MockExamPao Flashcards

1
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Which of the following describes the correct order of execution of algorithms during bill completion?

A
SA Type pre-bill completion, 
Customer Class pre-bill completion, 
SA Type Bill Completion, 
Customer Class Bill Completion, 
Customer Class Post Bill Completion
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2
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Which of the following entities hold the demographic info, financial info, billing

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Account, Person, Premise, Service Point, Service Agreement

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3
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Which of the following objects controls what is to be done for an overpayment?

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Customer Class

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4
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Which of the following results to multiple Bill Calculation Headers?

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Multiple Rate Version Calculation Group

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5
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Which of the following statement best describes the Adjustment Approval Profile

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Controls if an adjustment requires approval before being frozen

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6
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How does the base Payment Distribution algorithm work?

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Distribute payments by SA Type Payment priority & debt age

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7
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What happens when the source of the financial transaction is canceled?

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A reversal financial transaction is created

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8
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What happens when a payment is canceled?

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A reversal financial transaction is created

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9
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At an instant in time, how many meters can be installed at a service point?

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One

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10
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How many Service Agreements can be linked in a Severance Process?

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One

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11
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What are the three categories of IMD Exceptions?

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Terminate, Issue, Info

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12
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Which of the following is true about the Account Balance

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An account’s balance is equal to the sum of the FTs linked to its SAs

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13
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Which of the following are true about Subtractive and Consumptive reading?

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Subtractive MC’s usage = End Measurement minus Start Measurement.
Consumptive MC’s usage = Measurement

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14
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Which statements are true for Account?

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Do not select: Account will Expire

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15
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Which status of Bill Segment can be regenerated?

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Freezable and Error

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16
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Which is true for relationship of Payment Event and Tenders?

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Number of Tenders depends on number of type of payments created

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17
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How many bill segment-related transactions related to Payment Arrangement?

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Depending on number of bills that will cover the total amount of the Payment Arrangement

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18
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How many bill segment-related transactions related to Pay Plans?

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none

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19
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How many install events exist for previous year when meter exchange occurred in previous year?

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two (e.g. 1 install event per meter (old and new))

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20
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If the IMD is already visible in C2M portal but not yet finalized, which validation can be assumed already passed?

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Critical validation

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21
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Which BO executes the validation upon receiving the IMD from head-end system?

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IMD Seeder

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22
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How you ensure that the VEE group/rule are executed?

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Set up fallback VEE group

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23
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Which 2 configurations can be set-up if a rule is only applicable to 1 of 2 meters for a certain condition?

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Configure 2 VEE group, Create Eligibility criteria

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24
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Which is needed to establish with Service Provider before Usage Transactions can be created?

A

Usage Subscription

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25
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Which information are required to execute Get Scalar Details usage rule?

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UOM / TOU / SQI

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26
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Which are true for components?

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Attached to asset
cannot be install to location
Also has a disposition

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27
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Where can proration be configured?

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Rate Schedule,
Bill Factor,
Rate Version Calculation Group

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28
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What is needed to configure smart/manual meter and electric/gas meter?

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Service Type,Business Object

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29
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Where to configure which usage need to be measured?

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Measuring Component Type

30
Q

Which is true for measurements?

A

Related to final measurements are used to calculate usage.

Other options will try to flip the order like ‘usage is needed to calculate final measurement’.

31
Q

What can be done by enable service order?

A

connect SP,
install device,
turn ON device,
Check Measurement exists

32
Q

What needs to set-up when creating a new BO to maintain its contents?

A

Related to Display SS and Maint UI maps

33
Q

Aside from set of procedures and
careful handling instructions
for Specifications, what can be used to provide information about specifications?

A

Attributes

34
Q

What are the attributes or measuring components?

A
Channel ID
Channel Multiplier 
•	How To Use?
•	Number of Digits Left?
•	Number of Digits Right?
•	External Id?
•	MDM External Id?
35
Q

When adding additional critical validations to the IMD before subjecting it to VEE, where should these be added?

A

IMD Seeder – Lifecycle

36
Q

When is Meter Multiplier applied?

A

Prepare for VEE stage / Pre-VEE

37
Q

What can “Are SP/Device ready algorithm” do?

A

Customer Device Compatibility Check,
Connect SP and/or Install Device,
Connect Device,
Check for Measurement,
Update US/SP Start Date Time

38
Q

What should be setup in order to send bill to customer?

A

Account Contact Preference

39
Q

Which of the following are true about the FT creation algo/or what does it control?

A

Whether current and/or payoff balances are affected by the FT
How GL entries are created

40
Q

If a company has scalar devices with different registers for outgoing and incoming kwh measurements, how should you implement this in C2M?

A

1 device and multiple mcs

41
Q

Which of the following is Connect SP/Install Device algo is capable of?

A
  • A smart meter command
  • A field activity of a specific field task type
  • specify whether or not to execute an “Override” algorithm that dynamically determines the type of activity to create
42
Q

What is the correct sequence from creating initial measurement data to calculating usage?

