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AVReporter v2.1 Overview



Contents

1. AVReporter Overview ............................................................................................................... 3

2. AVReporter Components Overview .......................................................................................... 5

2.1 Desktop Manager................................................................................................................ 5

2.2 Basic Reporter Module ....................................................................................................... 6

2.3 Energy Manager Summary Module .................................................................................... 7

2.4 Business-Intelligence Module ............................................................................................. 8

2.5 AVR Connection Center Plug-in ....................................................................................... 11

2.6 AVReporter WEBPublisher ............................................................................................... 14

3. AVReporter Extension possibilities ......................................................................................... 17

3.1 Plug-ins ............................................................................................................................. 17

3.2 Modules ............................................................................................................................ 19

4. Compare AVReporter Editions ................................................................................................ 20

5. AVReporter Database Management ....................................................................................... 28

5.1 Data Collection Model ....................................................................................................... 28

5.2 Calculation Models with AVReporter................................................................................. 33

6. AVReporter Security Features ................................................................................................ 37

7. AVReporter Localization ......................................................................................................... 38

8. AVReporter Administration Tool ............................................................................................. 39

9. AVReporter User Perspective ................................................................................................. 40

10. Billing Reports Application....................................................................................................... 46



1. AVReporter Overview

AVReporter energy management software is a tool that can be used day to day by management and

engineers alike. It easily enables the handling of large quantities of data from a variety of otherwise stand

alone sources. It is provided with a comprehensive set of data analysis tools and formatting options to allow

the user to create just the right view and summary of their data. AVReporter is a great solution for an

installation or application of any size that requires a flexible and easy to apply energy management

reporting system.

Its key features are as follows,

- User friendly interface with guided help and online Knowledge Base support

- On the fly multi-language support and additional language packs are available on request (updates of

the language databases is available on the web page www.konsys-international.com)

- The desktop and web interface are intuitive and user-friendly, and have been designed for the needs of

both the engineer and manager. Everyday users will require minimal training.

- High performance modular structure (support 32 bit and 64 bit environment), designed to be scalable

taking advantage of the latest windows operating system and CPU technologies

- Provided with a comprehensive suite of energy management reporting tools, while remaining open to

utilize custom add-on modules that can be downloaded and added at any time.

- Provides reporting for all utilities in one platform (electric energy, gas, vapor, water, sewage, etc.)

- Facilitates the creation of custom billing and cost allocation summaries for multi-tenanted facilities or

multi-departmental operations, complete with the option to export key financial data to existing invoicing

or ERP systems.

- Reporting energy use by product, production unit, or some other unit of service, as required for tracking

the key performance indicators for any business (kWh/HDD, kWh/ton, kWh/unit, kWh, shift, etc)

- Support for local requirements, such as, language, currency, date format, corporate formatting

standards, custom reports or dashboards, custom calculation methods.

- Powerful query engine for custom calculations at run-time or using pre-calculated source data. Results

can be stored in the database for expediting report execution. This same tool can be used to create

forecasts from historical data.

- Broad range of report and dashboard applications such as KPI reports, Energy Ratings using ABC

charting, Energy Use Allocation, Energy by Threshold Limits, Optimization of energy bookings, Energy

Consumption Forecasting, Green House Gases reports, CO2 emission calculations, Examination of

quality features, Statements of efficiency of the application of renewable energy sources, etc.

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- AVReporter can be networked with, data concentrator devices directly, commercial metering systems

using serial, Ethernet, or wireless devices, as well as, with databases in commercial HVAC control

systems, SCADA systems, DCS systems, ERP systems, etc.

- Comprehensive Multi-User and Security Access Level Management, whereby each user has a login

name and password, providing access to specific menus and features. Users can be limited to

individual buildings, departments or organizational levels.

- AVReporter can be installed using a Server-Client solution and/or a web based solution; this

combination is used to meet the specific requirements for access to individual sites for International or

Multi-site applications.

- AVReporter may be installed with Web Publisher to provide each user with a comprehensive suite of

web reporting tools without having the complete application installed, while bringing your plant and

corporate communities together when discussing energy management topics and objectives.

