Updating meter history

Use the Manage Meter Reading History action in the Locations application to view or to update historical meter readings. When you update a meter reading, the delta (change) readings for that meter that are more recent than the date on which you make the update are applied. Readings taken at a location might roll down to the assets in that location if those assets are set up to accept them.

Before you begin

Depending on your security authorization, you might only have the authority to view historical readings and not to update historical readings. If you require an audit trail of original reading data before an update, use the Audit feature.

About this task

If a meter or a location has been added to the hierarchy since the original meter reading, its readings are not updated since it was not present at the time of the original reading. The update stops as soon as the first actual reading is reached. The change is also applied to locations that were attached to the original location at the time the meter reading was taken (reading date) and that can inherit values from the parent. When a reading is modified, the meter reading, the modified date, the user, and a reason for the change are recorded.

1. From the List tab of the Locations application, open the location record for which you want to update the meter history.
2. Select the Manage Meter Reading History action.
3. In the Manage Meter History window, click the Continuous Meter Readings tab or the Characteristic and Gauge Meter Readings tab to view and update meters based on their meter types.
4. On the Continuous Meter Readings tab, you can enter the modified reading when the Enter as Delta check box is not selected. Select the Enter as Delta check box to specify a delta for the selected meter.
5. Specify the updated meter readings and click OK.