Itemized charges and commissions parameters

Guidewire provides the following configuration parameters in config.xml that relate to itemized charges and commissions.

For information on editing config.xml and setting configuration parameters, see Working with configuration parameters.

EnableChargeBreakdownCommissionable

Set this Boolean parameter to true if the billing system to which PolicyCenter sends billing information supports partially commissionable charges. This parameter takes effect if the EnableChargeBreakdowns parameter is also set to true.

The billing system might need to pay commission to an agent on only a portion of a charge amount, such as the portion of the charge that is premium and not the portion that is tax.

To integrate PolicyCenter with BillingCenter, set the value of EnableChargeBreakdownCommissionable as follows:
  • To keep the default behavior, which is to not send commissionable information, set EnableChargeBreakdownCommissionable to false.
  • To send commissionable information to BillingCenter release 2020.11, set EnableChargeBreakdownCommissionable to true.
  • For BillingCenter release 2020.05, BillingCenter release 10.1.0, or previous releases of BillingCenter, set EnableChargeBreakdownCommissionable to false because these releases of BillingCenter do not support commissionable information in charge breakdowns.

Default: false

EnableChargeBreakdowns

Set this Boolean parameter to true to instruct PolicyCenter to send itemized billing information to the billing system. If this parameter is true, you can control support for partially commisionable charges by using the EnableChargeBreakdownCommissionable parameter.

The billing system might need to send information to a customer about the items that make up the total of a charge amount, such as the costs for each coverage attached to a risk unit. The base configuration of PolicyCenter supports charge breakdowns for product lines that are created by using Advanced Product Designer. You can also define charge breakdown categories for product lines that are provided in the base configuration or that you design by using Product Designer. In the base configuration, the personal auto line demonstrates the use of these categories.

Default: false