General Features and Functions

• Service charges that are based on meter size (in inches)


• Summary inventory data querying and reporting on the number of meters in service


• Summary inventory data querying and reporting on the number of meters by type


• Generation of unique identifier for each meter


• Meter and sub-meter structure, such that one master meter can include multiple sub-meters, each used for one type of consumption


• Ability to look-up meter via premise number, address, customer name, meter identifier, meter serial number, or any combination of these


• Display of meter test history once a meter is located


• Display of history of meter movement or exchange once a meter is located


• Display of the premise record where the meter is located once a meter is located


• Display of the associated customer record once a meter is located


• Recording of the assignment of meters to a particular premise, and of the changes in the status of the meter


• Provision of an appropriate status and records final reading for a removed meter


• Removal of a meter without a replacement


• Entry of the results of a meter test


• Automatic entry of meter test results via a file or vehicle located computer


• Estimated reading of old meter and actual reading for new meter when changing out a non-functioning meter during the billing cycle


• Creation and storage of route information and text files for hand-held meter reading software


• Automated exchange of route and meter reading data with external auomated and hand-held meter reading systems


• Meter route information that includes the meter number (in meter route order)


• Meter route information that includes the premise number


• Meter route information that includes the physical location


• Meter route information that includes the last reading


• Meter route information that includes the high limit


• Meter route information that includes the low limit


• Meter route information that includes comments


• Meter route information that includes the total number of meters in route


• Acceptance of readings from hand-held meter reading software


• Acceptance of readings from AMR systems


• Acceptance of readings from electronic downloads


• Acceptance of readings from on-line entries


• Indication of each reading's source, e.g., ITRON, AMR, manual, or filed service


• Generation of a service order by an authorized CSR when meter replacement is necessary


• Generation of automatic notification to CSR when requesting action on a meter, if any pending service orders already exist


• Update of the billing module with appropriate usage information when the reading is posted


• Communications and exchange of reading data with external AMR systems


• Initiation of request to the AMR system to provide reading data for specified routes or meters


• Ability to receive data from the AMR and to process the read data as if it were reported from any other source