This guide provides details on how to configure your system for integration with the Emerald Energy Management System, thus removing the need for installers needing to use the Emerald EMS installer app when completing IHD installations

To enable the Emerald EMS integration in your Dataforce ASAP instance, your system must first be configured correctly. The instructions below outline the steps required to configure you system to enable the Emerald EMS integration.

Prerequisites

  1. You must have the IHD Activity (Activity 30) configured in your system.

Step 1: Prepare your system for the Emerald EMS integration

Before Emerald EMS integration can be turned on, there are a few preparation steps that must be completed.

  1. Refer to the image below and ensure that all questions highlighted in red, exist for your IHD work types

For details on managing questions, please refer to the following pages:

Required Questions

Question Input Type Answers
Electrical Meter Number Barcode (Single) N/A
IHD Serial Number Number N/A
What is the customers energy tariff structure? Radio Flat Rate, Peak / Off-peak
- Customers energy rate (in $ per kW) Number N/A
- Customers off-peak energy rate (in $ per kW) Number N/A
- Customers peak energy rate (in $ per kW) Number N/A
Meter LED Pulse / Flash rate: Radio 800, 1000, 3200, 1600, Other
Other Flash rate: Number N/A
Meter LED Pulse / Flash rate Units: Radio imp/kWh, imp/unit, Wh/imp

Optional Questions

Question Input Type Answers
Customer’s Distribution Network Service Provider (DNSP) name? Select List of distributors
Customer’s electricity retailer? Select List of retailers
Customers NMI Number? Number N/A

Step 2: Obtain your agency ID

  1. Login to the Emerald EMS dashboard at https://admin.emerald-ems.com.au/login
  2. Click on Profile in the left-hand side navigation bar
  3. Copy your Agency ID

Step 3: Enable the Integration

  1. In Dataforce ASAP, navigate to (Configuration icon) Integrations Integration Settings
  2. Click on the Configure button in the Emerald EMS integration
  3. The integration settings window will open, toggle the integration to the On position
  4. Enter the Agency ID that you copied in step 3 into the Agency ID field
  5. Map each of the parameters to the matching question
  6. After mapping all questions, your screen should look like this:
  7. Click the Save Settings button to save the integration settings

Step 4: Configure a new tab on Runabout

Before Runabout users will be able to complete appointments using the new Emerald EMS integration you will need to configure a new tab in Runabout for each work type that you will be using for IHD installations

  1. In Dataforce ASAP, navigate to (Configuration icon) Runabout
  2. In the Select work type to configure field, select the work type you wish to configure
  3. Click the Add New Tab button
  4. Configure the tab as per below:

    Field Value
    Tab Name Emerald EMS Registration
    Sort Value Enter a sort value so that the tab is positioned after the question tab with the IHD related questions
    Status Active
    Tab Type Web View
    Runabout data access Yes
    Authentication Method AWS JWT
    Authorisation Context Emerald EMS
    Requires Full Validation No
    Web View URL https://production-ap-southeast-2.ams.asap.dataforce.services/ui/emeraldplanet/index.html
  5. Click Save Changes
  6. Click Publish Changes
  7. Repeat steps 1 to 6 for each work type that will be used for IHD installations

Completing an IHD installation with Emerald EMS integration enabled

After completing the setup above, complete a test appointment in Runabout by following the instructions in the video below

Appendix

List of distributors

  1. Citipower
  2. Jemena
  3. Powercor
  4. United Energy United Energy Distribution

List of retailers

  1. Aest Retailer
  2. AGL
  3. Aurora Energy
  4. Elysian Energy Pty Ltd.
  5. Energy Locals Pty Ltd
  6. EnergyAustralia
  7. Origin Energy Electricity
  8. Powershop Australia - authorised electricity retailer
  9. Red Energy
  10. Simply Energy
  11. Vansh Electricity Retailers
  12. 1st Energy Pty Ltd
  13. 3P Energy Pty Ltd - application for electricity retailer authorisation
  14. ActewAGL Retails ravo
  15. Active Utilities Retail Pty Ltd - authorised electricity retailer
  16. Aest Retailer
  17. AGL
  18. Alinta Energy Retail Sales Pty Ltd
  19. Amaysim Energy Pty Ltd
  20. Amber Electric Pty Ltd
  21. Arc Energy Corporation Pty Ltd
  22. Aurora Energy
  23. Balance Commodities and Energy Pty Ltd
  24. Blue NRG
  25. Bright Spark Power Pty Ltd
  26. CleanCo Queensland Limited
  27. CleanPeak Energy Retail Pty Ltd
  28. CleanTech Energy Pty Ltd
  29. Cogent Energy
  30. Cova U Pty Ltd
  31. CPE Mascot Pty Ltd
  32. CS Energy
  33. Diamond Energy
  34. Discover Energy Pty Ltd
  35. Dodo Power & Gas
  36. EDL Retail
  37. ElectrAg Pty Ltd
  38. Electricity in a Box Pty Ltd
  39. Elysian Energy Pty Ltd.
  40. Energy Locals Pty Ltd
  41. Energy On Pty Ltd
  42. EnergyAustralia
  43. EnergyAustralia Yallourn (formerly TRUenergy Yallourn)
  44. Enova Energy Pty Ltd
  45. Ergon Energy Queensland
  46. ERM Power Retail
  47. Evergy Pty Ltd
  48. EZI Power Pty Ltd
  49. Flow Power
  50. Flow Systems Pty Ltd
  51. Future X Power
  52. GEE Power & Gas Pty Ltd
  53. GloBird Energy Pty Ltd
  54. Hanwha Energy Retail Australia Pty Ltd
  55. Humenergy Group Pty Ltd
  56. Infigen Energy Holdings
  57. Infigen Energy Markets
  58. International Power (Retail)
  59. Locality Planning Energy
  60. Localvolts Pty Ltd
  61. Macquarie Bank Limited
  62. Metered Energy Holdings
  63. Microgrid Power Pty Ltd
  64. Mojo Power Pty Ltd
  65. Momentum Energy
  66. MTA Energy Pty Ltd
  67. Neighbourhood Energy
  68. Next Business Energy Pty Ltd
  69. OC Energy Pty Ltd
  70. Origin Energy Electricity
  71. OVO Energy Pty Ltd
  72. OzGen Retail
  73. People Energy
  74. Pooled Energy
  75. Positive Energy TM Pty Ltd
  76. Power Club Limited
  77. Powerdirect
  78. PowerHub Pty Ltd
  79. Powershop Australia
  80. Powershop Australia - authorised electricity retailer
  81. QEnergy
  82. Radian Holdings Pty Ltd
  83. Real Utilities Pty Ltd
  84. ReAmped Energy Pty Ltd
  85. Red Energy
  86. Rush Energy Pty Ltd
  87. Sanctuary Energy
  88. Savant Energy Power Networks Pty Ltd
  89. Simply Energy
  90. Smart Energy Retail Pty Ltd
  91. SmartestEnergy Australia Pty Ltd
  92. Social Energy Australia Pty Ltd
  93. Stanwell Corporation
  94. Starcorp Energy Pty Ltd
  95. Sumo Power Pty Ltd
  96. Sun Retail
  97. Sustainable Savings Pty Ltd
  98. Tango Energy Pty Ltd
  99. The Embedded Networks Company Pty Ltd
  100. Tilt Renewables Australia Pty Ltd
  101. Total Gas & Power Australia Pty Ltd
  102. Vansh Electricity Retailers
  103. WINconnect Pty Ltd
  104. Y.E.S. Energy (SA) Pty Ltd