The routename.rbk file should be found in the path specified by the
Backup Path
box in
the
Route Maintenance - Detail
tab for that route. The backup must be restored to the
same route name and the route must be in a status of No Meters (Data: Not Loaded) in
order to execute the Restore function. This restores the information into the AutoRead
database. It does not restore it into the device itself. Once restored, the route will have
the same status as when the Backup was performed. If the Backup was performed after
successfully performing a Read Data function, it will result in either a Backup Required
(Data: Available) or Complete (Data: Available) status. Once in Backup Required (Data:
Available) or Complete (Data: Available) status, the Export, Report or Reprocess functions
can be performed again as needed.
Read/Load Data
This function is a legacy from the days of the old DOS versions of AutoRead. Since HHD
and computer processing speeds back in those days were dramatically slower, the Read/
Load Data function was used to perform 2 steps in one. This allowed the person working on
the system to step away from the PC while the one route was processed and the next one
loaded. Due to the faster processing speeds of the newer HHDs and PCs, this function is
rarely used today. It rarely takes more than a minute to Read Data off the HHD. In almost all
cases, it is advisable to perform the Read Data function, perform a Backup, and then Load
Data on the next route after verifying the initial data was properly processed. This will greatly
minimize the opportunity for overwriting necessary data by accident.
This function is used when there is a route(s) waiting to be read from a particular HHD or
VXU disk that is in a Device Loaded (Data: Loaded) status and another route(s) that are
ready to be put into the same device in a Ready To Load (Data: Not Loaded) status. Both
the Device Loaded and Ready to Load status routes need to be selected before executing
this command. To select multiple routes, first click the first of these routes then hold down
the
Ctrl
key on the keyboard and click to select the others. All of the routes to be read and
loaded should appear in a highlighted bar. After executing the Read/Load, the route(s) that
was in Device Loaded status should go to a status of Backup Required (Data: Available)
or Complete (Data: Available) depending on whether or not
Backup Required
is checked
in the Route Maintenance Control flags. The route(s) that was Ready to Load should go
to a status of Device Loaded. The Read/Load Data function was typically used when a
utility needed to get a meter reader in and out of the office quickly. It is preferred to do a
Read Data only and do a quick check of the readings to make sure that they have been
successfully retrieved from the device. Then proceed with the Load Data only that will clear
what was in the device and load up the selected route.
Move Unread Meters
This function is used to move unread meters from one route to another in one step. If the
selected route has been read and the readings processed into AutoRead, the status is
either Backup Required (Data: Available) or Complete (Data: Available). It is highly advised
that before performing this function, the route data be backed up by performing the Backup
function. This ensures that you can recover if a mistake is made. When performing this
function, it is also important to be sure that the desired Target or Destination route is either
in a status of No Meters (Data: Not Loaded) or Ready to Load (Data: Not Loaded). If the
desired target route is not in one of these two statuses, AutoRead does not consider the
route to be a viable target route.
To perform this function, simply select the desired route of origin, select
Move Unread
Meters
from the
Function
box drop-down menu, and click
Execute
. AutoRead will display
a list of available target routes. Select the desired target route, and click
OK
. AutoRead will
move all Unread meters from the original route to the target route.
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