Oracle 1z0-1091-22 Oracle Utilities Meter Solution Cloud Service 2022 Implementation Professional Exam Practice Test

An activity type is an Oracle Utilities Application Framework (OUAF) admin data that should be created for a custom Service Order Management process. An activity type defines the type of work that needs to be performed on a service point or device, such as enable service or disable service. An activity type also defines the following attributes:

• The status and priority of the activity
• The business object and algorithm that are used to process the activity
• The fields and validations that are required for the activity
• The notifications and escalations that are triggered by the activity
• The dependencies and relationships that exist between different activities

An activity type is used to create and manage service orders, which are records that store the details and outcomes of the work performed on a service point or device.

The interval proxy day estimation VEE rule is a rule that estimates missing intervals by selecting interval data to average from a list of days that are most like the day being estimated. This is achieved by measuring the component comparison periods, which are periods of time that are used to compare different days based on certain criteria. According to the Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management Business User Guide, one factor that is used to define the proxy or the list of days that are most like the day being estimated is:

• Weather data: This is data that indicates the temperature or other weather conditions for a given day. Weather data can be used to select days that have similar weather patterns or variations as the day being estimated.

References: Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management Business User Guide, Chapter 8: Usage, Section 8.3: Validation, Estimation, and Editing; Section 8.3.2: Interval Proxy Day Estimation

The Measurement Reprocessing functionality is a feature that enables MDM to reprocess measurements based on certain criteria or events. Some of the statements that are true about the Measurement Reprocessing functionality are:

• When a meter multiplier changes retroactively, measurements are reprocessed, triggering billing adjustment notifications that are sent to the customer information systems: A meter multiplier is a value that is used to adjust measurements based on certain factors, such as device accuracy or calibration. When a meter multiplier changes retroactively for a meter, measurements are reprocessed by applying the new meter multiplier value and triggering billing adjustment notifications that are sent to the customer information systems (CIS) to correct any billing errors or discrepancies.
• Derived measurements are recalculated based on new data: Derived measurements are values that are calculated from raw measurements based on certain rules or factors. When new data is available for raw measurements, such as corrected or estimated values, derived measurements are recalculated based on the new data.

When an installation constant changes retroactively for a meter, measurements are not automatically reprocessed, triggering billing adjustment notifications that are sent to the customer information systems. An installation constant is a value that is used to adjust measurements based on certain factors, such as device configuration or installation. When an installation constant changes retroactively for a meter, measurements are not automatically reprocessed, but require manual intervention by using the Reprocess Measurements batch process.

Measurement reprocessing is not executed by users manually, which imports corrected initial measurement data (IMD) records. Measurement reprocessing is executed by MDM automatically or by using batch processes, which reprocess existing measurement data based on certain criteria or events.

A virtual meter is a meter that does not physically exist but is used to represent the usage of a group of meters or a portion of a meter. A virtual meter can be used to perform various calculations or adjustments on usage data, such as aggregation, derivation, allocation, or net metering. According to the Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management Business User Guide, to bill the university correctly for a new fast food restaurant that is being installed at the center of the university and whose usage will also be included in the university’s master meter, the correct step is:

• Use derivation algorithms to exclude the restaurant’s usage from the master meter. This can be done by creating a virtual meter that represents the master meter minus the restaurant’s meter and applying a derivation algorithm that subtracts the restaurant’s usage from the master meter’s usage. The virtual meter’s usage can then be used for billing the university.

References: Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management Business User Guide, Chapter 3: Asset Management, Section 3.4: Virtual Meters

Momentary outages are very short-term outages where an outage event is sent and a restoration event is received in less than a few minutes. These outages may not requireany action from the utility and may be ignored for reporting or analysis purposes. According to the Oracle Utilities Meter Solution Cloud Service Business User Guide, two system components that can be configured to ignore momentary outages are:

• Device events: These are events that are sent by smart meters to indicate various conditions or situations, such as outages, tampering, or alarms. Device events can be configured with a minimum duration parameter that specifies the minimum time difference between an event start and an event end for the event to be processed. If the event duration is less than the minimum duration, the event is ignored.
• Activities: These are tasks that are created by the system or by users to perform various actions, such as meter reading, installation, or maintenance. Activities can be configured with a momentary outage threshold parameter that specifies the maximum time difference between an outage event and a restoration event for the activity to be created. If the outage duration is less than the momentary outage threshold, no activity is created.

References: Oracle Utilities Meter Solution Cloud Service Business User Guide, Chapter 5: Device Management, Section 5.2: Device Events; Chapter 6: Device Installations, Section 6.4: Activities

The base Meter Data Management (MDM) product provides several Validation, Estimation, and Editing (VEE) rules that you can include in a VEE group. A VEE group is a collection of VEE rules that are used to validate, estimate, and edit measurements based on certain criteria. Some of the VEE rules that are provided by the base MDM product are:

• Positive consumption check: This is a rule that checks if the consumption value of a measurement is positive. If the consumption value is negative, the rule flags the measurement as invalid and estimates a new value based on historical data or other methods.
• Negative consumption check: This is a rule that checks if the consumption value of a measurement is negative. If the consumption value is positive, the rule flags the measurement as invalid and estimates a new value based on historical data or other methods.
• High/low check: This is a rule that checks if the consumption value of a measurement is within a predefined range. If the consumption value is above or below the range, the rule flags the measurement as invalid and estimates a new value based on historical data or other methods.

Estimate data based on nearby addresses is not a VEE rule that is provided by the base MDM product. This is a custom VEE rule that can be developed by using Groovy scripting language or Java programming language.

Interval averaging is not a VEE rule that is provided by the base MDM product. This is a usage calculation rule that is used to calculate derived values from interval measurements by averaging them over a certain period.

The Smart Grid Gateway (SGG) is a middleware component that provides integration between Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and smart meter systems. The SGG has three main uses:

• Sharing event information with downstream systems: The SGG can process events from smart meter systems and send them to downstream systems, such as customer information systems (CIS), outage management systems (OMS), ordistribution management systems (DMS). Events are occurrences that happen on devices or networks, such as tampering, low battery, or power outage.
• Connecting to Smart Meter systems: The SGG can communicate with smart meter systems using various protocols and adapters. The SGG can support multiple smart meter systems simultaneously and provide a common interface for Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management.
• Sharing outage information with outage management systems: The SGG can process outage events from smart meter systems and send them to outage management systems for analysis and restoration. Outage events are events that indicate a loss or restoration of power on a device or network.

The SGG does not share customer information or communicate directly with meters. Customer information is managed by Oracle Utilities Customer Cloud Service or Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing. Communication with meters is handled by smart meter systems that connect to the SGG.