Introduction

**Click here for a pre recorded training session for additional help and guidance -  Adding Asset Types for commodities (Release 12.21) which includes how to add Assets, view and manage Meter Relationships and Create Accounts, Meters, Supply Points etc

Meter Relationships gives you:

• The ability to manage and visualise the complex hierarchical structures of metering - providing the ability to add Parent/Child Meter relationships to Meters, Sub Meters and Virtual Meters

  • Use this to perform gap analysis and identify potential metering problems on your sites.

This sections shows you how to create the Parent/Child hierarchy, with the introduction of the Meter Relationships popup. This popup shows the relationship between the Parent and Children in relation to Meters, Virtual Meters and Sub Meters.  It also shows any errors or warnings regarding analysis of the data in the Channels.

The Tree expands to show all of the Meters / Sub Meters / Virtual Meters for the Site and you can see the Parent / Child relationship.  There is also the capability to allow you change the relationships from this popup.

The Asset Type is also displayed in the popup.  Click for more information on Asset Types. 

Use the Gap analysis at the bottom of the popup enables you to see if the data in the Child Meters add up to the data in the Main Meter.  For example, you may have a Main Meter that has 4 Sub Meters, and one of those Sub Meters, also has two Virtual Meters related to it.  See below:

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The popup is accessible from the Data Selector by selecting the Site or Meter or from the Data Management Activity.

Adding a Meter Relationship

If you have Parent and Child Meters, the relationship can be added to the Meter Editor to enable you to the details within the Meter Relationship popup.

This is added to the Child Meter:

From the Data Selector

• Right click on the  Child Meter (Meter, Sub Meter or Virtual Meter)

  • Choose Edit     

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From Estate Management

• Highlight the Child Meter in the Meters & Channels Tab

• Click on the Edit Meter button or right click on the Meter and choose Edit Meter

Once in the Meter Editor, add the Relationship:

If the Parent Meter is in the same Site as the Child Meter:

• Choose from the dropdown list

If the Parent Meter is in a different Site to the Child Meter:

• Click on the Magnifying Glass to the side of the Parent Meter dropdown

  • Enter the Meter Number in the Search field and click on the Magnifying Glass

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• Click on the Magnifying Glass to the side of the Parent Meter dropdown

  • Click on the next Magnifying Glass again to see a list of all Meters in your portfolio,

The Parent meter selector popup shows the Meter Name, along with any Asset Type that has been assigned and the Site Name

• Highlight the Meter

• Click OK

The Meter Editor is updated with the Parent Meter details.

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• Click OK

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From the Meter Relationships popup

See below on how to access the Meter Relationships popup

If the Parent/Child relationships do not exist OR they are not correct, you can re-order the Meters.

• Drag and drop the Meters into the correct order

• Click Save

Accessing the Meter Relationships detail

Once Relationships have been added, they can be viewed in the Meter Relationships popup.

From the Data Selector

• Right click on the Site or Meter (Meter, Sub Meter or Virtual Meter)

  • Choose Meter Relationships

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From Estate Management

• Right click on the Site or Meter (Meter, Sub Meter or Virtual Meter) from the mini Tree View on the Site Summary Tab

  • Choose Meter Relationships

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• Highlight the Meter in the Meters & Channels Tab

• Click on the Meter Relationships button or right click on the Meter and choose Meter Relationships

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From the Meter or Site Editor:

• Open the Meter or Site Editor

  • Click Actions

  • Click Meter Relationships