Overview

Use the Signal Billing Discovery window to define criteria for the signal billing discovery.

Note: The following options have been added to start the discovery process:

If option ba437 is active, lookup occurs when sub type, line type, primary and/or classes are validated.
If option bl167 is active, the service discovery is active.

Signal Billing Discovery Window

The following graphic shows the Signal Billing Discovery window.

Use the lower pane of the Signal Billing Discovery window to define the following mandatory fields:

Item Code - Selected from Items (program #1535)
SB (Signal Billing) Run When - Options are Immediately or Nightly
SB Bill When - Options are End of month or Next day
SB Frequency - Options are:
- Contract
- One Time
- 12
- 36
SB Limit - Options are:
- 1/Active CID
- 1/Install
- Once/Installation

Field/Column Descriptions

The following table describes the fields and columns used in Signal Billing Discovery.

Field/Column	Description
Index	Number of the item code
Item Code	Code for the specified item
Comment	Field for additional comments
Description	Description of the selected item
SB Open Access	Indicates whether Open Access program is used
SB Procedure No	Client-defined number
SB Auto Cancel	Indicates whether the signal is Auto Cancel
SB Event Driven	Indicates whether signal billing is event-driven
SB Hide Service	Indicates whether Signal Billing is hidden from the user
SB Exc. Bill Through	Signal Billing is excluded from Bill Through service
SB Run When	Determines whether the billing will run immediately or nightly.
SB Bill When	Determines whether you are billed on the end of the month or the next day.
SB Frequency	Determines the frequency setting as contract, one time, 12, or 36.
SB Autobill Queue	Indicates whether the signal enters the Signal Based Autobill queue
SB Limit	Determines whether the setting is 1/Active CID, 1/Install, or Once/Installation
Mon Stat	Monitoring status
Country	Country where the specified item is located
Dealer	Dealer for the specified item
SB Min Plan Type	Minimum plan number for the specified item
SB Max Plan Type	Maximum plan number for the specified item
Ins Group 1	Installation Group 1 for the specified item
SB Min Test Int	Minimum test interval for the specified item
SB Max Test Int	Maximum test interval for the specified item
Agency	Police agency selected for the specified item
UL Grade	Underwriters Laboratory for the specified item
SB Class 1-10	Specifies the class fields you want to use for the specified item
SB. Exclude	Specifies that you want to exclude a class for the specified item
SB Perm Status	Signal Billing permit status
SB Report Flags	Indicates whether report flags are selected for this item
SB Primary	Indicates whether this item is primary of the signal based billing
Sub Type	Indicates which sub type is attached to the specified item
Sub Line Type	Indicates which sub line type is attached to the specified item
SB Zone Count	Number of signals on the zone for the specified item
SB Bill How	How often the account will be billed.
SB From/To	Defines when the billing period starts and ends.
SB City Attribute	Special treatment by city (not implemented)
SB Exclude	Specifies that you want to exclude a class for the specified item
SB Videocount	Number of video clips that were included.

Using Common Functions

See the reference document Common Functions in SBN for more information.

Button Functions

The following table displays the buttons, describes the shortcut keys, actions, and functionality.

Button	Name	Shortcut Key	Action	Description
	Get	ALT+F1	1817/ 1	Get record.
	Change	F2	1817/ 2	Change selected record.
	New	F3	1817/ 3	Create new record.
	Delete	SHIFT+F10	1817/ 4	Delete selected record.
	Print	CTRL+F8	1817/ 6	Print selected records.
	Previous	F4	1817/ 999	Select last record.
	Next	F5	1817/ 999	Select next record.