Viewing Meter Classes

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You view meter classes with Coding Definitions | Units | Meter Classes. The window contains the following:

View section: Shows the list of current meter classes.

Code: Click this heading to sort the list by code. Click again to reverse the order (from ascending to descending or vice versa).

Description: Click this heading to sort the list by description. Click again to reverse the order.

Enable Filter: Lets you set up a filter to select which records should be shown in the table. For more information, see Table Filters.

Details section: Shows information from the selected record.

Meters section: Shows meters that belong to the selected class. For more, see Meters.

Maintenance Timings section: Shows maintenance timing records associated with the selected class. For more, see Maintenance Timing.

New Meter Class: Opens a window to create a new meter class record. Fields in the new record will either be blank or assigned default values (as specified in the Defaults for Meter Class section).

Edit/View/Restore: This drop-down button offers several possible actions:

Edit: Opens an editor window to let you edit the selected record.

View: Opens an editor window where you can examine the selected record.

Restore: Restores a deleted record. This button is only active if the viewer is in All mode and if you've selected a deleted record. When you click Restore, MainBoss will open a window that lets you examine the contents of the deleted record. If you save the record and close the window, the record will be restored to the Active list.

Delete: Deletes the record that's currently selected.

Print: Opens a window to let you print your meter classes. For more information, see Printing Meter Classes.

Refresh: Updates the list to reflect any recent changes.

Search: Lets you search through the list of records for a particular record. For more information, see Searching for a Particular Record. The Search button has an accompanying drop-down list containing the following:

Find Next: Uses the same search condition(s) as your most recent search and finds the next record in the table that matches the condition(s). If the search reaches the end of the table without finding a matching record, it goes to the start of the table and continues the search.

Find Previous: Same as Find Next except that it goes backward in the table. If the search reaches the start of the table without finding a matching record, it goes to the end of the table and continues the search.

Defaults for Meter Class section: Shows any defaults to be used when creating new meter classes.

Edit Defaults: Opens a window to let you change the displayed default values.

Refresh: Updates the list to reflect any recent changes.

For more information on meter classes, see Meter Classes. For more information on creating or editing meter class records, see Editing Meter Classes. For general information on table viewers, see Using Table Viewers.

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