Summary
The Meter Change-Out Report displays a list of meters that have been replaced using a meter change-out service request. The report will display the device that has been removed and the new device that was installed on the customer account, but the devices will not display on the report until the change-out service request has been committed (UB> Service Requests> Commit). The report can be filtered by meter read route and date range based on the install date of the new device. The install date of the device is the same as the service date of the service request that performed the meter change-out.
A meter can be removed from a customer account using a remove device or change out service request, but only meters removed using a change-out service request will display on this report. Once a meter change-out service request has been committed (UB> Service Requests> Commit), the status of the original meter on the customer account will change from Installed to Removed and the install date of the new meter will be the service date on the service request.
Step by Step
1 Open the Meter Change Outs window (UB> Meter Management> Change Outs).
2 Configure the report.
- Select the meter routes to include on the report in the Route field. When a change-out service request is performed on a device, the new device on the customer account will inherit the meter route from the device that is being removed.
- Hold down CTRL+A to select all of the meter routes in the field. Press SPACE to check or uncheck the selected toggles.
- You can view the meter route attached to a device from the Device Maintenance window (UB> Maintenance> Device> Connections tab> Route column).
- Meter routes are created and maintained in UB> Maintenance> Route.
- Enter a date range in the Begin Meter Install Date and End Meter Install Date fields.
- The report will be filtered by the install date of the new meter on the account. You can view the install date of a meter on the account in UB> Maintenance> Account> Devices tab> Expand a device type> Install Date field. The install date of the device is the same as the service date on the change-out service request.
- The Meter Change-Out Report will display the meters that have been removed and the new meters that have been installed on the customer accounts. The report will display the route number, sequence number, serial/MXU/register number, service address, customer number, customer name, period, final read, and consumption for each meter.
3 Print the report.
- Click the Print icon to process the report immediately or enter a date and time in the field next to the Print icon to schedule the report to generate at a later time. You can view the progress of the report on the Job Viewer window (SS> Utilities> Show Scheduled Jobs).
- Click the Print icon drop-down menu and select Print Preview to preview the report before printing.
- Click the Print icon drop-down menu and select Excel to export the report data to an Excel spreadsheet as unformatted data.
- Click the Print icon drop-down menu and select Excel (Formatted) to export the report data to an Excel spreadsheet that includes much of the Springbrook formatting found on the printed version of the report.
- Once the report is generated, you can also display the report using the View Reports window (SS> Utilities> View Report).