The Zuora Usage Record Forwarder is used to send usage data to Zuora Billing using the Zuora Post Usage API or with the Active Rating Post Usage API. You map fields from a source to specific target fields, and the Zuora Usage Record Forwarder then compiles and forwards the mapped fields accordingly.
You can configure this function in the following settings.
Environment to select the Zuora environment.
Authentication to select a Zuora credential from Secrets Wallet.
Entity to specify the name of the entity if you have the Zuora Multi-entity feature enabled.
Request to enable Active Rating. The configuration fields will be different if you have toggled on Use Active Rating described below.
Required fields to field map the mandatory fields for the usage record.
Optional fields to add the remaining or additional optional fields to compile the usage record.
Operational Settings to enable Retry on failed response with a defined number of times.
Response handling to determine the response details sent to a selected Interconnect receiver.
Environment
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Tenant | The name of the Zuora environment. The following endpoints are available for selection: US DC1 Production: https://rest.na.zuora.com/ EU Production: https://rest.eu.zuora.com/ Custom: Use this option to access your own custom tenant environment. Specify the URL for your endpoint. |
Authentication
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Select from secrets wallet | Choose from a list of Zuora secret wallet passes. |
Entity
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Multi-entity | If you have the Zuora Multi-entity feature enabled, you can specify the name of the entity you want access to. Zuora Multi-entity provides the capability to create and manage multiple entities within a single Zuora tenant. For more information on Zuora Multi-entity, refer to https://knowledgecenter.zuora.com/Billing/Tenant_Management/Multi-entity . |
Request
To send usage data to a Zuora Billing system, toggle off Use Active Rating. The Active Rating option is only applicable to Zuora customers that have the Active Rating feature activated, and the Use Active Rating toggle should always be off if this is not the case.