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The Metering app is the tool to measure calculate consumptions of resources like water, electricity or gas in a BMS project.
The calculation is based on measurement data e.g. of a trending.
To open the app click the Metering symbol on the Web Manager's dashboard:
The app contains of two pages:
- Calculation: set up and evaluate calculation charts.
- Configuration: set up basic data for metering.
Architecture
A typical meter - e.g. a water meter - consists contains of a trending, a resource and a costrate.
The Trending delivers the raw data for the metering.
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The Cost Rate contains the price for the resource per unit (e.g. €/m3).
Configuration
Basic elements
Trending
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The calculated consumption of a meter will be charged to the Cost center.
Configuration
Click the Configuration button 
on the left-side menu of the Metering app to open the Configuration page.
Toolbar functions
Function | Description |
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| Add
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| Edit name of selected folder |
| Delete selected element |
| Copy |
| Paste |
| Show chart of selected trending |
| Show cost center plan view |
| Show configuration view |
| Switch to multi-select mode. |
| Export metering |
| Import metering |
| Import ETS structure |
This page has two view modes:
The project tree is always shown on the left hand side.
Configuration view mode
On the right hand side details of the project tree are shown.
Use this view to set up cost rates, resources, meters and cost centers.
To switch to this view click the Show configuration button from the menu bar.
Cost center plan view mode
On the right hand side the cost center plan is shown as a tree. There is only one cost center plan - it neither can be deleted nor created new.
Use this view to add cost centers or meters to the cost center plan. Adding an element to the cost center plan is done by drag & drop with the mouse.
To switch to this view click the Show Cost Center Plan button from the menu bar.
Note: The configuration view is used for setting up metering components.
The Cost Center Plan view is used to assign cost centers and meters to the Cost Center Plan by drag & drop!
On this page the components and structures of the metering have to be set up:
- Cost rate
- Resource
- Trending
- Meter
- Cost center
- Cost center plan
Cost rate
The cost rate defines the price for a resource per unit.
| Column name | Description |
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| Name * | Name of the cost rate |
| Description | Additional description for the cost rate |
| Default price * | Price per unit |
In the project tree cost rates appear with the symbol 
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Resource
The resource is defined by a name, a unit and it references to a cost rate.
| Column name | Description |
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| Name * | Name of the resource |
| Description | Additional description for the resource |
| Unit * | Unit of the resource |
| Cost rate | Assignment of the cost rate |
| Consumption factor | |
| Consumption factor name * | |
| Consumption factor unit * | |
| Consumption factor total * |
Cost rate
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Meter
In the project tree resources appear with the symbol 
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Trending
Meter
A meter is defined by its name and references to a trending and to a resource.
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name * | Name of the meter |
| Description | Additional description |
| Meter Type * | Default: Increasing |
| Trending | Assignment of the trending |
| Resource * | Assignment of the resource |
In the project tree meters appear with the symbol 
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Cost center
The calculated consumption of a meter is charged to cost center.
| Column name | Description |
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| Name * | Name of the cost center |
| Description | Additional description for the meter |
In the project tree cost centers appear with the symbol 
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Caclulation
Click the Calculation button 
on the left-side menu of the Metering app to open the Calculation page.