A Rate Component with a Service Quantity Comparison
Imagine a rate component that is only eligible if the customer is a low-income customer and has used more than 1,000 kWh. This rate component would need the following eligibility rules:
• Customer is a low income customer
• The customer has used more than 1,000 kWh during the bill period
These rules require only one eligibility group on the rate component. It would looks as follows:
Group
No.
Group Description
If Group is TRUE
If Group is FALSE
1
Customer is a low income customer and has used more than 1,000 kWh
Apply rate component
Skip rate component
The following criteria will be required for this group:
Group 1: Has gas service and user is part of user group A, B or C
Seq
Field to Compare
Comparison Method
If TRUE
If FALSE
If Insufficient Data
10
Main person characteristic:
Characteristic type = Low income indicator
= YES
Check next condition
Group is false
Group is false
20
SQ value:
UOM = KWH
>= 1,000
Group is true
Group is false
Group is false
Both criteria are similar - they retrieve a value and compare it to something:
The first criterion is fairly simple:
• Field to Compare. We indicate that the value of the Low Income Indicator characteristic type kept on the main person linked to the account should be retrieved. We've assumed that this characteristic type has values of YES and NO.
• Comparison Method. We indicate that if the person has a characteristic value of YES, then we should check the next condition; otherwise we indicate the group is false (and if the group is false, the rate component is skipped).
The second criterion works similarly:
• Field to Compare. We indicate the service quantity (SQ) that holds the total amount of KWH should be retrieved.
• Comparison Method. We simply compare the value to 1,000.
If the second criterion is true, then the group is true and the rate component will be applied; otherwise, the group is false and the rate component will be skipped.