BP without device

[Former Member]

Hi, all.

Inform, please, somebody by experience, what existed variants of realization of maintenance the Business partner (with other master data objects) without the device in IS-U.

Billing of such Business partner should be carried out "based on demand" (multiplication of demand to time of consumption).

Thank in advance.

[kevin_dewilde · Accepted solution]

It is possible to bill flat rates based on installation facts. So, if yo can enter all necessary data in facts (manually or through an interface), you could bill your clients that way.

Also possible is using device info records to "simulate" a device and enter your demand as if it was read from a real device.

[Former Member]

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> It is possible to bill flat rates based on installation facts. So, if yo can enter all necessary data in facts (manually or through an interface), you could bill your clients that way.

Thank you.

It's well. But if then install the device, but to save an opportunity billing on the facts of installation? How to realize in system an opportunity billing by both ways?

For example, is necessary:

- In the first month - billing by flat rates based on installation facts;

- In the second month - billing according to reading of the device;

- In the third month:

-- The first 10 days - according to reading of the device;

-- next 10 days - by flat rates based on installation facts;

-- and next 10 days - according to reading of the device.

Whether it is possible to realize in system?

And how?

[kevin_dewilde]

I think there are several options, depending on the exact scenario:

1) use a flag on the facts that indicates when to use the flat rate (again, manually set or through an interface or though a user-exit in for example device installation)

2) build the rate in a way that: if consumption available then use rate X else use FLAT_RATE

3) use specific rate categories with specific timeslices (again, manually, interfaced, etc...)

Hope this helps!