SAP IS Utility

Course Summary

With this curriculum, you can drive more value from the SAP for Utilities
solution portfolio. Whether you're organisation is regulated or
deregulated, you'll learn how to optimise processes for meter
management, billing, accounting, customer service, and reporting.

Audience
Ø  This course is aimed at Project Managers, Project Team Members and People with organisational responsibilities
Ø  The course is also suitable for customers who are still using an SAP R/3 version of the component.
 Prerequisites:
Essential  
Ø  SAP01 SAP Overview
 
Goals
Ø Participants
familiarise themselves with the basic principles of device management
and the conversion of related key business processes in IS-U/CCS, as
well as the interfaces of standard SAP components MM and PM.
Ø
In addition to providing a theoretical overview, this course equips
participants with the practical ability to install their own data
constructs and customise the device management.
 
Course Content

      
Ø IS-U/CCS basic functions
Ø Regional structure
Ø Scheduling
Ø Commercial master data
Ø Business partner
Ø Contract account
Ø Contract
Ø Technical master data
Ø Connection object
Ø Connection
Ø Premise
Ø Installation
Ø Point of delivery
Ø Device
Ø Integration with the standard SAP system
Ø Equipment
Ø Functional locations
Ø Material
Ø Enterprise organisation/agent determination for Customising functions
Ø Device master data
Ø Inventory management (integration with MM)
Ø Device procurement, device storage, device movement
Ø Device installation
Ø Installation, removal, replacement, and modification
Ø Device relationships and installation structure
Ø Meter readings
Ø Organisation of readings
Ø Creation of meter reading orders and download to external systems
Ø Entry, validation, and extrapolation
Ø Monitoring of meter reading results
Ø Device inspection
Ø Sampling procedure
Ø Periodic meter replacement
Ø Integration with standard QM component Rate structure
Ø Rate types and rate categories
Ø Prices
Ø Billing schemas
Ø Rate determination
Ø Billing process
Ø Functions (including periodic and period-end billing)
Ø Simulation
Ø Outsorting
Ø Reversal
Ø Manual billing
Ø Invoicing
Ø Bill print-out
Ø Budget billing plan
Ø Reversal
Ø Discounts and surcharges
Ø Special billing features
Ø Customising functions Organisational elements of contract accounting
Ø Transactions and account determination
Ø Posting and documents
Ø Account information
Ø Payments and returns processing
Ø Cash desk and payment lot
Ø Settlement control
Ø Deferrals/instalment plans
Ø Interest calculation
Ø Dunning and collection
Ø Security deposits
Ø Transfer to general ledger (FI-GL) and integration into further SAP components
Ø Contract accounting as the basis for credit and collections management
Ø Demonstration of the customising functions for all business processes