Disclosed herein is a method for determining a measurement function of a meter, where the meter is configured for measuring
raw data at one or more measurement locations around a
system, where the measurement function of the meter defines a characteristic of measurement data derivable from the
raw data, and wherein the method comprises identifying a set of different measurement points supported by the meter, identifying a set of different measurement units supported by the meter, and identifying a set of different data types supported by the meter. The method further includes determining different combinations of measurement points, measurement units, and data types selected from a set of different measurement points, a set of different measurement units, and a set of different data types, respectively, and determining a corresponding code and a corresponding measurement type of the
metrology specification for each combination of the
measurement point, the measurement unit and the
data type. The method may allow the functionality of the meter to be defined and mapped to a
metrology specification according to different measurement types that the meter can support. The approach may allow the functionality of any meter, such as a meter of any complexity, to be fully specified.