Field Activities And Device Testing

Most device tests occur as a result of a field activity. The field activity is associated with the service point at which the device is currently installed. Refer to Examples of Device Testing Activity Types and their Steps for an overview of how these types of field activities look.

You can create device testing field activities manually OR you can take advantage of the Device Test Selection page. This page will generate field activities to test meters and items based on a user-defined Test Selection Algorithm. The system comes with a sample Test Selection Algorithm type that selects meters of a given manufacturer / model that haven't been test for a given number of months. In all likelihood, you or your implementer will have to develop other algorithms to meet the test selection requirements of your organization. For example, if you test all meters that generate more than $100,000 of revenue per annum every 6 months, you will have to write a new Test Selection Algorithm Type.

After defining which test selection algorithm types you need, you must set up Test Selection Algorithms that make use of them (these algorithms are specified by the operator on the Device Test Selection page). To do this:

• Create a new algorithm (refer to Setting Up Algorithms).
• On this algorithm, reference an Algorithm Type that is associated with a device test selection.