Meter Import Edit Journal Instructions

Use the Meter Import Edit Journal Instructions to list transactions in the Meter Import file.  Use this journal to proof the generated import transactions before posting them to billing transactions file.  The Meter Import Edit Journal is similar to the Meter Import Journal but the edit journal has many options that allow you to print only the import information that you are looking for.

Tips:

Directions:

To open:

 

1.  Click Daily Work from the Menu.

2.  Click Billing.

3.  Click Meter Communications.

4.  Click Import Edit Journal.

Tip
:  Or, use the keyboard shortcut:  [ALT] [y] [b] [m] [d].

 

Meter Import Edit Journal Window Example:

Meter Import Edit Journal Prompts

Tip:  To quickly select or de-select all items listed, click Check All .

Services

To select the services to report, click to check the appropriate services listed.

Companies

To select the companies to report, click to check the appropriate companies listed.

Books

To select the books to report, click to check the appropriate books listed.

Status

To select the customer statuses to report, click to check the appropriate statuses listed.

Rate Profiles

To select the rate profiles to report, click to check the appropriate rate profiles listed.

Transaction Codes

To select the transaction codes to report, click to check the appropriate transaction codes listed.

Sort

To choose a sort option, click to select the appropriate button.

Sort Options:

  • Book & Sequence - Reports transactions in customer Sequence Number order within book number order.

  • Book & Customer ID - Reports transactions in Customer ID order within book number order.

  • Customer ID - Reports transactions in customer ID order.

  • Service & Customer ID - Reports transactions in customer ID order within service order.

  • Last Name - Reports transactions in customer last name order.

  • Location ID - Reports transactions in location ID order.

Service Tran Code Totals

To report transaction code totals for each service code, select this box.

To omit reporting transaction code totals, leave this box unchecked.

Company Tran Code Totals

To report transaction code totals for each company, select this box.

To omit reporting transaction code totals, leave this box unchecked.

Book Tran Code Totals

To report transaction code totals for each book number, select this box.

To omit reporting transaction code totals, leave this box unchecked.

Customer Class Totals

To report transaction code totals for each customer rate class, select this box.

To omit reporting transaction code totals, leave this box unchecked.

Arrear Totals

To report the total number of arrears and the customer arrears balance totals, select this box.

To omit reporting arrears totals, leave this box unchecked.

Billed Totals

To report the total number of customers billed for each customer rate class, select this box.

To omit reporting the total number of customers billed for each customer rate class, leave this box unchecked.

Billing Code Totals

To include the transaction code totals for each billing code, select this box.

To omit the transaction code totals, leave this box unchecked.

Options

ERU Usage

To include the ERU usage totals, select this box.

To omit ERU usage totals, leave this box unchecked.

Estimates Only

To only include transactions that are estimates only, select this box.

To include all transactions, leave this box unchecked.

Zero Reads Only

To only include transactions with zero readings, select this box.

To include all transactions, leave this box unchecked.

Standard Journal

To print the standard journal, select this box.

To omit printing the standard journal. leave this box unchecked.

Note:  This option prints several additional summary totals at the end of the journal.

Print Service Location

To include the house number and street index name for the physical service location on the report, check this box.  

Or, to omit the service location leave this box unchecked.

Totals Only

To report totals only, check this box.  Or, to report all detail as well as totals, leave this box unchecked.

Sub-Total by Service

To report the subtotals for each service, select this box.

To omit reporting sub-totals, leave this box unchecked.

Sub-Total Totals

To report sub-totals of the appropriate totals, select this box.

To omit reporting sub-totals, leave this box unchecked.

Use Transaction Analysis Flags

To run the report using the transaction code service analysis settings, select this box.

To run the report without the transaction code service analysis settings, de-select this box.

Only Work Order Automation

To run the journal for billing transactions that are generated from mobile work order automated events, check this box. Then, select the other journal parameters as you normally would.

To omit mobile work order automation events, leave this box unchecked.

Notes:  

  • This parameter only pertains to mobile work orders.

  • Mobile work order automation events must be printed on the journal before the events can be posted.  

Customer ID(s)

To build a list or range of customers to report:

  • To list individual customers, enter the customer ID followed by a comma (,).  Continue in this fashion until all customers are entered.

  • To build a range of customers, enter the beginning customer ID, followed by a hyphen (-) and then the ending customer ID.
    Note:
     If your customer IDs contain hyphens (-), then enter a range separator of tilde (~).

  • To search for a customer ID, click Search .

Location ID(s)

Note:  The location ID selection option is not available for this report.

Usage From

To report on a consumption range, enter the beginning usage to report.  Or, leave blank to report on all usage.

Note:  The usage From and Through fields can be used to report on transactions with zero readings.

Through

To report on a consumption range, enter the ending usage.  Or, to report on all usage, leave this field blank.

or

To begin printing, click Print, or press [ENTER].  Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + p]

Or, to print to the Print View window, click Print View.

Or, to escape from the print routine, click Cancel .

Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + c]

 

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