Summary

The Route Maintenance window is used to create and maintain meter routes. A meter route is a group of meters that are read and entered into the application as a batch. When meter readings are exported to handheld devices (UB> Meter Management> Readings Export) or manually entered (UB> Meter Management> Input New) they are exported or entered by meter route.

Meter routes are added to a device when a service request is created to install the device. The meter route of a meter can also be modified using the Device Maintenance window (UB> Maintenance> Device, or you can open the window from a customer account in UB> Maintenance> Account> Devices). 

If you would like to split a meter route into two separate meter routes, use the Pad Meter Sequences utility (UB> Utilities> Pad Meter Sequences).

Step by Step

1     Open the Route Maintenance window (UB> Maintenance> Route).

• Highlight a route in the left section of the window and the fields in the Maintenance section will populate with the information from the selected route.
  • When modifying an existing route you will not be able to change the value in the Route Number field. You cannot modify the route number field once a route has been saved.
• Click the Delete icon to delete the selected route.
  • You cannot delete a route that is attached to a meter.
• Click the Create icon to create a new route. This will create a new line item in the left section of the window and the fields in the Maintenance section will be blank.

2     Create a new route.

• Enter a Route number.
  • The route number must be unique and match the route number format set up in UB> Utilities> Setup> Device tab> Route Format field.
• Enter a Description of the route.
  • The route description can be up to 40 characters long.
• Click the Save icon to save the meter route.