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MREX

Commands below can be found under the MREX à MREX menu.

COMMAND DESCRIPTION HOW TO EXECUTE BUTTON SHORTCUT
Enable... Enables MREX, automatic activities can run when enabled.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Enable…' command.
  3. Confirm the selection.
  4. If no error messages appear above operation was successful.
 No
Disable... Disables all MREX activities
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Disable…' command.
  3. Confirm the selection.
  4. If no error messages appear above operation was successful.
 No
Configure... Runs MCED and Loads MREX configuration parameters.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Configure…' command.
  3. Edit the MREX parameters as per MCED procedures.
  4. Press the 'Save and Exit' button in MCED.
  5. Alternatively, press the 'Configure MREX' button under the MREX menus, then proceed with step 3 above.
 Yes
View Meter List Displays the list of on-line meters.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'View Meter List' command.
  3. Alternatively, press the 'Meter List' button under the MREX menus.
 Yes
Toggle Meter List View Cycles the meter list window between the three available views: latest readings, billing reads, and downloads.
  1. Display the meter list window.
  2. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  3. Select the 'Toggle Meter List View' command.  
  4. Alternatively, display the meter list window.
  5. Press the 'Toggle View (L/B/D)' button in the meter list window.
Yes
Print Meter List... Prints the contents of the meter list window.
  1. Display the meter list window.
  2. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  3. Select the 'Print Meter List...' command.
  4. Alternatively, display the meter list window.
  5. Press the 'Print Meter(s)' button in the meter list window.
Yes
Search for a Meter by Meter Id... Searches the meter list for a meter by operator  entered meter id. Displays the meter window if found.
  1. Display the meter list window.
  2. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  3. Select the 'Search for a Meter by Meter Id...' command.
  4. Enter the sought meter's whole or partial meter id.
  5. Alternatively, display the meter list window.
  6. Press the 'Search by Meter ID' button in the meter list window.
  7. Enter the sought meter's whole or partial meter id.
Yes
Search for a Meter by Meter Number... Searches the meter list for a meter by operator  entered meter number. Displays the meter window if found.
  1. Display the meter list window.
  2. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  3. Select the 'Search for a Meter by Meter Number...' command.
  4. Enter the sought meter's whole or partial meter number.
  5. Alternatively, display the meter list window.
  6. Press the 'Search by Meter Number' button in the meter list window.
  7. Enter the sought meter's whole or partial meter number.
Yes
Search for a Meter by Account Number... Searches the meter list for a meter by operator  entered account number. Displays the meter window if found.
  1. Display the meter list window.
  2. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  3. Select the 'Search for a Meter by Account Number...' command.
  4. Enter the sought meter's whole or partial account number.
  5. Alternatively, display the meter list window.
  6. Press the 'Search by Account Number' button in the meter list window.
  7. Enter the sought meter's whole or partial account number.
Yes
Export Billing Data... Exports billing data to a file in a format consistent with a local billing department.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Export Billing Data...' command.
  3. Confirm your intention.
No
View Monthly Schedule List Displays the list of on-line monthly schedules.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'View Monthly Schedule List' command.
  3. Alternatively, press the 'Monthly Schedule List' button under the MREX menus.
 Yes
View Daily Schedule List Displays the list of on-line daily schedules.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'View Daily Schedule List' command.
  3. Alternatively, press the 'Daily Schedule List' button under the MREX menus.
 Yes
View Event Log Starts MCEV event viewer, and loads the MREX event log file, displaying all event logs and alarms.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'View Event Log' command.
  3. Alternatively, press the 'View Event Log' button under the MREX menus.
 Yes
