Hardware Solutions for Gas Utilities Manual

Interval History
The Interval History tab gives you the ability to collect an historical interval profile from the endpoint. The data collected
becomes part of the route unload file and provides a water usage profile useful in discovering potential leaks, addressing
customer questions and/or resolving billing disputes.
When ORS is used with ReadCenter Analytics or Analytics Mobile software, the reading data management software operator
has the option to create a work item to request and collect interval profile data from all ORION Migratable or Fixed Network
(in mobile mode) endpoints. The work item initiates the interval profile collection automatically and does not require
manual intervention by the meter reader.
As an alternative, the meter reader can initiate the interval profile extraction manually when a work item is not requested
by ReadCenter Analytics or Analytics Mobile, or when ORS is used with ReadCenter Data software. See "Requesting Interval
History Manually" on page 61.
Whether the information is collected manually or as an automatic work item, it is transferred back to the reading data
management software operator as part of the route unload file.
Historical Interval Data
ORS is capable of extracting historical data at the following intervals:
7 days/Week 14 days/ Two weeks 30 days/ Month 60 days/Two months All readings stored in the endpoint
(Shorter months include extra days of readings, up to 30.) (Up to 90 days of hourly readings or 2160 reads)
This chart shows the number of readings collected for meters set for hourly and fifteen minute readings:
Available Prole Data
Extraction Intervals
Hourly Reads:
1 Read per Hour
24 Reads per Day
15 Minute Reads:
4 Reads per Hour
96 Reads per Day
7 days 168 reads (24 x 7) 672 (96 x 7)
14 days 336 reads (24 x 14) 1344 (96 x 14)
30 days 720 reads (24 x 30) 2160 (96 x 22.5)
60 days 1440 reads (24 x 60) 2160 (96 x 22.5)
All/ 90 days 2160 reads (24 x 90) 2160 reads (96 x 22.5)
OTE:N ORION Migratable or ORION Fixed Network (in mobile mode) endpoints are capable of holding up to 90 days of
readings, or 2160 hourly reads. If the account is set up to read every 15 minutes—4 readings per hour—the data
extracted reflects four (4) readings per hour and reaches the maximum 2160 reads in 22.5 days (90 days / 4 =
22.5 days).
Historical Interval File Type
• When work items are selected in ReadCenter Analytics or Analytics Mobile, historical interval data is saved as an .xml
file when collected automatically or manually as part of route reading process, or during Quick Read on an account
that is part of the route file. Historical interval data collected via Quick Read for an account that is not part of the
route file is saved as an endpoint-specific .csv file.
• When work items are not selected in ReadCenter Analytics or Analytics Mobile, all interval data collected as part of
the route reading or during Quick Read is saved as endpoint-specific .csv files.
• When ORS is used with ReadCenter Data, interval data collected is always saved as an endpoint-specific .csv file.
In all cases, the interval data files (.xml or .csv) are included in the folder with the route unload files. Historical interval
data that is returned to ReadCenter Analytics or Analytics Mobile is applied to an account’s history and viewable via the
ReadCenter Analytics or Analytics Mobile reports. Interval data saved as a .csv file can be viewed using the ORION Data Profile
Viewer software.
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