You can enter meter readings for the asset and the location
on a work order. An asset can be set up to inherit the meter readings
of its parent asset or its location.
About this task
To find out if an asset is inheriting meter readings, go
to the asset record and check the value in the Accept Rolldown
From field.
Procedure
- Display the record for which you want to enter a reading.
- From the Select Action menu, select Enter
Meter Readings.
- To enter a meter reading, select either of the following
options:
- To enter a meter reading for the asset, click the Asset
Meter Readings tab.
- To enter a meter reading for the location, click the Location
Meter Readings tab. If the asset and location have meters,
and the asset inherits the meter reading for the location, enter a
reading for either the asset or the location. If the asset has child
records that inherit meter readings, the meter readings for the child
records are updated. If the location has assets that inherit meter
readings for the location, the readings for the assets in that location
are updated.
- In the New Reading field, enter
a value, or click Select Value. The system
date and time display in the New Reading Date field.
The log in name for the user displays in the Inspector field.
- To change the inspector, specify a value, or click Detail
Menu to retrieve a value.
- To enter the reading and return to the record, click OK.