View Alarms Starts MCEV event viewer, and loads the MREX event log file, alarms.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'View Alarms' command.
  3. Alternatively, press the 'View Alarms' button under the MREX menus.
 Yes
Acknowledge Alarms Acknowledges all MREX, and lower level alarms.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Acknowledge Alarms' command.
  3. Alternatively, press the 'Acknowledge Alarms' button under the MREX menus.
 Yes
Archive Log File... Archives event log file.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Archive Log File…' command.
  3. Press the 'OK' button to continue, or 'Cancel' to abort the procedure.
  4. Press the 'Yes' button if you wish the current working log file to be reset (i.e. emptied of all records) after archiving operation completes, or press 'No' if you do not want that file to be reset.
  5. Press the 'OK' button to start the procedure, or 'Cancel' to abort the procedure. NOTE: If you select the current working file to be rest, and the operation fails (e.g.: the target drive is full, or not available), the current working file is NOT reset.
  6. Successful command execution creates a file named MREXYYYYMMDD.LOG where YYYY is the current year, MM the current month and DD the current day. The file is placed in the directory specified by the 'Log File Backup Directory' entry in the NTMC configuration file.
 Yes
Get Latest Reading... Reads all on-line meters, and displays their dial readings.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Get Latest Reading...' command.
  3. Confirm your intention.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'Get Latest Meter Readings' button under the MREX menus.
  5. Confirm your intention.
 Yes
Latest Reading Failed Only... Reads on-line meters which failed on previous poll, and displays their dial readings.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Latest Reading Failed Only...' command.
  3. Confirm your intention.
 No
Perform a Billing Read... Executes the 'Get Latest Reading' command (above). In addition, the latest meter values are stored in a special place, so MREX is ready for billing data exports.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Perform a Billing Read...' command.
  3. Confirm your intention.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'Billing Read All Meters' button under the MREX menus.
  5. Confirm your intention.
 Yes
Billing Read Failed Only... Executes the 'Latest Reading Failed Only' command (above). In addition, the latest meter values are stored in a special place, so MREX is ready for billing data exports.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Billing Read Failed Only...' command.
  3. Confirm your intention.
 No
Set RU Clocks... Sends a group address command to all remote units to synchronize their internal clocks with that of the NTMC computer.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Set RU Clocks...' command.
  3. Confirm your intention.
 No
Enable RU Demand Recording... Enables RURDR in all on-line remote units that support it.
  1. Display the meter list window.
  2. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  3. Select the 'Enable RU Demand Recording...' command.
  4. Confirm your intention.
  5. Alternatively, display the meter list window.
  6. Press the 'Enable RU Demand Recording' button under the MREX menus.
  7. Confirm your intention.
Yes
Disable RU Demand Recording... Disables RURDR in all on-line remote units that support it.
  1. Display the meter list window.
  2. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  3. Select the 'Disable RU Demand Recording...' command.
  4. Confirm your intention.
  5. Alternatively, display the meter list window.
  6. Press the 'Disable RU Demand Recording' button under the MREX menus.
  7. Confirm your intention.
Yes
Download Demand Data... Downloads demand data accumulating in remote units running RURDR, into local data recording files.
  1. Display the meter list window.
  2. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  3. Select the 'Download Demand Data...' command.
  4. Confirm your intention.
  5. Alternatively, display the meter list window.
  6. Press the 'Download RU Demand Data' button under the MREX menus.
  7. Confirm your intention.
Yes
Download Repeat Failed Only... Downloads demand data accumulating in remote units running RURDR, from units which failed on previous command, into local data recording files.
  1. Display the meter list window.
  2. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  3. Select the 'Download Repeat Failed Only...' command.
  4. Confirm your intention.

