Detailed Device Overview
You can use this function to display information related to a device (in a single location) such as its capabilities, meter readings, and profile.
Prerequisites
You can access the Detailed Device Overview
page from the Technical Data Overview
page by selecting a device from the tree structure, and selecting the More Details
option. You can also access the page
by clicking the links associated to the devices or registers that are listed on the Technical Data Environment
tab of the Account Overview
page.
Features
The Detailed Device Overview is composed of one main component called IUICDED
and reuses several others.
The information for connection object, premise and PoD are read from the CRM system. The information for the device location and devices are read from the ERP system.
This view changes depending on certain characteristics of the device. A more detailed description is available in the following table.
Device characteristics |
||
Available UI elements |
1 - AMI active Profiles assigned |
2 - AMI active No profiles assigned |
Meter Readings |
NO |
YES |
Profile List |
YES |
NO |
On Demand Read pushbutton |
NO |
YES |
On Demand Status pushbutton |
YES |
YES |
Manual Meter Reading Entry |
NO |
NO |
Device Capabilities |
YES |
YES |
3 - AMI inactive Profiles assigned |
4 -AMI inactive No profiles assigned |
|
Meter Readings |
NO |
YES |
Profile List |
YES |
NO |
On Demand Read pushbutton |
NO |
NO |
On Demand Status pushbutton |
NO |
NO |
Manual Meter Reading Entry |
NO |
YES |
Device Capabilities |
YES |
YES |
5 -Non-AMI device Profiles assigned |
6 -Non-AMI device No profiles assigned |
|
Meter Readings |
NO |
YES |
Profile List |
YES |
NO |
On Demand Read pushbutton |
NO |
NO |
On Demand Status pushbutton |
NO |
NO |
Manual Meter Reading Entry |
NO |
YES (within reused view) |
Device Capabilities |
NO |
NO |
Meter Readings
The meter reading component called
IUICMRD
is reused within this overview page. The possibility to enter meter readings is available for some devices.Profile List
The profile list component called
IUPROFILEH
is reused within this overview page. Selecting a profile provides a more detailed description of the profile, its values and a profile graphic.On-Demand Read
AMI devices may be capable of retrieving meter readings on demand. An on-demand read can be triggered for active advanced meters. Triggering this event results in the retrieval of the latest meter reading for a specific device. An on-demand read can be requested once per day, unless you receive a response, in which case you can request a meter reading again. A message is displayed when a new meter reading is received.
There is a BAdI used to enable this functionality:
The TRIGGER_AMI_CAPABILITY method from the CRM_IUICDED_BADI BAdI located in the CRM system allows you to trigger an on-demand read when accessing the device overview page. By default, no on-demand read is requested.
On-Demand Status
AMI devices may be capable of retrieving the current device status directly from the device or the MDUS system. Triggering this event results in the retrieval of standard device status information as well as any additional information provided by the device and/or the MDUS system. You can submit a new request for an on-demand status as soon as a response is received from the last request. A message is displayed when a new status is received regarding a device.
There are several BAdIs used to enable this functionality:
The TRIGGER_AMI_CAPABILITY method from the CRM_IUICDED_BADI BAdI located in the CRM system allows you to trigger an on-demand status when accessing the device overview page. By default, an on-demand status is requested from the AMI device each time you access the device overview page.
The FILTER_STATUS_ITEMS and FILTER_STATUS_HEADERS methods from the CRM_ISU_AMI_OPSTATE_DISPLAY BAdI located in the ERP system allow you to filter the device status information sent to the CRM system and avoid any unnecessary transfer of information. By default, no implementation is provided, meaning that all the information is transferred.
The ONDEMAND_STATUS_REQ_ALLOWED method from the ISU_AMI_ON_DEMAND_OPST BAdI located on the ERP system allows you to set conditions to determine whether an on-demand status can be requested. For example, this method can be used to set the minimum amount of time necessary between two consecutive on-demand status requests. By default, no implementation is provided, meaning that once a response is received another request can be sent immediately.
Device Capabilities
AMI devices may possess several capabilities. The list of capabilities is displayed as well as whether the specific capability is currently enabled for the device.