The Consumption Graph on the BEACON Monitor page charts water usage over time for up to 20,000 meters.
- Use the Minute, Hour, Day, Month, Year buttons to select a timeframe.
- Jump to the current day by clicking the Today button.
- Use the arrows to step backward and forward. How far the arrows step depends on the selected timeframe (see Timeframe Increment table below).
- Click the Calendar icon to open a calendar and jump to whatever date you select.
- Click the Compare icon (circled in red below) to view previous usage based on the current selected timeframe (see Timeframe Comparison table below).
Note: Bars in the consumption graph represent flow, and AMR users must provide a minimum of two reads before the system can plot flow.
Tip: Select up to 200 meters connected to LTE or LTE-M endpoints to enable Minute and Hour comparisons.
Hovering over the bar displays vital statistics, including: Increases and decreases in flow volume presented as a percentage of total use; usage totals in the selected unit of measure along with the number of meters reporting.
| Timeframe | Increment |
| Minute | < Previous hour |
| > next hour | |
| Hour | < Previous day |
| > Next day | |
| > Next month | |
| Week | < Previous week |
| > Next week | |
| Month | < Previous year |
| > Next year | |
| Year | < All years |
| > All years |
| Timeframe | Comparison |
| Year | N/A |
| Month | Compares monthly usage for the selected month to monthly usage for the same month of the previous year. |
| Week | Compares weekly usage for the selected week to weekly usage for the previous week. |
| Day | Compares daily usage for the selected month to daily usage for the previous month. |
| Hour | Compares hourly usage for the selected day to hourly usage for the previous day. |
| Minute | Compares 15-minute usage for the selected day to 15-minute usage for the previous day. |
Consumption totals use automatic unit scaling. The unit of measure automatically switches when flow crosses the thresholds described in the table below:
| Unit | Threshold | Unit Displayed (conversion formula) |
| Liters | >=1,000 | Cubic Meters value/1,000 |
| Cubic Meters | <1 | Liters
value*1,000 |
| Gallons | >=10,000 | KGAL
value/10,000 |
| KGAL | <1 | Gallons
value*1,000 |
| Cubic Feet | >=10,000 | CCF
value/100 |
| 10 Cubic Feet | <1 | Cubic Feet value*10 |
| >10 | CCF value/10 |
|
| CCF | <1 | Cubic Feet value*100 |
If you select nine or fewer meters, the Consumption Graph will display them all, color-coding each meter.
Consumption Chart Label Logic
The Assets>Utilities Settings>Chart Legend drop-down menu determines what to display as the label on a given meter consumption graph. Based on the drop-down menu selected, BEACON checks for the following conditions in the order shown in the tables below.
| Selection | Location name, Account name or Meter ID |
| Logic | Consumption Graph Label= |
| If Location_Name is provided and matches other location names, Meter_ID <15 characters and the meter is not a compound, then | Location_Name (Meter_ID) |
| If Location_Name is not provided, Account_Full_Name is provided and Meter_ID <15 characters and the meter is not a compound, then | Account_Full_Name (Meter_ID) |
| If Location_Name is not provided, and Account_Full_Name is provided, then | Account_Full_Name |
| If Location_Name is not provided, Account_Full_Name is not provided, Meter_ID <15 characters and meter is not a compound, then | Meter_ID |
| If Location_Name is not provided, and Location_Full_Name is not provided, then | Single Location |
| If Location_Name is provided and is unique in the utility, then | Location_Name |
| Meter is a Compound | |
| If Register_Number=1 | {Value}, Medium Flow |
| If Register_Number=2 | {Value}, High Flow |
| If Register_Number=blank or 0 | {Value}, Low Flow |
In this consumption graph, two meters share a Location_Name, OWNER OR RESIDENT, so their Meter_IDs are displayed along with the Location_Name. The other two location names–McDonalds and RESIDENCE INN–are unique in the utility, so their Meter_IDs are not included in the Consumption Graph label.