- in WEBPublisher Dynamic Dashboard interface presentable reports can be created more quickly and

easily due to the application of the new Silverlight technology. The new Gadget Bar assures handy

tractability for the user.



2. AVReporter Components Overview

2.1 Desktop Manager

Desktop Manager is the core application of AVReporter. It provides an interface to AVReporter’s reporting

and dash boarding module, databases, user settings and management functions.

Desktop Manager of AVReporter

The Desktop Manager is used to complete the following functions,

- Configure local language, global formatting for reports using fonts, company logos, corporate colors,

etc.

- Configure user and database security access

- Configure database connections (MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Sybase, etc.), data concentrators,

devices and metering system connections

- Configure scheduled tasks (reporting, printing, etc.), email servers and plug-ins (WEBPublisher, etc.)

- Manage installed modules (Basic Reporter Module, Energy Manager Module, Business-Intelligence

Module, etc.)

- Manage reports and dashboards

- Manage software licences and product registration



2.2 Basic Reporter Module

Basic Reporter is a software module that makes the preparation of reports – trends, tables, charts,

histograms and other statements – easy and flexible using a template approach with options to add

personal formatting elements. In addition to allowing the user to display the data recorded by the power

monitoring system, the software also enables the analysis of the data by applying simple mathematical and

statistical methods directly to the incoming source data. Thanks to its simple user interface, preparing a

report can be done quickly and with minimal training.



Table and Line Chart report by Basic Reporter module

2.3 Energy Manager Summary Module

Energy Manager Summary Module is a flexible and easy-to-use energy consumption report creator, for

displaying tables or charts on daily, weekly, monthly, annual, etc. energy consumption according to the

user’s requirements. Thanks to the intuitive user interface, report creation and execution can be expedited

with little or no formal training.



Energy consumption report by Energy Manager Summary module

2.4 Business-Intelligence Module

The Business Intelligence module is a comprehensive and powerful query and calculation engine that

permits users (management and engineers) to easily link multiple data sources together to create complex

reports and digital dashboards that in the end can be executed quickly and on a scheduled basis,

automatically, and delivered to any number of users.

The Business Intelligence Module remains the most powerful and flexible component in the AVReporter

architecture. It permits a virtually unlimited number of options regarding data source linking, data analytics,

and reporting styles. It can also be configured as a data preprocessing tool so that the resulting dataset

can be exported to another application.



Digital dashboards by Business-Intelligence module

Although completely open to define almost any application, here are some of the everyday applications

possible using the Business Intelligence Module,

- Cost Allocation by department, sub-tenant, or process

- Production KPI's can be created to track and summarize energy performance by manufactured

product or production unit

- Energy Cost Invoicing can be created that may need to comply with local authorities or accounting

departments. Custom formatting can be applied for perfect results (e.g. office buildings - invoicing

of monthly consumption)

- Comprehensive Utilities Reporting can be created so that a complete record of all utilities may be

tracked and reported, in engineering units, in cost, and by department or process (electric energy,

gas, water, sewage, etc.)

- Flexible networking options that link multiple systems providing easy connections to ODBC

compliant databases, CSV files, and other database schemas. Custom plug-ins may be added to

the existing set to extend the architecture to other systems and data sources.

- Flexible custom-tailored solutions according to the requirements of the user supporting specific

requirements for language, currency, date format, corporate forms layout, custom data analysis

methods, mathematical expressions, Visual Basic scripts usage, etc.



- Custom Report and Dashboard Options are virtually endless as may be required for today's long list

of energy and eco-efficiency topics corporately or globally. For example, green house gas reports,

KPI reports, departmental consumption reports, ABCD energy efficiency ratings, energy use and

cost analyses statements, reports supporting Demand Response scenarios, CUSUM Reports,

Actual vs. Baseline Reports, etc.

- Report integration tasks may be applied to create an integrated compilation, perhaps embedding

Microsoft Report Definition Language files, Web reports and digital dashboards, additional plug-ins

usage, etc.

