File Repository (previously known as the J Drive)

Qbyte Metrix output files (i.e. Petrinex Submissions, Financial Voucher, JIBLink, Petrotranz Oil Shipper Split, Production History, Inlet Volumes, Manitoba Government Reporting, IOGC Royalty, BC S1/S2, BC08, and BC09) are now saved directly to the Qbyte Metrix database in addition to the mapped directories (Administration → System Configuration → Directories).

Previously, you had to retrieve all output files generated by Qbyte Metrix via the mapped directories. Access to the mapped directories will be unavailable as of this Qbyte Metrix release, but this enhancement provides you with the ability to access the generated output files from within the Qbyte Metrix application.

Note: Mapped Directories are commonly known as the J Drive.

The generated output files can be accessed through the following screens:

• The Process Monitor Output Files tab: The Process Monitor screen now displays a new tab (next to the existing Message Centre and Job Message tabs) called Output Files.

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  • If a processed job produced any output files, this new tab is enabled, and the output files can be accessed via the new Output Files tab, where the Output Type, File Name, and File Size are displayed.

  • The File Name is displayed as a clickable link for users with access to the new security component FileRespository (See Security Components ).

  • Clicking the link under the File Name column will provide standard browser options to open and save the file. 

Note: Standard Windows File Associations must be set up to allow for the Open option to be available. 

• The new File Repository screen :

  • Accessible with a new link beside the Qbyte Optix link.

  • Displays all files that have been saved directly to the Qbyte Metrix database.

  • The File Name is displayed as a clickable link for users with access to the new security component FileRespository (See Security Components ).

  • Clicking the link under the File Name column will provide standard browser options to open and save the file. 

Note: Standard Windows File Associations must be set up to allow for the Open option to be available. 

• Unwanted files can be deleted by users with Full Access to the new security component FileRespository (See Security Components ).

Note:

• If the File Size is zero, the file is not displayed as a link and cannot be clicked.

• Only the .XML output for JIBLink is created within the Qbyte Metrix application. As of this Qbyte Metrix release, you are not able to submit the .LST and .CSV outputs to JIBLINK.

  • The Financial Interface output files are still created within the mapped directory.

JIBLink .LST and .CSV outputs are no longer created

As of this Qbyte Metrix release, you are not able to submit the .LST and .CSV outputs to JIBLINK. Only the .XML output for JIBLink is created within the Qbyte Metrix application (File Repository). See the above release note for more information.

Added a user defined field to the Qbyte Metrix Operated and Partner Operated pricing screens

A new user-defined comment field has been added to the Operated Pricing screen (Explorer → Pricing), and the Partner Operated Pricing tab (Explorer → Balance → Pricing tab). Qbyte Metrix User Defined fields (Administration → System Configuration → User Defined Labels) are configurable. You can modify the Field Label UserDefined1 for MarketMasterPurchaserPrice.userDefined1 and PartnerOpBatteryPrice.userDefined1. The Field Required allows you to specify whether the new field is to be validated (entered or not entered).

These user-defined fields can be used to reconcile your Purchaser Statements with the Qbyte Metrix sales volumes and values for both operated and partner operated facilities. These new fields are carried through Qbyte Metrix through Step Processing and are saved into History during the Month End Close process. The new fields can also be accessed via existing Qbyte Optix for Qbyte Metrix reports and extracts.

• Pricing screen (operated): A new User Defined (UserDefined1) field has been added to the right of the Value column within the Purchasers grid.

  • Partner Operated Balance:

    • Pricing tab: A new User Defined (UserDefined1) field has been added to the right of the Entered Value column within the Pricing tab.

    • Sales tab: A new User Defined (UserDefined1) field has been added to the right of the Purch Seq#. column. This a display-only field and is updated from the User Defined Field entered on the Pricing row used to calculate the Sales Value. When the Allocate button and the Sales tab is priced, the associated User Defined field value will be updated.

Note: The Month End Close process will copy the entered User Defined fields to the new month as well as into History.

