Device Communication Base Package Business Objects

The adapter development kit base package includes the following communication business objects:

Business Object Name

Description

DG-ConnectDisconStateChgNtf

Generic - Connect/Disconnect State Change

DG-InitiateConnectDisconnect

Generic - Initiate Connect Disconnect

DG-InitiateMeterByMeterId

Generic - Initiate Meter Read By Meter ID

DG-InitiateOutageDetection

Generic - Initiate Outage Detection

DG-MeterAddNotification

Generic - Meter Add Notification

DG-MeterRemoveNotifcation

Generic - Meter Remove Notification

DG-OutageDetectEvtNotification

Generic - Outage Detection Event Notification

DG-ReadingChgNotification

Generic - Reading Changed Notification

Event Data Mapping

The head-end system event file format can map as follows into the business object, D1-DeviceEventMappingLookup:

Head-End System Flat File Field

Device Event Seeder BO Element

Comments

Transaction ID (from Header record)

External Source Identifier

This is the file name.

Device Identifier

External Device Identifier

Event Name

External Event Name

Event Creation Date/Time

Event Date/Time

Device Type

External Device Type

This element has no real bearing on the device type within MDM/SGG. Its valid values include (although the element itself is free-form):

Meter

Collector

Router

Service Location ID

External Service Location ID

Communication Module Serial Number

External Communication Module Identifier

Event Category ID

External Event Category

Event Severity

External Event Severity

Valid values include (although the element itself is free-form):

Alert

Information

Status Value

External Status Value

This represents additional information that relates to the event itself.

Status Date/Time

External Status Date/Time

The date & time at which the additional information referenced above had occurred.