CCS Part 2 Flashcards
Collected ideas from Student guide II and other things encountered while browsing C-to-M.
It manages the field work and smart meter commands for customer processes such as installing a meter, exchanging a meter, etc.
Service Order Management
These activities involve sending workers into the field to perform a specific task.
Field Activities
It can be created by a service order initiated by customer processes or by a user.
Field Activity
This part of the Field Task Type indicates if field tasks of this type can only be performed at a service point.
Routing
This part of the Field Task Type indicates if an appointment is required or applicable for field tasks of this type.
Appointment Option
In a Field Task Type, these are used to retrieve data needed by the field work system.
Processing Scripts
The actions to be performed when a field activity is successful or canceled are recorded in ______.
Completion Events
Creating an Install Event is an example of a Completion Event.
True/False
True
How do Field Activities work? (Select all that applies) *Create Outbound Communication *Request Appointment *Created by a Service Order or a user *None
- Created by a Service Order or a user
- Request Appointment
- Create Outbound Communication
Field activities enter this state following the “Waiting for Appointment” or “Retry” states. An outbound communication is created.
- Communication In Progress
- Pending
- Waiting to Request
- Waiting for Appointment
Communication In Progress
If a field activity has a future effective date. It remains in the _________ state until the effective date is reached.
- Pending
- Validate
- Waiting to Request
- Waiting for Appointment
Waiting to Request
If a field activity passes its validations and the effective date has been reached, the activity enters the _________ state.
- Communication In Progress
- Validate
- Waiting to Request
- Waiting for Appointment
Waiting for Appointment
When a field activity is retried after correction of an error condition, it enters the ____ state.
Retry
After an inbound communication is received, the field activity enters the _________ state.
- Retry
- Waiting to Request
- Execute Completion Events
- Waiting for Appointment
- Communication In Progress
Execute Completion Events
This is created to notify users that a Field activity is canceled.
To Do
Field activities make use of Outbound Communications only. True/False
False. Field activities make use of both Outbound Communications and Inbound Communications.
These are used to send a message from C2M to a field work system or other external system.
Outbound Communication
These are used to receive a message response from the field work system.
Inbound Communications
A ________ is created for every inbound or outbound message related to a field activity.
Communication
_______ specify how outbound communications are sent to the field work system.
External Applications
In External Applications, _________ specify how to create communications for the field work system.
Processing Methods
When an outbound communication is not responded to immediately, these are created (by Inbound Web Services)
Inbound Communications
OUAF components for Outbound communications:
- Inbound Web Service
- Outbound Message Type
- Message Sender
- External Systems
- External Systems
- Message Sender
- Outbound Message Type
OUAF components for Inbound communications:
- Inbound Web Service
- Outbound Message Type
- Message Sender
- External Systems
*Inbound Web Service
Outbound Message Type and Message Sender are both defined in _______.
External System
These are used to send messages to the head-end system.
Message Senders
_______ define the types of messages to be sent to the field work system.
Outbound Message Types
_________ pick up inbound messages from the head-end system, and create inbound communications.
Inbound Web Services
Completion events are executed at the time they are created. True/False
False. Completion events are not executed at the time they are created.
Completion Events are created by _________.
Inbound Communications
_______ are used to change the state of a service point, for example to enable service or change the meter.
Service Orders
Controls the overall intent of the process (includes field work, smart commands, and measurements)
Service Order
also known as Orchestrating Activity
Service Order
Can be initiated from a Service Order activity or directly; represents a single task to be carried out such as installing a meter(FA) or a remote disconnect smart meter command
Specific Activity
Orchestrates the communication to the external application and provides robust handling for any errors that might occur during that communication
Communication Out
Represents the message payload sent to the external system and the synchronous response
Outbound Message
Orchestrates the handling of an asynchronous or unsolicited response from an external system
Communication In
Carries out the results of the communication
Completion Event
Service Order Activity Type used to orchestrate a change of service when the customer at a service point changes (owners or tenants change)
Back-to-Back Service
Service Order Activity Type used to restore service at a Service point after receipt of past due payment
Reconnect Service for Payment
Service Order Activity Processing: If an orchestration activity has a future effective date, it remains in the ______ state until the effective date is reached.
- Activity In Progress
- Are SP and Device Ready?
- Waiting for Effective Date
- Activity Error
Waiting for Effective Date
When a service order activity enters the ________ state, a set of algorithms are used to evaluate the state of the SP/Meter/Item to determine which actions are required to complete the service request.
- Activity In Progress
- Are SP and Device Ready?
- Waiting for Effective Date
- Activity Error
*Are SP and Device Ready?
This algorithm determines if a specific activity needs to be created based on the state of the SP.
Connect SP and/or Install Device (D1-CNSPINSDV)
This kind of algorithm works in a similar fashion to the “Connect SP and/or Install Device” algorithm, but uses the current state of the Install Event as the criteria when evaluating the device.
Update Device
The job of the _______ service order activity is to get the service point to the following desired state for service enablement.
Enable Service
This state checks the connection state of the SP and device installed at the SP, and create a “specific activity” to enable service.
Are SP and Device Ready?
Type of Notification where the customer does not need to sign up to receive these.
Push Notifications
Type of Notification where the customer must to sign up to receive these.
Subscription Notifications
This type of notification can determine the default contact and send a notification using it.
Push Notifications
This type of notification can be configured to allow multiple routings of bills and quotes.
Subscription Notifications
This must exist before a customer or a service point’s iusage can be calculated.
Usage Subscription
True/False. Each initial measurement is subject to validation, editing, and estimation. The VEE logic can override the initial measurements.
True.
What are the billable states of a Service Agreement? Choose from the following: -Pending Start -Active -Canceled -Pending Stop -Stopped -Closed -Reactivated
- Active
- Pending Stop
- Stopped
- Reactivated
_____________ are derived from the final measurements of the Measuring Components installed at the Usage Subscription’s Service Points during the calculation period.
Bill Determinants (usage)
What are the ways to activate a Service Agreement?
- Automatically by the SA activation background process when it detects that the service is ready to start (most common)
- Automatically when the SA is created
- Manually by a user using the SA portal
Provides a central location to capture contact information such as phone numbers and email address
Person Contacts
This record how a customer wishes to be contacted for applicable notification types
Contact Preferences
This record how a customer does not wish to be contacted for applicable push-based notification types.
Opt-out Preferences
Premise and Person entities both have alternate names and addresses which are used for searching purposes. True/False
True
What are the 2 categories of Alerts?
Configurable Alerts and Fixed Alerts
Each initial measurement is subject to ________.
VEE - validation, editing, and estimation
The final measurements are periodically transformed into _____ for the subscribing systems.
usage (billing determinants)
_____ quantities are the consumption derived from the measurements recorded by the head-end system/meter reader
Pre-VEE
Final measurements are created using the ____ quantities.
Post-VEE
If final measurements are wrong, a new IMD is created to correct them. True/False
True