Compound meter labels include both the location name and indentify the low and high flow sides of the meter.
| Selection | Account name or Account ID |
| Logic | Consumption Graph Label= |
| If Account_Full_Name is provided, then | Account_Full_Name |
| If Account_Full_Name is not provided, then | Account_ID |
| Meter is a Compound | |
| If Register_Number=1 | Account_Full_Name or Account_ID, Medium Flow |
| If Register_Number=2 | Account_Full_Name or Account_ID, High Flow |
| If Register_Number=blank or 0 | Account_Name or Account_ID, Low Flow |
| Selection | Meter ID only |
| Logic | Consumption Graph Label= |
| Meter ID is required and unique, therefore | Meter_ID |
| Meter is a Compound | |
| If Register_Number=1 | Meter_ID, Medium Flow |
| If Register_Number=2 | Meter_ID, High Flow |
| If Register_Number=blank or 0 | Meter_ID, Low Flow |
Meter IDs serve as Consumption Graph labels when Meter ID only is selected via the Chart Legend drop-down menu.
Hover the cursor over a bar in the graph to get more details. When more than one meter is displayed, position the cursor over one of the segments in the bar to get details.
Two meters are shown in this Consumption Graph. When the cursor is positioned over the top segment of a bar, customer 1 usage details are displayed.
When the cursor is positioned over the lower segment of a bar, customer 2 usage details are displayed.
To turn off a meter in the graph when nine or less meters are displayed, click the account name under the graph. The account will be grayed out and its consumption data removed from the graph.
To remove a meter from the graph, click its account name.
After clicking an account name, it will be grayed out and its consumption data removed from the graph. To add the consumption data back to the graph, click the account name again.
When displaying quarter-hourly (minute), hourly or daily consumption for a single meter, hovering the cursor over a bar in the graph shows additional details: the amount of flow and the read at the selected hour or day.
Hover the cursor over a bar in the graph to see total flow (consumption) and the read at the selected hour.
Hover the cursor over a bar in the graph to display more details, including the total flow (consumption) and the read on that day.
Displaying usage for one single-register meter with a combination of positive (forward flow), negative (backflow) and estimated flow present results in each flow type being color-coded as shown above. Clicking any name displayed under the graph lets you hide its data. Click again to make the data visible again.
Displaying usage for one compound meter with a combination of positive (forward flow), negative (backflow) and estimated flow present results in each flow type being color-coded as shown above. (Estimated flow not shown in this example.) Clicking any name displayed under the graph lets you hide its data. Click again to make the data visible again.
Click More Options to choose a different unit of measure and toggle Temperature Range and Precipitation overlays. If 3″ or 4″ E-Series Ultrasonic meters with ORION Cellular LTE or LTE-M endpoints are present in a water system, Water Pressure, Water Temperature, Meter Temperature and Endpoint Temperature color-coded overlays are available. If 3″ or 4″ E-Series G2 Ultrasonic meters with ORION Cellular LTE or LTE-M endpoints are present in a water system, Water Pressure, Water Temperature, Meter Temperature and Endpoint Temperature and Flow Rate color-coded overlays are available.
Note: Your unit of measure choice persists until you choose a different unit.
When toggled on, color-coded Temperature Range and Precipitation are superimposed on the graph, letting you quickly see weather conditions.
Use the Graph button to refresh the Consumption Graph. Click the Globe button to see up to currently selected 25 meters displayed in Google Maps. Toggle views using the Map and Satellite buttons. Hover the cursor over the Map or Satellite buttons to toggle street labels on and off. Use the controls on the left to navigate and zoom in and out.
Click a Meter Location Marker to get details about that meter. Click the X in the upper right of the detail balloon to close it.
Click Hide Other Meters to display just the selected meter.
| Map Markers | What the Color Coding Means |
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No leak detected. |
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Moderate leak detected of 30 gallons/113.5 liters or less per hour. |
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Severe leak detected of more than 30 gallons/113.5 liters per hour. |
Click Add Note to make comments.
Click Save Note to save your comments. Click the X in the upper right of the note dialog box to close it. NOTE: If you close the menu before saving the note, your comments will be lost.
To read notes, click the yellow Note button. The number next to the button tells you how many notes have been added to that particular Meter Location Marker.
