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METER DATA MANAGEMENT V 2.0.1

4.2.1.2 MDM.Manage VEE and VEE Exceptions

Creation Date: June 16, 2011Last Updated: March 10, 2012


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BRIEF DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL PAGE 1............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL PAGE 2............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL PAGE 3............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL PAGE 4............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8DETAIL BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9TEST DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO THE CURRENT PROCESS............................................................................................................................................................................31DOCUMENT CONTROL............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32ATTACHMENTS......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33

Initial Load IMD Interval Lifecycle.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33Initial Load IMD Scalar Lifecycle.......................................................................................................................................................................................................33Manual IMD Interval Lifecycle......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33Manual IMD Scalar Lifecycle............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 33Estimate IMD Interval Lifecycle........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 33Estimate IMD Scalar Lifecycle.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34VEE Group for a MC......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34VEE Rules in a VEE Group................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34VEE Rule Lifetime............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34Referred VEE Group for VEE Rule..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34VEE Group Matrix for a VEE Rule..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34Error and To Do................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35How to Read and Understand Process Diagram .URM Standards. Notations..................................................................................................................................35




Brief DescriptionBusiness Process: 4.2.1.2 MDM.Manage VEE and VEE Exceptions Process Type: Process Parent Process: 4.2.1 MDM. Collect and Process Measurements Sibling Processes: 4.2.1.1 MDM.Upload Device Measurements, 4.2.1.3 MDM.Calculate Usage

This process gets initiated when the IMD is loaded into the system, has passed the VEE Ready state across its life-cycle and is ready for VEE processing. The various types of IMDs (Initial Load, Manual, and Estimation) can have VEE processes invoked either through the system or by users. During the VEE process, various VEE rules are applied sequentially. Each of the rules may be single rule or can refer to another group of VEE Rules through specific selection criteria. These VEE rules fall into different categories such as common validation rules, estimation rules, device type specific rules, along with few rules to check the accuracy of the consumption. Any exceptions encountered, during the VEE process, may lead to either termination of the whole VEE Process or continuation based on the severity of exception, followed by exception processing. With the successful completion of the VEE process, the application normalizes and finalizes IMD and makes processed measurements available for usage calculations.




Business Process Model Page 1




Detail Business Process Model Description

1.0 Determine VEE Group based on IMD Type and MC

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM determines the VEE Group configured for the Measuring Component derived from the IMD.

Business Object (Y/N) Business Object

Configuration required (Y/N) Entities to Configure:

Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)1.1 Select the VEE Group

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM selects the VEE Group based on the measuring component to perform the VEE process.

Process Plug-in enabled (Y/N) Available Algorithm(s):


Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)1.2 Select VEE Rule in the Group within Applicable Period



D1-InitialLoadIMDIntervalD1-InitialLoadIMDScalarD1-ManualIMDIntervalD1-ManualIMDScalarD1-EstimationIMDIntervalD1-EstimationIMDScalar

VEE RulesVEE GroupMeasuring Component

D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D1-MNOV-VEE (Perform VEE for Manual IMD)D1-ESTM-VEE (Perform VEE for Estimation IMD)



Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM selects the VEE rules configured in the VEE group as per the configured rule sequence and filters the rules based on their applicability.




Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)1.3 Determine Referred VEE Group

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM determines the VEE Group referred by the VEE Rule.





D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D1-MNOV-VEE (Perform VEE for Manual IMD)D1-ESTM-VEE (Perform VEE for Estimation IMD)D1-InitialLoadIMDIntervalD1-InitialLoadIMDScalarD1-ManualIMDIntervalD1-ManualIMDScalarD1-EstimationIMDIntervalD1-EstimationIMDScalar

VEE Rules VEE Group





Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)1.4 Determine ‘Factor Value’ and ‘Factor Value’ Mapped VEE Group

Actor/Role: MDM Description: MDM shall dynamically determine the factor value for a VEE rule and determines the VEE group mapped to the factor value.




Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)Group: Common Rule(s)1.5 Validate Meter Multiplier, Unit of Measure

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: The MDM applies common rules. Note: Common rules are rules that can be applicable to an IMD irrespective of the type of meter, e.g., scalar or interval. Sample common rules are:

The Meter Multiplier rule ensures that the meter multiplier value of the current measurement data matches the meter multiplier value stored on the measuring component.



