How the System Requests How Much Was Consumed
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Those that charge for some commodity; such as, electricity, water, garbage, and street lighting.
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Those that charge for something intangible; such as, deposit, charitable contribution, and payment arrangement.
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If the service agreement bills for electricity, the system must know how much electricity was consumed.
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If the service agreement bills for lamp service, the system must know how many lamps the customer uses.
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The item snapshot contains information about the items that existed at the service points received from Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management
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The calculation/audit read details contains information about the meter read details received from Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management
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The calculation/audit usage details contains information about the usage details received from Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management.
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The service quantity snapshot contains the billable service quantities received from Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management
Refer to The Big Picture of Usage Requests for more information about how Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing requests and receives consumption / usage information from Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management.
Refer to Usage for more information about how Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management calculates usage.