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title: "How to enter and view meter and monitoring values?"
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updated: 2026-11-04T11:41:34Z
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# How to enter and view meter and monitoring values?

- [x] PT
- [x] ES

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Meter and monitoring values can be entered through **individual** records, in **batch** or by **importing CSV files**.

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## Enter meter values

Meter values can be entered in **two** ways:

- **Value Increment**: difference between the current reading and the previous reading. It is used in **Increment** type meters and allows you to enter the value zero;
- **Meter Reading**: current meter reading. It is used in **Reading** type meters.

To enter a new meter reading, follow these steps:

1. Go to **Assets | Measurements | Meters**;
2. Select the desired **meter**;
3. Click on the **Operations** button and then on **Meter Readings**;
4. On the **Meter Readings** page, click on **Create** and then on **Meter Reading**;
5. Fill in the meter value details in the **Reading** field;
6. If desired, add **Remarks**;
7. Click on:
  - **Save and New**, to save the value and start a new record;
  - **Save**, in the arrow next to the **Save and New** button, to save only the value.

When entering meter values, the following rules apply:

- The value entered in the **Increment** field or in the **Reading** field can never be greater than the **Max. Value** defined in the meter;
- The meter reading is automatically reset when the maximum value is reached;
- You cannot record **readings** for the same **meter** and **asset** at the **same second**;
- When a meter value is **deleted**, all values of the same meter with a **later date** are updated, to ensure consistency. The **cumulative reading** and the **average** are recalculated.

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## Enter a replacement meter

To enter a replacement meter, follow these steps:

1. Go to **Assets | Measurements | Meters**;
2. Select the desired **meter**;
3. Click on the **Operations** button and then on **Meter Readings**;
4. On the **Meter Readings** page, click on **Create** and then on **Replace Meter**;
5. Fill in the **Reading** value of the replacement meter: **zero**, if the replacement is a **new meter**, or the meter's **current value**, if it is a **used meter**. This value can be lower or higher than the current reading of the old meter, as long as it is **equal to or greater than zero**;
6. If desired, add **Remarks**;
7. Click on:
  - **Save and New**, to save the replacement and start a new record;
  - **Save**, in the arrow next to the **Save and New** button, to save only the replacement.

The replacement date must be **later than the last reading**. The meter value that corresponds to a replacement:

- Keeps the meter's **current accumulated reading**;
- Keeps the meter's **current average**;
- Ensures that the **increment** is **zero**, because the replacement is not a new reading, it only resets the current value;
- Ensures that the **unit cost** and the **total cost** are **zero**.

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## Enter monitoring values

To enter a new monitoring reading, follow these steps:

1. Go to **Assets | Measurements | Monitorings**;
2. Select the desired **monitoring**;
3. Click on the **Operations** button and then on **Monitoring Values**;
4. On the **Monitoring Values** page, click on **Create**;
5. Fill in the monitoring **Value**;
6. If desired, add **Remarks**;
7. Click on:
  - **Save and New**, to save the value and start a new record;
  - **Save**, in the arrow next to the **Save and New** button, to save only the value.

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## View readings and values

The list of **meter readings** and the list of **monitoring values** allow the maintenance manager to view all readings and values globally, whether or not they come from work orders. To view them, go to:

- **Assets | Explore | Meter Readings**, or search for **Meter Readings**;
- **Assets | Explore | Monitoring Values**, or search for **Monitoring Values**.

In both lists, the following rules apply:

- They are only available to the **administrator** role;
- By default, only **records** whose date is in the **current quarter** are displayed;
- The list is sorted in **descending date order**. To change the sort order, click on the arrow of the **Date** column;
- You can search the list using the **search box** and choosing the field to search from the drop-down list:
  - In the list of meter readings: **Meter**, **Description**, **Asset Type**, **Asset**, **Increment**, **Reading**, **Cumulative Reading** or **Unit**;
  - In the list of monitoring values: **Monitoring**, **Description**, **Asset Type**, **Asset**, **Value** or **Unit**.

> [!NOTE]
> **Readings** and **values** can be recorded through the **meter or monitoring record**, or through the **work order**.