VEE Group for VEE Rule



VEE Groups and Factors


The Unit of Measure rule ensures that the unit-of-measure (UOM) of the incoming data matches the UOM specified on the measuring component




Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)Group: Replacement Rule(s)1.6 Analyze Existing Measurement with Same Date/Time as Raw Data

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: The MDM system checks if there are any existing measurements for the same period as the current measurement. Furthermore, it checks if the existing measurement is system read or manually edited.





D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D1-MNOV-VEE (Perform VEE for Manual IMD)D1-ESTM-VEE (Perform VEE for Estimation IMD)D2-REGMULCHK (Multiplier Check)D2-UOMCHK (Unit of Measure Check)

D2-RegisterMultiplierCheckD2-UOMCheck

Multiplier CheckUnit of Measure

D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D1-MNOV-VEE (Perform VEE for Manual IMD)D1-ESTM-VEE (Perform VEE for Estimation IMD)D2-INTREPRL (Interval Replacement Rule)D2-SCAREPRL (Scalar Replacement Rule)D2-IntervalReplacementRuleD2-ScalarReplacementRule


Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations) Group: Replacement Rule(s)1.7 Validate Replacement of Existing Measurement

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: When the measurement exists with same date/time as the raw data, the rule determines if the raw reading will be rejected completely or rejected only if the existing measurement is manually user-edited.



Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)Group: Estimation Rule(s)1.8 Analyze IMD Type

Actor/Role: MDM Description: The MDM system analyses if the IMD is an Estimate IMD or Manual IMD.



Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)Group: Estimation Rule(s)1.9 Estimate Gaps in IMD



D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D1-MNOV-VEE (Perform VEE for Manual IMD)D1-ESTM-VEE (Perform VEE for Estimation IMD)D2-INTREPRL (Interval Replacement Rule)D2-SCAREPRL (Scalar Replacement Rule)D2-IntervalReplacementRuleD2-ScalarReplacementRule

D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D1-MNOV-VEE (Perform VEE for Manual IMD)D1-ESTM-VEE (Perform VEE for Estimation IMD)D1-ManualIMDIntervalD1-ManualIMDScalarD1-EstimationIMDIntervalD1-EstimationIMDScalar


Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM proceeds forward to estimate the gaps in the Initial Load IMD and the Manual IMD.




Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)Group: Estimation Rule(s)2.0 Estimate Missing IMD for Period

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: The application estimates the whole missing Interval IMD for using various estimation techniques.



Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)Group: Estimation Rule(s)2.1 Estimate Scalar Read

Actor/Role: MDM14

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D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D1-MNOV-VEE (Perform VEE for Manual IMD)D2-INTINTEST (Interval Interpolation Estimation)D2-INTAVGEST (Interval Averaging Estimation)D1-InitialLoadIMDIntervalD1-ManualIMDIntervalD2-IntervalInterpolationEstD2-IntervalAveragingEstimation

VEE Group for Estimation

D1-ESTM-VEE (Perform VEE for Estimation IMD)D2-INTINTEST (Interval Interpolation Estimation)D2-INTAVGEST (Interval Averaging Estimation)D1-EstimationIMDIntervalD2-IntervalInterpolationEstD2-IntervalAveragingEstimation


Description: MDM estimates scalar value using various estimation techniques.



Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)Group: Device Type Specific Rule(s)2.2 Validate Interval Size

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM checks to ensure that the interval size of the initial measurement data matches the defined value in the measuring component type.




Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)Group: Device Type Specific Rule(s)2.3 Check Interval Spike

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM examines the interval data to identify intervals with suspiciously high usage relative to the surrounding intervals.



D1-ESTM-VEE (Perform VEE for Estimation IMD)D2-SCAPROEST (Estimate Scalar Based on Profile Data)

D1-EstimationIMDScalarD2-ScalarProfileEstimation

D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D2-INTSIZVAL (Interval Size Validation)

D1-InitialLoadIMDIntervalD2-IntervalSizeValidation (Interval Size Validation)

VEE Group and RulesSPI on Measuring Component





Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)Group: Common Consumption Rule(s)2.4 Check High/Low Reads

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM checks the Initial Measurement for high or low consumption.




Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)Group: Common Consumption Rule(s)2.5 Check for Negative Consumption



D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D2-INTSPKCHK (Interval Spike Check)

D1-InitialLoadIMDIntervalD2-IntervalSpikeCheck (Interval Spike Check)

Spike Tolerance Values

D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D2-HILO-CHK (High/Low Check)

D1-InitialLoadIMDIntervalD1-InitialLoadIMDScalarD2-VEERuleHighLowCheck (High/Low Check)

VEE Group and RulesHigh Tolerance or Tolerance FactorLow Tolerance or Tolerance FactorHistorical Percentage RequiredHistorical Pre-WindowHistorical Post-WindowComparison Method (Average / Max)


Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM will check if consumption has any negative values.




Group: Perform VEE Rules for a VEE Group (Initial Load, Manual and Estimations)Group: Common Consumption Rule(s)2.6 Perform Sum Check

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM evaluates whether consumption for the current initial measurement data record is within a tolerance of the sum of the consumption (during the same period) for any related measuring components.




2.7 Update IMD to “VEE” State

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM updates the IMD to VEE State.



D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D2-NCON-CHK (Negative Consumption Check)

D1-InitialLoadIMDIntervalD1-InitialLoadIMDScalarD2-NegativeConsumptionCheck (Negative Consumption Check)

VEE Group and Rules

D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D2-SUM-CHK (Sum Check)

D1-InitialLoadIMDIntervalD1-InitialLoadIMDScalarD2-SumCheck (Sum Check)

Percentage ToleranceToleranceMeter Multiplier Tolerance




Group: Normalize Measurements2.8 Analyze MC Type for Any Values to be Derived

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM analyses the measuring component type to determine the measurement BO and populate the data by mapping with Post-VEE raw measurement data. It further checks if there are any algorithms configured to derive other values based on current values.



Group: Normalize Measurements2.9 Derive Values

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM derives other values based on the current measurements.




F1-AT-RQJ ( Transition to Default Next Status)


D1-AUTO-NORM (Normalize Measurements)Value Derivation Algorithms


D1-AUTO-NORM (Normalize Measurements)Value Derivation Algorithms



Group: Normalize Measurements3.0 Evaluate if Measurement(s) Exist for Same Period

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM checks if there exists any finalized measurement whose date/time matches the current measurement.



Group: Normalize Measurements 3.1 Create Normalized Measurement(s)

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM creates normalized measurements






D1-AUTO-NORM (Normalize Measurements)





Group: Normalize Measurements 3.2 Update Existing Measurement(s)

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM updates the existing measurement with current measurement.




3.3 Validate Normalized Data

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: This step is performed if business requires additional data processing or validations while data is normalized. Note: Currently this step is relevant for Scalar IMDs only. System checks if there are any IMDs in error state for related Measuring Components and attempts reprocess these IMDs if required.



Group: Create Subsequent Usage Transaction 3.4 Determine Usage Subscription(s) Linked to Service Point of IMD

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM identifies Usage Subscription(s) linked to the service point.





Overwrite Identical Existing Measurement(s)

D1-REP-RLIMD (Reprocess Related Initial Measurement Data(s)






Group: Create Subsequent Usage Transaction 3.5 Select Each Usage Transaction of Each Usage Subscription for the Period

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM determines the Usage Transaction(s) that fall within the period of IMD.






D1-TRAN-UT (Transition Usage Transaction(s))


Device ConfigurationService PointsUsage Subscription(s)Usage Transaction(s)



Usage Subscription(s)Usage Transaction(s)


Group: Create Subsequent Usage Transaction 3.6 Change Usage Transaction State to ‘Subsequent Correction’

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM checks if the usage information has already been sent out to the Recipient. If usage has been already sent to the usage Recipient, it updates the Usage transaction to the ‘Sub-sequent Correction’ state.



3.7 Update IMD to ‘Complete’ State

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM updates the status of IMD to ‘Complete’.


Group: Initiate Exception Processing 3.8 Analyze Exception

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: When an exception takes place during VEE Processing, MDM analyzes the severity of the exception based on the configuration.










Group: Initiate Exception Processing 3.9 Update IMD to ‘Exception’ State and Log Error

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: If an exception exists with severity ‘Issue’, MDM automatically updates the IMD status to ‘Exception’ and logs an error.






