Badger Meter ReadCenter - Manual (Page 19)

May 2010 Badger
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READCENTER
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Installation and Operation Manual
Badger Meter, Inc. — CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY — 19
Accounts
The Accounts section of the main menu offers functions that allow you to view meter reading
information for each account and organize accounts into groups if desired.
Accounts are created in the system by adding them manually or by reading an input file. (Note:
The input file structure is defined separately and configured and tested by a Badger Meter
support specialist prior to installing the software.) The input file can be created by the billing
system, customer information system, meter data management system, or another system that
manages customer data
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Account Records
Screen Layout
The Account Records screen has two sections. The top section is a grid with a list of account
records, each with basic information such as customer name and address. When you place the
cursor on an account in the top section and click to highlight it, the lower section displays details
related to the account. The size of the screen and location of the splitter bar between the
sections can be adjusted.
Record Navigation
There are two ways of navigating through the account records: 1. Using the mouse to point to
a row in the grid and clicking; and 2. by using the navigation buttons in the tool bar.