ODBC connection configuration



Mathematical expression by Business-Intelligence module

2.5 AVR Connection Center Plug-in

The AVR Connection Center Plug-in is a powerful database linking and management tool. It can

communicate with wide range of data sources while facilitating the user’s import/export requirements,

source data calculation needs, data modeling and forecasting requirements, etc. The same tool can be

used to add/modify/delete data in the database or provide data quality management, etc.

This tool supports the following high level functions:

- Import data from disparate data sources (Databases / MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Sybase,

etc./, XML data sources, ActiveX components, WEB services, CSV files, FTP data sources, OPC

servers, etc.)

- Export data to disparate data sources (databases / MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Sybase, etc./,

XML data sources, ActiveX components, WEB services, CSV files, FTP data sources, etc.)

- Support complex calculation methods on the source data (SQL commands usage, Visual Basic

functions usage – mathematical, strings, data and time format, conversation functions, etc.)

- Creation of custom functions using Visual Basic script and SQL queries

- Prep and/or pre-process source data and store the result in the AVReporter database (pre-

calculation with source data)



- Create data quality algorithms (Time-Jitter detection and correction, Null value detection, Gap

detection and correction, Zero and Negative value detection, Duplicate data point correction, etc.)

- Designed for performance, AVReporter supports 32 bit and 64 bit environments, utilizing multi-

threading technology, and programming code optimized large size databases (global size system)

- Database Administration support through Event Logging, SQL scripting, and a tool set to,

add/modify/delete data in any database.



AVR Connection Center

Data transfer settings



Job Scheduler in AVR Connection Center

2.6 AVReporter WEBPublisher

AVReporter Webpublisher equips the user with the capability to create a web portal specifically designed to

meet his data visualization and navigation requirements to provide an overall interface that can be

accessed and shared with as many users as required to participate in their energy management programs.

The tool was designed for ease of use by engineers, managers, and day-to-day users, requiring very little if

any support through IT.

AVReporter Webpublisher has the following features:

- With AVReporter WEBPublisher web-based users can visualize their data in real-time and create

reports over a web browser. Individual rich client licenses are not required.

- Support of Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome browsers

- On the fly multi-language support and additional language packs available on request, whereby

updates of language data bases are available online at our website www.konsys-international.com)

- Custom skins that can be customized to suit your company and program




- Real-time monitoring through links to web pages in other systems (example: Powerlogic ION

Enterprise) can be applied to provide the user with effectively one system to view

- WebPublisher can print and export reports and dashboards (excel, pdf format)

- Permanently open (into separate windows) more reports and dashboards (number is unlimited) that

can sit on your desktop as you work on other systems

- Administration tools (Remote Management, Security Access Level Management, etc.)

- Comprehensive Multi-User and Security Access Level Management, providing each user with a

unique login name and password that manages their access to menus and features. Users can be

limited to individual buildings, departments or organizational levels, etc.

- WebPublisher can be expanded by ASP.NET program code, PHP code, Javascript code, VBscript

code, Flash and Silverlight technology

Login AVReporter WEBPublisher



AVReporter WEBPublisher interface



3. AVReporter Extension possibilities

3.1 Plug-ins

Plug-ins are small self-contained applications that can be added to AVReporter through its core interface.

The idea of Plug-ins was to facilitate the ongoing development and synergy of adding functionality to

AVReporter. This could apply to the evolution of features in AVReporter or to meet any ongoing needs to

link to other systems. AVReporter automatically recognizes new plug-ins through it’s plug and play

technology, greatly simplifying ongoing support and engineering time.

Plug-ins can perform the following functions:

- Database Driver Plug-ins are used to build connections to other systems. For example, the AVR

Connection Center Plug-in is used to build links to TAC, Vijeo Citect, iFIX, RSView, PowerScada,

Powerlogic systems, EEM, Siemens Desigo Insight, etc.

- Specific Systems Plug-ins are used to build connections with ERP systems - SAP, Lotus Notes,

National Bank service to obtain currency exchange rates, other WEB services, ActiveX

Components, etc.

- Operating System Plug-ins are used to access services in other operation systems such as Linux,

Unix, etc.

