Meter - Main Information
The Main page contains core meter information. Open this page using
Description of Page
The following meter information is displayed at the top of the page:
Meter Info The description of the meter type concatenated with the meter's badge number and status.
Meter ID This is a system-assigned random number that stays with a meter for life. This value only appears after the meter exists on the database.
Premise ID The unique identifier of the premise at which the meter is installed (or was last installed).
Who pays for service? Use the Premise Context Menu to navigate to Control Central to see information about the customer linked to the current/last service point at which the meter is/was installed.
Service Point Information about the service point at which the meter is installed (or was last installed).
Install Date The date the meter was installed at its last location.
Removal Date The date the meter was removed from its last location.
The remaining fields are maintained on the remainder of this page.
The Badge Number is the identifier stamped on the meter. This is NOT the manufacturer's serial number. Rather, it's the number on the badge that typically appears on the face of the meter. This number is what most operators use to identify the meter.
Duplicate Badge Numbers. If the meter's meter type allows duplicate badge numbers, multiple meters of a given meter type may have the same badge number. Otherwise, duplicate badge numbers are not allowed for a given meter type.
Indicate the Meter Type. This field is very important as it defines the type of service associated with this meter. It also defines characteristics common to all meters of a given type and the type of equipment that can be linked to the meter.
Use the Meter Status to indicate if the meter is Active, Ordered, or Retired.
The values for the meter status field are customizable using the Lookup table. This field name is MTR_STATUS_FLG.
Define the meter's Manufacturer and Model.
Enter the manufacturer's Serial Number.
Use Date Received to define the date on which the meter was received from the manufacturer.
Use Date Retired to define the date when the meter is retired from service. This field is gray when the meter status is Active or Ordered.
Use Retire Reason to define why the meter was retired from service. This field is gray when the meter status is Active or Ordered.
Use Comments to describe unusual characteristics of the meter.
The Meter Configuration scroll/grid combination contains an overview of the meter's configurations and each configuration's registers. This information is not modifiable on this page. To modify this information, use the Meter Configuration context menu to transfer to the Meter Configuration page. Refer to Meter Configuration Maintenance for a description of the fields in the scroll and grid.