Brief Description

Business Process: Validate Meter Reads

Process Type: Sub-Process

Parent Process: 4.2.1 CC&B.Collect and Process Meter Read

Sibling Processes:

•	4.2.1.1a CC&B.Read Meter

•	4.2.1.2a CC&B.Load Meter Reads

•	4.2.1.4 CC&B.Manage Consumption Data Reporting

•	5.3.2.1 CC&B.Manage Field Activities and Field Orders

Organizations usually want to review reads outside certain defined limits prior to using these reads on a bill. Included are reads uploaded from various sources as well as reads entered online. This process describes the review for meter reads that fall outside predetermined high and low boundaries.

Based on established business rules, a read falling outside the predetermined boundaries can be reset or updated. The CSR or Authorized User determines whether to allow the read (Meter Read Types) to be used for Billing.