A

Load Initial Measurements,
Critical validations,
Normalize measurement (pre-VEE) using Validation, editing and estimation to get final measurements (post-VEE),
Calculate usage using the final measurements

43
Q

Which entity defines the type of collection process to start based on age of debt, amount of debt and type of customer?

A

Collection Class Control

44
Q

Which of the following are true about Specifications and Assets?

A
  • A single specification can be used on many assets
  • Peer Specifications are any specifications that are associated to the current specification by a relationship
  • Specification are user defined and can be easily extended
  • Specifications reference an Asset Type and Manufacturer
  • Specification should have a unique internal stock code for tracking and reporting purposes
  • Specifications define available Firmware Versions for assets/components whose asset type is referenced by the specification
45
Q

What can be defined in Adjustment Type? Choose three.

A

Rate that will be used in creating Adjustment,
How Adjustment will be displayed on Bill,
Default Adjustment Amount,

Adjustment Characteristics,
Print by Default,
Approval Profile

46
Q

Where to disable the proration

A

Bill factor
Calculation Rule
Rate Schedule

47
Q

Choose 2 required configuration for Device Type for the two devices
GAS Manual meter
Electric Smart meter

A

Service Type, Business Object

48
Q

What factor/affect the Usage Calc Algorithm for Usage Transaction

A

there are four choices ( exclude VEE – not sure if this is correct) – can’t remember the other 3 choices

49
Q

What are the different Service Order Types/Processes?

A
Enable Service
Disable Service
Cut for Non-Payment
Reconnect for Payment
Exchange Meter
Back-to-Back
50
Q

Where do you configure “date breaks” - breaking up of usage into sub-periods?

A

Usage Transaction

51
Q

Which three of the following are true for a Payment Arrangement Request?

A

Creates a Payment Arrangement SA,
Will hold debt transferred from the Customer’s delinquent bills upon creation of a PA,
Appears on Customer’s Bills (creates unmatched Bill Segment FTs),

Checking the account’s eligibility for payment arrangement,
Evaluating whether or not the payment arrangement request requires approval,
User approval/rejection of the payment arrangement request,
Monitoring for the down payment, if applicable

52
Q

How many Service Points can a Usage Subscription reference?

A

One or more

53
Q

Valid attributes to define bill determinant calculations for a usage subscription

A

Factor Override
Usage Rule
TOU Map

54
Q

Where do you define the recipient of the usage / bill determinant?

A

Usage Subscription

55
Q

Which of the following are true for the relationship between Assets and Components

A

Components are a class of Assets,
Components cannot be installed on their own at a location, but can be received, tracked, or inspected like any other Asset,
Components and Assets have dispositions

56
Q

Situation presented involves an IMD To Do Entry and retrying an IMD that fails validation every 30 minutes?

A

Read BO values (automated retry, next retry, retry until date,…) using an algorithm of type D1-IMD-RETRY

57
Q

In addition to the “as measured” value, final measurements can record up to how many “derived values”?

A

10

58
Q

Which of the following are valid Asset dispositions?

A

Attached,
Installed,
In Receipt,
In Repair,
In Stores,
Out of Service,
In Service
Rejected,
Retired,
Pending Disposition,

59
Q

Which of the following are not true for Measuring Components.

A

Types of MCs include Physical,
Standalone, Scratchpad, and TOU. (TOU is false)
Seconds-per-interval is measured by Scalar MCs.

60
Q

What are the valid life cycle statuses for Assets?

A

In Receipt,
In Stores,
Installed,
In Repair,
Retired,
Rejected,
Pending Disposition

61
Q

Asset location

A

warehouse or storeroom, SP (long as asset exists there)

62
Q

What is the correct flow from IMD to creation of usage?

A

Load Initial Measurements
Validate Edit Estimate (VEE) Initial Measurements
Create Final Measurements
Calculate Usage

63
Q

Which drives number of Bill Segment calculation header?

A

Rate version of Calculation Group

64
Q

How many tenders in a Payment Event

A

One per Payment form

65
Q

When is IMD Critical Validation is triggered?

A

Pre-VEE

66
Q

What can be defaulted by an SA’s Start Options

A

Contract Terms, Rate Schedule, Terms & Conditions

67
Q

What causes multiple bill lines for Rate Component in a calculation header?

A

Change in Bill Factor

68
Q

Which base algorithm plug in spot can call rate application?

A

Bill Segment Type – Bill Segment Create,
Adjustment Type – Generate Adjustment

69
Q

When a customer has a specific price for a defined quantity which is different to other
customers, where is this specific price for the related Bill Factor defined?

A

Service Agreement – Contract Value

70
Q

What correctly describes the possible causes of price proration? (Choose the best answer.)

A

Changes in Rate Version Calculation Group and Bill Factor

71
Q

Question regarding on where to determine the computation for Derived Values

A

Measuring Component Type