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Billing using Installation Group

Former Member
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Hi,

Following is the scenario :

I have created two Devices 1 and 2. After technical installation of both the devices,Serial switching relationship maintained between 1 and 2 with 1 as the Main register and 2 as the Secondary register.

With ES32, Primary installation and Secondary installation are created. For the Primary installation, Grouping type is assigned.

For the Secondary installation, the installation role and Primary installation number are assigned. Different Rate categories are assigned to these primary and secondary installation. Rates are maintained with correct vairable programs suitable for installation group.

Configuration (Define Billing Rules for Installation group) is setup in such a way that only data exchange happens from Secondary to Primary (i.e) Consumption-relevant.

Billing relevant installation (EG34) of the secondary device is done against the secondary installation.Billing relevant installation (EG34) of both main and secondary device is done against Primary installation. This was done because the system insists

that both the devices in the register relationship should be installed in the primary installation.

Move-in process is executed for the both the installation, as a result, two different contracts created.

Meter reading results are entered for the Secondary Installation. Because of the Register relationship maintained, Meter results are entered for the both the registers.

Device1 : 150 kwh for the month of Jan

Device2 : 100 kwh for the month of Jan

While billing is executed (EASIBI) for the secondary installation, system calculated amount for 100 kwh.

Now, When I execute billing for primary installation, system throws the following error :

"Device 1 Register 001 has negative consumption deduction".

Expected behaviour is the system should calcuate for 50 kwh (150kwh - 100 kwh).

Can anyone help me to understand why this error occurs ?

Regards,

Sathya.

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Former Member
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Hi ,

If you are using Installation grouping in that case you do not have to define serial switching relationship between primary and secondary register.

In case of Installation grouping ,billing relevant installation for Primary device is done at primary installation and secondary device is installated at secondary installation.

Please remove serail switching relationship and also correct the billing relevant installation for primary & secondary device and then try to bill both Installation.

Hope this helps.

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Former Member
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Hi ,

If you are using Installation grouping in that case you do not have to define serial switching relationship between primary and secondary register.

In case of Installation grouping ,billing relevant installation for Primary device is done at primary installation and secondary device is installated at secondary installation.

Please remove serail switching relationship and also correct the billing relevant installation for primary & secondary device and then try to bill both Installation.

Hope this helps.

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Thanks Roopali.

Maintaining the register relationship along with installation group was the real problem. After removing it, billing works perfectly.

Could you explain the billing procedure for the case if only serial swtiching is maintained between devices of different installation (without installation group) ?

Thanks,

Sathya.

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