The Meter element is the parent node for each meter and meter group. Nested within the Meter tag are elements that define the meter and meter group information, flow records and flow values for the historical and forecast gas load input data. This element is optional but the input file should contain at least one Meter element.
The required attribute id specifies a unique ID value that corresponds to a CygNet meter or meter group facility record in the configured FAC service.
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Case Sensitive |
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Required |
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Number of Instances Allowed |
Unlimited |
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Requires End Tag |
Yes |
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id |
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Specifies a unique ID value that corresponds to a CygNet meter or meter group facility record in the configured FAC service. |
String (in quotes). The value of the id attribute will be copied into a facility record attribute for the meter or meter group facility record in the configured FAC service. That particular attribute will be user-configurable in the ELF device configuration, so depending on the facility attribute configured for the external id, the length of this string will be constrained by the length of that attribute. For example, if you have configured Facility Attribute 2, the string is limited to 20 characters; if you have configured Facility Attribute 3, the string is limited to 40 characters; if you have configured Facility Attribute 6, the string is limited to 60 characters; etc. See Attribute Names and Lengths. |
If a unique ID is specified in the import file, the ELF driver assumes that the required facility has already been created and configured. If the facility does not exist, import errors will be generated and the particular import for the missing meter or meter group will fail.
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<Meter id="GH-000001234:bob_meter"> <Description>Bob's Meter</Description> <GroupID>GH-000001234:station</GroupID> <ValueUnits>MMCF</ValueUnits> <EnergyContent>0.115</EnergyContent> <EnergyContentUnits>MMBTU/MMCF</EnergyContentUnits> <FlowData granularity="HOURLY"> <FlowRecord> <StartTime>2008-01-01T09:00:00.000-08:00</StartTime> <EndTime>2008-01-01T10:00:00.000-08:00</EndTime> <FlowValue>164.62</FlowValue> </FlowRecord> </FlowData> </Meter> |
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