Correction Note
The Correction Note button is used to cancel and rebill ALL bill segments and create a new bill that contains the cancellation and rebill details. We refer to the resultant bill as a correction note. Refer to Correction Notes - Presenting Correction Notes on a Separate Bill for more information.
- the Correction Note Billing Option is specified on the Installation record AND
- the bill is complete AND
- there is at least one frozen bill segment on the bill or all of the bill's bill segments are frozen or cancelled AND
- there are no bill segment financial transactions that have been transferred out of the system.
When clicked, the Correction Note window opens.
- Cancel Reason defines why you are performing the correction.
- Cutoff Date is the last possible day of each bill period for a bill segment. The current date defaults when the window opens. Refer to Ways To Control The End Date Of A Bill Segment for more information.
- Accounting Date defines the financial period that the financial transactions are booked for a bill segment. The current date defaults when the window opens.
- Check Allow Estimates to indicate if Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management should estimate consumption if it cannot find a meter read.
- Use the Billing Option to define how the system looks for
meter reads:
- Select Use Schedule if the system should select reads based on the SA's SP measurement cycle schedule.
- Select Use Cut off Date if the system should only select reads from the end date of the existing bill segment.
- If you prefer to have the system use the consumption details used
on the original bill segments, check Use Old Read/Item/SQ.
If this switch is on, neither Allow Estimates nor Billing
Option is relevant. Note: The Use Old Read/Item/SQ switch is not available if the bill's SA references an SA type with a special role flag of Bill Determinants Required.
- After specifying the parameters, click Calculate to correct the bill segments and create a correction note. The Bill Page opens and displays the Correction Note.
Once you complete a correction note, it cannot be reopened.
After you create a correction note, the Undo Correction Note button is activated.
- the Correction Note Billing Option is specified on the Installation record AND
- the bill is a correction note AND
- the bill is not linked to an off cycle bill generator AND
- all of the bill segments for the correction note are freezable.
If you want to issue a correction note for a specific bill segment. You can create a correction note for a specific bill segment on a bill. To do this, drill down on the bill segment in question and then click the Correction Note button on the bill segment page. You can also issue a correction note for selected bill segments by selecting the desired bill segments and clicking the Correction Note button.