Consumption-Dependent Service Charges Calculation
Purpose
Use the meter to enter the consumption-dependent apportionment factors for the service charge settlement (electricity, water consumption, and so on). If you use consumption-dependent apportionment units, create meters for the relevant rental units. If there are no meters, no service charge settlement can be made.
Process Flow
Create the meter in the master data of the rental units that will be subject to the consumption-dependent service charge keys. This assigns the corresponding meters to a rental unit.
Use measuring points, measuring point types, measurement positions, and characteristics to determine the location and the function of a meter.
Measuring point: 98
Measurement position: Basement room 2
Measuring point type: Consumption measurement
Characteristics: Cold water consumption
Use measurement documents for meter readings; meter reading differences are automatically calculated from the measurement documents. You can take the readings from lists (all the meters for one particular rental unit) or collective readings (for example, all the meters belonging to a business entity).
For an accurate service charge settlement, you must have at least two meter readings for the settlement period; the initial reading (the first or lowest reading in the period) and the final reading (highest reading in the period).
Tenant changeovers can occur during a settlement period resulting in several consecutive lease-outs or vacancies. During tenant changeover, you must take an interim reading for consumption-dependent service charge costs so that you have a measurement document.
If you distribute the heating expenses using heating value days, you do not have to take an interim reading during tenant changeover.
Result
The service charge settlement calculates and apportions the consumption-dependent service charges for the rental units by using the service charge keys and the apportionment factors.
You can also create meters for buildings. However these meter readings are not taken into account for the service charge settlement.
For more information about meters, see
measuring points and meters in the Plant Maintenance (PM) component: