Account fields – Badger Meter ReadCenter User Manual
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Account Fields
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For fields passed to the handheld or laptop, sizes listed may vary from what can be displayed.
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Field sizes listed may vary from those defined in the structure of the input file from the billing system.
Customer
This section displays the Account ID,
First Name, Last Name, House # and other
information associated with the customer
where the meter is located.
Field Name Type
Size
Description
Account ID
Alphanumeric
50
Used to link the billing system record to the READCENTER record (see NOTE below).
Description
Alphanumeric
50
Optional customer information.
First Name
Alphanumeric
50
First name of the customer who lives at the address—if a residence—where the meter is
located.
Last Name
Alphanumeric
50
Last name or business name of the customer at the address where the meter is located.
House #
Alphanumeric
50
Number of the address—residence or business— where the meter is located.
Street Name
Alphanumeric
50
Street name of the address where the meter is located.
City
Account Table
50
Optional—city where the meter is located.
State
Account Table
50
Optional—state where the meter is located.
ZIP/Postal
Account Table
50
Optional—ZIP/postal code where the meter is located.
Category
Account Table
50
Optional—for future development to identify a customer category such as residential or
commercial.
ACCOUNT ID NOTE:
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The Account ID is associated with the physical location of the meter and does not change when the meter,
module or tenant changes. If the billing account number does not fit this criterion, a location identifier—if one
exists—may be used.
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The combination of the Account ID and Service # (under the Registration tab) forms a unique identifier for each
meter reading. If the last digits of the Account ID hold a tenant number, READCENTER will be configured to store
it separately in one of the fields under the Utility Use tab. If READCENTER does not find a record with the
combined Account ID and Service # specified in the input file from the billing system, it will create a new record.