ISU Utilities Billing Billing Cycle in ISU perspective starts with the creation of the Meter Reading Orders (MRO) and ends in the creation of the respective invoices ( also, called as Print Document). Differenet stages in the Billing Cycle comprises of in the following order: 1. Creation of the Meter Reading Orders (MROs) Note: While creating the MROs, Billing Orders (BOs) are automatically created in the system. 2.Meter readings are uploded in the system. The implausible records are separated based on the validations maintained in the system and worked upon according to the case specifically for the correction of the meter readings. For example, High/ low consumption. 3.Billing is done (normally a daily batch process). As result, Billing Documents are created. 4.Again, Invoicing is carried out (normally a daily batch process). The implausible records are again snatched out in a exception list based on the validations maintained in the system and worked upon according to the case specifically for the correction of invoice amount.For Example, High/ Low Amount. As a result, invoice document (Print Document) are created. These records are sent for the printing. All above-mentioned stages are essentially the part of the BILLING CYCLE. Hope this clarifies your understanding for the process. Contract Billing The supply and services provided by a utility company are billed using this component. It offers a range of billing procedures with a variety of selection and control options. For example, the component enables the following: Billing of residential and commercial and industrial customers Annual consumption billing and periodic monthly billing cycles Billing for different divisions Numerous bill forms Billing simulation Validation of billing documents and bills
ISU Utilities BillingBilling Cycle in ISU perspective starts
with the creation of the Meter Reading Orders (MRO) and ends in the
creation of the respective invoices ( also, called as Print
Document).Differenet stages in the Billing Cycle comprises of in
the following order:1. Creation of the Meter Reading Orders
(MROs)Note: While creating the MROs, Billing Orders (BOs) are
automatically created in the system.2.Meter readings are uploded in
the system. The implausible records are separated based on the
validations maintained in the system and worked upon according to
the case specifically for the correction of the meter readings. For
example, High/ low consumption.3.Billing is done (normally a daily
batch process). As result, Billing Documents are created.4.Again,
Invoicing is carried out (normally a daily batch process). The
implausible records are again snatched out in a exception list
based on the validations maintained in the system and worked upon
according to the case specifically for the correction of invoice
amount.For Example, High/ Low Amount. As a result, invoice document
(Print Document) are created.These records are sent for the
printing.All above-mentioned stages are essentially the part of the
BILLING CYCLE.Hope this clarifies your understanding for the
process.Contract BillingThe supply and services provided by a
utility company are billed using this component. It offers a range
of billing procedures with a variety of selection and control
options. For example, the component enables the following: Billing
of residential and commercial and industrial customers Annual
consumption billing and periodic monthly billing cycles Billing for
different divisions Numerous bill forms Billing simulation
Validation of billing documents and billsIntegrationBilling
processes meter reading results from theMeter Readingcomponent
(IS-U-DM-MR). If you have activated the business functionUtilities,
Quantity Determination(ISU_QD_1) and you use the quantity
determination procedureQuantity Determination During Meter Reading,
the system determines a consumption value during meter reading
result entry. The value is saved to the database. In this case,
billing processes the consumption quantity and not the meter
reading results.The billing results are processed in
theInvoicingcomponent (IS-U-IN).In addition to the standard
services, utility companies also offer their customers other
services. Some important additional services are, for example:
Installation of a service connection Maintenance and repairs
SalesThese additional services are either billed and invoiced in
theSales and Distribution(SD) component, or externally.
********IS Utilty Billing is is used for billing of utilty
consumption ( eg. electricity,water, gas etc..) based on the meter
reading.The Steps involved are as folows:1. Create Schedule master
records:- EA432.Create meter reading orders: EL013.Enter Meter
Reading Results: EL284.Check if Billing order is billable:
El285.Perform Billing Similation: EA006. Perform Billing :
EASIBI7.Check for Outsorting: EA058.Perform Invoicing:
EA19/EASIBIReversals: EA13Meter Reading Correction: El27
**************The IS-U process for billing and invocing is:1.
Create Meter Reading Orders2. Download / Print Meter Reading
Orders3. Read the meter (outside SAP IS-U)4. Upload / Manual Entry
of Meter Reading Results5. Billing the installations (mass
billing)6. Invocing the created billing documents7. Print the
invoicesThe prerequisite for this process is that master data must
exist in the systemThe process to create master data in the
standard SAP IS-U sistem is:1) Create Technical Objects:1.1 Create
Connection Object1.2. Create Premise1.3 Create Installation1.4.
Create Device1.5 Install Device in the Installation2) Create
Business master data2.1 Create Business Partner2.2 Create contract
account2.3 Create Move In (Move the business partner into the
premise).Another prerequisite would be to have billing master data
in the system:These are the stepts to create a billing master data
construct.1) Configure billing classes2) Configure Rate types3)
Define Rate4) Create regster operands5) Define fact groups6) Create
Schema7) Create Rate category8) Create Rate Determination.
