SmartFusion Modules > Utility Billing > Handheld Types

Recent Changes:
6.137
- Now able to read the actual reading date from the ORDST row. Added information on the ORDST row to this specification breakdown.

6.129
- Added the meter size to the export for the meter detail record.

Upload Meter Readings from Handheld System

Type 'S' – Neptune Equinox

Total Record Length = Varies depending on record type

ROUTE RECORD

Field Length Start End
Record Type = "RTEHD" 5 1 5
Read Date 8 24 31

PREMISE DETAIL RECORD

Field Length Start End
Record Type = "PRMDT" 5 1 5
Account Number 20 104 123

METER DETAIL RECORD

Field Length Start End
Record Type = "MTRDT" 5 1 5
Read Sequence 6 6 11
New Sequence 6 12 17
Serial Number 20 38 57

READ DETAIL RECORD

Field Length Start End
Record Type = "RDGDT" 5 1 5
Number of Dials 2 50 51
Current Reading 10 89 98

ORDST RECORD

Field Length Start End
Record Type = "ORDST" 5 1 5
Actual Reading Date 8 6 13

NOTE: Above are the fields that are read back into or used to update meter readings in the Utility Billing system. Additional fields may be in the file and are not used.

Transfer Meter Readings to Handheld System

Type 'S' – Neptune Equinox

Crystal Report – AR210R09S

COMPANY RECORD – 1 per file Total Record Length = 58

Field File.Field Length Start End
"COMHD" 5 1 5
Company Code Entered on prompt screen – Positions 3-6 of IHP Route ID 4 6 9
Create Date Current Date (YYYYMMDD) 8 10 17
Description Organization Name 40 18 57
File Version "2" 1 58 58

ROUTE RECORD – 1 per Route Total Record Length = 119

Field File.Field Length Start End
"RTEHD" 5 1 5
Office Entered on prompt screen – Positions 3-6 of IHP Route ID 4 6 9
Cycle Entered on prompt screen – Positions 1-2 of IHP Route ID 4 10 13
Route AR010.iubrouteno 10 14 23
Read Date Entered on prompt screen (YYYYMMDD) 8 24 31
Deactivate Date Read date from prompt screen 8 32 39
Filler Blanks 80 40 119

PREMISE DETAIL RECORD – 1 per location for an account Total Record Length = 307

Field File.Field Length Start End
"PRMDT" 5 1 5
Address 1 AR010.cstreetno+AR010.cstreetname 26 6 31
Filler Blanks 26 32 57
Customer Name AR010.cname 26 58 83
Premise Key AR010.imasterno 20 84 103
Account Number AR010.imasterno 20 104 123
Account Status "ACTI" 4 124 127
Filler Blanks 180 128 307

METER DETAIL RECORD – 1 per meter per customer Total Record Length = 336

Field File.Field Length Start End
"MTRDT" 5 1 5
Read Sequence AR210A.ireadseq If 0, then AR010.iubrouteseq is written 6 6 11
Filler 0's 6 12 17
Meter Key AR210.cserial 20 18 37
Meter Number AR210.cserial 20 38 57
Filler 0's 20 58 77
Meter Type If AR210.creadcode = "Z" then "0002" else "0004" 4 78 81
Filler Blanks 4 82 85
Meter Size Will be displayed if "Export meter size" is selected for the type S handheld type in UB system parameters, otherwise Blanks 8 86 93
Filler Blanks 243 94 336

READ DETAIL RECORD – 1 per meter per customer Total Record Length = 212

Field File.Field Length Start End
"RDGDT" 5 1 5
Read Type "WAT" (per Neptune Support) 4 6 9
Collection ID AR210.certid 20 10 29
Filler Blank 20 30 49
Dials AR210.inodials 2 50 51
Filler 00 2 52 53
Decimals 00 2 54 55
Filler 00 2 56 57
Read Direction "L" 1 58 58
High Reading If Average Usage = 0 then 9999999999 else ((Average Usage + ((Average Usage * High Percent )/100)) / Multiplier)Average Usage = ar210a.ipriorusageHigh Percent = ar001.yubhighpct1Multiplier = ar210.imultiplier 10 59 68
Low Reading ((Average Usage + ((Average Usage * Low Percent )/100)) / Multiplier)Average Usage = ar210a.ipriorusageHigh Percent = ar001.yublowpct1Multiplier = ar210.imultiplier 10 69 78
Previous Reading AR210A.iprevread 10 79 88
Filler Blank 20 89 108
Read Code If AR210.creadcode = "Z" then "RRoo" else "KRoo" 4 109 112
Filler Blanks 100 113 212

ROUTE TRAILER RECORD – 1 per route Total Record Length = 35

Field File.Field Length Start End
"RTETR" 5 1 5
Office Entered on prompt screen – Positions 3-6 of IHP Route ID 4 6 9
Cycle Entered on prompt screen – Positions 1-2 of IHP Route ID 4 10 13
Route AR010.iubrouteno 10 14 23
# Premises Number of customers per route 6 24 29
# Meters Number of meters per route 6 30 35

COMPANY TRAILER RECORD – 1 per file Total Record Length = 15

Field File.Field Length Start End
"COMTR" 5 1 5
Company Code Entered on prompt screen – Positions 3-6 of IHP Route ID 4 6 9
# Routes Number of Routes included in file 6 10 15

NOTE: Some numeric fields are blank filled.