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Navigate to Meter Read Guardian dashboard

Dashboard displays with cycle information "May 2025 Cycle: 01/05/2025 to 31/05/2025"

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Verify cycle dates

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Click on "View Readings" tab

List view shows all readings with status counts

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Check count accuracy

3

Select meter M100001 from list

Detailed view opens showing meter information

Meter: M100001, Status: Pending

Verify all sections load

4

Review meter reading details

Previous: 3602, Current: 3900, Consumption: 298

Consumer 1, ACC-200001

Check calculation accuracy

5

Verify meter image and GPS status

Image displays, GPS status shows "GPS Mismatch" flag

Distance: 62.0 meters

GPS within tolerance

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Click "Pass" button

Reading status changes to "Passed", moves to Pass tab

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Verify status update

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Navigate to Pass tab

Meter M100001 appears in Pass list with count increment

Pass count: 342

Verify count update

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Open meter M100001 in detailed view

Meter details displayed

Meter: M100001

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2

Click "Exempt" button

Exempt Reading modal opens

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Modal validation

3

Verify reason code dropdown is empty

"Select a reason code" placeholder shown

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Required field check

4

Click "Exempt" without selecting reason

Error message or button disabled

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Validation check

5

Select reason code "EX-01: Meter Inaccessible"

Reason code selected and highlighted

EX-01: Meter Inaccessible

Valid selection

6

Click "Exempt" button

Modal closes, reading exempted

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Action completion

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Verify reading moved to Exemptions tab

Count increases, meter appears in list

Exemptions: 125

Status verification

1

Open meter M100001 in detailed view

Meter details displayed

Current: 3900, Previous: 3602

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2

Click "Adjust" button

Adjust Reading modal opens with tabs

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Modal validation

3

Verify "Manual Adjustment" tab is active

Tab highlighted, form fields visible

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Default tab check

4

Enter adjusted reading value

Consumption automatically calculated

New reading: 4444

Real-time calculation

5

Verify consumption calculation

"Consumption will be: 842" displayed

4444 - 3602 = 842

Math verification

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Click "Adjust" button

Modal closes, reading adjusted

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Action completion

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Verify reading status updated

Status shows "Adjusted" in Pass tab

Status: Adjusted

Status verification

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Navigate to Missing Readings tab

List of 130 missing readings displayed

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Tab navigation

2

Select meter M100002 with missing reading

Meter details show previous reading only

Previous: 2850 (01/04/2025)

Missing current

3

Click "Adjust" button

Adjust Reading modal opens

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4

Click "Apply Estimation" tab

Estimation options displayed

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Tab switch

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Select "Average Consumption" radio button

Option selected with description

3-month average

Method selection

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Click "Apply Estimation"

Estimation calculated and applied

Estimated: 3148 (298 avg)

Calculation check

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Verify reading moved to Pass tab

Status shows "Estimated"

Status: Estimated

Status update

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Navigate to Missing Readings tab

130 missing readings displayed

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Initial count

2

Click "Estimate All" button

Estimate All Missing Readings modal opens

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Batch modal

3

Verify count display

"114 missing readings" shown in modal

114 readings

Count accuracy

4

Select "Same Month Last Year" option

Radio button selected

May 2024 data

Method selection

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Click "Estimate All" button

Processing indicator shown

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Batch processing

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Wait for completion

Modal closes, success message displayed

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Process completion

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Verify Missing Readings count reduced

Count decreases significantly

New count: 16

Batch result

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Check Pass tab for estimated readings

Multiple readings with "Estimated" status

Status: Estimated

Status verification

1

Navigate to New Readings tab

Shows 3 new readings

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Tab access

2

Select meter NEW-86754

New meter details displayed

Reading: 100, Status: new

New meter

3

Click "Add Meter to System" button

Add Meter modal opens

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Modal validation

4

Verify auto-populated serial number

Serial number field shows NEW-86754

Serial: NEW-86754

Auto-population

5

Check device number field

Shows "NM202505001"

Device: NM202505001

Device validation

6

Select route from dropdown

Current route selected

Route: Current Route

Route assignment

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Select premise from dropdown

Premise options available

Premise 1

Premise selection

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Click "Confirm" button

Modal closes, meter added

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Addition complete

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Verify meter appears in system