- Device Driver Plug-ins are used to build connections to field devices that store distributed data such

as EGX300, or to communication devices such as a wireless controller.

- Task Plug-ins are used to build automated scheduled tasks (e.g. sending e-mails, invoice printing,

etc.)

Further information and new Plug-ins can downloaded at www.konsys-international.com.




Mailer Plug-in

Plug-ins in AVReporter Desktop Manager



3.2 Modules

Modules are complex applications that connect to AVReporter to complement its core functionality. Under

the AVReporter Modules menu, we can access any installed modules (e.g.: Basic Reporter Module,

Business-Intelligence, etc.). As modules are added to AVReporter, this display will be updated to show the

complete list installed.

Further information and new Modules can be downloaded at www.konsys-international.com.




4. Compare AVReporter Editions

The following product comparison provides a summary of features and options available with each version

of AVReporter.

AVReporter Lite AVReporter Basic

AVReporter Intermediate

AVReporter Advanced

Modules Desktop Manager for AVReporter

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Basic Reporter module Yes Yes Yes Yes Energy Manager Summary module

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Business -Intelligence module

No 10 licence 20 licence Unlimited

CSV plugins (import-export) in BI module

No Yes Yes Yes

ODBC plugins in BI module No No Yes Yes AVReporter WEB Publisher module

No No Optional Optional

Plugins Device drivers (FTP, EGX300, Modbus TCP, etc.)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Powerlogic system connection plugin (SMS, ION Enterprise)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

AVRConnectionCenter plugin (Connection to other systems, Citect, PowerScada, TAC, iFIX, WinCC, RSView, etc.)

Limited Limited Yes(connection

to 1 external system)

Unlimited

Standtard Plugins (Mailer, Printer, Backup and Restore, etc.)

Yes Yes Yes Yes



Features of AVReporter Standalone and Server Edition:

Features AVReporter Lite Edition

AVReporter Basic

Edition

AVReporter Intermediate

Edition

AVReporter Advanced

Edition

On the fly multi-language support Yes Yes Yes Yes

Localization support (Language, Currency, Date format, Individual layout)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Supported 32-bit and 64-bit software environments (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

User friendly Report Management interface (Order by Groups, etc.)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Users can easily export reports to popular formats (Excel, PDF, XML), and print or email them

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Schedule tasking and reporting Yes Yes Yes Yes

Customized reporting (Company Logo, Visual settings, Template report creation, Simple calculation method)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Direct Communication (EGX300 Ethernet Gateway, Power meters, Data Concentrators, etc.)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Supported Powerlogic system connection (SMS 1500, SMS 3000, SMS 4.0 DL, SMS 4.0 SE, SMS 4.0 PE, SMS 4.2 DL, SMS 4.2 SE, SMS 4.2 PE, ION Enterprise 5.x, ION Enterprise 6.x)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tables, Trends, Pie and Bar Charts, and Histograms Reports

Yes Yes Yes Yes

X-Y Scatter Plots Yes Yes Yes Yes

Consumption Reports (electrical, gas, vapor, water, sewage, etc.)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Energy Usage Reports Yes Yes Yes Yes



Energy Allocation Reports Yes Yes Yes Yes

Energy by Shift Reports Yes Yes Yes Yes

Energy by Threshold Limits Yes Yes Yes Yes

Demand Energy and Power Calculation (Electricity, Gas, etc.)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Real-time trend and Analysis Yes Yes Yes Yes

Cost Allocation Reports Yes Yes Yes

ABCD Efficiency rating and Energy Certificate reports

Yes Yes Yes

Green House Gases reports and CO2 emission calculations

Yes Yes Yes

Key performance indicators and advanced analytics

Yes Yes Yes

Benchmarking Reports Yes Yes Yes

Financial Analysis and Reporting Yes Yes Yes

Power Quality Reports Yes Yes Yes

Alarm Summary and Trend Reports Yes Yes Yes

Flexible & interactive business reports and dashboards

Yes Yes Yes

Making out invoices towards further sub-tenants (e.g.: monthly consumption invoicing of office buildings)

