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Calculation functions

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BriteCore's rating engine provides several functions you can use in your calculations.

Available functions

bc.optional

This function marks data fields, rate tables, and items as optional. If a rate table is marked as optional, then BriteLines will determine which fields the rate table uses as sources and mark them as optional. To use bc.optional(), wrap the data field, rate table, or item reference names in the function.

bc.optional with Rate Tables

Example:

bc.min(primaryDriverRateTable, bc.optional(secondaryDriverRateTable))

By wrapping secondaryDriverRateTable as bc.optional, all of the data fields that secondaryDriverRateTable points to will be optional during quoting. If secondaryDriverRateTable has no default value set or you want to override the default value, then you can pass a default value to the bc.optional function.

Note: The default value must be a number.
bc.min(primaryDriverRateTable, bc.optional(secondaryDriverRateTable, default=1))
bc.optional with Items

Example:

mandatoryItem.premium.term.value + bc.optional(optionalItem.premium.term.value, default=0)

In this example, we add a mandatory item's premium to an optional item's premium.

  • If the mandatory item's premium is 50 and the optional item exists on the policy and has a premium of 50, then this calculation will return 100.
  • If the mandatory item's premium is 50 and the optional item hasn't been enabled for the policy, then this calculation will return 50.
  • If the mandatory item's premium is 50 and the optional item exists on the policy but can't be resolved yet, then this calculation will return 50.
Optional fields in quoting

During quoting, a field will only be considered optional if:

  1. All calculations that refer directly to the field are wrapped in bc.optional().
  2. All rate tables that refer to the field are wrapped in bc.optional().
  3. All used optional fields are wrapped in [bc.optional](rating.md#bcoptional).

This means a field can be optional or required depending on the items selected for a risk. Example:

  • If a quote has Item 1 enabled, then all Item 1 calculations mark the additionalDriver field as optional. It is optional on the quote.
  • If Item 2 is enabled on the quote and it has calculations that refer to additionalDriver, which aren't wrapped in bc.optional(), then Additional Driver becomes a required field (because it's not filled out, then Item 2 couldn't rate).

bc.age

bc.age(date_or_number, {base_date})

Returns the age of something in years from a given date or number. To use a different base date when calculating age, provide a base_date.

Note: If a base_date isn't provided, BriteCore uses the quote rating date (bc.transactionEffectiveDate) as the base date.

Example:

bc.age(dateOfBirth, {base_date})

This allows us to collect the date of origin and find its age dynamically, so we can collect Birthday/Year Built/Year Purchased. Then, bc.age() will use the quote rating date (bc.transactionEffectiveDate) or a specified base_date to find the age based on these dates. Example: If the following are true:

  • You collect dateOfBirth as a date input.
  • The user chooses "01/31/1992".
  • The rating date year is 2017.

Then bc.age(dateOfBirth) will return 25. This function isn't simply the difference in years; it also accounts for aging in the current year. So if the rating date is "12/13/2017" and the user types "12/15/2000", then the value isn't 17, but 16 because the 15th hasn't yet passed. Users can also pass in numbers, in which case bc.age() assumes the number is a year. For instance, a calculation of bc.age(2010) will return 8 if the current year is 2018.

Note: This is useful for calculating the age of vehicles.
bc.age(vehicleModelYear)

Optionally, a base_date parameter can be provided to use a different base date when calculating age. Example:

bc.age(dateOfBirth, bc.policyTermEffectiveDate)

When the base_date isn't provided, BriteCore uses the quote rating date, bc.transactionEffectiveDate, as the base date. The bc.age() utility will always return the difference between the rating date or specified base_date and the value passed into the function, which means bc.age() could return a negative number for future dates and years. To prevent bc.age() from returning negative numbers, change your calculation to the following: bc.max(bc.age(vehicleModelYear), 0)

bc.condition

Returns different results based on whether the condition is true or false.

bc.condition(hasAntiLockBrakes, 0.95, 1.0)

If the user has selected Yes for the hasAntiLockBrakes boolean field, this calculation would return 0.95. If the user hasn't selected Yes, then it would return 1.0.

bc.if_item

Returns different results based on whether the risk has a specific item selected.

bc.if_item('comprehensive', 0.95, 1.0)

This calculation would return 0.95 if the comprehensive coverage is present on the quote. If the coverage isn't present, then the calculation would return 1.0.

bc.round

Rounds values based on round_to and round_method.

bc.round(some_number, round_to=bc.NEAREST_HUNDRED, round_method=bc.ROUND_UP)

bc.round also works with an alternative syntax:

bc.round(some_number, 2)

This is a simplified version that would round some_number to the second decimal place.

round_to options
Note: round_to options default to TWO_DECIMALS (the nearest penny).
  • bc.ZERO_DECIMALS

Example: bc.round(88.7915, round_to=bc.ZERO_DECIMALS) = 89

  • bc.ONE_DECIMAL

Example: bc.round(88.7915, round_to=bc.ONE_DECIMALS) = 88.8

  • bc.TWO_DECIMALS

Example: bc.round(88.7915, round_to=bc.TWO_DECIMALS) = 88.79

  • bc.THREE_DECIMALS

Example: bc.round(88.7915, round_to=bc.THREE_DECIMALS) = 88.792

  • bc.FOUR_DECIMALS

Example: bc.round(88.7915, round_to=bc.FOUR_DECIMALS) = 88.7915

  • bc.FIVE_DECIMALS

Example: bc.round(88.791578, round_to=bc.FIVE_DECIMALS) = 88.79158

  • bc.NEAREST_ONE

Example: bc.round(88.7915, round_to=bc.NEAREST_ONE) = 89

  • bc.NEAREST_TEN

Example: bc.round(88.7915, round_to=bc.NEAREST_TEN) = 90

  • bc.NEAREST_HUNDRED

Example: bc.round(88.7915, round_to=bc.NEAREST_HUNDRED) = 100

  • bc.NEAREST_THOUSAND

Example: bc.round(1250.4762, round_to=bc.NEAREST_THOUSAND) = 1000

round_method options
  • bc.ROUND_UP
  • bc.ROUND_DOWN
  • bc.ROUND_CEILING
  • bc.ROUND_FLOOR
  • bc.ROUND_HALF_UP
Note: round_method options default to bc.ROUND_HALF_UP (natural rounding).

bc.max

Returns the maximum value from all values passed to it. If primaryDriverRateTable resolves to 800.0 and secondaryDriverRateTable resolves to 400.0, then the following function would return 800.0.

bc.max(primaryDriverRateTable, secondaryDriverRateTable)

bc.min

Returns the minimum value from all values passed to it. If primaryDriverRateTable resolves to 800.0 and secondaryDriverRateTable resolves to 400.0, then the following function would return 400.0.

bc.min(primaryDriverRateTable, secondaryDriverRateTable)

limits

Uses <itemName>.limits.<limitName> to access an item's limits.

bodilyInjury.limits.bodilyInjuryLimit

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