Define RTP Components

 

You can define RTP components in Customizing for SAP Utilities under Start of the navigation path Energy Data Management Next navigation step Interface to RTP Billing End of the navigation path.

Prerequisites

First, you must define season types, day types, and time-of-use types and allocate them to season groups, day groups, and time-of-use groups in Customizing for SAP Utilities under Start of the navigation path Energy Data Management Next navigation step Basic Settings End of the navigation path.

For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG).

Procedure

  1. Choose Create RTP Component.

  2. Enter an ID in the RTP Component field.

    If you want to use an existing RTP component as a template, you can select it in the Template field.

  3. Choose Enter.

  4. Enter a description for the RTP component.

  5. Ensure that the Node Category field contains the value Component and that the Nodes field contains your component.

  6. In the Group Category field , choose a season group, day group, or time-of-use group.

  7. Choose one of the predefined options in the Group field.

    You can only select the groups that match the corresponding group category (for example, if Season Group was selected, season groups are offered) and that you previously defined in Customizing for Energy Data Management under Basic Settings.

  8. Choose Transfer.

    The selected group is copied to the tree structure on the left of the screen.

  9. If you want to arrange further groups under this node, select the defined nodes with a double-click.

  10. In the Node Category field, the corresponding category is selected. The node ID that you selected with a double-click is in the Nodes field.

  11. Select a group in the Group Category field. This must be situated one level lower in the hierarchy than the group you have already selected.

    Example Example

    You selected a season group as the first node under the component. The next node must be either a day group or a time-of-use group. It would make no sense to allocate another season group here.

    End of the example.

  12. Choose Transfer.

  13. Repeat steps 9 to 11 for every additional group that you want to arrange.

  14. Once you have defined all nodes for the component, save your entries.

  15. You have to generate the components before you can use them in the RTP interface. To do this choose Generate Component Code.

    Caution Caution

    Once generated, you can no longer change the components.

    End of the caution.

Example

You have defined the following RTP components:

COMP1 Component 1

  SU Summer

  •  WD Weekdays

    •  0-6 Off-Peak Rate

    •  6-21 On-Peak Rate

    •  21-0 Off-Peak Rate

  •  WED Weekend Days

    •  0-8 Off-Peak Rate

    •  8-23 On-Peak Rate

    •  23-0 Off-Peak Rate

 WI Winter

  •  0-6 Off-Peak Rate

  •  6-22 On-Peak Rate

  •  22-0 Off-Peak Rate

Billing according to summer and winter season periods takes place in the RTP component COMP1.

In the Summer season periods, billing takes place for weekdays and weekend days using on-peak and off-peak rate times.

In the Winter season periods, billing takes place using on-peak and off-peak rate times.