Questions about Individual Usage Records

[fgedik]

Hi,

for a usage-based use case I have the following questions:

• what is the optimal batch size of individual usage records that SAP Subscription Billing can accept - I know max. is 500 records, but maybe max is not the best value.
• What is the number of parallel batches that it can handle
• What is the processing time of each batch in SAP Subscription Billing, so I can configure reasonable response waiting timeout and to identify the processing interval, e.g. how frequently to send batches.

  Thanks

[YoyoYao]

hi fgedik,

It's hard to say which batch size is the best value, normally with big size can save number of requests but will cause longer response time. 

Also the processing time and supported number of parallel batches depends on multiple factors, such as batch size, the number of items in each usage record , the exist data volume in DB and other parallel tasks handled by our service (system is busy or not). 

Generally for smooth processing we suggest you set the frequency of batch request as lower as possible without parallel. (e.g. one batch request each 1 min is reasonable and safe frequency)   

May I ask the data volume and time window of the usage post in your business case? 

- How many individual usage records you need to post in a give time (e.g. 1 hour/1 day/1month) ? 

- How many items in one individual usage record ?

- Is there any peak time of batch requests in your business case ?

BR,

Yoyo