Configuring the Product Use Metrics Dashboard
This section describes the process for configuring the Product Use Metrics dashboard used with Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Oracle Utilities Meter Solution Cloud Service.
The Product Use Metrics displays customer counts such as device counts, channels of an active meters, number of billable services, head end device counts, and other similar data. The data presented on each dashboard is tailored to provide summary information for management. Refer to Product Use Metrics for more information about this dashboard.
This dashboard leverages a method of pre-staging data known as Statistics Snapshots. See Understanding Statistics for more information on Statistics Snapshots.
Configuring the Product Use Metrics dashboard includes the following:
Configure Statistic Control and Statistic Snapshots
Statistic Controls are the source for capturing the numbers of active devices, channels on active meters, billable services, and device counts per head end system.
Statistic Snapshots capture the numbers for each metric. Statistic Controls are configuration records that define the specific types of metrics to capture.
Statistic Snapshots are captured periodically via the F1-STATS (Statistics Control Monitor) batch program.
Configure the following Statistics Control records:
Statistics Control
Description
Category
Status
Snapshot Frequency Hours
Retention Mode
Snapshot Business Object
CHANNEL-COUNT
Channel Count
Product Use Metrics
Active
1.00
Only Retain Most Recent Snapshot
Channel Count Snapshot
DEVICE-COUNT
Device Count
Product Use Metrics
Active
1.00
Only Retain Most Recent Snapshot
Device Count Snapshot
HEAD-END-DEVICE-COUNT
Head End Device Count
Product Use Metrics
Active
1.00
Only Retain Most Recent Snapshot
Head End Device Count Snapshot
US-CUSTOMER-COUNT
Usage Subscription Customer Count
Product Use Metrics
Active
1.00
Only Retain Most Recent Snapshot
Usage Subscription Customer Count Snapshot
BILLABLE-SERVICES
Billable Services by Service Type, SA Type, and CIS Division
Product Use Metrics
Active
1.00
Only Retain Most Recent Snapshot
Billable Services Statistics Snapshot
See Capturing Statistics for more information about statistics.
Configure Device Count and Channel Count Snapshot Business Objects and Algorithms (Optional)
By default, the Device Count Snapshot and Channel Count Snapshot business objects check for active usage subscriptions when deriving the total count of active devices and measuring components. However, in some implementations this is not required or appropriate.
The usage subscription check can be disabled if needed by setting the "Exclude US Check (Y or N)" parameter on the "Create XXXXX Count Shapshot" Enter algorithms on the Complete state of the Snapshot business objects to "Y" (this parameter is set to "N" by default).
The table below lists the snapshot business objects and their respective algorithms.
Snapshot Business Object
Count Snapshot Algorithm
Channel Count Snapshot (D1-ChannelCountSnapshot)
Create Channel Count Snapshot (D1-CHLCNTSNP)
Device Count Snapshot (D1-DeviceCountSnapshot)
Create Device Count Snapshot (D1DVCCNTSNP)
Configure Statistics Control Business Object
The Statistics Control (F1-Statistics) business object should be configured to specify the "Statistics Control Monitor"  batch control in the Monitor Process drop-down list on the "Active" state.
To configure this business object, do the following:
1. Open the Statistics Control (F1-Statistics) business object in the Business Object portal.
2. Navigate to the Lifecycle tab, and expand the "Active" state.
3. Select "Statistics Control Monitor" from the Monitor Process drop-down list.
4. Click Save.
Batch Processing
The Product Use Metrics dashboard is configured to be refreshed periodically. To refresh the data used in the dashboard, the following batch processes should be processed in sequence after other regularly schedule batch processing is complete.
• F1-STATS (Statistics Control Monitor): Used to generate Statistic Snapshots based on Statistic Controls.
Use the following parameters when running this batch process:
• Maintenance Object (maintenanceObject): F1-STATS
• Restrict by Business Object (restrictToBusinessObject): F1-Statistics
• Restrict by Status Code (restrictToBOStatus): ACTIVE