The Usage Tab allows you to maintain the usage based accounts for a contract. The Usage Tab is divided up into two parts. The top part of the tab is a summary list of all the accounts. You can see the account number, the tariff type, and the default usage rate.
The bottom part of the tab displays the full details of the highlighted account, and you can enter new account details here. Account information can only be added to contracts where the contract type has Usage Based checked in the Contract Types table.
The Usage tab shows the following details:
Account No - This is the unique account number for an account. You must enter an account number for an account.
Account Name - This is the descriptive name of the account.
Location - If the account is specific to a location, you can select the full location code from the list of properties defined in Pinnacle. Pinnacle will display the location name when a location is selected.
Tariff - This is the type of tariff that is used for the account. You must select a tariff from the list of tariffs defined in the Tariff Type table.
Default Rate - This is the default rate to use for bills when adding bills for this account.
Consumption Units - This is used to describe the consumption units for an account; for example, if the account was for electricity, the consumption units might be kWh (kilowatts).
Demand Units - This is used to describe the demand units for an account. For example, some energy suppliers charge based not only on consumption but also on peak demand used.