• Market Master Copy and Market Master Mass Copy - Enhanced to copy the new User Defined field.

  • Qbyte Optix reports:

    • Production and Sales Distribution Details report: A Pricing User Defined field is displayed in the Excel Unformatted output only. This field is populated by the Operated Pricing User Defined field or the Partner Operated Pricing User Defined field.

    • Sales Pricing Summary report: The Operated Pricing User Defined field is displayed in the Excel Unformatted output only.

    • Partner Operated Facility Process Details report: The new Partner Operated User Defined field is included in the Excel Unformatted output only.

    • Partner Operated Facility Process Summary report: The new Partner Operated User Defined field is included in all formats of the report (HTML, PDF output, Excel Formatted output, and Excel Unformatted output).

    • Sales Details History Data Extract: A Pricing User Defined field can be selected to be included in the data extract. This field is populated by the Operated Pricing User Defined field or the Partner Operated Pricing User Defined field.

Creating and Editing Amendments from the Explorer

Amendments can now be created and edited from within the Explorer.

When a prior month closed control group is selected from the Explorer, a new menu option Create New Amendment is displayed on the right-hand menu of the Explorer. If an amendment already exists, a new menu option  Edit Amendment is displayed. Existing security components are used to allow you access to these two new menu options. 

Additionally, when a closed control group is selected, the control group is highlighted within the Schematic window by default.

Spreadsheet Import Template

Spreadsheet imports provide a quick way to get data loaded. The following templates have been added to Qbyte Metrix:

• INDIANROYALTYGCA - This template can be used to update the Gas Cost Allowance Rates by Royalty Entity Type and ID. 

• ROYALTYOBLIGATIONFACTOR  - This template can be used to Create/Update Royalty Obligation Factor Masters.

• OBLIGATIONFACTORVALUE - This template can be used to update Royalty Obligation Factor Values.

Qbyte Metrix now has 18 templates that provide flexibility when importing or updating your data.

Display warning message when the Month End Close process has begun

When the first Region Close process is submitted, a message indicating that the Month End Close process has started is displayed on most Qbyte Metrix screens. This message will continue to be displayed until the Corporate Close is successful.

Note:

• You should refrain from making changes or running processes until the Month End Close has completed.

• This new warning message does not prevent you from logging into Qbyte Metrix or making changes to Master data/Monthly data, and it does not stop users from submitting other processes. This warning message is intended to notify you that the Month End Close process has begun without having to check the Process Monitor or to inquire from other users.

Add Sample Date to Analysis ID Maintenance screen

You can now enter a  Sample Date to an  Analysis ID within the Analysis ID Maintenance screen (Master → Analysis → Analysis ID). The Sample Date is not a mandatory field. If the System Configuration option  Sample Date Mandatory (Administration → System Configuration → Configuration tab) is set to Yes and the Sample Date is not entered, a w arning message is displayed on the Analysis ID Maintenance screen after it is saved.

• The new Sample Date associated with an Analysis ID can now be uploaded from Field Data Capture using the  GASAN record type when the Analysis Record Type is A. The Sample Date can be uploaded using a  Fixed Format file  or a  CSV file.

• At Month End, the Sample Date associated with the Analysis ID is carried over to the new month when the Retain Factor option is Yes (Master → Analysis → Analysis ID).

• The Sample Date has also been added to the Consumption Usage report.   

Process Monitor Report Invocation

The Owner Update Summary  report and Import Status report can now be launched directly from the Process Monitor .

• The Owner Update Summary report generated from the Royalty Owner Mass Update process and the Owner Update process can now be launched by clicking the icon displayed to the left of the process name within the Process Monitor screen. Launching the report this way will automatically pass the appropriate report criteria to the Qbyte Optix report.

• The Import Status report generated when the Import By Template process is run can now be launched by clicking the icon displayed to the left of the process name within the Process Monitor screen. Launching the report this way will automatically pass the appropriate report criteria to the Qbyte Optix report.

Allow only certain users to delete System Processing Locks

This enhancement provides you with the ability to identify Screen Locks vs Processing Locks and to prevent the accidental deletion of Processing Locks for processes that may be still running. Processing Locks are now displayed in red text for easy identification.

