Overview:

This page allows you to enter meter readings for multiple plant items without needing to visit each individual plant screen. Ensure the initial meter reading setup for each plant item is completed through the Plant item screen. All meter-related activities should be conducted on the Meters tab of the Plant item detailed screen.

Screen Guide:

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• Plant item: displays the code and name of the plant items

• Meter code: displays the selected meter code for each plant item.

• Date: The date of the reading

• Reading: the value of the reading

• Type:

  • Blank: For normal readings.

  • Change Out: when doing the replacement of a meter via the link Replace, the system will auto generate a Change Out line with data as mentioned above. You still can select this when doing a manual Chage Out line. In this case, the reading value should be the value of the NEW meter.

  • Clocked: Select this option to indicate when the meter has reached its maximum reading and has been reset.

  • Exclude: Because you cannot delete a reading, any reading that you would like to be ignored, mark as 'Exclude'.

  • Service: Select this option to note down the usage in a service.

• Assumed Daily Rate:

• Cumulative: This is the TOTAL cumulative value, automatically calculated based on the readings. This is not the cumulative value of each individual reading.

• Units: Follow the Meter Code (day, hour or kilometer)

• Notes: Comments

Initialise Service history and Next service details

The system requires a first Service with a first meter reading to be recorded against a Plant item, so it can populate the Next Service (date and kms/hours till next service is due), Status (Reminder, Due, Booked, Overdue, etc), Days Due and Meter Due.
A first Service can be entered as:

1. A manual Meter Reading with type = Service (either from Meter Readings or from the Meters section on the Plant item) or

2. A Service Log with a type of Scheduled Service (which will create a Meter reading with a type = Service).

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