Creating a package

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The article below will go you through the precess of creating and configuring a service package in BILLmanager.

The billing panel is supposed to be set up before creating a package. For more information please refer to the article BILLmanager initial setup.

Go to the "Service" section -> the Service packages module to create a package.

Before you start, you must first create a preset in ISPmanager. Presets are predefined parameters that you may use when adding a new user or service.

Creating preset

To create a preset:

log in to the ISPmanager control panel;
locate the Other Settings section on the navigation bar;
select the Presets module;
click the "Add" icon and fill out the form providing required parameters.

The name of the newly created preset will be specified when creating a service package in BILLmanager.

Adding service package

With the preset created, you can proceed with the package creation:

switch to BILLmanager;
locate the "Services" section on the navigation bar;
select the Service packages.
click the "Add" icon to create a package. The wizard will guide you trough the configuration. For more information read the article Add new package.

Activating server

Once you have created and configure the service package, you must activate the server that will process it:

select the newly create service package;
click the "Servers" icon ;
select the server you want to use;
click the "Enable" icon to activate the server.

If you want to add new servers or edit existing ones, go to the Server management module, select the server you have just activated, click "Config" or "Edit" .

If services are not processed automatically in your system, you should create a manual setup server. Once the server is activated, open the "configuration" tab in the the server edit form to specify

Preset SERVICE_PACKAGE_INTERNAL_NAME

Order periods

On the last step you are prompted to create order periods. If you skip this step, you will be able to create order periods later in the corresponding module.

If you want to create a different period for you package, do the followings:

click the "Period" icon to go to the Order periods module. (If you selected the check box all the order periods will be displayed there).
click the "Add" icon ;
enter a desired order period (for example, "2 months") into the form;
specify "Unit of measure", "Period length" and "Period price";
select the "Available for order" check box to be able to choose the newly created order period when adding ordering a service.

Package details

If you selected the "Create all available add-ons" check box while creating the package, all package details (add-ons) will be added automatically. You can view them by selecting the package and clicking the "Config" icon .

The same details are used for all service packages. However, you can add more details according to your business needs, or delete those you do not need.

To add a detail:

click the "Add" icon ;
fill out the form. You will be prompted to specify a number of parameters for flexible configuration of your service package.

For more information read the article Package details.

Cloning package

Cloning allows you to create a new service package basing on an existing one. You won't have to go through all the steps to create the package.

To clone the package you need to:

select the package you want to clone;
click the "Clone" icon ;
specify a name for the package and its internal name (it should match the preset name. See the description above);
if localizations are configured, provide names in corresponding languages.

Once you have clicked OK the new package will be created.

Importing package

Importing, like cloning, allows to create a new package basing on an existing. The main difference is that a package will be imported from an external BILLmanager.

To import a package you need to:

click the "Import" icon ;
specify the parameters, including a name of the server from which you want to import the package, item type and the package;
click OK to import the selected service package from the external billing system.

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