The Explore page lets you:
- View events that occurred during a specified timeframe.
- View vital event details.
- Use filters to explore specific meters and conditions.
- Export reports.
TIP: Click the number of Active Events on the Catalog page to jump to those events or accounts on the Explore page.
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About Watchers
Watchers are user-definable conditions that trigger events that you want to track or watch.
When the conditions of a Watcher are met, it generates an event — more specifically, an active event. When the conditions defined by a given Watcher are no longer met, the event has ended.
Watchers apply to network meters.
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To get started, use the Active Events drop-down menu to select one of:
- Active events – Events that are still active during the selected timeframe.
- Ended events – Events that ended during the selected timeframe.
- All events – Selects both active and ended events that fall within the selected timeframe.
- Group by Endpoint SN – Organizes results based on the serial numbers of the affected endpoints.
Use the timeframe drop-down menu to choose one of the available timeframes. By default, Last 72 Hours is selected.
Click-drag the vertical bar to scroll up and down and see more time periods.
If you know the name of the Watcher of interest, type it into the search box and press Enter.
TIP: If you do not find what you are looking for, adjust the timeframe.
Use the Select Watchers drop-down menu to choose a Watcher of interest.
To add logic to your search results, do the following:
- Click + Add Filter – focus the search on a specific set of meters. Notice the available fields are arranged by account, endpoint, event, location, meter, and service values.
TIP: To quickly find a field of interest, start typing its name. BEACON looks ahead to find matching fields. So, for example, type Sta to quickly find the Status field. - Use the Operator drop-down menu select logic that you want to apply to your search. Note that the available operators are based on the selected field.
Operators for Numeric Fields and Date Fields
| Operator | Function |
| Exists | Use this operator to filter for the existence of a field when a large set of exceptions and events. |
| Does Not Exist | Use this operator to find instances that do not match an existing condition. |
| Is Between | The value falls between two values. |
| Is Not Between | The value does not fall between two values. |
| Less Than | The value is less than the provided value. |
| Greater Than | The value is greater than the provided value. |
| Less Than Or Equal | The value matches or is less than the provided value. |
| Greater Than Or Equal | The value matches or is greater than the provided value. |
Operators for Fields that Contain Text
| Is One Of | The value matches one of the values provided. |
| Is Not One Of | The value does not match one of the values provided. |
| Exists | Use this operator to find an existing condition when searching a large set of exceptions and events. |
| Does Not Exist | Use this operator to find instances that do not match an existing condition. |
- When finished click Save.
- Repeat steps 1 – 3 to further refine your search.
The Event Table displays the following information:
| Column Name | Function |
| Event Name | Indicates the name of the Watcher that created the event. |
| Endpoint SN Meter ID Account ID |
Unique Identifiers. |
| Account Name | Full name of the account holder as passed to BEACON via Data Exchange file. |
| Address | Location address of the event. |
| Start Date | Date the event began. |
| Duration | Length of time during which the event was active. |
| Event Status | Active – Ongoing event. Ended – Stopped. |
Click Show Chart/Hide Chart to view or hide a chart of the selected event. This example shows a chart of active Reverse Flow events per day.
To expand an event card, click the + next to an event name. The example below, shows an expanded card for a user-defined “Reverse Flow Watcher.” Notice the card includes Account, Endpoint, Event, Location, Meter, and Service tabs that when selected surface details.
The Event tab displays additional details that differ based on the type of event. The following table describes the available fields.
| Field Name | Function |
| 24 Hour Flow Volume | The total volume of water consumed during the 24 hours prior to the time the event was last detected. |
| 24 Hour Minimum Flow Rate | The lowest volume during the 24 hours prior to the time the event was last detected. |
| Duration | The amount of time the event was active. |
| Event Status | Active – Ongoing event. Ended – Stopped event. |
| First Detected | Date and time at which the event started in the meter timezone. |
| Flow Rate | Total flow volume divided by the duration of the event. |
| ID | 16-character unique identifier of the event. |
| Last Detected | The time the event was last occurring. |
| Maximum Flow Rate | The largest flow rate calculated between two consecutive reads while the event was active. |
| Minimum Flow Rate | The lowest flow rate calculated between two consecutive reads while the event was active. |
| Total Flow | Volume of water consumed during the event duration. |
| Update Time | Date/timestamp the event was last updated by BEACON. |
| Raw Event Document | Click the triangle to get a breakdown of the event details in JSON format, used for troubleshooting. |
Click the up/down arrows (circled in red below) next to a given field in the table to toggle the sort order from ascending to descending and vice versa.
Use the pagination controls under the table to step backward and forward through the results and to jump to specific pages of the results.
