Hierarchy
IS-UT (Software Component) SAP Utilities/Telecommunication⤷
IS-U (Application Component) SAP Utilities⤷
EE80 (Package) IS-U: Customizing
IMG Activity
| ID | _ISUBIBDRS_000003 | Analyze Variant Programs |
| Transaction Code | S_KK4_74000876 | IMG Activity: _ISUBIBDRS_000003 |
| Created on | 19990816 | |
| Customizing Attributes | _ISUBIBDRS_000003 | Analyze Variant Programs |
| Customizing Activity | _ISUBIBDRS_000003 | Analyze Variant Programs |
Document
| Document Class | SIMG | Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs. |
| Document Name | _ISUBIBDRS_000003 |
In this IMG activity you evaluate variant programs in IS-U and determine which variant programs you require for your billing rules.
A variant program is contained in the rate and it performs exactly one calculation (for example, QUANT x PRICE). You can branch to the corresponding documentation from the list of the variant programs.
Example
Four variant programs are required for our billing example:
- On-peak/off-peak rate energy price
- Flat-rate basic price $100.00 in 365 days
- Rental price single/double-rate meter
- Additional service price dependent on certain values, in this case a heat pump (reference value).
After you have performed your evaluation, the following relevant variant programs are determined:
- QUANTI01 Valuation of a quantity using a price
- LUMSUM01 Billing of a flat rate
- SETTLE01 Determination of a rental price
- REFVAL01 Valuation of a reference value using a price
The keys for the variant programs are semantic. For example, all variant programs that begin with QUANTI affect consumption/quantities to be billed.
Variant programs are grouped as follows:
- BACKBI* Special variant programs to model rates for
nonresidential customers
- COMPUT* Variant programs with arithmetical operations
- DEMAND* Variant programs for valuating demand values
- DISCNT* Discount variant programs
- IF/ELSE/ENDIF IF variant programs for conditions in the rate
- INFACT* Variant programs for writing values to the installation
facts
- LUMSUM* Variant programs for valuating flat rates
- QUANTI* Variant programs for valuating consumption/quantities
- REFVAL* Variant programs for valuating reference values
- SETTLE* Variant programs for valuating rental prices
- UTILIT* Utility variant programs for modelling special features
for billing such as best-rate billing, maximum and
minimum price limitation
- WASTE* Special variant programs for billing waste-disposal
services, especially servicing containers or cleaning
properties.
Requirements
Standard settings
Recommendation
Activities
Determine which variant programs you require in order to model your billing rules in the system. The variant programs have documentation to which you can also refer for help.
Further notes
If you wish to create your own variant programs, go to: Tools -> System Modifications -> Variant Programs Created by Customer -> Define Variant Programs.
Business Attributes
| ASAP Roadmap ID | 105 | Define functions and processes |
| Mandatory / Optional | 1 | Mandatory activity |
| Critical / Non-Critical | 2 | Non-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 | _ISUBIBDRS_000003 | 0 | I110004842 | Rate Structure |
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 |
| IMGDUMMY | D - Dummy object | EA99 | 0000000000 | Analyze Variant Programs |
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20021029 |
| SAP Release Created in |
