Welcome to the new BEACON user interface (UI). As you can see, the new navigation bar on the left side of the screen performs the same function as the previous navigation tabs. Click a page name to access that page.…
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BEACON AMA Now Available in French and Spanish!
BEACON AMA is now available in French and Spanish! Utilities with non-English speaking staff can now have individuals update their personal language preferences and optimize their experience with BEACON AMA. By simply going to the language selector in the upper…
Posted in BEACON, What's New
Important OMR Notification
Google has announced an October 2021 Chrome release that will result in a loss of offline functionality in the current ORION® Mobile Read (OMR) platform. To ensure OMR offline functionality is maintained, an update to the OMR platform will be…
BEACON and Wildfires
Wildfires that consume thousands of acres, threaten and consume buildings and cause large-scale evacuations are an increasing fact of life. For water companies, damage to the water system along with efforts by firefighters and property owners to contain a fire…
Posted in BEACON, Knowledge Base
New In BEACON: Detect Duplicates in File
A new troubleshooting tool has been added to the DE Search function. The Detect Duplicates in File feature lets you quickly identify a common and easily correctable cause of endpoints failing to appear in BEACON. Namely, that an endpoint serial…
Posted in BEACON, What's New
ID Daily Peak Demand Cycles with Diurnal Demand Exports
Diurnal (die-yer-nal), adj. – of or during the day; daily or each day. Diurnal cycles are daily recurring patterns. Diurnal Demand reports are used to identify daily peak water demand cycles. In areas affected by drought and other conditions that…
BEACON and Water Conservation
Faced with persistent drought conditions and the ongoing desire to limit water loss and its costs, utilities need the ability to monitor and identify sources of excess water consumption. Once those sources are identified, having the ability to swiftly notify…
Tagged with: analytics, apps, conservation, conservation features, conservation tools, conserve, district metering areas, DMA, EyeOnWater, high/low consumption, leak, leak analytics, Leaks, parity, parity filters, reduction goal filters, water conservation
Posted in BEACON, How To, Knowledge Base, User Guide
Posted in BEACON, How To, Knowledge Base, User Guide
New in BEACON: Export Daily Peak Water Demand Reports
The new Diurnal Demand export feature lets you quickly identify peak water demand cycles. In areas affected by drought and other conditions that affect the availability of water, tracking peak demand helps manage the cost of purchasing and moving water and…
Posted in BEACON
New in BEACON AMA: Customizable User Roles and Permissions
User roles in BEACON AMA are now completely customizable, empowering utilities to create even more secure and optimized staff user experiences. Admin users can precisely manage the features and data other users can view, edit and export. Use the new…
Posted in BEACON, User Guide
New in BEACON® AMA: Data Exchange Search
Searching for information contained in Data Exchange (DE) files just got a lot easier. The new DE Search feature lets you quickly discover, for example: Why meters, endpoints and accounts failed to appear in BEACON. Why EyeOnWater users lose access…
Posted in BEACON, Data Exchange
