Export Destination Maintenance

Use Export Destination Maintenance to maintain the physical attributes of the file containing electronic meter reading information.  This file is created during the Meter Communications Export File routine.  Information maintained includes the file type, the file name, and the definition file name.

Notes:  

Directions:

To open click Daily Work from the Menu, next click File Maintenance; click Export Maintenance, and then click Export Destination.
Or, use the keyboard shortcut:  [ALT] [y] [m] [e] [e].

 

Meter Export Destination Maintenance Example:

 

 

Export Destination Maintenance Prompts

Destination ID

To create an export destination or to display an export destination, enter the unique destination ID and then, and click Retrieve , or press [ENTER]. (up to 20 characters)

Required

Notes:  

  • To look for or to view all of the existing export destinations, click Search .  From the Search list you can select the record to change or delete.  Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + r]

  • If you are building a new export destination, New New Record displays near the Destination ID.  Default entries display and the first field is highlighted to let you know you can begin entering information.

To update the new or changed information, click Save or press [ENTER].

Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + s]

CAUTION

To avoid losing data, you must save new or changed records.

File Type

To select a file type, click a choice in the drop-down list.

File Types:

  • No delimiter

  • Quote Comma

  • Comma Only

  • Pipe

  • Tab

File Name

Enter the file name for the export destination file. (up to 80 characters)

Category

Enter the category ID for the export destination. (up to 30 characters)

Definition File Name

Enter the definition file name for the export destination file. (up to 30 characters)

Editing an Export Destination

 

CAUTION:  To avoid losing data, you must save new or changed records.

1.  To display the destination to be changed, enter the Destination ID and click Retrieve , or press [ENTER].
Keyboard shortcut
:  [ALT + t]

Tip
:  If you do not know the Destination ID, you can click Search  to see a list of export destinations.

2.  Click the field to change and  enter the data changes.

3.  To complete the edit process, click Save , or press [ENTER].
Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + s]

 

Deleting an Export Destination

1.  To display the destination to be deleted, enter the Destination ID and click Retrieve , or press [ENTER].
Keyboard shortcut
:  [ALT + t]
Tip
:  If you do not know the Destination ID, you can click Search  to see a list of export destinations.

2.  Click File from the Menu, and next click Delete.
Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT] [f] [d]

3.  At the Delete prompt, click Proceed to delete the item, or click Cancel to escape from the delete routine.

Note:
 After you click Proceed, you will see the following message.