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Use

This procedure enables you to reverse device replacements.

Prerequisites

You have carried out a device replacement that you want to reverse.

You must reverse any stock transfers you have carried out. The device must be available. To do this, choose   Utilities Industry   Device Management   Technology   Device   Device Transfer via Serial Numbers   or   Device   General Inventory Management   Goods Movement   Transfer Posting   .

Procedure

  1. Perform a billing-related removal for the installed (replaced) device from all installations on the device replacement date or each installation date.

    You can determine the installation date via the Utilities Industry menu under:   Device Installation   Installation   Installation Structure   Rate Data   or   Utilities Industry   Device Management   Technology   Device   .

  2. Terminate any device allocations or relationships you have created for the newly installed device.

  3. Perform the replacement reversal.

    The new device is technically removedand the old device is technically installed.

  4. Establish any device allocations or register relationships you require for the re-installed device

  5. Execute a billing-related installationfor the re-installed device in all installations on the device replacement date or on each removal date.

  6. Perform a stock transfer for the device removed.

  7. Perform a stock transfer for the device removed.

Result

The replacement has been fully reversed. The device now has the status Installed again.

Example

Initial Situation

  • Device D1 is technically installed in the device location DL1 on the January 01, 2000.

  • A billing related device installation of device D1 is performed in installation 1 on February 01, 2000.

  • A billing related device installation of device D1 is performed at installation 2 on February 10, 2000.

  • Replace device D1 with device D2 on March 01, 2000.

    This replacement corresponds to a billing-related installation of device D2 on the 01 of March 2000 in device location DL1 and the installations Inst.1 and Inst.2.

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    This produces the following results for March 01, 2000:

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Reversing Device Replacements:

You want to reverse the device replacement. Proceed as follows:

  1. Execute a billing-related device removal of device D2 from the Inst.2 installation on March 01, 2000.

    You have now reversed the billing-related installation of device D2 in the installation Inst.2 on March 01, 2000.

  2. Execute a billing-related device removal of device D2 from the Inst.1 installation for March 01, 2000.

    You have now reversed the billing-related installation of device D2 in the installation (Inst.) 1 for March 01, 2000.

  3. Reverse the device replacement.

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    This produces the following results for March 01, 2000:

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  4. Perform a billing-related device installation of device D1 in installation 1 for March 01, 2000.

  5. Perform a billing-related device installation of device D1 for March 01, 2000 in installation 2.

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