CUPSS Mobile Field Application An app for Inventory Management Be sure to type in your name and organization. Scroll to the left to drag your region’s logo onto this page. Arthur Astarita RCAP Solutions - Maine

Acknowledgements U.S. EPA WINSSS Center RCAP Solutions U MASS Amherst U Nebraska U Illinois RCAP Solutions WINSSS = Water Innovation Network for Sustainable Small Systems Patrick Wittbold – UMASS - QA Matthew Mattingly – UMASS - Director of Web Development Bruce Dvovak – Univ. Nebraska – Grant Mgr Steve Wilson – Univ. Illinois –Technical

CUPSS Mobile Assistant Available on both Android and iOS devices Go to Google Play or Apple Store Search for CUPSS Mobile Assistant or UMASS Uses the device’s email client to export XLSX file Small footprint: ~12 MB in size Utilizes CUPSS Import Template

REVIEW: CUPSS Import Template

CUPSS Mobile Assistant - Intro Companion App for inventory management in CUPSS Export Email Import

Where to Start…. Familiarize Yourself with the System Drawings, Hydrant/Valve books, Sanitary Surveys, etc. Plan route for field work (coordination) Source, Treatment, Storage, Generators Hydrants, Pipe, Valves Start with easy equipment increasing to more difficult assets Familiarize yourself and how to schedule route for field work Source/treatment/storage are geographically grouped one/two locations Hydrants-possibly already detailed in a book then it is just XY locations Pipe-Drawings Valves-Drawings and valve book-XY locating require survey-grade GPS

Important Remembrances CUPSS Groups Assets by Category - Make it easy for user to find equipmt. Source Treatment Storage Distribution Hydrants Valves CUPPS GROUPS ASSETS BY CATEGORY !!!! ASSET NAME : BEGIN WITH LOCATION AND THEN CONCATENATE MATERIAL, SIZE, ID ALPHABETIZE ASSET NAME ON IMPORT SHEET BEFORE IMPORTING

Naming Equipment Think about how you talk about an asset Assign common name but be descriptive Also assign an ID # (brief and unique)

Takin’ Names and Kickin’ Assets Asset Management Training Takin’ Names and Kickin’ Assets Wednesday December 14, 2011 Asset Name is VERY IMPORTANT How does client talk about the piece? In the field and in the office – be consistent Assign a common name but descriptive Asset ID # - MOST IMPORTANT Promote ease of joining data to GIS tables Multi-click slide RCAP Solutions, Inc.

RCAP Solutions' Asset Management Training - 14 March 2013 Asset Names : Pros / Cons 4/29/2019 Examples of asset names: Pros/Cons How does the client find an asset in CUPSS? Without a specific name, it’s very difficult. The far left is best with the far right next and the middle is the worst…unless the client is familiar with calling a piece of equipment by number inside of name or address and name. RCAP Solutions, Inc.

One Analysis with Different Asset Owners If you are a contract operator of several small systems, it may be useful to create one AMP for all the systems in order to track what is needed, when to order and possibly order in bulk to save costs

Mobile App Screens

Built-in Validations Built-in pre-validation

Photos, Alias, Exporting ALWAYS SAVE BEFORE CONTINUING Unfortunately, this alias name is not inserted into the asset name in the template that is exported for CUPSS software import.

Suggested Alias Name CUPPS GROUP ASSETS BY CATEGORY !!!! ASSET NAME : BEGIN WITH LOCATION AND THEN “CONCATENATE” MATERIAL, SIZE, ID ALPHABETIZE ASSET NAME ON IMPORT SHEET BEFORE IMPORTING Unfortunately, this alias name is not inserted into the asset name in the template that is exported for CUPSS software import. Once emailed, the user can edit sheet can sue CONCATENATE FORMULA TO CREATE A GOOD ASSET NAME

Exporting / E-Mail Client

Importing Export File to CUPSS Start up CUPSS Software and import email. Import After Editing !

QUESTIONS Art Astarita 207-766-3065 AAstarita@rcapsolutions.org