Creating a Plan Class

To create a new Plan Class:

1. Sign in to the Operator Control Panel.
2. On the Navigation Bar, click Operation > Products > Plan Classes. The Workspace displays the List of Plan Classes (see Viewing the List of Plan Classes).
3. Click the Create button on the Toolbar.
   
   
    
4. On the New Plan Class page in the Name field, type a name of the Plan Class.
5. In the Grace period field, type a number of days after ending of the subscription period when the Subscription will work without payment.
6. In the Stop period field, type a number of days after the Grace period. During this period the subscription will be stopped, but will not be deleted. The Subscription is deleted if this period ends.
7. Select the Available for payment by guaranteed payment checkbox if the customer can pay for subscriptions using the Guaranteed Payment (see Managing Guaranteed Payments).
8. In the Billing type dropdown list, select the billing type:
   
   
   
   
   
   1. CSP Monthly - the monthly tarification type of Microsoft CSP billing rules will be applied to services based on the Plan Class (for more information see https://partner.microsoft.com/ru-RU/Solutions/cloud-reseller-overview);
   2. CSP Annual - the annual tarification type of Microsoft CSP billing rules will be applied to services based on the Plan Class;
   3. Pay as you go - services based on the Plan Class with this billing type are billed using pay as you go model.
   4. Pay in full - services based on the Plan Class with this billing type are billed depending on a maximum amount of Resources used per month.
   5. Reservation - services based on the Plan Class with this billing type are billed using pre-pay model, when a customer pays for the whole Plan period before Service provisioning.

9. In the Billing day field, type a date of the month when Invoices (see Managing Invoices) will be created and Charges (see Charges) change their statuses. This field can be set from 1 to 31 that specifies the day of the month. If the month does not include the specified number, the Invoice will be created on the last day of that month.

10. In the Renew period field set the period (in days) before the Subscription expiration date, when the renew function for the Subscription becomes available. For rest period when the renewal is not possible, the Renew button is hidden on the subscription’s details page in the Operator (Reseller) Control Panel and Customer Control Panel. 
    

    If the -1 value is set, subscription renewing is available all subscription period. If the 0 value is set, subscription renewing is not available.

11. Select Account types checkboxes to allow Accounts (which is included in selected Account Class (see Account Classes)) order the Plans that are based on this Plan Class.
12. Click Create. The Plan Class will be successfully created.