Trailer Create Time Of Use Trailer Wizard

Use the Create Time of Use Trailer Wizard to create information for time of use trailers.  Time of use trailers capture readings from different times of day to determine usage.  When a time of use trailer is created it is set up with 3 trailers to capture readings from 3 times a day.  If you want to capture less than 3 readings, then remove the unneeded trailers.  This wizard creates the number of time blocks on the meter to capture and store usage.  This can be used for time of day, for example, on-peak and off-peak time periods and / or the day of the week ( i.e. Monday through Friday).  The Meter Import will import the information for the time block.  

Tip:  For more information on time of use metering, see Time of Use Meter.

Directions:

To open from the Inquiry load the account then click Tools and click Wizards.  From the Wizards menu select Add TOU Trailer.

Or go to Daily Work --> File Maintenance --> Wizards Maintenance --> Trailers --> Time of Use Trailer Wizard.

 

Time of Use Trailer Wizard Example:

 

Data Entry Panel - Time of Use Trailer Wizard Prompts

 

General Steps

 IMPORTANT:  The wizard automatically validates and saves your data when you click Finish.

 

1.  Open the Time of Use Trailer Wizard.

2.  At the Choose Location Step, enter the location in the Data Entry Panel.
Tip:  To Search for location, click Search .

3.  To advance to the next step, simply press [ENTER].
Tip:  For more information about moving around within the Wizard, see the Wizard - Navigation topic.

4.  Position the pointer to the information that you want to enter.

5.  Enter the data changes.

6.  To finish entry and save the changes, click Finish , or press [ENTER].
Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + s]

Location

Entry Options:

  • Enter the appropriate location ID. (up to 12 characters)

  • Or, to select a previously displayed location click the appropriate location ID listed in the drop-down list.

  • Or, to search for the location, click Search or press [CTRL + f].

To display the next step, click Next or press [ENTER].

Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + n]

Tip:  Next is not active for the last step.

Time of Use Trailer Choose Connection Step

 

Meter

The meter assigned to the service connection displays.  Click to select it or search for another meter.

The time of use trailers will be created for the meter selected here.

Note:  To search for a meter ID, click Search or press [CTRL + f].

To display the next step, click Next or press [ENTER].

Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + n]

Time of Use Trailer Choose Time of Use Type Step

Time of Use Type

To select the type of time of use trailer, click to select a choice in the drop-down list.

To complete the entries, click Finish.

Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + s]

 Important:  After you click Finish, the wizard validates and saves the entries.  The following message displays on the status bar:

To close the wizard without validating or saving the data, click Close.

 

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