According to the Oracle Utilities Customer Cloud Service User Guides, a device type is a configuration entity that defines the properties and behaviors of a device, such as what service it measures, what business object it uses, what characteristics it has, and what measuring components it supports1. Therefore, the following device type attributes are required to identify these device types:

A. Device Business Object. A device business object is a mandatory attribute that specifies the business object that is used to store and process the device data in the system1. Different device business objects have different fields, validations, and algorithms to handle different types of devices1. For example, the D1-ScalarDevice business object is used for scalar devices that measure a single quantity, such as a gas manual meter2, while the D1-IntervalDevice business object is used for interval devices that measure multiple quantities at regular intervals, such as an electric smart meter3.

B. Service Type. A service type is a mandatory attribute that specifies the type of service that the device measures, such as electricity, gas, water, or sewerage1. A service type also defines the characteristics and measurements of the service, such as the unit of measure, the measuring component type, and the service quantity identifier. For example, an electric smart meter can measure electricity service with kWh as the unit of measure, D1-ScalarMC as the measuring component type, and D1-Consumption as the service quantity identifier3, while a gas manual meter can measure gas service with m3 as the unit of measure, D1-ScalarMC as the measuring component type, and D1-Consumption as the service quantity identifier2.

The following device type attributes are not required to identify these device types:

C. Valid Measuring Component Types. Valid measuring component types are optional attributes that specify the measuring component types that can be associated with the device type1. A measuring component type defines the most important properties of a measuring component, such as what it measures, how regularly it measures it, and whether it should be connected to a physical device. If valid measuring component types are not specified for a device type, then any measuring component type can be associated with the device type1.

D. Manufacturer. Manufacturer is an optional attribute that specifies the name of the manufacturer of the device type1. This attribute can be used to filter or group device types by manufacturer, but it is not essential to identify the device type1.

E. Serial Number. Serial number is not an attribute of the device type, but an attribute of the device instance1. A serial number is a unique identifier that is assigned to each device by the manufacturer or the utility1. A serial number can be used to identify a specific device, but not a device type1.

References:

Configuring Device Types

D1-ScalarDevice Business Object

D1-IntervalDevice Business Object

[Understanding Service Types]

[Understanding Measuring Component Types]