Words used in this guide
Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
Account | The customer's number in the billing system, for example |
AMR file | The file the billing system imports with all meter readings, made on the AMR Export page. |
AMR export | A CSV file from the billing system with the readings of the automatic (AMR) meters. It is one of the inputs of the AMR file. |
API address | The internet address of the readings server. Entered once in Settings. |
Backup | A copy of the online readings saved before Post online replaces them. Open it and post it to undo a post. |
Billing CSV | The file of next month's bills, filled by Carry-Over. |
Consumption | The water used: this month's reading minus last month's. |
CSV | A simple file of lines and columns, separated by commas. Excel and Notepad can open it. |
Cycle | One round of meter reading, usually one month. |
Electronic Meters report | A CSV file with the readings of electronic meters, in gallons. |
Electronic multiplier | The number electronic readings are divided by to get billing units (usually 1000). |
Header row | A first line in a file with column names instead of data. |
Import CSV | The file that starts a cycle: the list of meters to read with last month's reading. |
JSON / readings file | The file Readings Manager saves ( |
Licence key | The code that unlocks the app, like |
Meter | The water meter at a property, with its own number. |
Needs review | A reading lower than last month. It must be checked before billing. |
Post online | Send the loaded readings to the readings server. |
Pull online | Get this cycle's readings from the readings server. |
Readings server | The utility's computer on the internet where the meter readers' readings are kept. |
Route | A group of meters read together by one reader. |
Skipped | A meter the reader could not read. |
Tray | The small icons next to the Windows clock, at the bottom right of the screen. |
Upload key | The password that allows Post online. Entered once in Settings. |
XSSIT | XTREME SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, the company that makes Readings Manager. |
Last updated October 28, 2026