View Meter Device Information using the PLM Summary window
- Last UpdatedApr 24, 2025
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To access the Pipeline Monitoring (PLM) Meter Summary window
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Select Meter on the PLM Controls menu.
The PLM Meter Summary window appears. Each meter type device assigned to the plm record is listed as a row, with device attributes in the columns.


The following table details the items on the PLM Meter Summary window.
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Column |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Vol Device Path |
Reference to the measurement device. |
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Inh |
If yes, this device is inhibited. Measurements are not used. A confirmation dialog is presented whenever this checkbox is selected to confirm that you intended to inhibit the device. |
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Auto Inh |
This field specifies if the PLM Volume Device is automatically inhibited based on the state of a configured status, multistate, or Advanced Logic Processor (ALP) record. |
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In/Out |
In — Device meters flow into the PLM region. Out — Device meters flow out of the PLM region. |
|
Last Vol |
Reading from the measurement device. |
|
Leak Risk |
If yes, device may be the source of a volume imbalance. The Leak Risk is set if the last change in volume at the device exceeds the average change over the last 30 minutes by a certain factor. For more information, refer to the AVEVA Pipeline Operations for Liquids Administrator documentation. |
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Name |
The plmvoldevice table is used to contain data coming from the measurement devices. The Name field specifies the name of the plmvoldevice record that contains data coming from the measurement device referenced by the Vol Device Path. |