Rating as a processor

Rating output

The Rating processor produces billed usage events that include calculated charges based on the Zuora pricing configuration. Ensure that all identifiers and quantity fields are mapped correctly to avoid rating errors.

You can use the Audit Trail Download feature to track and debug rated outputs.

Rating processor for tiered-pricing model

In the tiered pricing model, the Rating processor must receive cumulative usage as a Pricing Quantity, grouped by charge number and/or account number. Without this, tier rates may be applied incorrectly for each event.

For example:

Day 1 = 10 units, Day 2 = 5 units 

Day 2’s Pricing quantity must be 15, not 5.

For tiered pricing, the Price Quantity in the Rating Operator needs to reflect the total accumulated usage up to the processed event. This accumulation should be grouped by Charge Number. If your system ensures that the Charge Number is unique across all accounts (e.g., a globally unique identifier for each charge instance), then grouping by Charge Number alone may be sufficient.

Configure a Rating processor

To configure a Rating processor:

1. Navigate to Mediation > Meters.
2. Create a new Custom meter.
3. Select and drag the Rating processor type on to the meter stream page.
4. In the Rating settings page, enter a Name for the processor.
5. Specify the field mappings.
   Field mappings define the join logic, how event records should be matched to reference data.
6. After specifying the mapping, click Save.