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June 2010Volume 15, Issue 9ENBOSS NewsletterMonitoring Utility Consumption In RISERENBOSS Support Team1 ­ 800­ 557­ 4737ENBOSSSupport.comInside thisissue:Monitoring UtilityConsumption inRISERAREM Fielded InAprilAdding Read­onlyDatabases toFirehouseSharepoint May2010 GraduatesWindows Vista &ENBOSS CitrixEditor At­LargeNickolas ChristopherACSIM‐ODR1Managing EditorPatty FoleyCACI2334Check out our evergrowingvideolibrary!Click here for the listof videos locatedon the ENBOSSSupport site.Area Facility Operations Specialists (AFOSs) have the responsibility of managing facilities fortheir respective command. Their responsibility includes keeping track of every aspect of work beingperformed, required, or serviced at their facilities. Resource Information System, Engineer Reserve(RISER) has played an integral part in helping AFOSs manage facilities.One of the important tasks of the AFOS is monitoring utility consumption. A tool that is used toassist in monitoring utility consumption is the Utility Consumption Report which is one of the cannedreports that is generated using RISER’s Report Generator. The Utility Consumption Report detailsthe consumption for electric, gas, water and sewage at each facility.Although AFOSs are responsible for managing facilities, they require the assistance of other personnellike Budget Analysts. The Budget Analyst assists in monitoring utility consumption by enteringconsumption data for each utility commodity. The AFOS depends on the Budget Analyst toaccurately input consumption data which results in producing a precise Utility Consumption Report.They have a shared partnership in monitoring utility consumption. The Utility Consumption Reportis used to ensure consumption is adequate. We suggest that the report is created at least once amonth. Often, AFOSs will compare prior year’s consumption to determine possible problems withusage (i.e., leaking pipes or old heating system).By generating the Utility Consumption Report, a comparison is made against the prior months usageto determine if consumption amounts are skewed. If so, this can be quickly identified andcorrected. As an AFOS monitors utility consumption, there may be occasions when months of consumptiondata do not appear on the report. Why does this occur? The cause is usually the Unit ofMeasure field on the accounting record does not contain an entry. The Utility Consumption Reportis programmed to pull the Unit of Measure information and when there is not an entry in this field,this results in data not appearing on the report. In cases like this, the AFOS should contact theBudget Analyst and inform them of the discrepancy found in the report.Another reason why the utility consumption data does not appear on the Utility Consumption Reportis due to a discrepancy with the TDACs (Technical Data Access Codes) in the Budget CodeReference table. All TDACs associated with a utility account must be six characters long.For instance, theFY 2010 TDAC forelectric service is‘300000’. If theTDAC in theBudget Code Referencetable isinaccurate, thedata will not appearon the reportas RISER requiresa valid six digitTDAC for utilityaccounts.It has been notedthat some AFOSs,as Certified EnergyManagers,are required tosubmit a monthly report to the Army Energy Water Program. The RISER Utility Consumption Reportcan be used for providing data for the Energy Program.If you have any questions or comments regarding utility consumption, please contact the EngineerAutomation Help Desk at 1-800-557-4737.

two separate instruments in a stageenvironment. Swap instruments, hitthe Footswitch and you’re ready to go.This quick-change preamp makes theTITAN a great choice for the Bassistwho doubles on Keys … providingfootswitchable hot-swap capabilitywhile wearing the stringed instrument.When it comes to creating a balancedmusical blend, there’s no substitutefor traditional TREBLE, MIDand BASS controls. They’re inherentlyright and so easy to use they’re at theheart of each TITAN channel. Addthe musically accurate shaping powerof the ACTIVE MID andyou’ve got all the basescovered. Mix up asound with the sweetblend of the threeclassic tone controls,then fine-tune specific frequencies withthe semi-parametric Active controls.Each channel also serves up dedicatedGain and Level controls for thefootswitchable tube OVERDRIVE,allowing you to dial in the perfectamount of tube saturation. From asoft-clip to a medium growl on upto full blown high gain sustain – theentire range is available for your exploration.The force behind the TITAN’smassive power is Simul-State, our proprietarytube-driven MOS-FET technology.Every note drips with dynamicvacuum tube soul as it surges fromthe tube Inputs all the way throughDriver stage, to the fleet of 22 customdesigned high-power MOS-FETs.The stunning torque of this 1200 wattbeast (1400w at 2 ohms) can be feltas well as heard: Instantaneous attack,shocking clarity and the ability to latebrakeand stop on a dime. This kindof tight fatness puts you out front andin charge of the time domain… lettingyour bandmates thrive on your role asanchor.So when your gig requires coliseumcapability or, if you just want the confidenceto drive any rhythmsection, fire up the TITANand put that V-12 powerto work for you. It’s theonly sound mightierthan Big Block Rock.Dual Inputs create possibilities:use with oneinstrument feeding Input Ato access the two Channelsfor a footswitchable dualpreamp configuration or,connect two instrumentsfeeding Inputs A and Bseparately and dedicatea Channel to each instrumentfor a footswitchablehot-swap in live applications.Great for the bassistwho doubles on key bass!Each Channel can be set tooptimize the Input impedancefor Passive or Activeinstruments.Both Channelsfeature our all-tubeOverdrive Mode withindependent sets ofO.D. Gain and Levelcontrols enabling youto dial in anythingfrom a warm, purring clip to fully saturated Bass Overdriveand engage it remotely from the Footcontroller.A Semi-ParametricACTIVE MID band withFREQUENCY control joinsthe standard passive tonestack in each Channel soyou can focus in on specificfrequencies and shapethem without disruptingthe magic blend createdby the musically sweetwide-band tone controls.Transparent SeriesEffects Loop circuitry handlesall the interfacing ofyour outboard processingand is fully bypassable.(left) Rear of Big Block TitanV-12 shown in optional standardhead case on PowerHouse CabinetTitan V-12 in optional head caseon PowerHouse 2x15 cabinet67