Bill detail

Navigate to Data Inventory > Bills > click any bill to open its detail page. The bill detail page gives you full visibility into a single utility bill’s charges, usage data, line items, and processing history.

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Layout

On large screens the page uses a resizable split:

• Left panel — Bill information, notes, and tabs for usage, charges, connection, and account
• Right panel — Document preview for the original PDF or image (when available)

On smaller viewports the file panel may be hidden; use Actions > Open file to side or Hide file when a document exists to show or collapse the preview.

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Revised bills

Revision linking is per usage row, not whole-bill. When one or more usage rows on a bill point at a newer bill, or when other bills’ usage points at this bill, a banner appears at the top of the page:

• Amber banner — “Some usage on this bill has been revised. Superseded usage is excluded from analytics.” Appears when this bill has at least one superseded usage row. Superseded rows are shaded amber, and their usage amounts are struck through. Hover over or focus the amount for more context; select it to open the revised bill.
• Blue banner — “This bill revises usage from N earlier bill(s).” Appears when other bills’ usage rows point at this bill as their revision target.

Use the banner CTAs to view the related bill(s) or Compare documents when there is exactly one counterpart.

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Comparing documents

When a single related original or revised bill exists, the document preview (right side on desktop) can show both files. Use Compare documents on the banner (bill detail page) to open a side-by-side view.

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Linking revisions

To link superseded usage to a newer bill:

1. Open the bill detail page (usually the older bill)
2. Click Actions > Link revision
3. Choose direction (this bill is revised by another, or this bill revises another)
4. Select the related bill and the usage rows to supersede
5. Confirm the link

To remove a link, open the Usage tab on the source bill and use Unlink revision on that usage row. Only that row returns to analytics; other revised rows stay linked.

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Tabs

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Usage

Usage data records for each meter on the bill. Each record includes the site, billing period, consumption amount, and units. Click Add usage data to create a new entry or click an existing row to edit it. The usage data form supports all commodity types including electricity, gas, water, solar, waste, fuel, and district energy. Demand meter readings (peak demand, demand units, time-of-use periods) are also displayed in this tab when present.

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Charges

The Charges tab displays charge details and line items extracted from the bill:

• Total charges — The top-level total amount
  • Delivery charges — Charges from the local distribution utility
  • Supply charges — Charges from the energy supplier
  • Taxes & fees — Applicable taxes, surcharges, and regulatory fees

Individual line items are listed below with description, amount, and category. Click Add line item to create a new entry. Click any existing row to edit or remove it.

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Connection

Displays which connection produced this bill, including the connection name, utility provider, and status. Click the connection name to navigate to its detail page.

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Account

Shows the utility account associated with this bill, including the account identifier, site, and utility type. Click through to view the full account detail.

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Editing a bill

Sometimes Nectar’s extraction is not perfect, or a bill has unusual charges that need adjustment. You can edit any part of a bill directly from the Usage and Charges tabs. All edits take effect immediately. There is no draft mode — when you click save, the data is live across the platform.

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Revision history

Open Actions > Revision history to see a chronological log of all processing events and changes made to this bill:

• When the bill was first ingested
• Extraction and processing steps
• Manual edits by team members (the field that changed, old value, new value, who made it, and when)
• Status changes and issue resolutions

The revision history supports two view modes — Formatted (a table showing each changed field with its before and after values) and Raw JSON (the underlying data for technical review).

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Data quality issues

When Nectar detects a data quality problem on a bill, resolution cards appear above the bill tabs. Each card shows:

• The issue type (e.g., “Potential duplicate bill detected” or “No usage data”)
• A severity indicator — red for action-required issues, amber for review-and-verify
• Guided resolution steps specific to the issue type — for example, comparing duplicate documents, editing inferred data, or dismissing the issue with a note

Once all issues on a bill are resolved, the bill is included in analytics and exports again. You can also manage issues in bulk from the Data Quality > Issues triage inbox, which lets you work through all flagged records in your portfolio. For the full list of issue types and resolution workflows, see Data Quality — Issues and Glossary — Data quality issue.

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Actions

• Flag / Unflag — Use the flag icon beside the bill title to manually flag or unflag a bill.
• Actions menu — Opens grouped items:
  • Navigate — Copy link; Revision history (view all changes made to this bill); when a file exists, Open file to side or Hide file depending on whether the preview is visible
  • Manage — Attach document when no document is attached (upload a PDF, PNG, or JPG as supporting evidence); Replace document when a document is already attached (admin only); Link revision to supersede selected usage rows with a newer bill
  • Danger zone — Delete (permanent)

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