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Function documentationUtilities, Meter Reading in Contract Management

 

Technical Data

Technical Name of Business Function

CRM_UT_MR_VAL

Type of Business Function

Enterprise Business Function

Available As Of

SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP CRM 7.0 SP07

Technical Usage

CRM Core

Application Component

Utilities Industry: Meter Reading (CRM-IU-MR)

Required Business Function

Utilities Energy Retailer (CRM_UT_ER_1)

This business function provides you with meter reading enhancements to the contract management process in the SAP CRM Interaction Center for Utilities.

Prerequisites

  • You have installed the following components as of the version mentioned:

    Type of Component

    Component

    Is Needed Only for the Following Features

    Software Component

    BBPCRM 702

  • You are using SAP enhancement package 5 (or higher) in SAP ERP 6.0, Industry Extension Utilities.

  • You have activated business function CRM_UT_ER_1 Utilities Energy Retailer 1.

Features

The business function Utilities, Meter Reading in Contract Management provides you with the following feature:

Meter Reading in the Contract Management Work Center

The enhancements to the Contract Management work center allow you to perform the following actions (in the meter reading results table):

  • Validate Meter Reading Results

    • When you validate a meter reading result, the system displays the validation results for the selected meter reading. The status of the meter reading validation is indicated using a traffic light icon. See the related application help for more information.

  • Release Implausible Meter Reading Results

    • You can release implausible meter reading results for one or more devices or registers at the same time, by selecting the desired meter reading results and using the Release Without Correction pushbutton.

  • You can use the Estimate, Validate and Release Without Correction action icons to perform these actions on individual meter reading results.