The TotalFlow Laptop File Import Service is a service that is designed to take manually collected historical data from a TotalFlow device and import it into the ACM database as if it were collected by ACM. The service periodically checks a configurable folder for laptop import files and processes these files to create history records in the ACM database. There must be a meter object in ACM that matches the meter name found in the laptop file. If a match is found, the data in the laptop file will be imported and assigned to the matching meter object in ACM. If a matching ACM meter can't be found, the history data in the laptop file won't be processed. This service only processes history records from laptop import files specific to TotalFlow devices.
If an error occurs preventing reliable processing of the file, or if the configuration information is not present in ACM, the service will move the file to the folder configured for failed processing. |
The service consists of one file named asiTotalflowManualImportService.exe. The recommended location for this file is in the ACM server installation folder so that the required DLL's the service needs to interface with ACM will already be present and registered. A typical location for this folder is: C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoSol\Communication Manager\Server. The service can be enabled and disabled from the ACM Monitor.
The service is configured using the Totalflow Laptop File Import Service section of the ACM Monitor Properties tab.
These are settings that can be modified:
Configuration: Select the ellipses to open the configuration properties of this service.