A new security component SystemEventUnlockEdit (Maintain Processing Locks → System) has been created and has not been added to any existing roles, as this particular security component should only be used by select individuals. 

• Having Full Access to the new security component SystemEventUnlockEdit (Maintain Processing Locks → System) will allow you to delete System Processing Locks (identified in red ) displayed within the Maintain Processing Locks grid. System Processing Locks are created by a submitted job (i.e. Step Processing).

• Having Full Access to the existing security component FacilityUnlockEdit (Maintain Processing Locks → Screen) now only allows you to delete Screen Locks. To delete System Processing Locks, the above security component is required.

See Security Components for more details.

New products added to Injection Facility Balance

The following products have been added to the Injection Facility Balance:

• COKE - Coke

• CRUDEBIT - Crude Bitumen

• DILUENT - Diluent

• ELECTRIC - Electrical

• INTERHYD - Intermediate Hydrocarbon

• PROCGAS - Process Gas

• PURCHGAS - Purchased Gas

• SYNCRD - Synthetic Crude Oil

• SUL - Sulphur

Qbyte Metrix does not do Oil Sands Petrinex submissions, but you can configure these products in your Injection Facility Balance to track inventories, receipts, and dispositions.  

Redesign Financial Cleanup screen as Financial Identifier Status

We have repurposed the existing Financial Cleanup screen in order to provide additional details on the parameters used in the process and to display information more clearly:

• The screen title has been renamed to Financial Identifier Status.

• The number of rows displayed in the grid has been increased from 10 to 20.

• The following new columns have been added to the grid:

  • Submit User

  • Batch Option

  • Transaction Type

  • Include Amendments

  • Netting Option

Note: See the Security Components section for more information.

Enhancements to the About window

Clicking the About link from the Cog Wheel displays the About window. This window contains information about the Qbyte Metrix application such as the version number, referenced database, and user ID .  Clicking the More link will display additional technical information about Qbyte Metrix.

Saskatchewan Oil Pipeline Split no longer reports Waste Oil

For Production Dates greater or equal to the Saskatchewan Waste Oil (WO) Implementation Date (see  Function Implementation Types ), the Oil Pipeline Split for Saskatchewan will no longer include Waste Oil dispositions.

Note: Waste Oil Dispositions are identified by a Market Master Participan t where the Shipper Owner Contract is set to WO .

Royalty Formula Factors - New and renamed

A new Sales Value: Ownership Gas and Products Royalty Formula System Value Factor has been added to Qbyte Metrix. The value of this factor is the sum of the sales value for all gas and product sales for the selected Ownership criteria. Using this new factor within a formula allows you to calculate a royalty obligation based on an owner(s) sales value for gas and products.

To better identify Sales-based Royalty Formula Factors, the following existing factors have been renamed:

• Sales: Ownership Value to Sales Value: Ownership

• Sales: Ownership Volume to  Sales Volume: Ownership

Royalty Obligation Factors screen -Redesigned

In the Royalty Obligation Maintenance screen, the Obligation Factors tab previously required you to enter data for a single obligation factor and save it before continuing to the next factor. The grid within the Obligation Factors tab has been enhanced to allow you to enter data for all obligation factors at once for the selected royalty obligation before saving.

Previously, a Factor button allowed you to change the monthly input of the global factor or create a new User-Defined Global Factor . The button has now been changed to a Factor link.

New IOGC Gas Only Gas Cost Allowance Type to calculate Gas Cost Allowance

Qbyte Metrix now provides you with the ability to calculate IOGC Gas Cost Allowance (GCA) based on either All Gas and By-Products or Gas Only.

A new Gas Cost Allowance Type field has been added to the Pricing by Royalty ID screen. This field defaults to All Gas and By-Products. If you require Gas Cost Allowance (GCA) to be calculated using only the Gas Royalty and Gas Revenue and for it to be deducted from your Gas Royalty, you can now choose the new Gas Cost Allowance Type of Gas Only.

