Adding meters to locations

Use the Meters tab to associate multiple meters with an operating location.

Procedure

  1. From the List tab of the Locations application, display the location to which you want to add a meter.
  2. On the Meters tab, under the Meters table window, click New Row. If there is a value in the Meter Group field and there are meters in that meter group, those meters are listed in the Meters table window.
  3. In the Meter field, specify a meter or click Detail Menu to select an option and to retrieve a value.
  4. If you selected a continuous type of meter, specify the following values for the Average Calculation Method:
    1. All to calculate the average of all the readings.
    2. Sliding Days to calculate the average of the readings over a specific number of days.
    3. Sliding Readings to calculate the average of a specific number of readings.
    4. Static to set the average and never recalculate it.
  5. In the Reading Type field, select Delta to report incremental usage or Actual to report cumulative usage.
  6. If the Average Calculation Method is Sliding, specify a value in the Sliding Window Size field for the number of days or the number of readings to use in the calculation.
  7. If the Average Calculation Method is Static, specify a value in the Average Units/Day field.
  8. Click Save Location.