Connection Details

A connection is the physical point at which consumption of a commodity is metered for billing purposes (e.g. ICP for electricity or gas).

An account may be associated with a number of connection points over time and vice versa. The connections (ICPs) page allows connection details to be used, as an alternative to account Id, for accessing cost and consumption data.

Data filtered by a connection may contain history stretching back over several accounts, possibly with more than one supplier. Charts and tables for connections are more likely to span longer historical periods than would be the case if only the account currently associated with the connection was selected.

Controls

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Monthly Consumption vs Cost - Energy (default)

Object type	Double Y-axis chart
Purpose	To compare how normalised monthly consumption tracks against cost over a period for one or more sites. Nearly all graph features can be configured in-session, allowing the page to be used for connections of any commodity.

Defaults
Reporting interval	Monthly Totals
Plot type	Bar and line
Dates	Relative
Start date	Current year -3
End date	Current month

Configurable in session
Start date
End date
Graph type
Y1 axis 1 variable
Y1 axis 1 plot type
Y1 axis 2 variable
Y1 axis 2 plot type

Parent - Standard Configuration - Home

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Monthly Actual vs Forecast Consumption - Energy (default)

Object type	Single Axis chart
Purpose	To highlight variance between actual and forecast consumption profiles for one or more sites.

Defaults
Reporting interval	Monthly
Plot type	Line
Dates	Relative
Start date	Current year -4
End date	Current month +18

Configurable in session
Start date
End date
Graph type
Y1 axis 1 variable
Y1 axis 1 plot type
Y1 axis 2 variable
Y1 axis 2 plot type

Parent - Standard Configuration - Home

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Monthly Actual vs Forecast Consumption - Energy (default)

Object type	Connection List
Purpose	To provide fast access to details for all Accounts with associated with a connection (ICP).

Defaults
Reporting interval	Last 12 months
Dates	Relative
Start date	Current year -1
End date	Current month

Configurable in session
Start date
End date

Feature	Width="400pt"Description
Number of Entries Selector	Selects how many connections entries will appear in the object (a vertical scroll bar will appear when more entries than can fit in the control are selected).
Off-Screen Entry Selector	A set of numbered buttons, reach representing a sub-page containing the selected number of currently off-screen connection entries.
Connection Search	Allows the current set of connection entries to be filtered by a search string. Search takes place across all fields in the connection line and is applied with each character is typed.
Count of Entries	Shows a count of the individual connections currently accessible (this count is updated as searches are applied.
Sortable Columns	All columns with a pale grey double headed arrow on the right margin of the column header cell are sortable. A single click anywhere in the column cell sorts the whole connection list in ascending order by the contents of the column. A second click re-sorts in descending order. The list can only be sorted by one column at a time. Currently applied sorts are indicated by replacing the grey double headed arrows with a single dark grey arrow head (down for descending order, up for ascending order).
Connection Selection	Clicking anywhere in a row in the connection list (which will be highlighted as the mouse moves over it) will cause the individual connection to be applied in the filter. This causes all pages in the data section to display only data related to that connection.

Parent - Standard Configuration - Home

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Notes Browser

Object type	Notes Browser
Purpose	To allow viewing and editing of notes (e.g. meter notes) associated with the connection.

Defaults
None

Configurable in session
None

Parent - Standard Configuration - Home