Define RTP Interface

Prerequisites

RTP components must be defined 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

(see RTP components).

Procedure

Create RTP interface

  1. In Customizing for SAP Utilities, choose Start of the navigation path Energy Data Management Next navigation step Interface to RTP Billing Next navigation step Create RTP Interface End of the navigation path.

  2. Enter an ID in the RTP Interface field.

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

  3. Enter a description for the RTP interface.

Header Data

  1. In the Form.ProfCalc. field (Formula for Calculation of Profiles), enter one of the predefined formulas.

    You can select the formulas that are defined in Customizing under Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step System Modifications Next navigation step User-Defined Enhancements for Energy Data Management Next navigation step Formulas End of the navigation path.

    See also: Formulas

  2. Choose one of the predefined interval lengths in the Interval Length field.

    You can select the interval lengths that are defined in Customizing under Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step System Modifications Next navigation step User-Defined Enhancements for Energy Data Management Next navigation step Interval Lengths End of the navigation path.

  3. Enter a division in the Division field.

  4. If you do not want the day to start at 00:00:00, enter the period of time by which you want the start time to be shifted in the day offset field.

    Refer to the field help for more information.

Result Parameters

  1. In the Result Number field (Number of Result Parameter), enter the number of the result parameter (starting at 1).

  2. Enter a text in the Result Param. Desc. field (Description of Result Parameter).

  3. Choose one of the predefined options in the Operand Category field.

    Refer to the field help for more information.

  4. Choose one of the predefined options in the Result Function field.

    You can select the result functions that are defined in Customizing under Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step System Modifications Next navigation step User-Defined Enhancements for Energy Data Management Next navigation step Result Functions End of the navigation path.

  5. Enter a unit of measurement in the Unit of Measurement field.

  6. If you do not want the RTP operand prorations to be included when the RTP interface is executed, select the No Proration field.

    If you select this field, the result function for the result parameter is only executed once for the total execution period of the RTP interface. We recommend you do this for demand values.

    Refer to the field help for more information.

  7. Choose  Copy to copy your entries to the list.

  8. Repeat steps 9 to 15 for every additional result parameter that you want to define.

RTP Components

  1. Choose one of the predefined options in the RTP Component field.

    You can select the RTP components that have been defined in Customizing for SAP Utilities under Start of the navigation path Energy Data Management Next navigation step Interface to RTP Billing Next navigation step Define RTP Components End of the navigation path.

  2. Choose one of the predefined options in the Activation Type field.

    See also: Activation Types

  3. Enter a number for the priority of the RTP component in the Priority field.

    1 is the highest priority.

    The priority controls which RTP components and other parameter allocations can be used during execution of the RTP interface if multiple RTP components exist in the same activation payment. The priority analysis takes place for each parameter (see example 2)

    Caution Caution

    An RTP component with an activation type that is activated individually has a higher priority than an RTP component with an activation type that is activated generally.

    If you assign multiple RTP components with different activation types to the RTP interface, make sure that you give the component with the activation type that is individually activated a higher priority than the other components.

    End of the caution.

  4. Choose Insert Component.

    The component is added to the tree structure on the left of the screen.

The settings on the Activation, Input Parameters, and Parameter Templates tab pages depend on the activation type that you selected.

Selection of the Activation Type

Case 1: Activation type "Use and Activate Generally" selected

Activation

  1. In the Day From and Day To fields, enter the period for which you want the component to be valid.

    • If you want the component to be active in this period, select the Activate field.

    • If you do not want the component to be active in this period, leave the Activate field empty.

  2. Select Transfer.

    Your entries are then transferred to the list.

You can define multiple periods, whereby the component will be active in one period and inactive in the other. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each definition of a period.

Input Parameters

  1. Double click on an input parameter to select it.

  2. Enter the period for which you want the parameter to be valid.

  3. Allocate a profile, a role, or a constant value to the parameter.

    If you allocate a role, the input parameter is given the profile values of the profile that is allocated to the interval meter to be billed with the specified role when the RTP interface is executed.

  4. Select Transfer.

    Your entries are then transferred to the list.

Repeat the steps for all input parameters.

Case 2: Activation type "Use and Activate Individually" selected

Due to the activation type, you cannot activate this component at RTP interface level. You have to activate it at installation level.

You can make the parameter allocations for the input parameters at RTP interface level or at installation level.