D1-INIT-VEE (Perform VEE for Initial Load IMD)D1-MNOV-VEE (Perform VEE for Manual IMD)D1-ESTM-VEE (Perform VEE for Estimation IMD)D1-TRN-EXCP (Transition on Exception)


Exception Severity for VEE Rules

F1-AT-RQJ ( Transition to Default Next Status)


Exception Severity


Group: Initiate Exception Processing 4.0 Create To Do

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: Once the MDM system logs the errors, it creates a To Do entry. Authorized Users are allowed to review the problem and attempt to fix the error reported by system. User can configure the creation or non-creation of a To Do Entry.




Group: Initiate Exception Processing4.1 Log Error

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM logs an error based on an exception of severity ‘Issue’ found during VEE processing.



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D1-CRE-IMDTD (Create To Do)


Exception TypeException SeverityTo Do RoleTo Do Type




Group: Initiate Exception Processing4.2 Highlight Info

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: If identified exception severity level is “Info” MDM just highlights the issue and provides relevant information.



4.3 Analyze Error and Work To Do

Actor/Role: MDM Authorized UserDescription: The MDM Authorized User analyzes the error logged and respective To Do created to determine the corrective action. The MDM Authorized User performs work to resolve the error.



4.4 Request to ‘Discard’

Actor/Role: MDM Authorized UserDescription: When the IMD is in an ‘Exception’ state and MDM Authorized User decides that the IMD cannot be used, the MDM Authorized User manually discards the record.





D1-CRE-IMDTD (Create To Do)




4.5 Complete To Dos

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM finds all non-completed To Do entries and completes them before reprocessing.



4.6 Update IMD to ‘Discard’ State

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM updates the IMD to the ‘Discard’ state indicating that it cannot be used further. However it remains in the system.


4.7 Request to ‘Force Complete’




D1-COMP-TD (Complete To Do Entries for Initial Measurement Data)




Actor/Role: MDM Authorized UserDescription: The MDM Authorized User manually approves IMDs in an error state.


4.8 Update IMD to ‘Force Complete’ State

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM updates IMD to ‘Force Complete’ state. Business Object (Y/N) Business Object

4.9 Request to ‘Perform VEE’

Actor/Role: MDM Authorized UserDescription: The MDM Authorized User requests the system to VEE an IMD in an incomplete state.


5.0 Update IMD to ‘VEE’ State and Continue Processing

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: MDM updates the IMD to the VEE state and continues re-processing.









Group: Automated Retry Process5.1 Evaluate Criteria to Run Automated Retry Process

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: The application determines if IMDs requires re-processing.Note: A batch process is configured for this automated retry process.



Customizable process (Y/N) Process Name

5.2 Identify IMD Record in ‘Exception’ State

Actor/Role: MDMDescription: The MDM continuously monitors IMDs to identify records in an ‘Exception’ state.

Process Plug-in enabled (Y/N) Available Algorithm(s):28


D1-IMD-RETRY (Retry Initial Measurement Data Processing)



D1-InitialLoadIMDIntervalD1-InitialLoadIMDScalarD1-ManualIMDIntervalD1-ManualIMDScalarD1-EstimationIMDIntervalD1-EstimationIMDScalarIMD Monitor – Physical Devices (D1-IMD)




Customizable process (Y/N) Process Name




IMD Monitor – Physical Devices (D1-IMD)


Test Documentation related to the Current Process

ID Document Name Test Type




Document ControlChange Record

1

Date Author Version Change Reference

7/18/2011 Srinivas Rao Kanteti

1.0 Initial Draft

9/13/2011 Srinivas Rao Kanteti

1.0 Update

09/15/2011

Galina Polonsky 1.0 Reviewed.

12/05/2011

Layne Nelson 1.0 Reviewed

03/15/2012

Galina Polonsky 1.1 Edited. Reviewed. Approved




Attachments

Initial Load IMD Interval Lifecycle

Initial Load IMD Scalar Lifecycle

Manual IMD Interval Lifecycle

Manual IMD Scalar Lifecycle

Estimate IMD Interval Lifecycle

Estimate IMD Scalar Lifecycle




VEE Group for a MC

VEE Rules in a VEE Group

VEE Rule Lifetime

Referred VEE Group for VEE Rule

VEE Group Matrix for a VEE Rule

Error and To Do




How to Read and Understand Process Diagram .URM Standards. Notations



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