Installing Monetization Services

Edge for Private Cloud v4.18.05

Monetization Services is an extension to Apigee Edge, hence it does not run as a standalone process. It runs within any existing Apigee Edge setup, with the exception of the All-In-One (AIO) configuration.

Monetization requirements

  • If you are installing Monetization on an Edge topology that uses multiple Management Server nodes, such as a 13-node installation, then you must install both Edge Management Server nodes before installing Monetization.
  • To install Monetization on Edge where the Edge installation has multiple Postgres nodes, the Postgres nodes must be configured in Master/Standby mode. You cannot install Monetization on Edge if you have multiple Postgres master nodes. For more, see Set up Master-Standby Replication for Postgres.
  • Monetization is not available with the All-In-One (AIO) configuration.

Installation overview

The following steps illustrate how to add Monetization Services on an existing Apigee Edge installation:

  • Use the apigee-setup utility to update the Apigee Management Server node to enable the Monetization Services, for example, catalog management, limits and notifications configuration, billing and reporting.

    If you have multiple Management Server nodes, such as a 13-node installation, then you must install both Edge Management Server nodes before installing Monetization.

  • Use the apigee-setup utility to update the Apigee Message Processor to enable the runtime components of the Monetization Services, for example, transaction recording policy and limit enforcement. If you have multiple Message Processors, install Monetization on all of them.
  • Perform the Monetization onboarding process for your Edge organizations.
  • Configure the Apigee Developer Services portal (or simply, the portal) to support monetization. For more information, see Configure Monetization in the Developer Portal.

Creating a silent configuration file for Monetization

Shown below is an example silent configuration file for a Monetization installation. Edit this file as necessary for your configuration. Use the -f option to setup.sh to include this file.

# Edge configuration properties
# Specify IP address or DNS name of node.
IP1=192.168.1.1  # Management Server, OpenLDAP, UI, ZooKeeper, Cassandra
IP2=192.168.1.2  # ZooKeeper, Cassandra
IP3=192.168.1.3  # ZooKeeper, Cassandra
IP4=192.168.1.4  # Router, Message Processor
IP5=192.168.1.5  # Router, Message Processor
IP6=192.168.1.6  # Qpid
IP7=192.168.1.7  # Qpid
IP8=192.168.1.8  # Postgres
IP9=192.168.1.9  # Postgres

# Must resolve to IP address or DNS name of host - not to 127.0.0.1 or localhost.
HOSTIP=$(hostname -i)

# Edge sys admin credentials
ADMIN_EMAIL=your@email.com
APIGEE_ADMINPW=yourPassword    # If omitted, you are prompted for it.

# Specify the Management Server port.
APIGEE_PORT_HTTP_MS=8080

#
# Monetization configuration properties.
#
# Postgres credentials from Edge installation.
PG_USER=apigee    # Default from Edge installation
PG_PWD=postgres    # Default from Edge installation

# Specify Postgres server.
MO_PG_HOST="$IP8"    # Only specify one Postgres node.

# Create a Postgres user for Monetization.
# Default username is "postgre".
# If you specify a different user, that user must already exist.
MO_PG_USER=postgre
MO_PG_PASSWD=moUserPWord

# Specify one ZooKeeper host.
# Ensure this is a ZooKeeper leader node in a multi-datacenter environment.
ZK_HOSTS="$IP2"

# Specify Cassandra information.
# Ensure CASS_HOSTS is set to the same value as when you installed Edge.
# Must use IP addresses for CASS_HOSTS, not DNS names.
CASS_HOSTS="$IP1:1,1 $IP2:1,1 $IP3:1,1"

# Default is "Apigee", unless it was changed during Edge install.
CASS_CLUSTERNAME=Apigee

# Cassandra uname/pword required only if you enabled Cassandra authentication.
# CASS_USERNAME=
# CASS_PASSWORD=

# Specify the region.
# Default is dc-1 unless you are in a multi-datacenter environment.
REGION=dc-1

# If your Edge config file did not specify SMTP information, add it.
# Monetization requires an SMTP server.
SMTPHOST=smtp.gmail.com
SMTPPORT=465
SMTPUSER=your@email.com
SMTPPASSWORD=yourEmailPassword
SMTPSSL=y
SMTPMAILFROM="My Company <myco@company.com>"

Notes:

  • If your Edge config file did not specify SMTP information, add it. Monetization requires an SMTP server.
  • In a single data center installation, all ZooKeeper nodes are by default configures as leaders. When you are installing Edge across multiple data centers, some ZooKeeper nodes will be configured as observers. Ensure that the ZK_HOSTS property above specifies a leader node in a multiple data center installation.
  • If you enable Cassandra authentication, you can pass the Cassandra user name and password by using the following properties: 
    CASS_USERNAME
CASS_PASSWORD

Integrate Monetization Services with all Management Servers

Use the following procedure to integrate monetization on Management Server nodes.

  1. If you are installing Monetization on an Edge topology that uses multiple Management Server nodes, such as a 13-node installation, then ensure that you installed both Management Server nodes before installing Monetization.
  2. On the Management Server node, run the setup script:
    /opt/apigee/apigee-setup/bin/setup.sh -p mo -f configFile

    The -p mo option specifies to integrate Monetization.

    The configuration file must be accessible or readable by the "apigee" user.

  3. If you are installing Monetization on multiple Management Server nodes, repeat step 2 on the second Management Server node.