Meter with "unassigned" status created

Status: unassigned

System update

1

Open meter DEV-78901 with different route status

Meter shows "registered_different_route"

From Route B

Wrong route

2

Click "Transfer to Route" button

Transfer modal opens

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Transfer option

3

Verify source route information

Shows "Route B to your current route"

From: Route B

Source identification

4

Select destination route

Dropdown shows available routes

To: Route A

Destination selection

5

Select destination premise

Premise options for selected route

Premise 2

Premise assignment

6

Review transfer implications

Bulleted impact list displayed

Update assignments

Impact awareness

7

Click "Transfer Meter" button

Transfer completed, modal closes

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Transfer action

8

Verify meter route updated

Status changed to normal route assignment

Status: normal

Route verification

9

Check activity log for transfer record

Transfer logged with timestamp and user

Log entry created

Audit trail

1

Open meter NEW-86754 requiring service

New meter displayed

Status: new

Service needed

2

Click "Create Service Order" button

Create Service Order modal opens

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Service modal

3

Verify meter identification

Shows target meter "NM202505001"

Target: NM202505001

Meter reference

4

Select priority from dropdown

Priority options available

Priority: Medium

Priority setting

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Enter service description

Text area accepts input

"Uninstall ghosted meter"

Description entry

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Click "Create Service Order" button

Service order submitted

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Order creation

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Verify confirmation message

Success notification displayed

"Service order created"

Confirmation

8

Check service order tracking

Order appears in service management

Order ID generated

Tracking setup

1

Open meter M100001 with GPS data

Location information displayed

Lat: 37.766992, Long: -122.399930

GPS coordinates

2

Check distance difference

"62.0 meters" shown in red

Distance: 62.0m

Within tolerance

3

Verify GPS mismatch flag

"GPS Mismatch" warning displayed

Flag: GPS Mismatch

Automatic detection

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Review location vs registered address

Address matches: "123 Main Street, Cityville"

Address verification

Location validation

5

Check route assignment

Shows "Route D"

Route: Route D

Route accuracy

6

Verify reading can still be processed

Pass/Exempt/Adjust buttons available

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Processing allowed

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Pass reading with GPS mismatch

Reading processes with GPS flag retained

Flag preserved

Flag retention

1

Open meter M100001 detailed view

Consumption History section visible

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History access

2

Review monthly consumption chart

Bar chart shows 5 months of data

Dec-Apr data

Visual display

3

Identify normal consumption months

Blue bars for typical usage

Dec: 299, Jan: 340, Feb: 282, Mar: 271

Normal pattern

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Identify anomaly month

Red bar for unusual usage

Apr: 702 (>50% average)

Anomaly detection

5

Verify current reading context

May consumption: 298 (normal pattern)

May: 298

Current validation

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Check daily average calculation

Shows "Avg: 9.93 per day"

298÷30 = 9.93

Math accuracy

7

Use history for validation decision

Historical pattern supports current reading

Decision: Pass

Context usage

1

Open meter M100001 requiring review

Meter details displayed

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Initial state

2

Click "Revisit" button

Mark for Revisit modal opens

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Revisit option

3

Verify reason code requirement

Dropdown shows "RV-01: Suspicious Reading"

Selected: RV-01

Reason required

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Review reason code description

Full description of suspicious reading

Description visible

Reason clarity

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Click "Mark for Revisit" button

Modal closes, reading marked

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Action completion

6

Verify reading moved to Revisit tab

Count increases, meter in Revisit list

Revisit: 134

Status update

7

Check reason code in list view

Reason code displayed in list

Code: RV-01

Reason tracking

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Open application in Chrome

Dashboard loads correctly

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Chrome test

2

Navigate through all tabs

All navigation functions work

All tabs accessible

Chrome navigation

3

Process a reading validation

Pass/Exempt/Adjust/Revisit all function

Meter M100001

Chrome functionality

4

Repeat steps 1-3 in Firefox

Identical functionality and appearance

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Firefox test

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Repeat steps 1-3 in Safari

Identical functionality and appearance

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Safari test

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Repeat steps 1-3 in Edge

Identical functionality and appearance

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Edge test

7

Compare visual consistency

UI elements aligned and styled consistently

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Cross-browser UI

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Test modal dialogs in all browsers