 

No
Archive NTMCRDR Files... Archives all NTMCRDR files accumulating on the hard disk. Transfers data to archive files.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Archive NTMCRDR Files...' command.
  3. Confirm your intention.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'Archive NTMCRDR Files' button under the MREX menus.
  5. Confirm your intention.
Yes
Report Recent Energy Consumption Reports energy consumed as reported by each meter in the system, between the times specified by the operator. Above figures are also totaled up. The search is done on the data recording files accumulating at the time only.  
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Report Recent Energy Consumption' command.
  3. When done look for the report file generated in the MREX export file directory.
 No
Report Archived Energy Consumption Reports energy consumed as reported by each meter in the system, between the times specified by the operator. Above figures are also totaled up. The search is done on the data recording files in the archive directory. 
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Report Archived Energy Consumption' command.
  3. When done look for the report file generated in the MREX export file directory.
 No
Exit Terminates MREX. This is usually done automatically by MCEX.
  1. In MREX, select the 'MREX' menu.
  2. Select the 'Exit…' command.
  3. Confirm your intention.
  4. Alternatively, to terminate MREX only, bring the MCEX window to the foreground.
  5. Put the mouse cursor over the line in MCEX window displaying MREX status.
  6. Click the right mouse button.
  7. Select 'Close'.
  8. Alternatively, to terminate MREX together with the rest of NTMC system, simply terminate NTMC.
 No - X button disabled

 

Meters

To display a meter window first display the meter list, then click on the meter of interest.

Commands below can be executed by first making a meter window the active window, then selecting commands under the MREX à Meter menu.

COMMAND DESCRIPTION HOW TO EXECUTE BUTTON SHORTCUT
Configure... Starts MCDA and loads on-line meter configuration file ready for editing.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'Configure...' command.
  4. Edit the meter parameters as per MCED procedures.
  5. Press the 'Save and Exit button.
  6. Alternatively, press the 'Configure On-line Meter' button in the meter window.
  7. Edit the meter parameters as per MCED procedures.
  8. Press the 'Save and Exit button.
 Yes
Put Off-line... Places selected meter off-line.
  1. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  2. Select the 'Put Off-line...' command.
  3. Select the meter to be placed off-line.
  4. Confirm your intention.
 No
View Next Displays the window of next meter in the meter list.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'View Next' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'Next Meter' button in the meter window.
 Yes
View Previous Displays the window of previous meter in the meter list.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'View Previous' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'Previous Meter' button in the meter window.
 Yes
View Event Log Spawns MCEV and loads MREX event log file, displaying meter event log entries only.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'View Event Log' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'View Events' button in the meter window.
 Yes
View Alarms Spawns MCEV and loads MREX event log file, displaying meter alarm entries only.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'View Alarms' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'View Alarms' button in the meter window.
 Yes
Acknowledge Alarms Acknowledges all meter alarms.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'Acknowledge Alarms' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'Acknowledge Alarms' button in the meter window.
 Yes
Get Latest Reading... Reads the selected  on-line meter, and displays its dial reading.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'Get Latest Reading...' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'Get Latest Reading' button in the meter window.
 Yes
Double poll Double polls the meter. Delay between polls id governed by the Double Poll Interval parameter in RUEX.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'Double Poll' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'Double Poll' button in the meter window
 Yes
Perform a Billing Read... Executes the 'Get Latest Reading' command (above). In addition, the latest meter value is stored in a special place, so MREX is ready for billing data exports.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'Perform a Billing Read...' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'Perform Billing Read' button in the meter window.
 Yes
Calibrate... Calibrates the meter so the dial reading displayed in the meter window agrees with the actual meter dial reading in the field.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'Calibrate...' command.
  4. Enter the dial reading reported from the field.
  5. Alternatively, press the 'Calibrate...' button in the meter window.
 Yes
View Recent Demand Recording Data Spawns MCDA and loads the meter RURDR  file accumulating at the time, ready for inspection and analysis. The file contains meter energy consumption numbers.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'View Recent Demand Recording Data' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'View Recent Demand Recording Data' button in the meter window.
 Yes
View Archived Demand Recording Data Spawns MCDA and loads the meter RURDR  archive file, ready for inspection and analysis. The file contains meter energy consumption numbers.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'View Archived Demand Recording Data' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'View Archived Demand Recording Data' button in the meter window.
 Yes
Enable RU Demand Recording... Enables RURDR in associated on-line remote unit.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'Enable RU Demand Recording...' command.
  4. Confirm your intention.
  5. Alternatively, press the 'Enable Demand Recording' button in the meter window.
 Yes
Disable RU Demand Recording... Disables RURDR in associated on-line remote unit.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'Disable RU Demand Recording...' command.
  4. Confirm your intention.
  5. Alternatively, press the 'Disable Demand Recording' button in the meter window.
 Yes
Set RU Clock... Sends a command to associated remote unit to synchronize its internal clock with that of the NTMC computer.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'Set RU Clock...' command.
  4. Confirm your intention.
 No
View Recent NTMCRDR Data Spawns MCDA and loads the meter NTMCRDR  file accumulating at the time, ready for inspection and analysis. The file contains meter dial readings.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'View Recent NTMCRDR Data' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'View Recent NTMCRDR Data' button in the meter window.
 Yes
View Archived NTMCRDR Data Spawns MCDA and loads the meter archived NTMCRDR  file, ready for inspection and analysis. The file contains meter dial readings.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'View Archived NTMCRDR Data' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'View Archived NTMCRDR Data' button in the meter window.
 Yes
Print... Prints the selected meter database contents.
  1. Display the meter of interest.
  2. Select the MREX Meter menu.
  3. Select the 'Print...' command.
  4. Alternatively, press the 'Print Meter(s)' button in the meter window.
 Yes
New... Creates a new meter database entry. After this command executes the meter is off-line.
  1. Select the 'Meter' menu.
  2. Select the 'New...' command.
  3. Enter the new meter id.
 No
Copy... Copies meter database entry, copying all meter attributes, except meter id.
  1. Select the 'Meter' menu.
  2. Select the 'Copy...' command.
  3. Select meter to be copied.
  4. Enter the new meter id.
  5. Verify and modify if necessary the new meter RUEX mapping entries, i.e. domain, remote unit, and counter assignments.
 No
Configure... Starts MCED and loads selected off-line meter configuration file.
  1. Select the 'Meter' menu.
  2. Select the 'Configure...' command.
  3. Select the meter to configure.
 No
Put On-line... Places selected meter on-line..
  1. Select the 'Meter' menu.
  2. Select the 'Put On-line...' command.
  3. Select the meter to put on line.
  4. Confirm you intention.
 No
Delete... Deletes off-line meter.
  1. Select the 'Meter' menu.
  2. Select the 'Delete...' command.
  3. Select the meter to be deleted.
  4. Confirm you intention.
 No

