Meter Read Schedule
The Meter Read Schedules screen provides the means to manage when specific Meters will be read.
This screen is accessed from METERING > SCHEDULING > METER READ SCHEDULES menu.
While some meters are read successfully at the first attempt, others may require additional retries.
A Meter Read Schedule identifies a set of meters and describes one or more daily schedules according to which Netstream will attempt to read those meters. A schedule is confined to a time window within the span of a calendar day.
The screen lists any defined Meter Read Schedules.
| Column Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | A name applied to the Meter Read Schedule |
| Super Group | A list of meter Super Groups (groups of Meter Groups) to which the scheduling applies |
| Schedule Period start | The start of the time window within which reading attempts will be made |
| Schedule Period end | The end of the time window within which reading attempts will be made |
| Schedule Recurrence | Within the Schedule Period, when the meter read attempts will be made |
How to create a Meter Read Schedule
Click the + Add button above the grid
Choose one or more Super Groups
Specify one or more schedules
Click the + Add button to the right of Schedule
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Period start | Time of day marking the start of the schedule window |
| Period end | Time of day marking the end of the schedule window |
| Offset in seconds | Offset applied to each meter read attempt in this schedule |
| Recurrence type | One of four ways of describing when meter reads will be triggered within the schedule window. Please see below for details |
| Recurrence | A description of the trigger times based on the Recurrence type |
| Recurrence type | Description |
|---|---|
| iCal expression | The recurrence rule part of an iCalendar expression |
| regular interval | A fixed recurring interval defined in minutes |
| times | A comma separated list of times described in HH:MM format |
| irregular intervals | A comma separated list of intervals described in minutes |
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