Use

You will need to represent the replacement of a counter in the system if, for example, a counter’s mechanism is defective and has to be replaced by another, or if a whole counter unit has to be replaced. In most cases, the counter reading of the old counter will not be the same as that of the new counter, and so an indicator has to be set in a new measurement document to explain the sudden jump in counter readings that have otherwise been increasing or decreasing steadily.

When you create a measurement document for documenting the replacement of a counter, the total counter reading does not change. With this measurement document, you enter the new reading that the newly installed counter has at the start of its use. The total counter reading does not change with respect to the last measurement document.

Therefore, if the situation arises in which the reading of the old counter has increased since the last counter reading took place, you should first create a measurement document that records the last counter reading of the old counter. When you have done this, you can then create another measurement document that documents the reading of the newly installed counter at the start of its use. This ensures that all the units counted have been entered in the system.

Procedure