Default payment options can be set by the resource manager for service offerings. These payment option settings are used to specify how to handle exceptional requests for payment, i.e. where an invoiced rate falls outside the rate range defined for a service.
The following payment options can be set:
- Fixed amount payment option: Where the billed amount doesn't
equal the fixed service rate, the administrator must select whether
to pay the rate invoiced, to pay the fixed amount configured for the
service, or not to pay at all.
- Minimum amount payment option: Where the billed amount is less
than the service rate minimum amount, the administrator must select
whether to pay the rate invoiced, to pay the minimum amount
configured for the service, or not to pay at all.
- Maximum amount payment option: Where the billed amount is more
than the service rate maximum amount, the administrator must select
whether to pay the maximum amount configured for the service, or not
to pay at all.
For example, if the fixed amount for a service offering payment is $100, but the actual amount billed by the provider for the service offering is $110, then the payment option chosen for the service offering will dictate what the provider receives: $100 for 'pay fixed amount', $110 for 'pay as billed', or $0 for 'don't pay'.