Example Configurations
The table below provides a summary of the different configuration options are available to help clarify how the system can be setup to perform the various checks for you, and what they actually mean.
| I want to be able to... | Period | Interval | Source Profile from | Offset | <Period> to average | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compare the consumption for the last full year with the average of the 1 year(s) prior | Year | Year | Data Prior to Check Period | 1 | 1 | Change the <period to average> to compare the latest year against the average of the preceding <x> years. |
| compare the consumption for the last month with the same month last year | Month | Month | Data Prior to Check Period | 12 | 1 | |
| compare the consumption for the last month with the average of the preceding 3 month(s) | Month | Month | Data Prior to Check Period | 1 | 3 | Change the <period to average> to compare the latest month against the average of the preceding <x> months. |
| compare the consumption for the last week with the average of the preceding 1 week(s) | Week | Week | Data Prior to Check Period | 1 | 1 | Change the <period to average> to compare the latest week against the average of the last <x> weeks. |
| compare the consumption for each day of the last week with the average of the same day for the preceding 2 weeks | Week | Day | Data Prior to Check Period | 1 | 2 | Change the <period to average> to compare each day against the average of the equivalent day in the preceding <x> weeks. |
| compare the consumption for each half hour with the average of the same half hour in the preceding 4 weeks | Week | Half Hour | Data Prior to Check Period | 1 | 4 | Change the <period to average> to compare the latest week against the average of the equivalent period in the last <x> weeks. |
| compare the consumption for each day with the average of the preceding day(s) | Day | Day | Data Prior to Check Period | 7 | 1 | Change the <period to average> to compare the latest day against the average of the previous <x> days. |
| compare the consumption for each half hour of the day with the average of the equivalent half hour(s) in the preceding 2 days | Day | Half Hour | Data Prior to Check Period | 7 | 2 |