MDS - Create Download Staging
This process looks for all MR schedule route records with a schedule type of Download and a status of Pending. For each record found, the system creates a MR download staging record for the meter linked to every service point in the route.
Download staging records get marked with a batch control ID & run number when they're created by the MDS process.
• The batch control ID comes from the service point's route's route type. This ID corresponds with a specific meter read download method. The system comes with a single meter read download program ( MDL - Create Download Flat File). If you require different flat file formats or different routing methods, you will need to create additional programs. Refer to Setting Up Meter Read Extracts for instructions describing how to add another process.
• The run number is the batch control ID's current run number.