Types of Plans

The Plans module enables you to create and configure Sell Plans for SIMs that your child accounts (customers) pay for. You can assign each SIM in your inventory to one or more plans. You can also assign multiple SIMs across all your child accounts to a single plan, which makes management easier and reduces unnecessary duplication of plans.

There are two types of Plans as described in this table:.

Plan Type	Description
Regular Plans	Each SIM assigned is independent of the others.
Pool Plans	The SIMs share resources like money balance, data usage, and SMS volume.

An overview of the plan types and settings is shown here.

Plan Settings

All plan types, both Regular and Pool can be customized by defining various common settings. A description of the plan settings is provided here.

Plan Type	Description
Activation Strategy	Defines the conditions under which a plan becomes active and the services start being available. Refer to Activation Strategy
Renewal Period	Specifies how and when the plan will renew, either based on time periods or no renewal. Refer to Renewal Strategy
Eligible Accounts	Specifies which sub-accounts are eligible to use the plan.
Expiration Date	Determines when the plan expires, either by a fixed date or duration from first use. Refer to Expiration Strategy.
Availability Zones	Geographic and network operator restrictions that limit where and how the plan can be used. Refer to Availability Zones
Account Providers	Plans can be limited to one or more authorized providers for sub-accounts. You can create different plans based on the providers selected. If no providers are limited, the Plan applies to all authorized providers in the sub-account.

NOTE: Only SIMs already allocated to your child accounts (customers) can be assigned to a Plan. SIMs in your main account cannot be assigned to any Plan.