ACRB (Auto Cancel Re-Bill)

Concept:
It is a process wherein the previous estimated invoice is reversed automatically when a new actual
read is loaded within X days (potential period) of the previous bill.
In other words, if there is an invoice with estimated reads, and within the ACRB potential period
invoicing is done with actual reads, the invoice with estimated reads is automatically cancelled. This
is because the actual reads are more accurate and the customer is re-billed with the correct actual
reads.

ACRB is applicable only for the following payment types:

1. DD
2. RPS
3. ROB

Actual Meter reads can be entered through:

 CRM
 npower.com
 D0010
 RD1
 IVR

If ACRB is triggered:
 Previous estimated invoice is reversed.
 Previous estimated reads become inactive.
 /NPU/EBIT_MRBICO table is updated with ACRB indicator set to ‘X’
 Meter reading note updated.

ACRB Potential Periods:

DD customers : 154 days from last estimated reads date.
RPS & ROB customers: 64 days from last estimated reads date.

Threshold limits:
Lower Limit of threshold Upper Limit of threshold
PS customer 90% of TC 110% of TC
Non PS customer 50% of TC 150% of TC

Rules:

1. ACRB is triggered only if the consumption is not within a specific band or threshold i.e. ACRB
will be triggered only if the change in consumption is less than the minimum threshold or
more than the maximum threshold limit.

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 2. There should be no price change or VAT change in the ACRB potential period. If price or VAT
change happens in ACRB potential period, then ACRB will trigger for sure.
3. If actual reads are less than the estimated reads with the potential period, ACRB will be
triggered irrespective of any other threshold.

Target Consumption (TC) = Current Actual Reads – Estimated Reads

PS Customers:
Lower Limit = TC – 90% of TC
Higher Limit = 110% of TC

Non PS Customers:
Lower Limit = TC – 50% of TC
Higher Limit = 150% of TC

Please find below STEPS in ACRB process:

1. Pre-requisites: CY read should be present.

2. Create MRO and enter “Estimated Read”. (Example: 01.01.2015)
3. Bill and invoice the read.
4. Enter reads through D0010/RD1 within 154(in case of MFDD) or 64(in case of RPS/ROB) days
of the previous estimated invoice. (Example: 10.01.2015, within 154 or 64 days of the
estimated meter read)
5. T-code: EL31, the old estimated meter read will become inactive and the new actual read
will become active.
6. On the Page 3 of the new actual read, Meter reading note will be set to CRB1. (Cancel Rebill
1)
7. The old invoice is reversed automatically and a new bill order will be created with new
actual reads updated.
8. T-code: SE16, Validate table /NPU/EBIT_MRBICO. The ACRB indicator will be set to ‘X’.
9. T-code: SE38, Run job “/NPU/EBIR_INVOICE_CORR”. After successful completion of the job,
the ACRB indicator is cleared from the table.
10. T-code: EASIBI, Generate invoice for the new bill order created.
11. Meter reading note is updated to CRB3 from CRB1.

Note: Meter reads can be uploaded using D0010/RD1, CRM and npower.com. Please find
below the changes in the process depending on the medium through which the meter reads
are uploaded. In either case, ACRB is possible.

Meter reads Meter reading Outcome in Do we need to run

uploaded note in EL31 /NPU/EBIT_MRBICO “/NPU/EBIR_INVOICE_CORR”
through job?

D0010/RD1 CRB1 ACRB indicator is set. Yes.

CRM & ACPR ACRB indicator is not No.

npower.com set.

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Payment type: MFDD

Invoice with estimated reads dated 01.01.2016

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Create MRO through Tcode EL01

Enter estimated meter reads through Tcode EL28

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Complete individual bill through Tcode EASIBI

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Release outsorting through EA05

Invoicing complete
Billing view of installation

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Validate reads through Tcode EL31

Estimated reads entered on 01.01.2016 are 89,366

Now execute invoicing with actual reads as on 15.01.2016 (which is within the ACRB potential period
i.e within 154 days from last estimated reads on 01.01.2016)

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Enter actual meter reads through CRM IC

Meter reads 89800 entered which are outside the PS threshold.

Billing view of installation

Observation :

The invoice dated 01.01.2016 was reversed as actual reads are entered within the ACRB potential
period and the reads are outside the PS threshoild limit.

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