Object Structure

After setting up some property templates and meter templates, your portfolio is now in Mestro. But how and where can you see everything that has been added? And what does that kWh figure you see for electricity mean when it suddenly changes depending on whether you're viewing a property group or an individual property?

In Mestro Portal, there are different levels of objects and meters, and depending on where you are in this so-called node tree, your position determines what you see in all reports. You can easily navigate back and forth through the different layers of your portfolio using the “<” and “>” arrows you find next to property groups and other objects.

Once we have added your property portfolio to Mestro Portal and you have logged in, the first view you see is an overview of your portfolio. You are at the top object in the object structure. This is the highest level, meaning if you select this object, all data in your Mestro portfolio is aggregated. All properties, all meters, and figures from the total energy consumption are visualized in all reports. Keep in mind that meter level and its tagging also play a role in this visualization, which we'll discuss further below.

Image 1. Here, we are at the top object in the object structure for our demo account.

Below your customer name, you will probably see a property group named "All Properties," where all your properties should be placed to keep your portfolio gathered in one group—convenient and efficient! If you are at this group level, the same aggregation applies as if you were at the customer node itself; the total energy consumption from all properties is summed up and visualized in the report you’ve selected.

However, you may want to group your properties more specifically than just in one large group. You can structure your portfolio based on regions, managers, names—only your imagination sets the limits. A link to how you add property groups can be found here.

If we dive in a bit further, that is, enter the "All Properties" group, you will see all properties listed. This brings us to the next level, the individual property.

Image 2. Here, we are in the "All Properties" group for our demo account.

When we click on a property, you’ll notice that the numbers change. This is because the data is now based only on the selected property, which forms the basis for the accumulated data you see in the report.

“But Mestro, I have both main meters and sub-meters on my property, but it doesn’t seem like the total property energy is being accounted for in the report. Is something wrong?”

To dive even deeper into understanding which meters are considered (depending on level and tagging) and which are visualized in reports when you are viewing a group, property, or building, you can read more about that here.

There are two additional levels to explore: buildings and building components. A property can be thought of as representing the legal property or plot on which the building or buildings are located. It’s optional whether you want to divide your properties into buildings or if monitoring at the property level suits you better.

If your property has buildings set up, you will find them after clicking into the property:

Image 3. Here, we are at an individual building within a property in our demo account.

When you select the building, you will now see the building's energy when you generate a report. You can add meters under your building or create virtual calculation meters if, for example, the building should account for a portion of the property's energy from its main meter. More about virtual meters can be found here.

After one final step into the building, you can also access your building components if you have set them up. Note—building components can be created both at the property level and the building level. A building component could represent different floors or premises or be a convenient way to gather a certain type of measurement in a separate object in Mestro Portal. More information about building components can be found here.

Image 4. Here, under Gäddan house 1, we see that four building components have been set up.

This is the object structure you see in Mestro Portal that visualizes data in reports as described above:

• Customer account and the group "All Properties"
• Individual properties
• Buildings
• Building components

For meters, the following levels apply:

• Main meters
• Sub-meters
• Tenant meters
• Other meters

“But Mestro, I don’t want to see the energy for my entire group; I want to compare energy between just three properties. Is that possible?”

Of course, it is! You can select any number of properties or meters and view them separately.

 Image 5. You can select multiple objects in the object structure simultaneously if you want to generate reports for them.

You can easily select the properties you want to view by checking the box that appears when you hover over the property symbol to the left of the property's name. Once selected, as shown in Image 5, you can generate reports as usual, and the total energy for these two properties will be visualized in the report you’re viewing. You can do the same if you want to view specific meters.

Lastly...

We are a development-oriented company that welcomes your opinions and feedback. Do you think something is missing or could be even better? Contact us at success@mestro.com or support@mestro.com—we’d love to hear your specific feedback so we can make Mestro more useful for you!