The system-assigned Node ID for the meter. When creating new meters this will indicate NEW.

The Enabled check box indicates whether the meter is enabled or not. An unchecked box does not mean the meter is deleted; all meter settings are saved until you choose to enable the meter.

Default value is Enabled.

Type in the name for the meter Node.

Valid characters (maximum of 20) are as follows.

A-Z, a-z, 0-9, . (period), #, $, &, (, ), +, -, \, /, :, <, >, =, @, [, ], ^, {, }, _ (underscore), !, ~ (tilde). Spaces are acceptable, when they are not leading or trailing.

This parameter is required.

Type in a free-form Description for the meter.

This parameter is optional.

Enter the security application used to validate users of the Node. Use this setting to control user access, for example, to only give certain users access to particular Gas Meter Nodes.

See FMS Security for more information.

This parameter is optional.

Type in the Sort priority number to assign to the meter Node. The priority number assigned places it within a manually sortable list. Higher numbers place a Node higher up on a list.

Default value is 0.

This parameter is optional.

Select the applicable Data source for the device.

Options are as follows.

• Polling Engine (FMS Facility)
• Polling Engine (FMS Legacy Facility)
• Device Import
• Other

If Polling Engine is your selected Data Source, click … to select the polling UIS for the meter.

If Polling Engine is your selected Data Source, click … to access the Select Facility dialog box and select the polling facility for the meter.

See GMR Data Items Units for more information.

If used, select a unit set for the system to apply to GMR data, from the options in the drop-down menu.

Options in the drop-down menu are populated by the enabled read-only unit sets configured in your system. You may have to create the applicable unit set first. See Configuring Unit Set Definitions for more information.

Enter the maximum time, in number of days, that source data is retained on your flow computer. Retention on most flow computers is 35 days.

Default value is 35 days.

Click … to access the Select CVS dialog box and select the Current Value Service reporting data for the gas meter.

Click … to access the Select a Facility dialog box and select the Facility reporting data for the gas meter.

To filter facilities by up to six attributes, click Advanced Filter.

Click to select/clear the check box to indicate if the FMS meter also represents a station. If the Node is configured as a station meter (a meter also functioning as a station), you will be able to access and configure Station options for the Node.

Default value is selected.

Click to select the station type for the gas meter from the drop-down menu.

Station type options are as follows.

• Custody
• Check
• Interconnect
• Line Pack
• Gas Loss
• Other

Select the applicable contribution from the drop-down menu to indicate how the Node contributes to the system.

Options are as follows.

• Delivery (-) — Node withdraws from the system
• Receipt (+) — Node contributes to the system

Click … to access the Select Station dialog box to select from the list of available stations. Select a station to which to link for the purpose of validating data. Click OK.

Example

A typical use is to validate that a custody station and check station are within a known tolerance.

Select the date and time of the installation of the meter using the date and time selectors. When no user-entered value is provided, the default install date value is 36 days prior to Node creation, at 12:00:00 AM.

When using CygNet Dispatch, optionally set this value to define the first possible start date that can be used for job occurrences associated with this Node, when automatically scheduling jobs via the Schedule Jobs command.

If used, click the check box to access the date selector, and specify the earliest date from which CygNet Dispatch jobs for this Node can be scheduled. When no user-entered value is provided, the default value is the Device install date.

See Schedule Jobs for more information.

Click to select the record span.

If the Data Source is a polling engine, this requires a properly configured device in the DDS with at least one corresponding data group of the same span: FMS Legacy History or FMS History (gas metering).

Record span options are as follows.

• Hourly
• Daily

This property is required.

If the device supports configuration data, click to select the check box.

If the Data source is a polling engine, this requires a properly configured device in the DDS with at least one corresponding data group: FMS Legacy Configuration or FMS Configuration.

This property is optional.

If the device supports event data, click to select the check box.

If the Data source is a polling engine, this requires a properly configured device in the DDS with at least one corresponding data group: FMS Legacy Events or FMS Events.

This property is optional.

If the device supports alarm data, click to select the check box.

If the Data source is a polling engine, this requires a properly configured device in the DDS with at least one corresponding data group: FMS Legacy Configuration (alarms) or FMS Alarms.

