Transaction Properties Field Descriptions
The table below describes the properties fields in the transaction creation wizard for the following transaction types:
- CATS change request (CATSChangeRequest)
- Customer details request (CDR)
- Life support notification (LSN)
- Life support request (LSR)
- Meter exchange notification
- Meter fault and issue notification
- Provide meter data request (PMDR)
- Service order response (SOResponse)
- Site access request (SOR)
- Verify meter data request (VMDR)
| Field | Transaction Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NMI | All | The 10-character National Metering Identifier. | |
| From role | All except CATSChangeRequest | Based on the applicable market roles that can send the transaction that the organization is configured to run as. This can be LSNP (Local Network Service Provider) or MDP (Meter Data Provider). | |
| To role | All except CATSChangeRequest, and PMDR | Based on the applicable market roles that can receive the transaction. If only one role exists, then that will be selected by default. | |
| To participant | All except CATSChangeRequest | The list of participants that are configured in the system that
match the To role, with the current
participant by default. The field
can optionally be restricted with any of these filters based
on the From role:
|
|
| NMI suffix | VMDR | This field is enabled only if a valid NMI is selected. The NMI suffix drop-down menu will allow a selection from the valid NMI suffix options for the selected NMI. | |
| Start date | VMDR, CATSChangeRequest, PMDR | By default, this field is one calendar day prior to the current day. | |
| End date | VMDR, PMDR | By default, this field is the current day. | |
| Meter serial number | VMDR, CATSChangeRequest | The drop-down menu includes valid Meter Serial Numbers for the selected NMI for the time period selected. If there is no end date, then the duration is indefinite. This field defaults to a blank value. | |
| Reason | All except PMDR | Required field with a drop-down menu that varies by transaction type. | CATS Change Request - Change Reason Codes |
| Customer Details Request - Customer Detail Request Reason | |||
| Life Support Notification - Life Support Notification Reason | |||
| Life Support Request - Life Support Request Reason | |||
| Site Access Request - Site Access Request Reason | |||
| Verify Meter Data - Verify Meter Data Request Investigation Code | |||
| Note | Customer Details Request, VMDR, Life Support Request, Site Access Request | Enter a description of no more than 240 characters. This field is optional unless the selected Reason is Other. | |
| PMDR ID | VMDR | The drop-down menu includes existing PMDRs in the system for the selected NMI. | |
| Datastream status | CATSChangeRequest | This field is optional and is blank by default. The drop-down menu includes options for Active or Inactive. | |
| Read type | Provide Meter Data Request | This optional field allows the user to indicate why the PMDR was raised. This is information only and will not be sent to the MDP or affect processing. The drop-down menu includes the following options: Missing, Substitute, Estimate, and Other. | |