Viewing Meter Records

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You view meters with Coding Definitions | Units | Meters. The window contains the following:

View section: Shows the list of current meters.

Meter Class: Click this heading to sort the list by meter class. Click again to reverse the order (from ascending to descending or vice versa).

Unit: Click this heading to sort the list by unit. Click again to reverse the order.

Current Reading Effective Date: Click this heading to sort the list by date of last reading. Click again to reverse the order.

Current Reading Effective Reading: Click this heading to sort by the effective value of the most recent reading.

Apply 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.

Meter Readings section: Lists readings for the selected meter.

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

: 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.

: Deletes the record that's currently selected.

: Opens a window to let you print meter information. For more, see Meter Readings Report.

: Lets you export data from this table or import data from a file (provided that the file is in an acceptable format). For more information, see Importing and Exporting Data in Tables.

The button has an accompanying drop-down list containing the following:

Export: Exports data in XML format.

Import: Imports data from a properly formatted file.

Save XML Schema: Writes an XML schema for this table into a specified file.

: Lets you search through the list of records for a particular record. For more information, see Searching for a Particular Record. The 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.

New Manual Meter Reading: Lets you record a new reading for the meter currently selected. For more information, see Editing Meter Readings.

: Updates the list to reflect any recent changes.

Defaults for Meters section: Shows any defaults to be used when creating new meter records.

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

: Updates the list to reflect any recent changes.

For more information on meters, see Meters. For more information on creating or editing meter records, see Editing Meter Records. For general information on table viewers, see Using Table Viewers.

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