Overview : Brief Description

Brief Description
Business Process: 5.6.3.1 Manage Meters
Process Type: Sub Process
Parent Process: 5.6.3 Manage Supplies (CCB)
Sibling Processes: 5.6.3.2 Manage Items, 5.1.5.1 Manage Metered Site, 5.1.5.2 Manage Un-Metered Site
When an organization purchases Meters for inventory and installation the Meters are recorded in CC&B. This process describes how Meters are entered in CC&B inventory as well as maintenance of the Meter Record in the system.
Every meter must have at least one configuration in order to measure and store meter reads for the meter. A meter without meter reads cannot be billed (or linked to a service agreement. A meter configuration has one or more registers. The number is dependent on how many things are measured. For example, a meter that measures kilowatt-hours and kilowatt (demand) will have two registers.
Metering devices measure consumption and are classified by service type, such as electric meters, gas meters, and water meters. The Meter record:
The Meter Configuration record:
Contains information about the type of consumption a meter measures. This information can change over time. The system maintains how the meter looks over time so billing reflects historical consumption.
Every meter configuration contains one or more registers. Each register references the unit measured and how the measured quantity is manipulated before it is billed.
The CSR or Authorized User can add a single Meter record or add multiple Meter records at one time using a replication feature. Once installed, the Meter measures the consumption used at a service point. The Meter's history can be tracked while in service as well as stock location while in inventory.

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