The GCA calculation for a specific well/unit when the Gas Cost Allowance Type is set to Gas Only will be as follows:

• GCA Royalty Percent = Royalty Value for all Gas or Raw Gas Obligations / Sales Value for Gas or Raw Gas

• GCA Deduction = Gas Marketable Sales Volume X GCA Rate X GCA Royalty Percent

The GCA Deduction will then be allocated back down to all Gas or Raw Gas obligations based on each one’s original royalty value and their royalty value will be adjusted by the share of the GCA Deduction allocated to them.

Note: This calculation differs from the All Gas and By-products option in the calculation of the GCA Royalty Percent which accumulates royalty value and sales value for all Gas and By-Products and similarly in the allocation of the calculated GCA Deduction back down to obligations for all gas and by-products.

Well Integration

As a Qbyte Metrix user, you are now able to select an Effective Date to integrate the well from.

Previously when a well(s) was integrated, Well Masters were created from the Qbyte Metrix Implementation Date to the Current System Production Date.

A new Integration Configuration option (Application Integration → Maintain → Configuration) allows you to choose whether to continue with existing functionality or to select an Effective Date to integrate the well from.

The Effective Date is now displayed on the Well Integration tab (Application Integration → Process → Well).

• The Effective Date is enabled and is defaulted to the Current System Production Date when the new Integration Configuration option Enable Well Integration Effective Date is Yes.

• You can choose to change the Effective Date before integrating the well(s).

• If the new Integration Configuration option Enable Well Integration Effective Date is No, the Effective Date is defaulted to the Qbyte Metrix Implementation Date and is disabled.

Note: When a new well is integrated, Well Masters are generated from the Effective Date to the System Current Production Date. When an existing well is integrated, all existing Well Master records are updated regardless of the Effective Date.

Owner Integration

The following enhancements have been made to the Owner Integration tab ( Application Integration → Process → Owner ):

• The NRT is now displayed on the Owner Integration tab (Application Integration → Process → Owner ). See  Integrating the NRT  for more information.

• A warning message is now displayed on the Owner Integration tab stating that Owner Integrations will update Owner Master for all Production Dates.
  
  

FDC File Cleanup option to clean up duplicated or obsolete data

New functionality has been added to allow you to view/delete all un-loaded FDC records from their staging tables before they are loaded into Qbyte Metrix. A new user-friendly screen allows you to view and/or delete unwanted data before loading. Previously, you did not have a method to delete unwanted records and had to ask for help from P2.

The new menu option File Cleanup is located within the Import/Export → Fields Data Capture menu. The existing security component FDCImport is used to allow you access to the menu.

• No Access - You cannot see the new File Cleanup menu.

• View Only - You can see new File Cleanup menu and have access to the Field Data Capture File Cleanup screen.  

• Full Access - You can see new File Cleanup menu and have access to the Field Data Capture File Cleanup screen. The imported FDC files can also be deleted.

FDC Import Process and FDC Preview Screen

On the FDC Import process:

• The Component Factors and Sample fields (density, gas, and liquid) default to 0 if left blank.
  Note: The C7+ fields will be left as is because they can be blank.

• The Sample Date on Production, Sales and Consumption Analyses will be disregarded as this date is not applicable to these types of analyses.

On the FDC Preview screen:

• The Component Factors and Sample fields (density, gas, and liquid) are displayed as 0 if left blank.
  Note: The C7+ fields will be displayed as is because they can be blank.

• The Sample Date is not displayed on Production, Sales and Consumption analyses.

Performance - FDC Load by control group

Performance has been improved when loading FDC by control group. Performance increases will be more noticeable for control groups with a large number of batteries.

Battery Balance Oil and Water Receipts Performance improvement for batteries with a large number of receipts

Qbyte Metrix now gives you the ability to display fewer columns on the Battery Oil Receipts and Water  Receipts grids.