 

Monthly Schedules

To display the monthly schedule list (all on-line monthly schedules), press the Monthly Schedule List button under the MREX menus.

Each command below can be executed by 

  1. Either left clicking onto a schedule in schedule list, then executing the command under the MREX à  Monthly Schedule menu, and / or by
  2. Right clicking onto a schedule and executing the command from the so generated context menu.

 

COMMAND DESCRIPTION HOW TO EXECUTE BUTTON SHORTCUT
Configure... Starts MCED and loads on-line  schedule configuration file.
  1. Display  the monthly schedule list.
  2. Select the schedule of interest.
  3. Select the 'Monthly Schedule' menu.
  4. Select the 'Configure…' command.
  5. Edit the parameters using the MCED procedures.
 No
Put Off-line... Places selected schedule off-line.
  1. Display the monthly schedule list.
  2. Select the schedule of interest.
  3. Select the 'Monthly Schedule' menu.
  4. Select the 'Put Off-line…' command.
  5. Confirm your intention.
  6. Alternatively, display the monthly schedule list.
  7. Right click onto the schedule of interest.
  8. Select 'Put Off-line…' command from the context menu.
  9. Confirm your intention.
 No
New... Creates a new monthly schedule database entry. After this command executes the schedule is off-line.
  1. Select the 'Monthly Schedule' menu.
  2. Select the 'New...' command.
  3. Enter the new schedule id.
 No
Copy... Copies an existing schedule database entry. After the command executes, the new schedule is off-line.
  1. Select the 'Monthly Schedule' menu.
  2. Select the 'Copy...' command.
  3. Select the schedule to be copied.
  4. Enter the new schedule id.
 No
Configure... Starts MCED and loads selected off-line schedule configuration file.
  1. Display the monthly schedule list.
  2. Select the schedule of interest.
  3. Select the 'Schedule' menu.
  4. Select the 'Configure...' command.
  5. Edit the parameters using the MCED procedures.
  6. Alternatively, Display the monthly schedule list.
  7. Right click onto the schedule of interest.
  8. Select 'Configure...' command from the context menu.
  9. Edit the parameters using the MCED procedures.
 No
Put On-line... Places selected schedule on-line.
  1. Select the 'Monthly Schedule' menu.
  2. Select the 'Put On-line...' command.
  3. Select the schedule to put on line.
  4. Confirm you intention.
 No
Delete... Deletes off-line schedule.
  1. Select the 'Monthly Schedule' menu.
  2. Select the 'Delete...' command.
  3. Select the schedule to be deleted.
  4. Confirm you intention.
 No