Yes Yes Yes



Import data from CSV files to calculations and reports, Export results to CSV file

Yes Yes Yes

Interactive Dashboards by User created (Support Microsoft Report Definition Language)

Yes Yes Yes

Limit number of Reports and Dashboards by User Created (by Business-Intelligence module)

10 20 Unlimited

Complex calculation methods and script code usage to Reports and Dashboards

Yes Yes Yes

WEB client (WEB based Reporting and Dash boarding tool - Tested: Internet Explorer, FireFox, Google Chrome)

Optional Yes Yes

Desktop Server-Client solution for medium and large sized systems

Yes Yes

Import data from external databases to calculations and reports, Export results to external databases file

Yes Yes

Connect to BMS, EMS, SCADA (Siemens, ABB, Schneider-Electric, Allen-Bradley, GE, etc.), ERP systems (SAP, etc.) and databases (Oracle, MySQL, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, etc.) with ODBC connection

Only 1 system

connection

Unlimited connection

Centralized High Performance Database Management

Yes Yes

Complex Conversation method between different type of databases (complex mathematical methods, SQL and Visual Basic Script code usage)

Yes Yes

Create data quality algorithms (Time-Jitter detection and correction, Null value detection, Gap detection and correction, Zero and Negative value detection, Duplicate data point correction, etc.)

Yes Yes



Features of AVReporter Desktop Client Edition:

Features AVReporter Client Standard Edition

AVReporter Client Expert Edition

On the fly multi-language support Yes Yes

Localization (Language, Currency, Dates, Layout) Yes Yes

Supported 32-bit and 64-bit software environments (Win XP, Win Vista, Win 7, Win Server 2003 & 2008)

Yes Yes

Report Organization interface (Order by Groups, etc.) Yes Yes

Users can easily export reports to popular formats (Excel, PDF, XML), and print or email them

Yes Yes

Schedule tasking and reporting Yes Yes

Customized reporting (Company Logo, Visual settings, Template creation, Simple calculations)

Yes Yes

Tables, Trends, Pies and Bar Charts, Histograms Yes Yes

X-Y Scatter Plots Yes Yes

Consumption Reports (elec, gas, water, steam, etc.) Yes Yes

Energy Usage Reports Yes Yes

Energy Allocation Reports Yes Yes

Energy by Shift Reports and Threshold Limits Yes Yes



Demand Energy and Power Calc (Elect, Gas, etc.) Yes Yes

Real-time trend and Analysis Yes Yes

Cost Allocation Reports Yes

ABCD Efficiency rating and Energy Certificate reports Yes

Green House Gases reports and CO2 emission calcs Yes

Key performance indicators and advanced analytics Yes

Benchmarking Reports Yes

Financial Analysis and Reporting Yes

Power Quality Reports Yes

Alarm Summary and Trend Reports Yes

Interactive business reports and dashboards Yes

Import data from CSV files to calculations and reports, Export results to CSV file

Yes


Yes


Unlimited

Complex calculation methods and script code usage Yes



Features of AVReporter WebPublisher:

Features AVReporter WEB Client (AVReporter

WEBPublisher)

On the fly multi-language support Yes

Localization support (Language, Currency, Date format, Individual layout)

Yes

Tested Browser (Internet Explorer, FireFox, Google Chrome)

Yes

User friendly Report Management interface (Order by Groups, etc.)

Yes

Users can easily export reports to popular formats (Excel, PDF), and print or email them

Yes

Customized reporting (Company Logo, Visual settings, Template report creation, Simple calculation method)

Yes

Tables, Trends, Pie and Bar Charts, and Histograms Reports

Yes

X-Y Scatter Plots Yes

Consumption Reports (electrical, gas, vapor, water, sewage, etc.)

Yes

Energy Usage Reports Yes

Energy Allocation Reports Yes

Energy by Shift Reports and Threshold Limits Yes

Demand Energy and Power Calculation (Electricity, Gas, etc.)

