Create Interim Reading Wizard

Use the Create Interim Reading Wizard to enter meter readings during the middle of the billing cycle. You can use this program if you or a customer suspect there is a service connection problem that is causing excessive usage, such as a water leak. You can track service connection usage for shorter time periods, because Interim Readings are informational only. This is helpful if your billing cycle is long, as you can determine if there is a problem in a more timely fashion. The table following the window example describes the data entry area for the Create Interim Reading Wizard.

Tips:

To view the Interim Readings history for the Service Connections during the Customer Inquiry, click Show Reference Activity .
For general information about Wizards including navigation and window layout, see the Wizard - Introduction.
For more information about working with data in fields, see the Data Entry Guidelines.

Directions:

To display the Create Interim Reading Wizard:

Click Create from the Wizards Control Menu in the Customer Inquiry.
Click Create Interim Reading.

Create Interim Reading Wizard Data Entry Example:

Create Interim Reading Wizard Prompts Tip: To see more information about a field, click the hyperlink for the field name.
Location	Enter the Location ID for the interim reading. (up to 12 characters)
	To move to the next step, click Next. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + n]
Service Connection	To choose the service connection for the location, click a choice in the drop-down list. Tips: To search for the service connection, click Search . Or, use the keyboard shortcut: [ALT + f] A service connection can be a Meter ID, Trailer ID or Component ID.
	To move to the next step, click Next. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + n]
Prior Reading Date	To accept the Prior Reading Date displayed from history, press [TAB]. Or, enter another Prior Reading Date. (mm/dd/ccyy, slashes and century optional)
Present Reading Date	To accept the system date as the Present Reading Date, press [TAB]. Or, enter another date. (mm/dd/ccyy, slashes and century optional)
Last Reading	To accept the amount of the Last Reading from the last billing cycle, press [TAB]. Or, enter another last reading amount. (14.0 numeric)
Current Reading	Enter the present meter reading for the service connection. (14.0 numeric)
	To move to the next step, click Next. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + n] Tip: To verify the usage calculated from the readings, click Next.
	To validate and save the data for all of the Wizard steps, click Finish. The Wizard window closes when the save is complete. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + s]
Verify Interim Reading Wizard Window
Last Reading	Displays the amount of the ast reading before the current reading.
Current Reading	Displays the reading entered in the previous window.
Usage Multiplier	Displays the service connection Usage Multiplier for generating the usage, if applicable.
Usage	Displays the service connection's usage for the interim reading, which is calculated by using the last reading and the current reading.
	To validate and save the data for all of the Wizard steps, click Finish. The Wizard window closes when the save is complete. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + s]
	To close the Wizard without validating or saving data, click Close.