1. Introduction

Status

Definition

A Metered Services Consumption Report is a communication between trading parties, or their agents, providing consumption and where required associated technical information at a location(s) for a product(s) or service(s) where the supply is recorded using a meter(s).

Principles

• At least one delivery party (premise) shall be identified per message.
• Each Metered Services Consumption Report will define the period of time for which the details contained are valid.
• A Metered Services Consumption Report may be used to provide consumption information which may directly relate to other business functions, e.g. invoicing or process control.
• A Metered Services Consumption Report may be sent by the buyer or the seller to the other party.
• Metered Services Consumption Reports will be provided for premises as defined by trading partners.
• Locations, products and/or services, and meters shall be identified where ever possible within the report using EAN codes to facilitate automatic processing.
• The Metered Services Consumption Report may be transmitted at any time and may be related directly to either a delivery(ies) and/or an invoice.

• A Metered Services Consumption Report when used to support the financial information contained in an invoice may only relate to one invoice.
• A Metered Services Consumption Report when used to indicate consumption or qualitative information may relate to one or many delivery parties (premises).

The Metered Services Consumption Report message is a status zero EDIFACT message and therefore will not appear in any EDIFACT directory. The message is currently being developed within the EDIFACT process.

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