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.