Devices & Installations
The Devices & Installations dashboard provides key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management device installations and removals. It provides a snapshot of the device status, installation status, on/off information, and commissioning status of the devices.
Customers can use this information to identify problems and understand trends in their AMI infrastructure.
To access the dashboard:
1. Go to the Home page.
2. Select Dashboards > Meter Data Analytics > Devices & Installations.
The data for current month and year is displayed by default. You can modify the generic criteria per requirement before compiling the analyses in this dashboard.
The dashboard provides the following dashboard pages:
Overview
The Overview dashboard page provides an overview of the installed devices, helping in monitoring various device installations. You can also have a spatial view of the devices installed at various locations.
Installed Device Summary
Description
This analysis provides a geographical view to identify number of installed devices by device category in a specific region. The data is shown for the current month.
Purpose
This analysis provides a map view that allows users to see type of meters installed by geographic region. It is especially helpful during AMI rollouts to determine the status of the rollout.
Representation
The color-coded region on the map shows the device count in that area, along with the city and state details.
 
The pie chart on the map shows the distribution of devices across various device categories in the selected area.
 
The table shows the number of devices in each device category that are installed in a specific region. It also shows the percentage of total devices installed in that region.
 
% of Total = (Installed devices in each category/Grand Total) * 100
Drill Down
No drill down
Source Object
Service Point Snapshot Fact
OAS Subject Area
MDM - Service Point Snapshot
Metrics
Count of Devices, % of Total
 
Installed Devices
Description
This analysis shows the number of devices installed in the selected month, by their type or category.
Purpose
Business users can quickly see the number of meter installed by device type. They can also see how the meter totals have changed from the past year. The analysis is especially helpful during AMI rollouts.
Representation
The View By drop-down slices the details by device type and category.
 
The first pie chart shows how the installed devices are distributed across the selected dimension attributes in the previous year. The second pie chart shows the distribution of installed devices across the selected dimension attribute in the current year.
 
The table shows the number of devices and the percentage of total across various device categories in the selected month.
 
% of Total = (Devices / Grand Total) * 100
Drill Down
The pie chart shows the quarter-wise details for the selected year. The data is shown per each device type.
Source Object
Service Point Snapshot Fact
OAS Subject Area
MDM - Service Point Snapshot
Metrics
Devices, % of Total
Device Status
The Device Status dashboard page displays the current status of the installed devices.
Device Status
Description
Devices can be turned ON or OFF based on whether a particular customer needs power supply or not.
 
This analysis shows the count of devices under each device category and device status.
Purpose
This analysis provides business users with a summary of the device’s status by device type, e.g., ON (connected) or OFF (disconnected).
Representation
The pie chart shows how the devices in various statuses are distributed.
 
The table shows the count of devices and that count’s percentage out of the total for each combination of device status and category.
 
% of Total = (Devices Count / Grand Total) * 100
Drill Down
The Devices and % of Total column links drill down to the Device Status Detail dashboard page for specific details on the status of various devices.
Source Object
Service Point Fact
OAS Subject Area
MDM - Service Point
Metrics
Devices, % of Total
 
Installation Status
Description
This analysis shows the count of devices based on the installation status (the device life cycle).
Purpose
This analysis provides a summary of the device’s installation status (the device life cycle). It is especially helpful when looking at AMI meters to see the devices commissioned, decommissioned, etc.
Representation
The pie chart shows how the devices in various life cycle states are distributed across the selected device category.
 
The table shows the count of devices in a particular life cycle state and the percentage of that count out of the total.
Drill Down
The Devices and the % of Total column links drill down to the Device Status Detail dashboard page for specific details about devices.
Source Object
Service Point Fact
OAS Subject Area
MDM - Service Point
Metrics
Devices, % Total
Installation Trend
The Installation Trend dashboard page gives a bird's eye view of the device installations and removals.
Installation History
Description
This analysis shows the count of devices that were installed in the previous 15 months.
Purpose
Using this tool, business users can monitor device installation trends and the sub trends (by head end system, model, etc.) within the overall volume of device installations.
Representation
The View By drop-down slices the data by head end system, device type, device category, manufacturer, model, or geographical code.
 
