Enter Meter Readings

You use the Enter Meter Readings dialog box to enter meter readings for the asset and/or location on the work order. (The term "work order" can refer to a work order, change, release, or activity record.)

An asset can be set up to inherit the meter reading of its parent asset or its location. To find out if an asset is inheriting meter readings, go to the asset record and check the value in the Accept Rolldown From field. For more information about assets and meters, see the Assets help.

To enter meter readings:

  1. Display the record for which you want to enter a reading.

  2. From the Select Action menu, select Enter Meter Readings to open the Enter Meter Readings dialog box.

  3. To enter a meter reading, select either following option:

  4. To enter a meter reading for the record's asset, click the Asset Meter Readings tab.

  5. To enter a meter reading for the record's location, click the Location Meter Readings tab.

Note:  If the work order's asset and location each have a meter, and the asset is set up to inherit the location's meter reading, you can enter a meter reading for either the asset or the location, but not both.

           If the asset has children with meters that are set up to inherit the parent's meter readings, when you enter a meter reading for the asset, the system updates the children's meter readings.

           Similarly, if the location has assets with meters that are set up to inherit their location's meter reading, when you enter a meter reading for the location, the system updates the assets' meter readings in that location.

  1. In the New Reading field, enter a value or click Select Value and choose a value.

  1. The system enters the system date and time in the New Reading Date field, and enters the user's log in name in the Inspector field. To change the inspector, enter a value or click Detail Menu and select an option to retrieve a value.

  2. To enter the reading and return to the record, click OK.

To return to the record without entering a reading, click Cancel.