Work orders and faults

From a fault report to an approved outcome

Not every unread meter is faulty — but every faulty meter should leave a trace. Report, work order and approval are three separate steps, and only the approved outcome reaches the inventory.

What it does

Four stops in the service flow

Every step from report to inventory leaves a record.

Faults are raised from the field

A technician reports what they see during a reading, with a photo. The report is attached to the meter record, so which project and which unit it belongs to is never in doubt.

  • Photo-backed fault report
  • Linked to meter and unit
  • Reporting user and timestamp

Work orders pass through approval

If a fault turns into a job, a work order is opened. It moves through assigned, started, awaiting approval and approved.

  • Assigned → started → awaiting approval → approved
  • Responsible user and due date
  • Full history of status changes

No approval, no inventory change

Operations that affect the meter identity — a replacement, for example — are written to the meter record only after approval. The inventory is never corrupted by unapproved field work.

  • Brand, serial number and first reading date preserved
  • Replacement kept in history
  • Approval rights tied to role

Connected to reading

If an unread meter is suspected of being faulty, the report is opened from the same screen. On the billing side that unit goes to estimation, so the calculation never stalls.

  • Unread → fault report
  • Estimation and averaging in billing
  • Period close does not wait

Flow

From report to closure

The path a fault follows in the panel.
  1. A fault is noticed in the field or in modem monitoring.

  2. A photo-backed fault report is opened and linked to the meter record.

  3. The office reviews it and, if needed, opens a work order and assigns it.

  4. The technician starts the job and submits it for approval when done.

  5. An authorised user approves; any change affecting the meter identity is written at that moment.

  6. The fault is closed and stays traceable in the history.

At a glance

Fault source
Field app, panel or modem monitoring
Work order states
Assigned · started · awaiting approval · approved
Evidence
Photo, timestamp, reporting user
Inventory effect
Written to the meter record only after approval