The Best Available Consumption View in Energy Intelligence uses a default Configuration, but can be configured to your individual database. 

This page shows you how to change Global Configuration, links to the pages to show the global configuration and links to show how to change the configuration for an individual Supply Point.

The default Global Preferences can be found here:

• Best Available Consumption Data View global settings 

In this section:

Default Global Settings

There are three sections to the Best Available Consumption Data View settings.   

• Click here for details on the default Data Sources settings
• Click here for details on the default Estimation Config settings
• Click here for details on the default Forecast Config settings

Changing the Global Configuration

to change the Global Configuration:

• Open an Activity, such as Estate Management
• Click Options
• Click Energy Intelligence Management 

• Click on the Best Available Data tab

Changing the Data Sources globally

You can decide on the hierarchy for the Data Sources and choose to include/exclude Data Sources.

• Open the Data Sources section
• Drag and drop the Data Sources to change the priority 
• Tick / Untick any Data Sources that you do/don't want to be used

• Click OK to save

Additional Information on Data Sources

For more information on Data Sources, click on the link below:

• Data Sources

Note:  If you untick all of the Sources, the following popup appears, meaning you will not see any data in the Best Available Consumption Data view.

• Click OK 
• Tick the Sources you want to use

Changing the Estimation Configuration globally

There are four levels to choose from:

• Open the Estimation Config section
• Use the Slider to decide on the level required

• Click OK to save

Additional Information on Estimation Techniques

For more information on the different estimation levels, click on the link below:

• Estimation Techniques

Changing the Forecast Configuration globally

You can choose to enable Forecasting for each individual Commodities and chose an Uplift/Reduction percentage.

• Open the Forecast Config section

Enabling Forecasting 

• Click  to enable Forecasting on all Commodities

Alternatively

• Tick each Commodity that you want to enable forecasting for, using the Forecast Enabled Column

Setting Uplift/Reduction Percentages

• Double click into the Uplift/Reduction % column
• Enter an Uplift or Reduction figure
  • Reductions would need to be added with a -  e.g.  -5  for a reduction of 5%
  • here is no need to tick the Forecast Enabled column first.  Adding a figure in the Uplift/Reduction will automatically tick the Forecast Enabled

Alternatively

If you want to set the same Uplift/Reduction for all Commodities:

• Enter an Uplift or Reduction for one Commodity
• Tick  for the popup to appear:

• Enter the Uplift/Reduction
• Click OK and the same percentage will be added to all Commodities

Setting the amount of Months to be Forecasted

You can set a monthly maximum of between 1 and 48 months.

• Scroll to the bottom of the Forecast Configs section
• Use the Slider to select between 1 and 24 months

• Click OK to save

Disabling Forecasting

If you want to disable Forecasting, you can either disable for individual Commodities or for all Commodities:

• Use the Forecast Enabled column, untick and Commodities you do not want to Forecast for

Alternatively 

• To disable Forecasting for all Commodities, click  and all ticks will be removed from the Forecast Enabled Column

Additional Information on Forecasting

For more information on Forecasting capabilities, click on the link below:

• Forecasting

Changing Individual Supply Point Preferences

Click on the link below to set individual Supply Point Preferences, which will override the global settings.

• Best Available Consumption Data View Supply Point configuration

Refreshing the Data

If you have made any changes to the Configuration , either Globally or to an individual Supply Point, it is important to refresh the data so the EI is up to date.

Click here for details on how to refresh the Data in Energy Intelligence.