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Update an Account for Energy & Utilities Customers
Update the customer account information such as General Account details, Premises details, Billing details, and Tax details.
When a service agent receives a customer call, the agent identifies the account and starts an interaction flow to solve the customer request.
Starting from an active account, the account details, the list of contacts, billing information and addresses are shown and the agent selects the one that the customer wants to modify.
The scenario can be triggered also from a Customer Self-Service page where the customer is identified and, starting from their account, checks the detailed information and selects the one that they want to modify.
- Use the Identity Verification feature to verify the identity of the caller and launch the customer's accounts page.
- On the customer accounts page, select Update Account from the Actions menu.
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To update the General Details:
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Expand the account that you want to update and change the fields as required. Click Save.
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Click the Plus Sign if you want to add a new account details. Fill in the account details fields and click Save.
Field Name
Description
Account Name
Customer account name.
Enter New Parent Account Name
Type in the first few letters of the parent account that you want to add, and click the search icon on the Select new Parent Account field. This field is only displayed for the Business accounts.
Select new Parent Account
Lookup for the existing account with which you want to associate the new account and select from the dispalyed. This field is only displayed for the Business accounts.
Customer Class
Customer type associated with the account:
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Residential
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S&M
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C&I
Industry
Primary business type of the account holder.
Phone
Phone number associated with the account.
Website
Customer website.
( Required) Primary Contact
Each account must be associated with an existing contact. If you want to add or update the primary contact, type in the first few letters of the contact and select the appropriate one from the list displayed. This field is only displayed for the Business and Consumer accounts.
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To update the Premises Details:
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Expand the specific premise that you want to update and change the fields as required. Click Save.
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Click the Plus Sign if you want to add a new premises details. Fill in the premises details fields and click Save.
Field Name
Description
Enter New Premises
Type in the first few letters of the premises that you want to add to the account, and click the search icon on the Select New Premises field. This field is only displayed for the Service and Consumer accounts.
Select New Premises
Lookup for the existing premises to which you want to link the new account and select from the displayed list. This field is only displayed for the Service and Consumer accounts.
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To update the Bill Details:
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Expand the billing details that you want to update and change the fields as required.
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Click the Plus Sign if you want to add new billing details. Fill in the bill details fields and click Save.
Field Name
Description
Billing Email Address
Primary email address to which the customer wants the electronic billing statement to be sent.
Billing Cycle
Type of billing cycle.
Delivery Method
Method used for delivering the billing statement:
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Paper billing
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Electronic Statement online
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eMail
Billing Frequency
Frequency of the Billing cycle:
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Monthly
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Bimonthly
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Quarterly
Bill Format
A summary or detailed bill.
Shipping Address
Shipping address of the customer.
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To update the Tax Details:
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Expand the tax details that you want to update and change the fields as required.
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Click the Plus Sign if you want to add new tax details. Fill in the tax details fields and click Save.
Field Name
Description
Tax Exemption Type
Customer Exemption type:
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Exempt
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Non-exempt
Exemption Percentage
Percentage of tax exemption allowed for the customer during tax calculation.
Tax Exemption Start and End Date
Specifies the start and End date for Tax exemption.
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- Click Submit.
- Click Finish.
Update the Account Shipping Address for Energy & Utilities Customers
You can update the shipping address associated with an account based on the customer's request.
A customer calls the call center to update their address information. The CSR identifies the account in the console and starts an interaction flow (using the related button or action). Starting from an active account, the list of addresses is shown and the CSR agent selects the one that the customer wants to modify.
The addresses are:
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Shipping Address: the address information present on the business account.
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Billing Address: the billing addresses information stored on all the billing accounts in the business account hierarchy (business account as a parent).
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Mailing Address: the mailing addresses information stored on all the contacts in the business account hierarchy (business account as AccountID).
The scenario can be triggered also from a Customer Self-Service page where the customer is identified and, starting from the Account, checks the list of Addresses and selects the one that they want to modify.
- Use the Identity Verification feature to verify the identity of the caller and launch the customer's accounts page.
- On the customer accounts page, select Update Account Shipping Address from the Actions menu.
- Update the address fields as required.
- Click Submit.
- Click Finish.

