Transcript Device Manager Web Interface

MANAGING ELECTRIC METERS
USING RNI DEVICE MANAGER
© 2013 Sensus. All rights reserved.
C-PAMRAMI-WGE-0128-01
Module Goals
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The goal of this module is to:
Illustrate how to use the Device Manager Web
interface application to monitor and manage
electric meters.
Section One
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Getting Started
Section One Objectives
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Following this section, you should be able to:
1. Log in to Device Manager.
2. Configure general application settings.
Logging in to Device Manager
Getting Started
• Open an Internet Explorer browser session.
• Enter <RNI Web server address>/dm in the address
field.
• Enter your FlexNet/RNI user credentials
• Click Log in to Device Manager
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Configuring General System Settings
Getting Started
1. Click System Settings in
the top right corner of
the software
2. Select the appropriate
values for the General
system settings
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Important!
Set time zone
to match RNI
time zone.
Section Two
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Managing Electric
Meters
Section Two Objectives
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Following this section, you should be able to:
1. View meter read data.
2. Create and populate a billing group and an
operational group.
3. Remove a DM group.
4. Add and remove devices from a group.
5. Create and remove DM tags.
6. Add tags to and remove tags from devices.
Viewing Meter Read Data
Managing Electric Meters
• Available read data is dependent on the type of
meter and features supported:
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Meter Type
Read Data Displayed
ANSI C12.19
Load Profile Data
ANSI C12.19 with ESM
enabled
Load Profile Data, End readings (if applicable)
ANSI C12.19 with ESM
enabled and Snapshot
configured
Load Profile Data, Snapshot Data
ANSI C12.19 with TOU
enabled
Load Profile Data, TOU Data
Register Read (legacy meters)
Interval Data
Comparing Register Read with C12.19
• For legacy meters without C12.19 support, interval
read data is requested from the meter by the Sensus
SmartPoint module
• For meters with C12.19 support, read data is
provided via the SmartPoint module through
supervisory messages of standard length
• For meters with C12.19 support and ESM enabled,
read data is provided via the SmartPoint module
through enhanced supervisory messages of variable
length
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Additional Read Data Available with ESM
• If supported by the meter, you can also collect End
Readings and Snapshot data
• End Readings provide a reading that is time-aligned
with interval reads
– Used for obtaining a cumulative value of load profile data
• Snapshot readings provide a non-time-aligned
reading on transmit of ESM packet
– Used for measuring values not provided in load profile;
such as click count
– No history is provided with this read type
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Time-of-Use Reads
• Read data is collected at standard intervals, but
billing is based on actual usage during a given
timeframe versus a calculated or estimated usage
value
• Uses Tiered billing rate structure
• Selected meters support ESM and TOU
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Viewing Interval Read Data: Steps 1-3
Managing Electric Meters
1. Click Devices
2. Select the meter to view to open the About this
Device page
3. Click Interval Reads or Load Profile tab
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Sample Interval Read Data
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Export the results
to a .csv file
This meter has only
one channel of data
Move backward/
forward one day
at a time
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Viewing Snapshot Data: Steps 1-3
Managing Electric Meters
1. Click Devices
2. Select the meter to view to open the About this
Device page
3. Click Snapshot Data tab
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Sample Snapshot Data
Managing Electric Meters
Select an
earlier date
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This meter has four
snapshots to view
Viewing Time-of-Use (TOU) Data: Steps 1-3
Managing Electric Meters
1. Click Devices
2. Select the meter to view to open the About this
Device page
3. Click TOU Data tab
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Sample TOU Data
Managing Electric Meters
This meter has
three tiers defined
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Creating a Group for Billing Purposes: Step 1
Managing Electric Meters
1. Click Groups > Create Group
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Creating a Group for Billing Purposes: Steps 2-4
Managing Electric Meters
2. Select Billing from the Group Type drop-down list
3. Enter a name for the group in the Group Name field
4. Optionally enter a description for reference
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Creating a Group for Billing Purposes: Steps 5-8
Managing Electric Meters
5. Click Add Devices
6. Indicate how to
recognize the
devices in group in
Select Identifier field
7. Upload comma
delimited list of IDs
in form of .csv file or
copy and paste from
.csv file into the
designated area
8. Click Create Group
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Creating a Group for Performing a Task: Steps 1-3
Managing Electric Meters
1. Click Groups > Create Group
2. Select Operations from Group Type drop-down list
3. Enter a name for the group in the Group Name field
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Creating a Group for Performing a Task: Steps 4-8
Managing Electric Meters
4. Optionally add a
Description
5. Click Add Devices
6. Set criteria for
device identification
7. Upload or copy/
paste device list
8. Click Create Group
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Removing a DM Group
Managing Electric Meters
1. From the Groups page, select the group(s) to
remove
2. Click Actions > Delete Groups
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Managing Group Membership for a Device(s)
Managing Electric Meters
You can add devices to or remove devices from an
existing group.
