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Cross Reference Types |
  
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Cross Reference Types |
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Within EnergySteward.com you are provided the capability of setting up cross references to your meters/wells. This cross referencing capability provides you with a means of storing alternate tags/identifiers for these meters/wells. A few examples of where these meter/well cross references are beneficial include:
| • | Accounting Identifiers - when exporting EnergySteward.com to external accounting systems you may need to store a different meter/well identifier so that the target accounting system can correctly identify the meter/well for how it is coded within their system. |
| • | Pipeline Identifiers - sometimes it might be necessary to post a cross reference for a meter/well which represents the code/name which a pipeline refers to the meter/well. This can assist with electronic type activities between you and the pipeline/etc. |
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These cross references allow you to preserve the meter/well numbers and descriptions you choose to use while setting up alternative methods for communicating information about these meters/wells to other systems and individuals.
The screen shot below shows the initial screen which lists out your available cross reference types:
Add Meter/Well Cross Reference Type (button) - Click this button to add a new cross reference type.
View/Edit Grid Button (pencil) - Click this next to the applicable cross reference type in order to change the information about this type.
Delete Grid Button (red x) - Click this next to the applicable cross reference type that you want to permanently delete. When you delete a cross reference type, then all meter/well associations to this cross reference type will be removed (meters/wells will still be there, just their association to this type will be permanently deleted). Important note: You will be presented with a confirmation ("Are you sure...?") dialog box prior to deletion.
Meter/Well Cross Reference Type Name - This can be any name for the cross reference type which you want to define. It is suggested that you make this name relatively descriptive for whatever cross reference identifiers you intend to setup for this type. The name you post here is what will show up within the pull down list box when setting up a meter/well with this cross reference type.
Notes - This is required and should just be a brief description for indicating what conditions might cause a meter/well to be assigned this cross reference type.
Is Cross Reference Type Available (checkbox) - If checked, then this cross reference type is considered active and will therefore show up in the pull down list boxes when setting up meter/well information. If unchecked then historical cross reference information is maintained BUT when assigning new cross references to meters/wells, the item will be unavailable (will not show up in the pull down list box).
Number of Cross References - When setting up a cross reference, you can enforce how many instances of the same cross reference identifier can be used for a given cross reference type. For example, if you indicate a '1' in this field (for an "Accounting XREF"). Then when adding/updating a meter/well, the system will ensure that each cross reference identifier be unique (only 1). You can have an "1121ABC" meter/well with an "Accounting XREF" identifier of "ABC" but if you try to a setup "HIJ" meter/well with the same identifier then the system will not allow it (because you already have your max number of cross references met for the type (1) ). Important note: Setting this number to a value other than '1' will allow for multiple meters/wells to use the same identifier. This might be an important requirement with some cross references which you need to setup.