Meter sampling

After meters are installed, they are randomly tested to ensure that they accurately record the energy, gas, or water use of the consumer. Work orders are generated to test a sample of meters.

A meter sampling group consists of meter assets that are grouped by similar attributes, such as vendor, meter type, and age. These meter assets are sampled according to a meter sampling template. The meter sampling template defines the percentage or sample size of meters that must be tested. You create the sampling template in the Organizations (T&D) application.

You can define the criteria to associate the meter assets records with the meter sampling group. You then update the sampling group to associate meter assets with the sampling group. Sampling groups can be deleted only if no meter assets are associated with the group. You define this criteria from the Define Meter Sampling Group action in the Organizations (T&D) application or the Meter Assets (T&D) application.

The meter asset records that are randomly selected are updated to identify that a sampling work order is needed. A cron job runs on a regular schedule to create the sampling work orders. The sampling work order is created based on the job plan that is associated to the sampling group. You can search for the work orders by the job plan or the sampling group. You can use the reporting tool to view the progress of the work orders associated with a sampling group. When the work order is closed and the meter asset test results are uploaded, the meter asset record is updated.

Only meters that are in service are selected for random sampling.