 

Daily Schedules

To display the daily schedule list (all on-line daily schedules), press the Daily Schedule List button under the MREX menus.

Each command below can be executed by 

  1. Either left clicking onto a schedule in schedule list, then executing the command under the MREX à  Daily Schedule menu, and / or by
  2. Right clicking onto a schedule and executing the command from the so generated context menu.

 

COMMAND DESCRIPTION HOW TO EXECUTE BUTTON SHORTCUT
Configure... Starts MCED and loads on-line  schedule configuration file.
  1. Display  the daily schedule list.
  2. Select the schedule of interest.
  3. Select the 'Daily Schedule' menu.
  4. Select the 'Configure…' command.
  5. Edit the parameters using the MCED procedures.
 No
Put Off-line... Places selected schedule off-line.
  1. Display the daily schedule list.
  2. Select the schedule of interest.
  3. Select the 'Daily Schedule' menu.
  4. Select the 'Put Off-line…' command.
  5. Confirm your intention.
  6. Alternatively, display the daily schedule list.
  7. Right click onto the schedule of interest.
  8. Select 'Put Off-line…' command from the context menu.
  9. Confirm your intention.
 No
New... Creates a new daily schedule database entry. After this command executes the schedule is off-line.
  1. Select the 'Daily Schedule' menu.
  2. Select the 'New...' command.
  3. Enter the new schedule id.
 No
Copy... Copies an existing schedule database entry. After the command executes, the new schedule is off-line.
  1. Select the 'Daily Schedule' menu.
  2. Select the 'Copy...' command.
  3. Select the schedule to be copied.
  4. Enter the new schedule id.
 No
Configure... Starts MCED and loads selected off-line schedule configuration file.
  1. Display the daily schedule list.
  2. Select the schedule of interest.
  3. Select the 'Schedule' menu.
  4. Select the 'Configure...' command.
  5. Edit the parameters using the MCED procedures.
  6. Alternatively, Display the daily schedule list.
  7. Right click onto the schedule of interest.
  8. Select 'Configure...' command from the context menu.
  9. Edit the parameters using the MCED procedures.
 No
Put On-line... Places selected schedule on-line.
  1. Select the 'Daily Schedule' menu.
  2. Select the 'Put On-line...' command.
  3. Select the schedule to put on line.
  4. Confirm you intention.
 No
Delete... Deletes off-line schedule.
  1. Select the 'Daily Schedule' menu.
  2. Select the 'Delete...' command.
  3. Select the schedule to be deleted.
  4. Confirm you intention.
 No

 

Operator

Users must log on to every NTMC component before they can use it. Security commands are listed below.

COMMAND DESCRIPTION HOW TO EXECUTE BUTTON SHORTCUT
Log On... Logs on a user. If authenticated parts of the system consistent with user's privileges become available.
  1. Click on the Operator menu.
  2. Select Log On.
  3. Enter your username and click OK.
  4. Enter your password, and click OK.
 No
Log Off Logs off the currently logged on user.
  1. Click on the Operator menu.
  2. Select Log Off.
 No
 

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