Calculation / Audit Read Details

We use the term "calculation / audit read" to describe a meter read that appears on a bill segment. The following points provide examples of when calculation / audit reads may be required:

  • Some retail companies upload meter read details when they upload pass through charges. They do this in order to print the read details that were used to calculate the pass-through charges. It should be stressed that these reads are not used to derive billable consumption (because the charges have already been calculated). These reads are only uploaded for printing purposes and therefore "real" meter reads are not created. We categorize these reads as "calculation / audit reads". Refer to Billable Charge Upload - Read Details for more information about uploading meter reads with pass-through charges.

  • When usage requests are sent during billing to Oracle Utilities Meter data Management, meter reads details may be returned to Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing as part of the usage request response. These reads are used for printing purposes. These reads are captured as "calculation / audit reads". Refer to Usage Requests for more information.

  • You may have situations where a meter has been temporarily removed from a service point but the business practice dictates that usage for the service point should be calculated during billing.

Calculation / audit reads are stored in a bill segment's read details (the name of the table is CI_​BSEG_​ READ ). The following points describe the main features of calculation / audit reads:
  • Calculation / audit reads may or may not reference a service point.
  • Calculation / audit reads do not reference the prime key of a real read.
  • Calculation / audit reads have a usage flag with a value of Calculation .
  • Calculation / audit reads do not require a UOM code. If a UOM is not supplied, an SQI must be supplied.

If you encounter other scenarios during your implementation that necessitate calculation / audit reads, you can develop bill segment type and calculation rule algorithms to add additional calculation / audit reads to a bill segment's read details.

Calculation / audit read details are shown in a separate section on Bill Segment - SQ Details.