Hierarchy
IS-UT (Software Component) SAP Utilities/Telecommunication⤷
IS-U (Application Component) SAP Utilities⤷
EE80 (Package) IS-U: Customizing
IMG Activity
| ID | _ISUBFPS_000003 | Define Meter Reading Units |
| Transaction Code | S_KK4_74000659 | IMG Activity: _ISUBFPS_000003 |
| Created on | 19990816 | |
| Customizing Attributes | _ISUBFPS_000003 | Define Meter Reading Units |
| Customizing Activity | _ISUBFPS_000003 | Define Meter Reading Units |
Document
| Document Class | SIMG | Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs. |
| Document Name | _ISUBFPS_000003 |
In this section you define meter reading units, which group together different installations for the purposes of meter reading. Meter reading units are then grouped together in a portion if they are to be billed at the same time.
When you define meter reading units you must make sure that the end of the meter reading period falls before the end of the billing period of the allocated portion. You determine when meter reading is to take place from the interval between meter reading and the end of the billing period. You can limit a meter reading unit to certain billing classes and divisions. This combination must be entered in the allocated portion.
In addition to scheduled periodic meter reading dates you can also create additional meter reading dates that are already known. For example, in the case of a service territory transfer, you can schedule an additional meter reading date with the meter reading reason service territory transfer.
When you generate the schedule records you obtain the actual meter reading dates using the same principle as that which is described in the activity for the portion.
In the meter reading unit you can also specify that meter reading orders are to be created for that meter reading unit together with other meter reading units. You do this by defining one meter reading unit as the main meter reading unit. This main meter reading unit is then entered in the other meter reading units in the Together with field. This enables you, for example, to process annual meter reading for residential customers and monthly meter reading for non-residential customers in the same area. In the month in which meter reading for residential customers takes place, you can then create orders for the two meter reading units together. This enables you to make optimal use of the street route when preparing the meter reading units for the meter reader. In this process, you can define any of the relevant meter reading units as the main meter reading unit.
Example
You wish to define a meter reading unit for a particular district.
Meter reading unit District: center
End of meter reading period 12/15/97
Interval between MR and end of MR period 5 days
Period length 12 months
Billing class/division category TA 01
Portion December
Meter reader 023
This meter reading unit is allocated to the December portion. The scheduled meter reading date is calculated as December 10th. The schedule records are generated for the years 1998, 1999, etc. taking account of the calendar.
Requirements
You have defined the meter readers. To do this, choose
Utilities Industry -> Device Management -> Meter Reading -> Meter Reading Order -> Order Creation -> Define Meter Reader.
Standard settings
Recommendation
Activities
Define the meter reading units relevant to your company.
Further notes
All the specified dates in this area are scheduled dates. You can therefore still carry out meter reading after the end of the meter reading period of a schedule record, just as you can carry out billing after the end of the billing period.
Business Attributes
| ASAP Roadmap ID | 203 | Establish Master Data |
| Mandatory / Optional | 1 | Mandatory activity |
| Critical / Non-Critical | 1 | Critical |
| Country-Dependency | A | Valid for all countries |
Assigned Application Components
| Documentation Object Class | Documentation Object Name | Current line number | Application Component | Application Component Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMG | _ISUBFPS_000003 | 0 | I110004803 | Portioning and scheduling |
Maintenance Objects
| Maintenance object type | C | Customizing Object |
| Assigned objects | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customizing Object | Object Type | Transaction Code | Sub-object | Do not Summarize | Skip Subset Dialog Box | Description for multiple selections |
| E41H | T - Individual transaction object | E41H | 0000000000 | Create Meter Reading Units | ||
| E41H | T - Individual transaction object | E41G | 0000000001 | Change Meter Reading Units | ||
| E41H | T - Individual transaction object | E41F | 0000000002 | Display Meter Reading Units |
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19990816 |
| SAP Release Created in |
