Sessions – Snap & Bill

4. How to open a session?

snapnbilladmin — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:07:08 +0000

There are 2 ways to open a session:

From mobile app.
From Web portal.

Mobile app

Mobile app
Web portal

On the mobile app, a session is automatically opened when the first meter reading of a site is saved.

A session is automatically opened when the user uploads an excel file with meter readings.

To open a session from the web portal:

From the main menu, click on the ‘+’ sign next to sessions, then click on open sessions.
Click on the dropdown menu labelled Session Name.
Click on Add New Session.
Click on Download Template to get the template to be used for your uploads. Fill up the downloaded file and save it anywhere on your computer. The template structure should not be modified.
Once the template is filled, click on Upload Session Data.
Select the site and meter type, then browse for the file. Once done, click on the green Upload button.
The upload will proceed, and an acknowledgement will be shown upon successful upload. In case of failure, the system will notify which line caused the problem and the whole file will be discarded. In this case, please repeat step 6 after correcting the invalid entry.

It is possible to merge data from both mobile & excel upload as required. In case of duplicate, the newest value will automatically overwrite the previous value.

3. Stages of a session

snapnbilladmin — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 09:37:14 +0000

A regular session has 3 stages:

Open.
Completed.
Closed.

Open

A session is automatically opened when the first meter of a utility type for a site is read via the mobile app. It stays open until the last meter is read. Readings may be modified as required.

2. Types of sessions

snapnbilladmin — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 09:33:03 +0000

There are 2 types of sessions in Snap & Bill:

Regular session, called “Session”.
Adhoc Session.

Regular session

Regular session
Ad-hoc session

Referred to as session throughout this document and the software. A regular session requires that allmeters, for a type of utility, (from the site) be read using the mobile app. Only then can the session be closed. This is usually the case most of the time, where, for example, all of the 16 electricity meters of a building have to be read every month end so that the respective invoices may be generated.

An ad-hoc session allows only one meter to be invoiced, at any time of the month. This is useful if an invoice has to be generated for a meter at a specific date, in the case of a change of tenant for example. Otherwise, if a meter has to be physically replaced, then we would create an invoice for the consumption till the day of the change.

1. What is a session?

snapnbilladmin — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 09:29:44 +0000

A session is the process of gathering meter readings, validating the readings and committing the values forever. It usually marks the end of a billing period, and occurs at the end of the month.