Attachment 1
AMERITECH OPERATING COMPANIES
TAPE TRANSMISSION TESTING
GUIDELINES FOR
BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES
Revised: January, 2000
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Not to be disclosed to or used by any other person without prior authorization.
Attachment 1
TESTING GUIDELINES FOR AMERITECH BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES
1.
Test Objectives
The objective of testing a Billing and Collection Customer’s message dataset is to ensure the
Customer has the computer software in place to create a message file that will correctly procss
in the Ameritech Operating Company (AOC) systems.
Expected results will be negotiated. Depending upon the modification, results could include
the following deliverables:
Upfront EMI Record edits
Bill samples
Reports, i.e., Unbillables, PARS, Return Error
2.
Test Data
Generally, test data will contain no less than 50 and no more than 200 total messages. Each
AOC”S file must contain 50-200 test messages based on the test bed of accounts listed in
Attachment 1. Test account numbers must correspond to those listed in Attachment 1 in order
to ensure the successful running of the test file. The number of messages and, when
applicable, the number of bill samples, will be negotiated.
All header, message and trailer records in the test packs should adhere to the guidelines
contained in Billing & Collections Services Contract, Tape and Data Transmission
Specifications Exhibit D3, and Bellcore Exchange Message Interface documentation. For test
dataset names see Attachment 2. There will be one system header and trailer record as well as
multiple pack header and trailer records for every “send to/bill to” RAO combination being
targeted for testing.
3.
Test Procedures
The Customer should notify the Ameritech Regional coordinator (typically, your regional
coordinator for contract matters and day-to-day issues) to schedule a test. The coordinator
will notify the Customer’s test contact of the scheduled test dates for each AOC within eight
(8) business days. The Customer test contact should notify the Ameritech Regional
Coordinator two business days before the test media is sent. The Ameritech Regional
coordinator will ensure that each AOC is notified that the test media has been send out.
The test media should be send to the address listed in Attachment 3 via the same method as
will be used for live media, i.e., tape. Only one physical tape with all AOC data is to be
created whether in test or production modes.
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Attachment 1
TEST ACCOUNTS
ILLINOIS:
OCN: 9329**
312-789-1000 RES
312-789-1003 BUS
INDIANA:
OCN: 9325**
317-276-7001 RES
317-276-7006 BUS
MICHIGAN:
OCN: 9323**
313-963-1000 RES
313-963-1010 BUS
OHIO:
OCN: 9321**
216-228-7010 RES
216-228-7013 BUS
WISCONSIN:
OCN: 9327**
920-339-4000 RES
920-339-4003 BUS
** NOTE: The system header should contain Ohio’s OCN (Operating Company Number)
but the individual AOC packs within the file should contain that particular AOC’s OCN.
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TEST DATASET NAME
Use the same name as the production dataset name on the system header with the addition of
the following node at the end of the dataset name:
“.TEST”
The dataset name in a test mode will then look like that shown below:
“AXXX0121.TEST”
A
XXX
01
21
=
=
=
=
Ameritech
Access Name (ACNA)
Service Identifier
Ohio’s OCN
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Attachment 1
TEST FILE MAILING LIST
Jeffery Guenther
Ameritech
220 N. Meridian Street
Floor R1890, Location 20113
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 265-2656
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