minimum value, and uses that to assess a reseller’s charges.

You can define a metric for every measured resource type only once per reseller.

The price for each consumed unit of resources.

The amount of consumed units of resources that the reseller will not be charged for.

The rate code used to calculate charges for resources consumed. This rate code is shown in the reseller’s xDRs and invoices.

The service type used to calculate charges for resources consumed. This service type is shown in the reseller’s xDRs and invoices.

To add a measured service, click +Service and fill in the details. Click Save to save the changes. You can define a metric for every measured resource type only once per reseller.

Select the resource you want to measure and bill from the dropdown list.

Define how to calculate charges for resources consumed. Select the criteria from the dropdown list.

• Do not apply charges – the measured resource data will be used for statistical purposes only.
• AVG – at the end of a billing period, PortaBilling collects aggregated measurements and calculates their average. This average is then used for calculating a reseller's charges.
• MAX – at the end of a billing period, PortaBilling collects aggregated measurements, extracts their maximum value, and uses that to assess a reseller's charges.
• MIN – at the end of a billing period, PortaBilling collects aggregated measurements, extracts their minimum value, and uses that to calculate a reseller's charges.

Set the price for each consumed unit of resources.

Set the amount of consumed units of resources that the reseller will not be charged for.

Select the rate code from the dropdown list to calculate charges for resources consumed. This rate code is shown in the reseller’s xDRs and invoices. The list of available rate codes can be found in the Rate code list section.

Select the service type from the dropdown list used to calculate charges for resources consumed. This service type is shown in the reseller’s xDRs and invoices. The list of available services can be found in the Service list section.