The Program page shows every building, unit and piece of equipment programmed on a property in one table, with shortcuts for adding and changing them quickly. We recommend it for programming a new property or making large changes.
On the Program page you can:
- add and remove buildings, units and utilities
- add utilities to many units at once
- fill in commonly used meters automatically, and build meter types with the Meter Builder
- show, hide and sort columns
- review every change before you save it
Program a new property
Start programming
Open the property in the NextCentury Web Portal and select Program. The table opens read-only. Select Start Programming.
The cells are now editable, and the toolbar appears.
Add buildings and units
Use the toolbar at the top of the table. From left to right, it adds and removes buildings, units and utilities, then shows or hides columns and sorts the table.
To add a building, select + next to the Building icon. Enter the building name and the number of units. You can also add a description, such as the building's street address.
Unit names start at "Unit 101" and count up automatically. To name units yourself, clear Auto Increment and type each name. When the unit names are right, select Save.
Add utilities
Select the unit or units, select + next to the Utility icon, then choose the utility type.
Enter serial numbers
Enter the device serial number for each unit and utility.
Choose meters
The default meter type fills in for you. To change it, select the Meter icon in the cell to open the Meter Builder.
Fill in the meter details and select Save.
To copy a meter type to other units, drag the fill handle in the corner of the cell down the column.
A meter only copies to units with a matching utility type. For example, if units alternate between All Water and Electric, a water meter copied down the column is only added to the All Water rows.
Add the Gateway and Repeaters
Select the Network tab to see and add the property's Gateway and Repeaters.
Use the Sort button to sort the list by device or description.
Review and save
When you're done, select Save Programming. A Changes window shows everything you changed:
- green rows are new programming
- red rows are deleted programming
Check the changes, then select Save Changes. A green banner confirms that the programming is saved.
Change programming
Select Start Programming first, then:
To add a building, select + next to the Building icon.
Enter the building name and the number of units. You can also add a description.
To remove a building, select it, then select − next to the Building icon.
Select Yes, Delete to confirm. Removing a building also removes its units.
To add units to an existing building, select + next to the Unit icon.
Choose the building the new units belong to.
To remove units, select them, then select − next to the Unit icon.
Select Yes, Delete to confirm.
Select the units, select + next to the Utility icon, then choose the utility type.
The table adds a row for each new utility.
Show, hide and sort columns
Select the column button on the toolbar to choose which columns to show or hide.
Select the Sort button to sort the table by any of its columns.