Create new meter reading units

Meter reading units are the different types of measurements that can be recorded on an asset, both by meters and manually by technicians. These can be direct measurements (e.g. temperature and kilometers), or more general measurements used to track custom metrics (e.g. downtime).

The CMMS includes the following meter reading units by default:

• Hours (h)
• Production hours (ph)
• Revolutions (rev)
• Litres (l)
• Gallons (g)
• Meters (m)
• Miles (mi)
• Kilopascals (kPa)
• Pounds per square inch (PSI)
• Cycles (cycles)
• Kilometers

In this article:

• Create new meter reading unit from the asset details page
• Create new meter reading unit from lookup tables

Create a new meter reading unit from the asset details page

When you create a meter reading unit from the asset details page, you can also record a meter reading of that type immediately from the same window. Otherwise, this process is the same as adding new meter readings from lookup tables in settings.

1. Navigate to Assets > All assets and click an asset.
2. Click the Metering/Events tab.
3. In the Most Recent Meter Readings table, click the Add () button:
   
4. Click the Meter reading units dropdown arrow:
   
5. Click the New button:
   
6. Fill in the name, symbol (the standard abbreviation of the unit, e.g. kWh for kilowatt-hour) and precision (the number of after-the-decimal units required, e.g. 2 to record numbers like 1.00 or 5.59). Click OK:
   
7. The new unit now appears in the list of available meter reading units. To record a meter reading of this type on the asset immediately, click the unit name and input the recording:
   

Create new meter reading unit from lookup tables

Lookup tables are where you can find the data used in drop-down menus, categories, and fields throughout the CMMS.

1. Navigate to Settings > CMMS Settings.
2. Click the Lookup tables tab.
3. Under the Meter reading units table, click the Add () button:
   
4. Fill in the name, symbol (the standard abbreviation or measurement of the unit, e.g. kWh for kilowatt-hour) and precision (the number of after-the-decimal units required, e.g. 2 for recordings like 1.00 or 5.59):
   
5. Click OK.