Power Factor Maintenance

Use Power Factor Maintenance to maintain information that is used for power factor calculations. Power factor calculations are used for generating billing amounts for certain types of electrical customers.

Notes:

To generate power factor calculations, you must assign a power factor ID to the appropriate transaction code.
To create a transaction code for calculating power factors, set the following fields:
Assign a power factor ID to the transaction code power factor field.
Set the transaction code's special handling to Power Factor.
Set the transaction code's calculation type to Flat.
Assign the power factor transaction code to the appropriate billing transaction profile.
Tip: The power factor transaction code must be maintained in the Profile list ahead of the usage-based transaction codes.

Directions:

To open:

1. Click Daily Work from the menu.

2. Click File Maintenance.

3. Click Code Maintenance.

4. Click Miscellaneous Maintenance.

5. Click Power Factor Maintenance.

Tip: Or, use the keyboard shortcut: [ALT] [y] [m] [c] [i] [t].

Power Factor Maintenance Window Example:

Power Factor Maintenance Prompts
Power Factor ID	To create a new power factor enter the unique identification to be assigned to the power factor and press [ENTER] or click Retrieve . (up to 5 characters) To view all of the power factors, click Search . From the Search list you can select the record to change or delete. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + r] Tip: To indicate that you are building a new Power Factor, New displays near the Power Factor ID. Default entries display and the first field is highlighted to let you know you can begin entering information.
	To update the new or changed information, click Save or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + s]
	CAUTION To avoid losing data, you must save new or changed records.
Title	Enter an abbreviated title of the power factor. (up to 20 characters)
Description	Enter the full description of the power factor. (up to 40 characters)
Power Factor Basis	Enter the power factor basis. (2.5 numeric)
Variation	Enter the power factor variation. (2.5 numeric)
Multiplier	Enter the power factor multiplier. (6.5 numeric)
Editing Power Factor	CAUTION: To avoid losing data, you must save new or changed records. 1. Enter the power factor ID to change and click Retrieve , or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + t] Tip: If you do not know the power factor ID, you can click Search to see a list of power factors. 2. Position the pointer to the information that you want to change. 3. Enter the changes. 4. To complete the edit process, click Save , or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + s]
Deleting a Power Factor	1. Enter the power factor ID to delete and click Retrieve , or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + t] Tip: If you do not know the power factor ID, you can click Search to see a list of power factors. 2. Click File from the menu, and next click Delete. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT] [f] [d] 3. At the Delete prompt, click Proceed to delete the record, or click Cancel to escape from the delete routine. Example: Note: After you click Proceed, you will see the following message on the status bar.