This article explores our application's main features, including the landing page, property and meter navigation, manual value input, and synchronization with the Mestro Portal database.
Mestro Input is a user-friendly tool that simplifies data collection for your meters without an automatic connection. . By following the article, you can effectively utilize Mestro Input to enhance your data management and ensure accuracy.
Once you have installed and set up Mestro Input, it's time to start entering data.
This article contains the following sections. Click on a heading to jump directly to that section.
- 1. Landing page and settings
- 2. Navigation
- 3. Entering a manual value
- 4. How do I know if my values are synced to Mestro Portal?
- 5. Editing or deleting a manual value
Landing page and settings
When you log into Mestro Input, you have three options:
- Enter Values
- Walk route
- Plan route
Image 1 (left) and Image 2 (right). Image 1 is displayed when you log in. Here, you can choose to enter values and select from all meters or start a planned round. Clicking on the hamburger menu in the top right corner opens the window on the left.
If you want to learn how to plan and conduct a round using Mestro Input, click here to read that article.
By clicking on the hamburger menu in the upper right corner, you will access the window shown in Image 2. From here, you can always Plan/edit route, access our knowledge base by clicking Help, or change the Language. At the bottom of the box, you can also see when the app was last updated in terms of data synchronization with the database. Here, you can also check which version of the application you are using.
This article will focus on how to Enter values.
Navigation
After selecting Enter Values in the initial view, you will see a list of your properties. Here, you can click into a property to view the meters. A red exclamation mark means no value has been entered in the last 28 days, while a green checkmark indicates that the meter has been read.
You can also search for a property or a meter by clicking on the magnifying glass. Here, you can search for the names of objects in the portal and specify whether you want to search for properties or meters.
Image 3 (left) and Image 4 (right). Image 3 shows the properties in your user account. In the upper right, you can also search for meters or properties. Image 4 demonstrates what it looks like when searching in Mestro Input.
How to enter a manual value
Similar to the property level, you can see whether the meters have been read by the symbols. A green checkmark indicates that the meter has been read this month, and a red exclamation mark means that a reading is missing.
To enter a value, click on a meter. In this view (Image 6), you can see information about your meter, such as the meter number, facility ID, and you can also enter a description, for example, "the meter is located behind the door" to facilitate reading. The latest value is displayed.
These are the steps to enter a new value:
- Ensure that you enter the value for the correct quantity. Quantity can be changed by clicking on the one you want to input. The unit is displayed in the box where the reading is taken.
- If the value is from a different date than today, click on the date box and select the date when the reading was taken.
- Enter the value in the box labeled "New Value."
- Click "Save."
Image 5 (left) and Image 6 (right). Image 5 shows what it looks like when you are inside a property, listing the property's manual meters. Image 6 shows what it looks like when you click on a meter to enter a reading.
After entering a new value, a message will appear saying "You entered a new value," and you have the option to undo the input by clicking "Undo."
How do I know if my values are synced to Mestro Portal?
Once a value is entered into Mestro Input, it is queued for synchronization with Mestro Portal's database. A stable internet connection is required for the entered values to sync.
In the upper part of the Mestro Input window, next to the magnifying glass, you can see if there are values in the process of syncing. Refer to Image X.
Image 7. A read value is in the process of syncing with the database.
If there is no number displayed on this icon, it means that all meter readings are synced.
Mestro Input can be used offline, but you need to remember three things for it to work:
- You must log in to your account first with a stable internet connection. This is necessary for our system to authenticate you as a user and to see all properties and meters on your account that require manual readings.
- Readings can now be done offline, and all your input will be saved (cached) until you reconnect to a stable internet connection.
- Mestro Input provides you with visual confirmation that a value has been recorded, but it is only visible to you and your user account until the system synchronizes with Mestro Portal.
How to edit meter readings
You can also edit and delete manual values using Mestro Input.
Navigate to the meter you want to edit/delete the value for. Click on the most recently entered value. This will bring up the dialog box shown in image x.
Image 8. When you click on the latest meter reading, this window appears. Here, you can edit or delete historical data.
Here, you can edit a value by clicking on the pencil icon or delete a value by clicking on the trash can icon. You also receive an indication of what the expected value would be if a reading were taken today, based on previous measurements at the facility.