Introduction

A Provider is used to describe an Energy Supplier and can be one of the following:

• Supplier
  • will generate and distribute energy sources to their customers
• Meter Operator
  •  a company that installs and maintains meters
• Data Collector and Accumulator 
  • a company that collects periodic data from meters in various ways

A  Contract sits under a Provider and will detail the general terms and conditions that you have agreed with your Supplier, Meter Operator or Data Collector/Accumulator.  A Contract can be one of the following:

• Supply
• MOP
• DCA
• Export
• Generation
• Tenant

The main reason for including Contracts in Sigma is so you can ensure that your billing is reflective of any terms that have been previously agreed with your Provider.

A Contract can be Permanent, or specific dates ranges can be added.

Creating a Provider

From any Activity with a Data Selector, change from Item Finder to Tree Selector

• Right click on PROVIDER
• Click Add Provider 

The Provider Editor popup appears.

• Enter the name of the Provider, ie AWA
• Enter a description (optional)
• Enter a Financial Code (optional)
• Tick the Provider type (you can choose more than one).  Choose from
  • Meter Operator
  • Data Collector and Accumulator
  • Supplier 
• Add a Location on the Location tab (optional)

• Click OK to save

The Provider will now show in the list in the Tree Selector

Creating a Contract

Once you have a Provider, you can add a Contract

• Right click on the Provider
• Click Add 
• Click Contract 

The Contract Editor popup appears.

• Enter a Title for the Contract, ie AWA
• Choose the Commodity from the dropdown list
• Choose the Service Type.  Choose from:
  • Supply (the default)
  • MOP
  • DCA
  • Export 
  • Generation 
  • Tenant
• The Quality and Tariff dropdowns are not required
• Enter a date range (if the contract has a start and end date 

          or

• Tick Permanent if there is no start or end date

• Click OK to save

The Contract will now show under the Supplier in the Tree Selector

Linking a Supply Point to a Provider and Contract

Now that the Provider and Contract are in Sigma, these can be added to a Supply Point.

Use the following links to help you:

• Creating Supply Points
• Changing Supplier and Account Number
• Changing Supply and/or Account numbers in bulk