name: SAP BRIM Vocabulary
description: Domain vocabulary for SAP BRIM (Billing and Revenue Innovation Management) including convergent charging, subscription billing, invoicing, and revenue management.
version: '1.0'
created: '2026-05-02'
modified: '2026-05-02'

terms:
  - term: BRIM
    definition: >-
      SAP BRIM (Billing and Revenue Innovation Management) is SAP's comprehensive
      solution for order-to-cash processes. It encompasses subscription management,
      usage-based pricing, convergent charging, invoicing, and revenue recognition.
    category: Platform
    synonyms:
      - Billing and Revenue Innovation Management
      - HYBRIS Revenue Cloud

  - term: Convergent Charging
    definition: >-
      The SAP BRIM component responsible for real-time charging and rating of
      usage-based services. It evaluates usage events against pricing plans and
      delivers calculated charges for prepaid and postpaid scenarios.
    category: Charging

  - term: Rating
    definition: >-
      The process of calculating the monetary value of a usage event by applying
      applicable pricing plans, rate cards, and tariff structures. Rating determines
      the charge for each unit of consumed service.
    category: Charging

  - term: Usage Event
    definition: >-
      A record of a consumed service instance submitted to the charging engine for
      rating. Usage events contain the service type, quantity, timestamp, and
      subscriber details needed to calculate charges.
    category: Charging
    synonyms:
      - Usage Record
      - CDR (Call Detail Record)

  - term: Pricing Plan
    definition: >-
      A structured definition of how services are priced within SAP BRIM Convergent
      Charging. Pricing plans define tiers, volume discounts, time-of-use rates,
      and service-specific rate cards applied during rating.
    category: Charging

  - term: Balance
    definition: >-
      In the context of prepaid charging, a balance represents the remaining
      credit or units available to a subscriber. Balances can be monetary
      (EUR, USD) or unit-based (MB, minutes).
    category: Charging

  - term: Subscription
    definition: >-
      A contractual agreement between a business and customer for ongoing access
      to products or services in exchange for recurring payments. Subscriptions
      in SAP BRIM have defined start/end dates, billing cycles, and lifecycle states.
    category: Subscription Management

  - term: Subscription Status
    definition: >-
      The current lifecycle state of a subscription. Valid states in SAP BRIM
      include ACTIVE, SUSPENDED, CANCELLED, EXPIRED, PENDING, and TRIAL.
    category: Subscription Management

  - term: Convergent Invoicing
    definition: >-
      The SAP BRIM component that consolidates charges from multiple sources
      (convergent charging, subscriptions, order management) into unified invoices.
      Supports various output formats and delivery channels.
    category: Invoicing

  - term: Order-to-Cash
    definition: >-
      The end-to-end business process from receiving a customer order through
      delivery, invoicing, and payment collection. SAP BRIM supports the full
      O2C cycle for subscription and usage-based business models.
    category: Business Process
    synonyms:
      - O2C

  - term: Mediation
    definition: >-
      The process of collecting, normalizing, and routing raw usage data records
      from network elements and service platforms to the charging system. SAP BRIM
      Usage Data Intake handles mediation.
    category: Data

  - term: Revenue Recognition
    definition: >-
      The accounting process of recording revenue in compliance with standards
      such as IFRS 15 and ASC 606. SAP BRIM Revenue Accounting and Reporting
      manages performance obligations and revenue allocation.
    category: Finance

  - term: Prepaid
    definition: >-
      A payment model where customers pay in advance for services. SAP BRIM
      Convergent Charging manages prepaid balance deduction in real-time as
      services are consumed.
    category: Charging

  - term: Postpaid
    definition: >-
      A payment model where customers are billed after services are consumed.
      Postpaid charging accumulates usage records during a billing period and
      generates invoices at period end.
    category: Charging

  - term: Plan
    definition: >-
      A subscription plan defines the products, services, pricing structure,
      and billing terms offered to customers. Plans contain plan items that
      map to chargeable services with associated pricing.
    category: Subscription Management
    synonyms:
      - Offering
      - Product Offering

  - term: Recurring Revenue
    definition: >-
      Revenue that is expected to continue over time from subscription-based
      customer relationships. SAP BRIM tracks and manages recurring revenue
      streams including MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue) and ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue).
    category: Finance
    synonyms:
      - MRR
      - ARR