On successful configuration, an RDBMS schema for Monetization Services is created in the PostgreSQL database. This completes the integration of Monetization Services and its associated components with Postgres Server.

Integrate Monetization Services with all Message Processors

Use the following procedure to integrate monetization on all Message Processor nodes.

  1. On the first Message Processor node, at the command prompt, run the setup script: 
    /opt/apigee/apigee-setup/bin/setup.sh -p mo -f configFile

    The -p mo option specifies to integrate Monetization.

    The configuration file must be accessible or readable by the "apigee" user.

  2. Repeat this procedure on all Message Processor nodes.

On successful configuration, the Message Processor is updated with Monetization Services. This completes the integration of Monetization Services and its associated components with the Message Processors.

Monetization onboarding

To create a new organization and enable monetization:

  1. Create the organization as you would any new organization. For more information, see Onboard an organization.
  2. Use the monetization provisioning API as described in Enable monetization for an organization. To do this, you must have system adminsitrator privileges.

When you next log in to the Edge UI, you see the Monetization entry in the top-level menu for the organization:

To configure the portal to support monetization, see Configure Monetization in the developer portal.

Adding a Management Server node to a Monetization installation

If you add a Management Server to an existing Edge installation, you must ensure that you add Monetization services to the new Management Server and configure all Management Servers so they can communicate.

To add a Management Server:

  1. Install the new Management Server.
  2. Install Monetization on the new Management Server.
  3. On the original Management Server, call the following: 
    /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service edge-mint-management-server mint-configure-mgmt-cluster
  4. Restart the original Management Server: 
    /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service edge-management-server restart
  5. On the new Management Server, call the following: 
    /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service edge-mint-management-server mint-configure-mgmt-cluster
  6. Restart the new Management Server: 
    /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service edge-management-server restart

Additional configuration

Provide billing documents as PDF files

Monetization displays billing documents to end users in HTML format. To provide billing documents as PDF files, you can integrate Monetization with a billing system that provides PDF generation or license a supported third-party PDF library.

Configure organization settings

To add/update organization attributes, you can use a PUT request, as the following example shows:

curl -u SYS_ADMIN_EMAIL:SYS_ADMIN_PASSWORD \
  -v http://ms_IP:8080/v1/organizations/orgId -d 'org object with attributes' -X PUT

Monetization responds with the organization's settings. For example:

{
  ...
  "displayName": "Orgnization name",
  "name": "org4",
  "properties": {
    "property": [
      ...
      {
        "name": "MINT_CURRENCY",
        "value": "USD"
      },
      {
        "name": "MINT_COUNTRY",
        "value": "US"
      },
      {
        "name": "MINT_TIMEZONE",
        "value": "GMT"
      }
    ]
  }
}

The following table lists the organization-level attributes that are available to configure a mint organization.

Attributes Description
MINT_TAX_MODEL

Accepted values are "DISCLOSED", "UNDISCLOSED", "HYBRID" (default is null)
MINT_CURRENCY

ISO currency code (default is null)
MINT_TAX_NEXUS

Tax nexus (default is null)
MINT_DEFAULT_PROD_TAX_CATEGORY

Default product tax category (default is null)
MINT_IS_GROUP_ORG

IS group organization (default is "false")
MINT_HAS_BROKER

Has broken (default is false)
MINT_TIMEZONE

Timezone (default is null)
MINT_TAX_ENGINE_EXTERNAL_ID

Tax engine ID (default is null)
MINT_COUNTRY

Organization's country (default is null)
MINT_REG_NO

Organization's registration number, United Kingdom gives different number than tax ID (default is null)
MINT_BILLING_CYCLE_TYPE

"PRORATED", "CALENDAR_MONTH" (default is "CALENDAR_MONTH")
MINT_SUPPORTED_BILLING_TYPE

"PREPAID"/"POSTPAID"/"BOTH" (default is "PREPAID")
MINT_IS_SEPARATE_INV_FOR_FEES

Indicates whether a separate fee invoice should be generated (default is "false")
MINT_ISSUE_NETTING_STMT

Indicates whether netting statement should be issued (default is "false")
MINT_NETTING_STMT_PER_CURRENCY

Indicates whether netting statement should be generated per currency (default is "false")
MINT_HAS_SELF_BILLING

Indicates whether the organization has self billing (default is "false")
MINT_SELF_BILLING_FOR_ALL_DEV

Indicates whether the organization has self billing for all developers (default is "false")
MINT_HAS_SEPARATE_INV_FOR_PROD

Indicates whether the organization has separate invoice per product (default is "false")
MINT_HAS_BILLING_ADJUSTMENT

Indicates whether the organization supports billing adjustments (default is "false")
features.isMonetizationEnabled

Used by the management UI to display monetization specific menu (default is "false")
ui.config.isOperator

Used by management UI to display provider as Operator verses Organization (default is "true")

For configuring business organization settings using the management UI, see Get started using monetization.

Monetization limits

To enforce monetization limits, attach the Monetization Limits Check policy to API proxies. Specifically, the policy is triggered under the following conditions:

  • Developer accessing monetized API is not registered or has not subscribed to the rate plan.
  • Developer has exceeded the transaction volume for the subscribed rate plan.
  • Developer pre-paid account balance or post-paid credit limit has been reached.

The Monetization Limits Check policy raises faults and blocks API calls in situations like those listed above. The policy extends the Raise Fault policy, and you can customize the message returned. The applicable conditions are derived from business variables.

For more information, see Enforce monetization limits on API proxies.