When entering the Battery Balance Oil or Water tab, if the Receipts grid of the tab you are in contains more than 100 receipts, fewer columns are displayed by default. The performance and user experience of the tab are improved by displaying fewer columns. A new Show All Columns button is available and can be used to display all columns on the grid.

For batteries with fewer receipts for oil and water (i.e. 100 receipts or less), the Receipts grid within the Battery Balance Oil and Water tabs will display all of the available columns. A new Show Fewer Columns button is available and can be used to display fewer columns on the grid.

Incorrect Amendment reversal of Sales using Flow Groups

Issue: Amendments for properties with Market Masters that contained Flow Groups did not reverse correctly. 

Note: Reversals were incorrect only for Sales rows where the corresponding Market Master contained Flow Groups.  

Resolution: Amendments for properties with Market Masters containing Flow Groups now reverse correctly.

Gas Equivalent Factor calculated incorrectly in submitted processes

Issue: The Gas Equivalent Factor calculation was incorrect during the FDC Load and Step processing when the C7 Weight and Density fields were populated. The calculation on the Analysis screen was correct. 

Resolution: The Gas Equivalent Factor calculation during submitted processes (i.e.  FDC Load and Step processing) has been corrected to match the calculation on the Analysis screen.

Note: This modification may result in your Gas Equivalent Factor calculations and therefore any related recombined analyses or recombined volumes being calculated differently than previously. 

Total Contract Value not used when zero

Issue: When a Market Master Pricing row was set up with a Total Contract Value of zero, the Default Price for that product was incorrectly used instead.

Resolution: An error is now displayed in Step 3 processing if a facility has a Market Master Pricing row with a Total Contract Value of zero.

A JIBLink .XML file with special characters cannot be uploaded into EnergyLink

Issue: EnergyLink rejected XML files generated in Qbyte Metrix (JIBLink file) that contained any of the following special characters: ' (Apostrophe), & (Ampersand), > (Greater than) or < (Less than).  

Resolution: The special characters are now replaced in the XML document as follows so that the JIBLink file can be correctly uploaded into EnergyLink:

• ' (Apostrophe) = &apos

• & (Ampersand) = &amp

• > (Greater than) = &gt

• < (Less than) = &lt

Note : The JIBLink file needs to be regenerated.

Analysis ID Maintenance Advanced Search is unresponsive

Issue: In the Analysis ID Maintenance screen (Master → Analysis → Analysis ID), the Advanced Search was unresponsive.

Resolution: Selecting the Analysis ID Advanced Search in the Analysis ID Maintenance screen correctly launches the Advanced Search pop-up window.

Invalid error messages are displayed when scheduling an amendment for a control group that is not on production for the current production month

Issue: The Amendment Maintenance screen displayed inaccurate and unnecessary error messages when creating a new amendment for a single date for a control group that was not on production for the current production month.

Resolution: The invalid error messages are no longer displayed.

Amendment Maintenance

Issue: Selecting an amendment assigned to an inactive user (Administration → Work Management Control → Amendment Maintenance - Edit screen) displayed an error message.

Resolution: The following changes were made to the Amendment Maintenance Edit screen and the Create New Amendment screen:

• The Amendment Maintenance Edit screen (Administration → Work Management Control → Amendment Maintenance) no longer performs any validations when a row is selected and no other button is clicked.

• When an amendment assigned to an inactive user is selected and the Schedule or Carry Over button is clicked, an error message indicating that the user assigned to the amendment must be an active user is displayed.

• When creating a new amendment, inactive users are no longer displayed in the Assigned To drop-down.

Partner Operated Battery Balance displays an incorrect label for the Transaction Level of the battery

Issue: The Partner Operated Battery Balance screen displayed the label of the transaction level of a battery as Net Input.

Resolution: The label of the transaction level of a partner operated battery has been renamed to Transaction Level.

Missing Step 3 Processed message for partner operated batteries

Issue: When a partner operated battery was processed from Step 1-3, a Step 3 was completed message was not displayed in the Message Centre.

Resolution: The Qbyte Metrix Step process has been changed to set the partner operated battery step number to 3 regardless of the step number being processed (at the battery or at the control group). The Message Centre also displays a message for each battery (and control group) when the battery/control group is processed to Step 3.