To add devices to a group:
1. From the Devices page, select the device(s) to add
2. Click Actions > Manage Groups
3. Click Add to Group
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Managing Group Membership for a Device(s)
Managing Electric Meters
3. Select a group from the drop-down list
4. Click Add Device to Group
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Managing Group Membership for a Device(s)
Managing Electric Meters
To remove devices from a group:
1. From the Devices page, select the device(s) to
remove
2. Click Actions > Manage Groups
3. Click Remove from Group
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Managing Group Membership for a Device(s)
Managing Electric Meters
3. Select the device(s) to remove from the drop-down
list
4. Click Remove Devices from Group
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Creating Tags: Steps 1-4
Managing Electric Meters
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Click System Settings (in upper right corner of UI)
Click Manage Tags
Enter a tag name
Click Add Tag
Creating Tags: Step 5
Managing Electric Meters
5. Verify device association:
– Click System Settings (in upper right corner of UI)
– Click Manage Tags
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Removing DM Tags
Managing Electric Meters
• Click the Delete icon/link next to the selected tag
name
• Tag is removed from the device filtering options and
is no longer usable
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Managing Tags on Devices: Adding Tags, Steps 1-2
Managing Electric Meters
You can add or remove tags on a device at any time. A
device may have up to 5 tags.
To add a tag to one or more devices:
1. From the Device details page, select the device(s)
that you wish to tag
2. Click Actions > Manage Tags > Add Tag
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Adding Tags on Devices: Steps 3-4
Managing Electric Meters
3. Select a tag to apply
4. Click Add Tag
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Removing Tags from Devices: Steps 1-2
Managing Electric Meters
To remove a tag from one or more devices:
1. From the Device details page, select the device(s)
that you wish to tag
2. Click Actions > Manage Tags > Remove Tag
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Removing Tags from Devices: Steps 3-4
Managing Electric Meters
3. Select the tag to be removed from the drop-down
box
4. Click Remove Tag
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Section Three
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Performing Actions on
Electric Meters
Section Two Objectives
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Following this section, you should be able to:
1. Perform a demand reset on one or more
devices.
2. Remotely connect/disconnect service for a
capable meter.
3. Schedule an event/action.
Performing a Demand Reset: Step 1
Managing Meters
1. Search, sort, and filter to find the device(s) on which
to perform the action.
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Performing a Demand Reset: Steps 2-4
Managing Meters
2. Click Actions
3. Select Demand Reset from the drop-down list
4. Select Initiate Demand Reset
NOTE: Action is performed immediately.
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Performing a Demand Reset: Step 5
Managing Meters
5. Verify action completed successfully by viewing the
event history
– Click System Intelligence > Event History
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Performing a Remote Connect/Disconnect: Step 1
Managing Meters
1. Search, sort, and filter to find the device(s) on which
to perform the action.
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Performing a Remote Connect/Disconnect: Steps 2-4
2. Click Actions
3. Select Connect/Disconnect from the drop-down list
4. Select Remote Connect, Remote Disconnect, or Arm
for Connect as needed
NOTE: Action is performed immediately.
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Performing a Remote Connect/Disconnect: Step 5
5. Verify action completed successfully by viewing the
event history
– Click System Intelligence > Event History
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Scheduling an Event: Steps 1-3
Managing Meters
1. Click Schedule Event on Scheduled Events page
2. Enter a name for the event
3. Optionally enter a description
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Scheduling an Event: Steps 4-5
Managing Meters
4. Select an action for the drop-down list
5. Enter the date and time for the event to occur
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Scheduling an Event: Step 6
Managing Meters
6. Check the Repeat box to configure a recurring event
– Enter the frequency and start/end times
– Click Done
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Scheduling an Event: Steps 7-8
Managing Meters
7. Identify the devices on which to perform the action
– Select devices in a group, with a particular tag, or by
uploading a list
– Check Recent Requests to track
8. Click Create Event
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Questions
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Learning Check
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Question:
1. Which of the following General System Settings
is the most important to configure? Why?
a) Language preference
b) Default time zone
c) Default date format
d) Results per page
Learning Check
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Question:
2. Which of the following statements are true
about performing a demand reset using Device
Manager?
a) You can perform a demand reset on only one
device at a time.
b) You must create a tag on each device for
which you want to perform the demand
reset.
c) You use the Actions drop-down list >
Demand Reset > Initiate Demand Reset to
perform a demand reset.
d) None of the above.
Learning Check
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Question:
3. How do you create a billing group or
operational group?
a) Go to Groups > Create Group > select Group
Type > select devices to include
b) Go to Devices > select devices to include >
click Create Group
c) Go to Groups > select Group Type > select
devices to include > click Create Group
d) Go to Devices > click Create Group > select
Group Type > select devices to include > click
Submit
Learning Check
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Question:
4. How do you remove a DM group?
a) Go to Device > Actions > Manage Groups >
Remove from Group
b) Go to Device details > click red x next to the
group to delete
c) Go to Groups > select the group > click
Actions > Delete Groups
d) None of the above
Learning Check
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Question:
5. How do you create and remove DM tags?
a) Go to System Settings > Manage Tags
b) Go to Devices > Actions > Manage Tags
c) Go to Groups > Actions > Manage Tags
d) Go to System Settings > Actions > Manage
Tags
Learning Check
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Question:
6. How do you schedule an event?
a) Go to the Dashboard > Actions > click
Schedule Event
b) Go to Devices > Actions > Schedule Event
c) Go to the Dashboard > Today > click
Schedule Event
d) Go to the Dashboard > Scheduled Events >
click Schedule Event