This property is optional.

Selection of this property is mutually exclusive with selection of Use alternate gas quality/analysis source below.

If the device supports the collection of "live" gas quality history, click to select the check box.

If the Data source is a polling engine, this requires a properly configured device in the DDS with at least one FMS Hourly PQ History data group.

If support for "live" gas quality history is not desired, clear the check box. If editing to remove support, the effective begin date for the record change must be after the date of the last periodic gas quality record received.

Selection of this property is mutually exclusive with selection of Gas quality history above

To use a gas quality or gas analysis source Node, rather than what is configured on the corresponding EFM device for this Node (for example, "live" gas quality history), click to select the check box, and then use the browser to access the Select Node dialog box to specify the Node to use instead. See Selecting an Alternate Gas Quality/Analysis Source Node for more information.

Type the number (in hours) of the contract hour offset.

This number is synonymous with the Contract time. It is an offset (in hours) from the Device time, describing the hour at which the contract day begins.

Click to select the desired time zone from the drop-down menu.

Click to enable an adjustment for daylight saving time.

An internal CygNet identifier

Each time zone is assigned a unique numerical key in the CygNetTimeZones.xml file, located in the CygNet\Services\ARS folder on your host server.

This property is read-only.

The offset in hours between the device's expected time and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) (also known as Greenwich Mean Time or GMT)

This property is read-only.

The offset in hours from the base bias to account for standard time in the selected time zone

This property is read-only.

The complete standard time zone name, for example Eastern Standard Time

This property is read-only.

The date that standard time begins, for example 1st Sun in Nov.

This property is read-only.

The offset in hours between standard time and daylight saving time

This property is read-only.

The complete daylight saving time zone name. For example, Pacific Daylight Time

This property is read-only.

The date that daylight saving time begins, for example 2nd Sunday in March

This property is read-only.

The time of the client computer

Do not alter the client computer's time; it may cause undesirable changes in your CygNet system.

This property is read-only.

The time expected for the remote device

This property is read-only.

Each check box represents a configuration item. If the check box is selected, its value is "frozen" so new configuration records won’t update the system. The raw data is still stored, however.

Click the check box adjacent to any configuration item(s) you choose to select/clear whether or not to "freeze" its value.

Shows the type of each group Node of which this device is a member.

Lists the name of each group Node of which this device is a member.

Lists the description (if used) of each group Node of which this device is a member.

Shows the type of each device Node that uses this device as its alternate gas quality/analysis source.

Lists the name of each device Node that uses this device as its alternate gas quality/analysis source.

Last data: Date of last Gas Metering data received.

Data token: Displays the last relevant data token received.

Last data: Date of last Gas Quality data received.

Data token: Displays the last relevant data token received.

Last data: Date of last Events data received.

Data token: Displays the last relevant data token received.

Last data: Date of last Alarms data received.

Data token: Displays the last relevant data token received.

Last data: Date of last configuration data received.

Click << to navigate to the previous historized record, if applicable.

Displays the effective begin date, in Contract time (C), of the historized record currently selected.

Displays the effective end date, in Comntract time (C), of the historized record currently selected.

Click >> to navigate to the next historized record, if applicable.

Use the << and >> navigation buttons to select a historized record date span, in Contract time (C), for which you want to view record details. Next, click Record details to view details of the record such as who made the change, the date and time it was made, and optionally the audit category and/or any comments entered regarding the change.

See Viewing Record Details for more information.

Set the effective date and time for the record change to begin.

Options are as follows.

• Indefinite: Click to make the record change begin date and time effective for an undefined amount of time. Effectively, it means all time.
• Choose date/time: Click to make the record change begin date and time effective for a specific date and time. Use the date/time selector to select the specific begin date and time.

Set the effective date and time for the record change to end.

Options are as follows.

• Indefinite: Click to make the record change end date and time effective for an undefined amount of time. Effectively, it means all time.
• Choose date/time: Click to make the record change end date and time effective for a specific date and time. Use the date/time selector to select the specific end date and time.

Select an appropriate Audit category from the drop-down menu. The audit category type for this kind of edit is Configuration Change.

Audit categories are configured on the Admin menu. See Configuring Audit Categories for more information.