All modals open, close, and function properly

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Modal compatibility

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Access dashboard on mobile device

Navigation tabs stack or scroll horizontally

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Mobile layout

2

View meter details on mobile

Information sections stack vertically

Meter M100001

Mobile detail view

3

Test action buttons on mobile

Buttons remain accessible and properly sized

Touch-friendly size

Mobile interaction

4

Open modals on mobile screen

Modals scale to fit screen without overflow

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Mobile modal

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Test on tablet resolution

Layout adapts to tablet dimensions

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Tablet layout

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Verify touch interactions

All touch gestures work properly

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Touch functionality

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Test horizontal/vertical orientation

Layout adapts to orientation changes

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Orientation handling

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Load dashboard with 500+ readings

Page loads within 3 seconds

500 meter records

Initial load time

2

Switch between tabs

Tab content loads within 1 second

All tabs

Tab switching

3

Open meter detail view

Detail view loads within 1 second

Meter M100001

Detail load time

4

Process reading validation

Action completes within 1 second

Pass action

Validation speed

5

Apply batch estimation

100 readings processed within 10 seconds

100 missing readings

Batch processing

6

Export readings data

Export completes within 5 seconds

500 records

Export performance

7

Monitor API response times

All API calls respond within 500ms

Various endpoints

API performance

1

Attempt to enter negative consumption

System prevents or flags invalid data

Reading: 3000 (previous: 3500)

Negative consumption rule

2

Try to process reading outside cycle dates

System validates cycle date constraints

Date: 15/06/2025

Cycle validation

3

Test GPS tolerance enforcement

Reading flagged when >100m from registered location

Distance: 150m

GPS tolerance

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Verify estimation rule priority

System applies highest priority available rule

Missing estimation data

Rule priority

5

Test duplicate meter prevention

System prevents duplicate device numbers

Device: M100001

Duplicate prevention

6

Validate mandatory reason codes

System requires reason for exempt/revisit

Empty reason field

Mandatory fields

7

Check role-based restrictions

Validator cannot access supervisor functions

Batch operations

Role enforcement

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Login with Validator role

Access granted to validation functions only

User: validator@utility.com

Validator access

2

Attempt to access batch operations

Button/function not visible or disabled

Estimate All button

Role restriction

3

Try to add new meters

Add Meter function not accessible

New meter functions

Supervisor only

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Login with Supervisor role

Access granted to all functions

User: supervisor@utility.com

Supervisor access

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Verify audit trail creation

All actions logged with user and timestamp

Various actions

Audit logging

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Test session timeout

Session expires after inactivity period

30 min inactivity

Session management

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Verify data encryption

Sensitive data transmitted securely

Network inspection

Data protection

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Call GET /api/readings/cycle/{cycleId}

Returns reading list with 200 status

Cycle: May2025

Reading retrieval

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Call POST /api/readings/{id}/validate

Updates reading status successfully

Reading: M100001, Action: pass

Validation API

3

Call POST /api/readings/{id}/exempt

Exempts reading with reason code

Reason: EX-01

Exemption API

4

Call PUT /api/readings/{id}/adjust

Updates reading value and consumption

New value: 4444

Adjustment API

5

Call POST /api/estimations/batch

Processes multiple estimations

100 readings

Batch estimation

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Call POST /api/meters/add

Adds new meter to system

New meter data

Meter addition

7

Call PUT /api/meters/{id}/transfer

Transfers meter between routes

Route transfer data

Route transfer

8

Verify error handling

API returns proper error codes for invalid requests

Invalid data

Error responses

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Complete validation for full cycle

All readings have final status

May 2025 cycle

Cycle completion

2

Navigate to Pass tab

All validated readings visible

341+ readings

Export preparation

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Click Export button

Export dialog opens

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Export initiation

4

Select billing system format

CSV format selected for billing

Format: CSV

Format selection

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Generate export file

File downloads with validated data

Readings data

File generation

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Verify export data format

CSV contains all required billing fields

Standard billing format

Format verification

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Test billing system import

Billing system accepts exported data

Billing system test

Integration test

8

Verify billing cycle completion

Readings appear in billing with correct values

Bill generation

End-to-end verification