Working with Commodities
The Unit System Editor Commodities tab lists commodities by their code and display. Lists may be sorted by column heading simply by clicking on the heading. To reverse the sort, click the column heading once more.
NOTE: Default commodities, types, unit, and equivalency displays provided by EnergyCAP can only be edited, not deleted. User-created commodities, types, units, or equivalencies can be edited AND deleted.
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Editing or deleting unit system data can cause unexpected behavior in other areas. Because in some database tables, EnergyCAP stores billing data based on unit conversions in place at the time of bill entry, modifications to the unit system may require running the cleanbill* process for historical bills. |
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From the Tools menu in any module or view, select Unit System. The Unit System Editor window appears.
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Select the Commodities tab to manage commodities.
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Add a commodity by clicking
. The Create Commodity window appears.
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In the Code field, enter the unique, self-defined identifier.
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In the Display field, enter the name to appear throughout the system.
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Click OK. The Create Commodity window closes.
NOTE: After a Commodity has been added, it is necessary to relate the commodity to other commodities (see Working with Observation Types and Working with Equivalencies), in order to produce accurate EnergyCAP usage reports involvng multiple meters and commodities.
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Modify a commodity by selecting the appropriate commodity then clicking
. The Commodity Properties window appears.
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Change the code by clearing the Code field then entering the new code. Note that the code for default commodities cannot be edited. Only user-created commodity codes can be edited.
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Change the display by clearing the Display field then entering the new display.
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Click OK. The Commodity Properties window closes.
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Delete a commodity by selecting the appropriate commodity then clicking
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Note that default commodities cannot be deleted.
The Confirm window appears.-
Click Yes to delete the commodity.
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Click No to cancel the operation.
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After making your selections, exit the Unit System Editor by clicking Close.
*Cleanbill is a script which reprocesses a defined set of bill data that is marked as 'dirty' and then repopulates relevant database tables based on the newest unit conversion settings. This process updates values for common usage units and global usage units.