Yes



Real-time trend and Analysis Yes

Cost Allocation Reports Yes

ABCD Efficiency rating and Energy Certificate reports Yes

Green House Gases reports and CO2 emission calculations

Yes

Key performance indicators and advanced analytics Yes

Benchmarking Reports Yes

Financial Analysis and Reporting Yes

Power Quality Reports Yes

Alarm Summary and Trend Reports Yes

Flexible & interactive business reports and dashboards

Yes


Yes


Unlimited

Complex calculation methods and script code usage to Reports and Dashboards

Yes

Multi-User and Security Access Level Management Yes

Expand by ASP.NET and PHP program code, JavaScript code, VBScript code and Flash technology

Yes



5. AVReporter Database Management

5.1 Data Collection Model

AVReporter has been designed to offer a wide range of options for collecting data from a variety of

systems. The Business-Intelligence Module and AVR Connection Center Plug-ins are used together to

provide the data source integration and database query creation respectively to collect and process the

data specifically required to produce a report or dashboard. Each are outlined below.

- The Business Intelligence Module provides a efficient solution for creating and managing links to

external data sources (SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, Excel file, XML file, CSV file etc.) using ODBC

connections. Operations may be performed on the output of these queries and the results can either

be displayed as reports immediately or exported.

Data Collection by Business-Intelligence module



Business-Intelligence module ODBC connection



- The AVR Connection Center Plug-in is a powerful and versatile data management tool. It is used to

create communication links between different types of otherwise disparate data sources so that

specific data can be imported or exported, calculation models can be designed and applied to the

data, incoming data can be added, modified, or deleted from database, and data quality checks may

be applied, etc. Background execution of these database operations is scheduled by AVR

Connection Center (every minute, hour, day etc.) for automated and ongoing surveillance of the

active database. These procedures have also been designed for optimal performance so that the

integration of many data sources exchanging large amounts of data can be efficiently and reliably

integrated and processed into a single active database. This solution makes AVReporter capable of

supporting both simple and complex system architectures, across one site, one campus or across a

global portfolio.

Data Collection by AVR Connection Center



Global system topology by AVReporter

AVR Connection Center Data source configuration



- AVReporter is provided with a Data Importer Driver to link to external applications that are required

to write data into (logging) the database of AVReporter, such as a SCADA system or a Visual Basic

application (e.g. temperature, gas consumption data, etc.). In this case, we need a utility to write

the data directly into the SQL server database of AVReporter. The Data Importer Driver facilitates

this using function calls through AVRDataImporter.dll.

- Manual Data input to AVReporter can be imported using a previously prepared document, such as

through Excel or Text Editor, essentially through a CSV file, typically with the help of a user input

form.



5.2 Calculation Models with AVReporter

One of the strongest features of AVReporter is the opportunity to freely perform calculations on different

data sources (data stored, read on-the-fly or supplied manually) and specify the destination of the results,

whether it be a report, database, or another application capable of importing data.

- Run-time mathematical calculations can be applied on the fly using the data sources that are

open for the query behind a report.

Run-time calculation



- Pre-calculations involving data from multiple sources can be applied during the execution of a

report query for cases where unit conversions may be required or where combinations of source

data may be applied to a summary efficiency calculations.

Pre-calculation with source data



- Calculated data may be stored in the AVReporter database. This is useful in cases where large

amounts of data must be processed in order to satisfy a complex mathematical expression in the

report query. As it would require a considerable amount of time to complete the query and open a

report, it makes sense to pre-process these calculations using a schedule that runs the query(ies) in

the background during non-peak periods. The results can then be posted to the AVReporter

database, ready for quick execution later when the reports will be requested.

Calculated stored data in the database



- Forecasting of data may be configured using regression equations created from historical data and

then applied with the knowledge and input of predicted or budgeted driver data such as production

units or weather data. The driver data must have been applied in the development in the regression

equations in the first place.

Forecasting calculation

- Custom calculations can also be configured in AVReporter using scripts over and above the

calculation methods outlined above. In this way, AVReporter offers unlimited possibilities for

processing the original data into the required KPI’s for any business.



