- Revision History
- Overview
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- Customer
- Meter Solution
- Operational Device
- Analytics Visualization
- Cloud Service Foundation
- Utilities Application Framework
- Utilities Testing Accelerator
- System Wide
This document will continue to evolve as existing sections change and new information is added. All updates appear in the following table:
| Date | Product | Feature | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 JUL 2020 | Created initial document. |
This guide outlines the information you need to know about new or improved functionality in this update.
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Dedicated Control Central Search Portal
Search for a person, account, or premise to view information, alerts, and messages with a new, dedicated Control Central Search portal. Previously, the Control Central search page was on the Main tab portal of Control Central.
New Billing Data Extract Files
Accelerate billing data distribution to other on-premises applications and cloud solutions using DataConnect file extracts.
Oracle Field Service Cloud Integration
Field Work Completion for Equipment Related Activities
Take advantage of automated updates initiated via field work completion related to installation, removal, and exchange of equipment such as potential transformers or electronic receiver-transmitters installed at or attached to service points, devices, or measuring components. This automation is enabled for activities exchanged between Oracle Utilities Customer Cloud Service and Oracle Field Service Cloud.
Oracle Financials Cloud Integration
Interfacing General Ledger Information to Oracle Financials Cloud
Integrate billing, adjustment, and payment-related General Ledger information from Oracle Utilities Customer Cloud Service to Oracle Financials Cloud.
Interfacing Accounts Payable Information with Oracle Financials Cloud
Interface accounts payable information, for processing check payments to customers, between Oracle Utilities Customer Cloud Service and Oracle Financials Cloud.
Configurable Consumption Extract
Export consumption data in a configurable file format from Oracle Utilities Customer Cloud Service and Oracle Utilities Meter Solution Cloud Service for use with external applications and systems using a highly configurable extraction process.
Extract measurement data in a fixed flat file format from the Oracle Utilities Customer Cloud Service and Oracle Utilities Meter Solution Cloud Service for use with external applications and systems using the Data Export feature of the Oracle Utilities Application Framework.
Migrate master and transactional data from one environment to another using Configuration Migration Assistant to support testing of new functionality and performing regression testing for new releases.
Support Measuring Component Level ERT (Communication Modules)
Lower your project costs and timelines for Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) scenarios that communicate with Encoder Receiver Transmitters (ERTs) with Measuring Component Level ERT modules. This provides better support for water and gas customers with meters using ERTs.
Smart Grid Gateway Adapters Cloud Service Test Harness
Simulate a head end system for testing smart meter commands in a cloud implementation using the Cloud Service Test Harness. This helps projects by providing a method for testing AMI commands when test meters are not available.
Support Operational Device Management Configuration
Support item synchronization between Operational Device Management and Meter Data Management through configuration of the Item Asset business object.
Enhanced Asset Portal Including Device Tab
View and maintain device data on the Device tab of the Asset portal. This allows users to view and maintain related device and asset data in the same portal.
Use this model to review and analyze collectible and collection processes. You can understand how much debt is being managed by these processes, the number of accounts involved, the trend in the creation of processes, and more. A collectible process is a collection process that is used to encourage customers to make payment for overdue debt and the associated severance processes.
Use the enhanced data model and visualizations to review and analyze severance processes. You can understand how much debt is being managed by severance processes, the trends in the disconnections and reconnections, and more.
Use decompressed or compressed data files for conversion data upload.
Utilities Application Framework
Date and Time Field Improvements
Experience a better design for date and time.
Query Portals Introduced for Existing Pages
Search more efficiently and intuitively using new query portals for many configuration objects.
Maintain field information using a standard portal.
Additional Context Labels for Date and Time Fields
Associate date and time field with additional alternative labels in various contexts.
Delete HTTP Method for REST Web Services
Leverage the DELETE HTTP method when including REST services as part of your Oracle Utilities cloud service implementation.
Use an available option to indicate that a manifest file, which describes the contents of the extracted files, should be produced when creating one or more extract files.
Support for File Compression and Decompression
Indicate that an extract file should be compressed for certain batch programs. During file upload, other programs also support decompression of a file while reading.
Bucket Name Prefix for Cloud Object Storage
Add a bucket name prefix to aid in defining different functional buckets for different environments when configuring Cloud Object Storage.
Submission Method and User for Batch Jobs
View submission method of a batch job submission record to understand the origin of the batch request. View the submission user as an audit of the user that created the batch request (if applicable).
Support Analytics Dimension Hierarchy Definition
Describe Analytics Dimension hierarchies using metadata.
Conversational Test Data Entry
Save substantial time in flow development with Conversational Test Data Entry. Conversational Test Data Entry is a unit testing and test data update service that uses the concept of rapid unit testing-issue resolution of test steps. It helps in updating test data dynamically by conversing with the application being tested, through an intuitive user interface for faster edit and re-post of the request XML for a given test step to get the desired response.
Support for Hybrid Integration Test Flows
Develop and execute automated test flows that span your Oracle Utilities cloud service and Oracle Utilities on-premises applications with the Hybrid Integration Test Flow.
See a preview of the database changes coming for 20B in the Oracle Utilities Cloud Services Database Changes Guide.