Basic Device Category Gateway
You can use the new basic device category Gateway
with this function.
Gateways facilitate automatic metered data entry across all divisions in an intelligent metering system in accordance with the respective legal data protection regulations that apply. Meters transfer their data to the Gateway using an interface. Gateways have a communication model and are the link between the meter technology in a building and the energy data management system used by the utilities company. The data can be stored for a specific time in the Gateway.
You can use this basic device category to:
Allocate smart meters from various divisions to a Gateway at device level. The Gateway acts as the controlling device here.
Combine Gateways with other basic device categories, such as
Other
,Rate Switching Devices (ARCR/Clock)
(ARCR stands for audiofrequency ripple control receiver).
Technical Details
Technical Name | Not relevant |
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Product Feature Is | New |
Country Dependency | Valid in all countries |
Software Component Version | SAP Enhancement Package 7 for SAP ERP 6.0, SP08 |
Application Component | IS-U-DM (Device Management) |
Available As Of | SAP Enhancement Package 7 for SAP ERP 6.0, SP08 |
Required Business Functions |
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Effects on Existing Data
The new basic device category has been added to the following transactions:
EG01/EG02/EG03: Create/Change/Display Device Category for Gateways
EG72/EG73: Maintain/Display Device Allocation for Gateways
Note
Maintaining the register group is optional for Gateways. You can use the Business Add-In (BAdI) ISU_DM_DEVCAT_FUNC
to define device-specific attributes for Gateways in a customer implementation.
Prerequisites
To use the new basic device category, you must active the business function ISU_DM_1
and make the settings required in Customizing for SAP Utilities
under 
Device Management
Technology
Basic Settings
Define Combination of Basic Device Categories
.
More Information
For more information about device categories, see Device Category.