INTRO

EANCOM^® PART II		31.08.2000
MSCONS	- Metered Services Consumption Report Message

1. Introduction

Status

MESSAGE TYPE	: MSCONS
REFERENCE DIRECTORY	: D.96A
EANCOM^® SUBSET VERSION	: 003

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.

1. Introduction

Status

Definition

Principles