Entering meter readings for work order equipment

Enter meter readings for equipment defined on a work order. You can view recent meter readings for equipment, and you can also add a new meter reading for equipment on a work order.

Note: You can delete a meter reading if you find that the reading has been entered in error; however, you cannot modify the value of an existing meter reading.

In many cases, the meter for a piece of equipment on a work order is the child meter of a meter attached to the parent equipment in an asset hierarchy. In such cases, the new meter reading needs to be entered/submitted for the parent equipment/meter even though you are entering the reading via the child equipment/meter on the work order. Also, the new reading must also roll down to all children of the parent within the asset hierarchy. Use Target Equipment to indicate the equipment for which to add the meter reading.

Note: The Target Equipment for a meter reading is the equipment of the work order only if the equipment meter is a standalone meter.

However, if the equipment on the work order is a child in a hierarchy; and both the child and parent equipment have the same unit of measure for the meter usage definition; and the usage definitions are defined as parent-child meters, then Target Equipment can also be a parent of the equipment on the work order.

To enter meter readings for work order equipment:

Select Work > Work Orders.
Select the work order containing the equipment for which to enter meter readings, and then click the Meter Readings tab.
Specify this information:

Target Equipment

Modify the equipment for which to enter meter readings as necessary. Target Equipment is automatically populated with the top-level equipment in the meter structure and Equipment with the equipment defined on the work order.
If you select a new Target Equipment, all the fields are updated on the form based on the new combination of the Target Equipment and UOM, with the exception of Equipment, Equipment Org., and Equipment Description.

Note: The meter for the Equipment on a work order can be the child meter of a meter attached to a parent of the Equipment. In such cases, the parent equipment and parent meter should receive the new reading submitted for the child meter, and the new reading must roll down to all of the child equipment of the parent.
The Target Equipment is the Equipment on the work order header only if the equipment meter is a stand-alone meter. However, if the Equipment on the work order header is a child equipment in an asset hierarchy whose parent equipment has the same UOM on the usage definition and the usage definitions are defined as parent-child meters, then the Target Equipment may be the parent of the Equipment on the work order header.

Equipment

Specify the equipment for which to enter the meter reading if the work order is a multiple equipment work order.
If a usage definition exists for the equipment, then the system automatically populates Equipment with the equipment on the work order header. However, if a usage definition does not exist for any of the work order equipment or if the work order is not a multiple equipment work order, then Equipment is protected.

If you select a new Equipment, the system updates all the fields on the form based on the new combination of the Target Equipment, UOM, and Equipment.

UOM

Select the unit of measure.
Note: If the primary UOM on the equipment record is equal to one of the existing usage definitions for the equipment, the system automatically populates UOM with the primary UOM of the equipment.

Entry Type

Select one of the following options:

Reading

Select to enter the current meter reading.
Note: You may enter Reading only if the meter is selected as Up/Down Meter on the Meters tab of the Assets, Positions, Systems, or Locations page.

Difference

Select to enter the difference between the last reading and the current reading.

Date/Time

Specify the date and time of the meter reading.

New Value

Specify the meter reading value.

Click Submit.

This table shows how the system updates the Meter Readings list with the following information:

Field	Value
Last Value	Indicates the value of the previous meter reading. Note: Last Value is zero when the new meter reading record is the first entry made for the UOM of the Target Equipment.
Meter	Identifies the meter of the reading.
Meter Rollover Point	Indicates the value at which the meter rolls over.
Total Usage	Indicates the sum of the previous Total Usage and the difference between the New Value and the Last Value.
Usage Since Last WO	Indicates the difference between the current Total Usage and the usage at the time and date that the last work order for the Target Equipment was closed or completed.
Average Daily Usage	Indicates the value of the average daily usage for the target equipment UOM which is based on the number of readings specified on the usage definitions.
Last Reading	Indicates the date and time of the current/most recent reading entered for the logical/physical meter.
Last Reading Date	Indicates the difference (in days) between the dates of the Last Reading Date and the current system date and time.

If a physical meter record is attached to the equipment usage definition, the system also updates the physical meter record by populating the Last Value of the physical meter equal to the current/most recent reading. The system populates the Usage Since Install equal to the sum of the previous Usage Since Installation and the difference between the new and previous Total Usage.

Note: If the selected Target Equipment is associated with one or more fixed or variable PM schedules released according to a meter interval (usage), entering and submitting a New Value for a meter may release any PM work orders for the Target Equipment and/or any child equipment affected by the roll-down of the meter reading. If any of the meter intervals for the Target Equipment and/or child equipment have reached or exceeded the point at which a new PM work order must be released, the system automatically updates the status of any PM work orders based on the setting of the WORKWOST installation parameter, as long as there are no existing Released work orders for the same PM work order for the Target Equipment/child equipment.

The system also updates the Start Date of activities for the next PM work order to the current system date and time, updates the Revision number for the PM schedule, route, material list, and/or task to the current approved Revision number. The system creates reservations for any parts on a material list for the PM activity as necessary, event objects for the next PM work order based on the current parent structure defined for the Target Equipment, and inspection points if the PM work order includes an inspection Route. If a calibration work order is released as a result of a reading, the system also copies all of the calibration data to the released PM work order.