Using Analysis ID for Sulphur causing allocations to fail when all Sulphur produced was stored in inventory

Issue: Plants with an IPS Allocation Method that stored all produced Sulphur in inventory were not able to process the plant to Step 2 when an Analysis ID was used as the Production Analysis for Sulphur.

Resolution: When an Analysis ID is used as the Production Analysis for Sulphur , the plant can be processed to Step 2.

WELLMASTERCREATION template import fails if new cost centre used in multiple rows

Issue: When wells were imported into Qbyte Metrix using the WELLMASTERCREATION template, the Import process failed if a new cost centre was used multiple times within the uploaded file. 

Resolution: New wells are correctly created within Qbyte Metrix using the same new cost centre.

Delivery Systems - Copy and Paste does not work as expected

Issue : Using the Paste button when creating a Delivery System Master caused an error when the data was copied from a prior month.

Resolution : Copy and Paste now work correctly for delivery systems.

The Crown Royalty Rates Maintenance displays an invalid error message

Issue: The error message No formula details exist was incorrectly displayed on the Crown Royalty Rates Maintenance screen (Royalties → Crown), even when the formula details were entered.

Resolution: The above issue has been corrected.

Inventory Override not being used when the facility has no other production

Issue: An error occurred during Step 1 processing at a plant when the plant had sales from a product(s) with an opening inventory override and no other production or inventory.

Resolution: This error no longer occurs.

Facility Charge Well/Tract level Entity Exception exclude button incorrectly displayed

Issue: When setting up Facility Charge Entity Exceptions, the Well/Tract level Include/Exclude button was incorrectly displayed as Include if an excluded well or tract was selected before selecting another entity in the schematic.

Resolution: The Well/Tract level Include/Exclude button is now hidden when a new entity is selected from the schematic. This button will be enabled as normal when a well or tract is selected.

Manitoba Well with an eight decimal DOI percent fails at Step 5

Issue: A control group containing a Manitoba well failed Step 5 processing when the DOI Owner Interest Percent in its DOI contained eight decimal places.

Resolution: Manitoba wells now process successfully when the DOI Owner Interest Percent contains eight decimals.

Pricing screen for a Non-Gas Flow facility displays an unrecoverable error when trying to display products that are not maintained at the facility

Issue: When a RAWGAS disposition was copied from a Gas Flow facility to a Non-Gas Flow facility, the Pricing screen for the Non-Gas Flow facility displayed an unrecoverable error. 

Resolution: The Pricing screen for Non-Gas Flow facilities no longer displays an unrecoverable error when encountering products that are not maintained at the facility. 

The Volumetric submission generated at a BC Battery where Gas is received from an Alberta Battery requires GJs on the GAS REC activity  

Issue: The  Volumetric  file generated at a BC Battery as a Battery-to-Battery receipt from an Alberta Battery did not report the GJs on the  GAS REC  activity.

Resolution:  The  Volumetric  file generated at a BC Battery where gas is received from an Alberta Battery will now report GJs  on the  GAS REC  activity if the GJs are entered on the corresponding  Gas/Raw Gas  disposition from the Alberta facility.  For this to work, both the sending and receiving facilities  must  be attached to gas flow control groups. 

NGL Valuation RTP for BC

Issue: An issue was encountered with the Reference Code in the CSV format of the BC NGL Valuation RTP submission when loading to Petrinex in the following scenario:

• Multiple Qbyte Metrix facilities with the same Government Code.

• One or more of the facilities produces/sells products different than the other facilities with the same Government Code.

Note: The XML format of the BC NGL Valuation RTP submission does not have the same issue and can be loaded successfully into Petrinex.

Resolution: The CSV format of the BC NGL Valuation RTP submission has been corrected for the above scenario.

Report Negative Gross Price as Zero on the Oil Valuation RTP

Issue: Oi Valuation RTP submission could not be generated when there was a row with a negative Gross Price.

