Meters
Every meter: serial, service, make and model, size, unit, multiplier and dials, how it is read, where it is installed and its last read.
Where to find it
- Module: CRM
- Group: Utilities
- Section: Utility Meters & Reads
- Screen: Meters
Address in the console: /crm/util-meters
List · 12 columns · 10 fields on its form · 2 of them required · 2 actions
What the list shows
These are the columns of the list, in the order they are drawn. Any of them can be sorted on, filtered on, hidden, or exported.
| Column | Kind | Field name |
|---|---|---|
| Serial | Code | serial_no |
| Service | Status | service_type |
| Make | Text | make |
| Model | Text | model |
| Size | Text | size |
| Unit | Text | unit |
| Read by | Status | read_type |
| Status | Status | status |
| Premise | Code | premise_no |
| Last read | Number | last_reading |
| Read on | Date and time | last_read_at |
| IoT device | Code | device_key |
The form
What is asked for when a record is created here. Required fields are marked; a choice drawn from a configuration list is one an administrator can extend without a release.
| Field | Type | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial required | Text | ||
| Service required | Choice | water, sewer, electric, gas, refuse, stormwater | |
| Make | Text | ||
| Model | Text | ||
| Size | Text | ||
| Unit | Text | gal, ccf, m3, kWh, therm ... | |
| Multiplier | Number | ||
| Dials | Number | The register rolls over after this many digits. | |
| Read by | Choice | manual, amr, ami | |
| Notes | Long text |
What you can do here
Record a read
Asks for: Meter Reading* Read at (blank: now) Note
Exchange this meter
Asks for: Meter Order When Technician Why
* required
The rules that apply here
Everything on this screen obeys the platform rules rather than rules of its own. The ones worth knowing before you use it:
- Narrowing a list — search, conditions, sort, totals, export and saved views.
- What may be changed — the five grounds a record may not be edited on.
- Companies and business units — what the switcher above this list is doing to it.
- Creating a record — required fields, where choices come from, and how the number is allocated.
- Importing a spreadsheet — this screen accepts one, and it runs through the same rules as typing.