Exit points between PolicyCenter and billing system applications

Parts of the PolicyCenter user interface can open a separate browser window to open BillingCenter to directly view and edit billing information for an account. The PCF feature called Exit Points implements these separate browser windows. To set the URL for the exit point to BillingCenter, configure the configuration parameter in config.xml called BillingSystemURL. Set this to the base URL for the server, such as:

http://server/bc

If you need to integrate with billing systems other than BillingCenter and that system requires additional parameters, you can add them to the URL. If this parameter is absent or set to the empty string, the exit point buttons in the user interface are hidden. (If the entry-point URL syntax is different enough from what BillingCenter uses, modify the PCF code for the Exit Point.)

If you need to create additional Exit Points in either application, carefully consider how you want them to work before implementing them. For example, you might want BillingCenter to have a new exit point to PolicyCenter so that a BillingCenter user can view PolicyCenter policy file information. Some things to consider in your integrations:

• How do you want this exit point to appear in the user interface?
• How do you want authentication to work between the applications? Are you using a single-sign-on authentication system? Do you have completely different sets of users for each application?
• How do you want to set permissions for BillingCenter users? For example, do you want to support BillingCenter users creating and editing PolicyCenter Policy File notes? Do you want to limit users to certain note types?

For assistance designing and implementing exit points between applications and setting up permissions in each application, contact Guidewire Customer Support.