Resolution: Oil Valuation RTP submission no longer fails when there are rows with negative Gross Price. Instead, negative prices are reported as zero in the Oil Valuation RTP output (.CSV and .XML). A warning message indicating Negative Gross Prices will be reported as zero is displayed above the Oil Valuation RTP grid and the Submit Oil Valuation confirmation pop-up window when at least one row contains a negative Gross Price.

Shipper Pipeline Contract not included in Pipeline Split if Contract Description is blank

Issue: The Shipper Pipeline Contract entered for the Market Master Purchaser was not included in the Pipeline Split when the Contract Description for the Purchaser was blank.

Resolution: The Pipeline Split will now correctly include the Shipper Pipeline Contract when it is entered for the Market Master Purchaser regardless of the Contract Description.

Error in FDC GASAN Import when Sample Date is blank for fixed format FDC files

Issue: A fixed format FDC file containing a GASAN record type with a blank Sample Date was imported with an invalid date of 19000101, which caused the imported row to fail.

Resolution: A GASAN record type containing a blank Sample Date can now be correctly imported and loaded as a blank Sample Date.

Field Data Capture - Loading of a gas-only Gas Analysis does not update the Heating Value (Energy Used) on the Well Analysis tab

Issue: When a gas only GASAN type FDC record was loaded, the Energy Used field within the Well Analysis was not updated.

Resolution : When a gas only GASAN type FDC record is loaded, the Energy Used is now correctly recalculated on the Well Analysis.

FDC Import fails when files contain duplicate GASAN record type

Issue: When an FDC file containing duplicate rows of GASAN record type was imported, the Import process failed.

Resolution: A warning message is now displayed on the FDC Preview screen when the FDC Import process encounters duplicate GASAN record type rows.

Invalid Error Message is displayed for FACDISP type FDC formats that included a Delivery System ID

Issue: When the FDC Configuration for Facilities was set to Import/Load FDC by User Defined 1, an incorrect error message was displayed in the FDC Preview screen for FACDISP type record formats that included a Delivery System ID.

Resolution: The invalid error message is no longer displayed. Delivery Systems are Imported/Loaded into Qbyte Metrix by Facility ID only.

FDC Gas Only Load clears the Unrecovered Injection volumes at the well

Issue: The Unrecovered Injection volumes entered at the Well (Oil/Water) are cleared when FDC is Loaded for a Battery with the Load Option set to Gas Only.

Note: The Recovered Load Entry Method for the Battery (Production Master) is set to By Well.

Resolution: Well level Unrecovered Injection Volumes (Oil and Water) are now not cleared during a Battery FDC Load regardless of the FDC Load Option (All, Gas Only, Water Only) selected.

Obligations without a Formula have several obligation factors assigned to them after the Month End Close

Issue: When a royalty obligation for a well was saved with a Pending or Expired status and the Region containing the well was closed, the Royalty Obligation Factors tab for the well would display several obligation factors for the new production month.

Resolution: Royalty obligations that do not have formulas assigned will no longer display obligation factors after a Month End Close.

Unable to maintain User-defined Global Factors for prior Production Dates

Issue: In some instances, users were unable to maintain user-defined Global Factors for prior Production Dates as the User-defined Global Factor Maintenance screen displayed an unrecoverable error.

Resolution: The User-defined Global Factor Maintenance screen failed because of missing Global Factors in that Production Date. The screen has been corrected to create any missing Factors when entering the screen, thereby allowing you to maintain User-defined Global Factors.

Step 6 displays an error message when the royalty percentage calculated for an IOGC royalty exceeds three digits

Issue: In instances where the IOGC royalty calculated for the well was larger than the sales at the facility, the calculated IOGC royalty percent exceeded three digits (i.e. 2306%). When this occurred, the Step 6 process failed without indicating the well affected.

Resolution: When the calculated IOGC royalty percent exceeds three digits, an alert message is now displayed indicating that the IOGC royalty percent has been truncated for the affected well. This allows Step 6 processing to continue.

