How to submit Supplier Rates to UI
How to change a Rate

How to submit Supplier Rates to UI

1. Sign a service agreement with UI
2. UI will provide you with access to our self-service web site, sms.uinet.com
3. To add a rate:
1. Select "Rate Maintenance" from the main menu on the SMS web site.
2. Select "Add Rates".
3. Select the Metered Environment for the Rate you are adding.
• Definitions for UI Rate List and Metered Environment are displayed at the following link Information for Suppliers/Aggregators.
• To submit a Rate that is not displayed in our list of Metered Environments, please contact our Supplier Relations Department at supplier.relations@uinet.com for additional information and further explanation.
• You may have more than one Rate for a Metered Environment, but it must have a unique Rate Code.
4. Select a Pricing Option:
• Year Round - one price in effect all the time.
• Winter/Summer - one price in effect for those months defined by UI as winter, and another price in effect for those months defined by UI as summer.
• (Select "Rate Documentation" for a definition of UI's seasonal periods.)
5. Add Rates, the format for required fields is as follows:
• ESP Rate Code - Numeric (3 digits).
• Description to print on customer bill - A-Z, 0-9 (up to 16 characters).
• ESP Pricing Structure Number - No entry required.
• Monthly Basic Service Charge - Numeric.
• Block Size - Numeric (up to nine digits).
• Pricing - Numeric (up to six digits to the right of the decimal).
6. Upon completion of the form, please validate information and then press submit. Press clear if you are uncomfortable with the information you have entered. If you mistakingly submit the wrong rate information or need additional information, contact our Supplier Relations Department at supplier.relations@uinet.com.
4. When a Rate is added or changed in the Supplier Management System (SMS), the status of the Rate is Pending.
5. Rates are effective once the Rate has been validated and implemented within our Customer Information System. The status of the Rate is updated to Valid and the effective date is updated. This will be viewable to you by accessing the Rate Maintenance web page. Please note! A customer will continue to be billed on the old Rate until the status of the rate and effective date of the Rate are updated.

How to change a Rate

1. Select "Rate Maintenance" from the main menu on the SMS web site.
   
2. Choose the Rate Code that you want to modify from the drop down menu on the Rate Management web page.
   
3. Select "Maintain Rate". Follow the same format and process for Add New Rate, #3c above. Please Note! There are certain fields that are not modifiable.