6. AVReporter Security Features

AVReporter has a comprehensive Multi-User and Security Access Level Management system that can be

enabled to meet a broad range of corporate IT compliance requirements. These include the following,

User Groups

User Groups are collections of user accounts that all

have the same security rights. If you have an

administrator account, you can create custom user

groups, move accounts from one group to another, and

add or remove accounts from different groups. When

you create a custom user group, you can choose which

rights to assign. Data and report access can be

segmented by user group. User groups can be restricted

from seeing data and reports that utilize sources that

they would not normally have permission to access.

User Accounts

User Accounts are members of one group. Each user has a login name, password, list of accessible

menus and features.



7. AVReporter Localization

AVReporter’s multilingual support together with its multi currency ability allows AVReporter to be deployed

as a single central global energy management solution while supporting local language and currency at

each site. This is ideal for deploying an AVReporter solution in a phased or fiscal scenario, as well as,

accommodating multi-cultural teams working with the same data. Note that the language may be changed

on the fly.

AVReporter has native localization support, including:

- on the fly multi-language support

- multiple currencies

- preferred date format

- corporate logo support

- custom layout support

Multiple currency usage by AVReporter



8. AVReporter Administration Tool

AVReporter contains powerful and easy to use administration tools designed to support system

administrators.

Administration tools support the following functions:

- Configure user and database security access

- Configure database connections

- Database and configuration Management (backup and restore, report, dashboard groups creation, etc.)

- Configure schedule tasks (reporting, printing, etc.)

- Manage installed modules and plug-ins

- Manage software licences and registrations

- Event Logging



9. AVReporter User Perspective

Overall, AVReporter was designed to be a flexible reporting tool that could provide users with their data

visualization and reporting needs through presentation-quality reports and dashboards. In addition, it was

designed to provide users with the ability to easily export reports to popular formats, such as, Excel, PDF,

and XML, and to any user on the network immediately or on scheduled basis.

The tools and user interface required to meet those objectives were met with AVReporter and it’s suite of

add-on tools. By providing instant and easy access to information and minimizing delays to data analysis

and reports, AVReporter easily demonstrated it’s value and indispensability in meeting energy

management program objectives. Because AVReporter’s attractive user interface, it permitted users to be

more self-sufficient, greatly reducing their dependence on IT and software support. Users have reported

that using AVReporter has helped them analyze and process information quickly and, in most cases, in just

a single click.

AVReporter's reporting solutions offer industry-leading visualization capabilities with support for report

elements like:

- Trends, Charts, Tables, and Histograms

- X-Y Scatter Plots

- Energy Ratings using ABC charting

- Energy Cost Billing

- Financial Analysis and Reporting

- Energy by Threshold limits

- Energy and cost allocation

- Key performance indicator tracking

- Green house gas reporting

- Carbon dioxide emission calculation summaries

- Power demand and energy optimization

- Power quality summaries

- Alarm summaries reports (IEC 61000-4-30, EN50160 reports)

- Renewable energy statements of efficiency, etc.



Energy Performance digital dashboard

Dynamic Dashboard by WEBPublisher



CO2 Emission calculation Report

Key Performance Indicator Report



Line Chart Report

Energy and Cost Summary Dashboard



Table Report

Energy Usage Dashboard by WEBPublisher



Pie and Bar Chart Reports

Histogram and Chart Reports



10. Billing Reports Application

The original purpose of the Business-Intelligence Module was to provide the user with Billing Report

functionality, such as, for invoicing or statements of expenses applied to tenants in office buildings, retail

suites in shopping centers, individual businesses in industrial parks, separate departments in industrial

manufacturing units, etc. This application remains a key application and is requested by many projects.

- The objective of the application is to provide cost allocation to individual users or spaces otherwise

using energy from a common source, typically from one utility meter

- The challenge was to provide accurate and localized invoicing or statements to a broad range of users.

- Also, it was important to have the invoices approved by the local tax authority in each jurisdiction. This

is a very typical scenario in a deregulated utility environment, where the landlord is typically treated as a

utility by the local commissions.

- In some scenarios, the application was required to export a file to the customer’s existing invoicing

system (example: SAP, etc.). The AVR Connection Center met this requirement.

Created Bill by AVReporter



AVReporter and SAP connection



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