3 Polling Devices
The Polling Devices screen lists all the Handheld, Vehicle or PhonRead reading devices
that are configured in the AutoRead application. For example, if a utility has three HHDs,
there should be three devices listed on the
Polling Devices - Handheld
screen. There are
controls provided to add Reading Devices to the system and to configure the properties and
settings of the reading devices individually. There are also tabs provided to change the pre-
defined Notecodes that a meter reader will have access to while reading meters, as well as
settings pertaining to Work Order records.
Configure Polling Devices
•
Add
: The
Add
button allows the user to add a Polling Device in the selected protocol.
The desired protocol (Handheld, Vehicle or PhonRead) must be selected from the Tree
View on the left side of the screen. Once a Polling Device is added, the user is prompted
to set individual parameters for the device.
•
Delete
: The
Delete
button allows the user to delete a Polling Device from the system.
A Polling Device that is currently assigned to a route or loaded with data cannot be
deleted.
• The
Devices
tab: This is the default screen within Polling Devices, and displays a list of
the currently added Polling Devices in the selected Protocol, along with a grid, which
displays certain properties of each device.
• The
Notes
tab: Click here to bring up the list of pre-defined note codes in the selected
protocol. See the section on the
Notes
tab to change the pre-defined list of note codes.
• The
Work Order
tabs: There are three tabs that pertain to Work Order records:
Instructions
: Contains a list of preset work instructions that may be edited in the
same fashion as the
Notes
tab. These instructions serve as the default list that may
be selected from when creating a work order in AutoRead. When one is chosen, it will
appear on the screen of the HHD for that particular Work Order record informing the
operator of what needs done at the selected account. When completing a Work Order
in the HHD, the operator must also specify the Work Performed; these Instructions serve
as the listing from which they must choose.
Parts
: This tab allows for entry of default
part descriptions. While the worker may type their own descriptions into the HHD, having
a preset list to choose from greatly increases speed and accuracy.
Workers
: Provides
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