Choose the name of the charge from the dropdown list, or click + to add a new one

If defining a Unit Rate for Consumption, enter a value A -H in the Charge Code field, otherwise leave this field empty.

This indicates which Band (line of the bill) the consumption charge will appear in when viewing the Sigma Bill in the Tenant Approve and Issue Bills Activity 

Enter the Unit rate that applies to the charging period

Select the p option if the Unit rate value is in pence

Alternatively, select the £ option if the Unit rate value is in GBP

The entered Unit Rate value is displayed in the Equation field once selected as above

Select the Start date and End date of the charging period (either using the date pickers or entering date values in these fields).

Tick the checkboxes for the days of the week the charge applies to

Tick the All day checkbox if the charge applies to all hours

Untick the All Day checkbox and select half-hours from the From and Until dropdown lists to define the time the charge applies to

Select blueprint_Invoice

Please contact your Account Manager if you would like to customise the default invoice template.

Defaults to blank.

Select blueprint_credit_note

Please contact your Account Manager if you would like to customise the default credit note template.

Defaults to blank.

Determines whether the data is calculated or displayed as information on the bill:

• Tariff charge – charges are calculated e.g. consumption x unit rate
• Bill Data - information

This defines the input source of data to be used in the charge calculation.

Choose from the dropdown:

Consumption - if the charge calculation is based on consumption data from Channels and/or Tariff Connectors that have been configured with this Tariff Source 

BillDays - if the charge calculation is based on the number of days in the bill period

Select one of the following values if the charge calculation is based on Associated Data:

• Supply Associated Data – TRIAD Demand
• Supply Associated Data – Maximum Demand
• Supply Associated Data – Nominated kVA
• Supply Associated Data – EAC

Select one of the following values if the charge calculation is based on a data stream provided by a Tariff Connector that has been configured with this Tariff Source 

• Bill Consumption
• Bill Total cost ExTax
• Bill Total Cost
• Bill Energy Cost ExTax
• Bill Energy Cost IncTax
• Any additional Tariff Source values that have been manually configured using the Database Object Setup Activity

N/A -  if one the following:

• The charge calculation is for VAT, or
• If another Tariff Entry within this Tariff is being used as an input source of data for this Tariff Entry, or
• If the charge calculation is based on an equation that does not need an input source of data.

If another Tariff Entry within this Tariff is being used as an input source of data for this Tariff Entry, enter the Output Name of the Tariff Entry 

Enter the Output Name if this Tariff Entry is being used as an input source of data to another Tariff Entry within this Tariff

Select the Tariff Code from the dropdown list to define how the charge will be presented within the Sigma Bill screen when viewed in the Tenant Approve and Issue Bills Activity. Valid values for Tenant Billing are;

• standardUsage - presents the calculated charge as the main Unit Rate consumption charge

Up to 8 consumption charges can be presented in the Sigma Bill Screen. The Charge Code of the Cost Definition linked to this Tariff Entry will determine which Band the consumption charge will appear in

• climateChange - presents the calculated charge as a Climate Change Levy charge
• VAT -   presents the calculated charge as a VAT charge
• otherCharge1  to otherCharge10 -  presents the calculated charge within the 'Other Charges' section.
• N/A if :
  • this Tariff Entry is being used as an input source of data for another Tariff Entry within this Tariff, or
  •  the charge calculation is based on an equation that does not need to be presented on the Sigma Bill

Enabled where a Line Type of Bill Data is selected.

The Equation option is used to define the charge calculation using an equation equation rather than a Cost definition and is entered in the Equation field.

• This can be a simple calculation, for example:
  • To multiply the data provided by the Tariff Source by a constant value (e.g. 0.456)
    • Enter: [VALUE]*0.456.
• This can be a more complex calculation based on data provided by other Tariff Entries, for example:
  • If a pre-existing Tariff Entry generates a cost per HH with Output Name set to "COST" and another pre-existing Tariff Entry generates consumption per HH with Output Name set to "CONS" then:
    • To calculate a rate per each HH, enter: [COST]/[CONS]
    • To calculate a single rate based on total cost / total consumption, enter SINGLE ([COST]/CONS])

The Cost Definition defines the charge calculation using a Cost Definition. With the Cost Definition option selected, select a Cost Definition from the dropdown list.

Click on the Show button to view/edit the selected Cost Definition if required

Tick if VAT is to be charged for this tariff line.

If it is not ticked, the net charge calculated will not be included in the VAT calculation.