SAP ABAP IMG Activity _ISUBIBDRS_000069 (Information on Dynamic Period Control)
Hierarchy
☛ IS-UT (Software Component) SAP Utilities/Telecommunication
   ⤷ IS-U (Application Component) SAP Utilities
     ⤷ EE80 (Package) IS-U: Customizing
IMG Activity
ID _ISUBIBDRS_000069 Information on Dynamic Period Control  
Transaction Code S_KK4_82000424   IMG Activity: _ISUBIBDRS_000069 
Created on 20000809    
Customizing Attributes _ISUBIBDRS_000069   Information on Dynamic Period Control 
Customizing Activity    
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name _ISUBIBDRS_000069    

In this IMG activity, you make Customizing settings for dynamic period control at the following levels:

  • Rate category (must be classified in the rate category header for dynamic period control)
  • Schema (must be classified in the scheme header for dynamic period control)
  • Schema step: The following information is defined here:
    • The periods for which the schema step is set up
    • Whether a schema step should be executed for these periods and/or whether the bill lines that were generated by this schema step in the former billing for this period are to be canceled
      • In addition to this definition, you can control the execution and deletion of bill line items from schema steps by defining additional conditions in the schema setup design

To better understand the structure and completely display the Customizing settings, see the example schema for dynamic period control.

Basic categories for dynamic period control

Only one basic category exists at the present time. It is based on the interpretation of the meter reading types.

Example

Actual meter readings of the register on-site are only performed over longer intervals. Because the billing period is shorter than this interval, billing has to be based on estimated meter readings in the interim.

T1 T2 T3 T4

|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Actual Estimate Estimate Actual

As long as the meter readings that trigger billing are estimated, the measured quantity is only billed preliminarily (time points T2 and T3). The entire period T1-T4 regarding the measured quantity is recalculated based on the actual meter reading result at time point T4. The two actual meter readings at the start and end of billing period T1-T4 enable better proration, which is advantageous in the case of price changes.

The following rules apply to this basic category:

  • When billing is based on estimated meter readings (for time points T2 and T3), all meter reading results from the billing period are used.
  • When billing is based on actual meter reading results (for time point T4), only the actual meter reading results from the billing period are used.
  • When multiple registers have to be read for an installation, and a mixed case is involved (actual and estimated meter readings), the system proceeds as if only estimated meter reading results were available.
  • The dynamic setup of periods in the past is always based on the current periodic billing period. No separate billing order that only dynamically calculates the past can be used (this is the case, for example, in the standard period-end billing).
  • When a final billing, territory-transfer billing, contract change billing, or customer change billing is involved, the system proceeds as if only actual meter reading results were available.

Requirements

Example schema with dynamic period control

Standard settings

Recommendation

The following restrictions apply to dynamic period control: It cannot be used together with:

Activities

Further notes

You can use the following enhancements to influence the program flow:

  • EBIA0020 (change the current period for dynamic period control)
  • EBIA0021 (change the billing period for dynamic period control)

In the future, we plan to enhance the options for dynamic period control. As a result, the Customizing may change in the future.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional 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_000069 0 I110004842 Rate Structure 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type    
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20000809 
SAP Release Created in 462