Step 6 Processing Error on IOGC Unit that sells gas and Rawgas

Issue: Step 6 processing failed when a gas flow control group sold both gas and raw gas from a unitized well with an IOGC royalty on both products.

Resolution: This situation no longer causes Step 6 processing to fail.

Incorrect Total P/E Production Volume in the Oil Royalty Statement (IOGC) and Submission

Issue: The Total P/E Production Volume for the Well/Unit in the Oil Royalty Statement (IOGC) and Submission was incorrectly displaying Net Oil Production instead of Gross Oil Production for the Well/Unit.

Resolution: Qbyte Metrix now displays the Gross Oil Production Volume as the Total P/E Production Volume for the Well/Unit in the Oil Royalty Statement (IOGC) and Submission (.CSV).

Multiline text fields are not wrapping text in Microsoft Edge

Issue: Multiline text fields, such as the Reason for Change field in the Field Data Capture Preview screen did not display multiple rows of text correctly in Microsoft Edge.

Resolution: Text displayed in multiline text fields will now wrap to the next line when exceeding the width of the text box in all supported web browsers.

Added Function Implementation type

The following Function Implementation Type has been added to Qbyte Metrix:

• Saskatchewan Waste Oil (WO) Implementation - Allows you to indicate when Saskatchewan Waste Oil being delivered to a Waste Plant is no longer reported on the Oil Pipeline Split.

  • The default is Yes with a Start Date of 201901.

New security components added

The following new security components have been added to Qbyte Metrix. These new security components have not been added to existing Security Roles. It is up to clients to add them when or where necessary:

• FileRepository (File Repository) - Controls your ability to download and delete the generated output files from the new Output Files tab (Process Monitor → Output Files tab) and the new File Repository screen as follows:

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    • No Access - You can view the list of generated output files but cannot download or delete them.

    • View Only - You can view and download the generated output files. The generated output files cannot be deleted.

    • Full Access - You can view and download the generated output files. The generated output files can also be deleted from the new File Repository screen.

• SystemEventUnlockEdit (Maintain Processing Locks - System) - Controls your access to delete System Locks. This security component should only be added to one user role if possible (i.e. Administrator). All users should not be allowed the ability to delete System Locks, as System Locks are removed when the process ends.
  
  

• FinancialIdentifierDelete (Delete Financial Status) - Controls user access to delete Financial Identifier Statuses. This security component should only be added to one user role if possible (i.e. Administrator).

Renamed security components

• The description of the security component FacilityUnlockEdit has been changed to Maintain Processing Locks – Screen. Previously, having Full Access to this security component allowed you the ability to delete both Screen Locks and Processing Locks, but now, having Full Access to this security component only allows you to delete Screen Locks.

• The description of the security component FacilityUnlockView has been changed to View Processing Locks. This security component controls your ability to access the Processing Locks menu option (Administration → Utilities → Processing Locks).
  
  

• The ID and Description of the security component FICleanupEdit have been changed to FinancialIDentifierEdit and Edit Financial Status. Having Full Access to this security component previously granted you the ability to delete all Financial Identifiers, but now having Full Access to this security component only allows you to delete Financial Identifiers that you created, which includes one of the following:

  • Financial Report

  • Preliminary Financial Interface Voucher

  • Final Financial Interface Voucher that encountered an error

Missing Volumetric REC for non-gas flow battery to battery gas transfer

Issue: In a non-gas flow control group, a battery to battery transfer did not generate the corresponding REC row in the Volumetric.

Resolution: The Volumetric now correctly reports REC records for non-gas flow battery to battery transfers.

Note: Clients who upgrade from Qbyte Metrix 1.10 to a newer version of Qbyte Metrix will encounter the above issue. As a workaround, the missing records can be created using WIP or upgrade to Qbyte Metrix 1.14.

Microsoft Edge Print pop-up makes Qbyte Metrix Close button unresponsive

On Qbyte Metrix screens such as the Well Theoretical Summary or Oil Disposition Validations, clicking Print causes the Close or Cancel button to become unresponsive.

Workaround: The screen must be exited by closing the web browser window.