The stacked bar graph shows the number of devices (across the selected View By attribute) installed in each month, for the previous 15 months. The X-axis represents the month and year. The Y-axis represents the installed device count. Hover over the bars for specific details.
 
The table displays the number of devices installed in each month (across each of the selected attribute) for previous 15 months.
Drill Down
The Month Year column link drills down to show the day-to-day details.
Source Object
Service Point Snapshot Fact
OAS Subject Area
MDM - Service Point Snapshot
Metrics
Installed Devices
 
Installs and Removals
Description
This analysis shows the total number of devices that are installed and removed in the previous 15 months.
Purpose
Using this tool, business users can monitor the trends for devices that are installed and removed in the field. They can analyze the installation demands over historical periods. This tool also helps to identify equipment problems, such as an increasing trend in device exchanges due to equipment failures.
Representation
The line graph shows the count of devices that are installed or removed in each month, for previous 15 months. The X-axis represents the month and year. The Y-axis represents the device count. Hover over the lines for specific values.
 
The table displays the count of installed devices and removed devices for each month.
Drill Down
The Month Year column link drills down to view daily values for the selected month.
Source Object
Installation Event Fact
OAS Subject Area
MDM - Installation Event
Metrics
Installed Devices, Removed Devices
Devices without Measurements
Devices, after installation, are expected to send measurement readings (“sending measurement” is only true for smart meters. Manual meters have to be read manually). The Devices without Measurements dashboard page focuses on those devices which either stopped sending measurements or never recorded any.
Devices Stopped Receiving Measurements
Description
This analysis shows a summary of devices that were sending measurements and then stopped for some reason. (“sending measurement” is only true for smart meters. Manual meters have to be read manually)
 
Note: The data is broken into aging buckets.
Purpose
This tool allows users to quickly see devices that have stopped working. It is helpful with AMI meters that can suddenly stop functioning, including aging columns that lets the user know how long measurements have been missing.
 
Business users can analyze the trends by slicing the data into various attributes, such as service point type, device type, etc.
Representation
The pie chart shows the distribution of devices that stopped receiving measurements by age buckets in the selected month.
 
The View By drop-down slices the details by service point type, head end system, service provider, device type, manufacturer, and model.
 
The table shows the number of devices and their percentage of total for the selected attribute. The details are shown across various age buckets.
Drill Down
The Devices and the % of Total column links drill down to the Devices without Measurements Detail dashboard page for a detailed view.
Source Object
Service Point Snapshot Fact
OAS Subject Area
MDM - Service Point Snapshot
Metrics
Devices, % of Total
 
Devices Never Received Measurements
Description
This analysis shows a summary of new devices that never received any measurements since the time of their installation.
Purpose
This analysis allows users to see meters that have never recorded measurements. It helps them identify faulty installations, devices configured improperly, manufacturing defects, MDM master data not setup properly, etc.
Representation
The View By drop-down slices the details by service point type, head end system, service provider, device type, manufacturer, and model.
 
The pie chart shows the distribution of devices that never received measurements in the selected month, for the selected attribute.
 
The table shows the number of devices and their percentage of total for the selected month.
Drill Down
The Devices and the % of Total column links drill down to the Devices Never Received Measurements Detail dashboard page for a detailed view.
Source Object
Service Point Snapshot Fact
OAS Subject Area
MDM - Service Point Snapshot
Metrics
Devices, % of Total
 
Devices without Measurements Detail
The Devices without Measurements Detail dashboard page shows the details of the devices that stopped measurements.
Devices Stopped Receiving Measurements Detail
Description
This analysis shows a list of the top 100 devices that stopped sending measurements due to some reason. The data is displayed for the selected month.
Purpose
Business analysts can use this detailed analysis to navigate back to the source Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management system and view specific details pertaining to a service point or device on the MDM 360 Degree View portal. They can investigate why measurements are not being received.
Representation
The table shows the service point and device details, along with number of days the device has not recorded measurements.
Drill Down
The Service Point and Device column links drill back to the MDM 360 Degree View portal in Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management.
Source Object
Service Point Snapshot Fact
OAS Subject Area
MDM - Service Point Snapshot
Metrics
Days without Measurement