Generate (Bill - Bill Segments)

The Generate button is used to delete and recreate one or more bill segments. This button is enabled if you select at least one row from the bill segments grid that's in the Error, Freezable and/or Incomplete state.

Note that you can only select a bill segment for regeneration if ALL bill segments in the grid are in the Error, Freezable and/or Incomplete states. Note, you can use the Status Filter to restrict the type of bill segments in the grid.

When clicked, the Generate window opens.

You must specify the following parameters in the Generate window to regenerate a new bill:

• Accounting Date defines the financial period to which the new bill segments' financial transactions will be booked. The current date defaults when the window opens.
• Check Allow Estimates to indicate if Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management should estimate consumption if it can't find a meter read.
• If the service agreements use meter reads, use the Billing Option to control how the system retrieves meter reads that appear on the bill. Choose Use Cut off Date if the meter reads must exist on the Cutoff Date (defined above). Choose Use Schedule if you want the service agreement's service point(s) measurement cycle schedule to control the meter reads that are used.

After specifying the parameters, click Calculate to regenerate the selected bill segments. A summary of what the system does is presented next.