Option 1: Input Parameters at RTP Interface Level

  1. Double click on an input parameter to select it.

  2. Enter the period for which you want the parameter to be valid.

  3. Allocate a profile, a role, or a constant value to the parameter.

    If you allocate a role, the input parameter is given the profile values of the profile that is allocated to the interval meter to be billed with the specified role when the RTP interface is executed.

  4. Select Transfer.

    Your entries are then transferred to the list.

Repeat steps 1 to 4 for all input parameters.

Option 2: Input Parameters at Installation Level

  1. Double click on an input parameter to select it.

  2. If you want the allocation of a profile, a role, or a constant value to the input parameter at installation level to be obligatory, select the Template Required (Parameter template is required) field.

  3. Select Transfer.

    Your entries are then transferred to the list and the parameter templates are proposed for processing in the installation.

  4. Select the installation for which you want to execute this component in the Utilities Industry menu under Start of the navigation path Technical Master Data Next navigation step Installation Next navigation step Change End of the navigation path.

  5. Choose an RTP interface.

  6. Double click on an input parameter to select it.

  7. On the Parameters tab page, enter the period for which the parameter is valid.

  8. Allocate a profile, a role, or a constant value to the parameter.

    If you allocate a role, the input parameter is given the profile values of the profile that is allocated to the interval meter to be billed with the specified role when the RTP interface is executed.

  9. Choose Transfer.

    Your entries are then transferred to the list.

Repeat steps 6 to 9 for all input parameters.

Activation

  1. On the Component tab page for the installation, enter the component and the activation period then select the Activate field.

  2. Choose Transfer.

    Your entries are then transferred to the list.

You can define multiple periods, whereby the component will be active in one period and inactive in the other. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each definition of a period.

Case 3: Activation type "Use Individually and Activate Generally" selected

Due to the activation type, you have to activate this component at RTP interface level as well as at installation level.

Activation

  1. In the Day From and Day To fields in the RTP interface, enter the period for which you want the component to be valid.

    • If you want the component to be active in this period, select the Activate field.

    • If you do not want the component to be active in this period, leave the Activate field empty.

    You can define multiple periods, whereby the component will be active in one period and inactive in the other.

  2. Choose Transfer.

    Your entries are then transferred to the list.

  3. Select an installation for which you want to execute this component in the Utilities Industry menu under Start of the navigation path Technical Master Data Next navigation step Installation Next navigation step Change End of the navigation path.

  4. Choose an RTP interface.

  5. On the Component tab page, enter the component and the activation period then select the Activate field.

  6. Choose Transfer.

    Your entries are then transferred to the list.

Repeat steps 3 to 6 for all installations for which you want this component to be executed.

Note Note

In this case, you should activate the component at installation level for the duration of the special agreement. You can control when the component is actually executed by activating it at RTP interface level.

This prevents you having to activate or deactivate the component in each individual installation. You only have to make the relevant settings in one place - the RTP interface.

End of the note.

Input Parameters

You have the following options for the allocation of the input parameters:

  • You can allocate the input parameters at RTP interface level (see Option 1 in section Case 2: Activation type "Use and Activate Individually").

  • You can allocate the input parameters at installation level (see Option 2 in section Case 2: Activation type "Use and Activate Individually").

Output Parameters

The entries on the Output Parameters tab page are independent of the selected activation type.

  1. Double click on an output parameter to select it.

  2. In the Result Number field (Number of Result Parameter), enter the number of the result parameter that you defined previously on the Result Parameters tab page and that you want to allocate to this output parameter.

  3. Choose Transfer.

    Your entries are then transferred to the list.

Repeat steps 1 to 3 for all output parameters.

Time Display

You can check the Time Display tab page to find out the season type or time-of-use type used for any particular day or time.

  1. Double click on a day in the calendar to select it.

  2. The date appears in the Date field of the Information About Selected Data group box. The season type allocated to this day is entered in the Season Type field. The two fields next to this field display the period for which the season type is valid.

  3. Double click on a time in the Time group box to select it. The time is displayed according to the interval length you previously selected in the Header Data tab page.

The selected time appears in the Time field of the Information About Selected Data group box. The time-of-use type allocated to this time is entered in the Time-of-Use Type field. The two fields next to this field display the period for which the time-of-use type is valid.