Defining physical meters

To define physical meters:

  1. Open the Meters form.
  2. Click New Record.
  3. Organization—Enter the organization to which the meter belongs if you use multi-organization security.
  4. Meter—Enter a unique code identifying the meter, and then enter a description of the meter in the adjacent field.
  5. Meter Unit—Enter the meter’s unit of measure.
  6. Maximum Value—Enter the maximum value the meter can reach before it exceeds its physical count limit and resets to zero. Leave Maximum Value blank if the meter cannot reset to zero when it reaches its physical count limit.
  7. Last Value—Enter the last meter reading as necessary.
  8. Class—Enter the class of the meter. The classes shown belong to the MET entity.
    Note: When defining a physical meter, Service Point is a read-only field. You can enter the Service Pointof a piece of equipment when editing a meter record.
  9. Click Save Record.