Siebel eEnergy Guide > Price Comparison >

Setting Up a Usage Profile (Administrator)

Administrators must set up the usage information that the price comparison feature uses to determine annual costs. This information includes data about the regions and multipliers to take into account for seasons when converting bills into annual costs.

To set up a usage profile

  1. From the application-level menu, select View > Site Map > Product Comparison > PC Usage Profile.
  2. In the PC Usage Profile list, add a record for the region.

    3. The region should be one that you entered as a list of values for the region attribute of that class.

  3. Complete the necessary fields.

    4. Field
    Comments
    Peak Usage
    Must be decimal value less than 1 that represents the proportion of usage that is during peak hours for a typical customer in that region.
    Example: 0.3
    Off Peak Usage
    Must be decimal value less than 1 that represents the proportion of usage that is during off peak hours for a typical customer in that region.
    Example: 0.7
    Summer Multiplier
    The multiplier to be used to convert a quarterly bill amount into an annual amount for a typical customer in that region.
    Example: 5
    Winter Multiplier
    The multiplier to be used to convert a quarterly bill amount into an annual amount for a typical customer in that region.
    Example: 3


 Siebel eEnergy Guide 
 Published: 23 June 2003