User The User field is a unique identification string that is used to identify a user throughout the WAS program.  The field has a maximum width of 10 characters, which is in upper case.  If you are using numerical values as user id’s you need to pad it with zero’s to ensure that the numbers are sorted in a numerical order.  For example 0001, 0002 etc.  If a user id is changed, all the user id’s of the related information in the WAS database will also change. User type The user type is used to differentiate between the different types of users.  The different user types are treated differently when calculating water quotas, water balances and generating invoices. The following user types are used: ●  Extension: A user of the type extension has a no scheduled area and no invoice will be generated.  This type is used to link an extension to a master user for automatic water transfers from the master user to the extension.  Automatic transfers will only take place when water is ordered on a water order form or a meter readings form. ●  House mnth: Not used (Included for backward compatibility). ●  Ind mnth: Has a quota allocation (captured on the industrial quotas page) and is used by the debit accounting model to generate monthly invoices. ●  Irrig mnth: Has scheduling (captured on the scheduled areas page) and is used by the debit accounting model to generate monthly invoices. Image id This field is used to link an image id to the specific user.  The image can be viewed using the Image speed button. Master user The main purpose of this field is to link extensions to master users.  A master user can have an unlimited number of extensions linked to it and is used to transfer water automatically from the master user to the extension.  If water is ordered on an extension that is linked to a master user, a water transfer (Input|Water|Water Transfer) is automatically generated between the master and the extension.  The water balance of an extension will normally be zero because the water transferred to the extension will be equal to the water ordered on the extension.  Water will automatically be transferred back from an extension to the master user if water is cancellation on an extension. The master user is also used in water reports to group water Orders according to master users.  A master user can be specified for all user types for grouping purposes.  It makes it therefore possible to calculate the total water allocation and water balance of a number of plots that belongs to a single farmer. Water ward An irrigation scheme is normally divided into different water wards that can be assigned to a specific user.  The list of available water wards is captured on the water wards form (Input|Lookups|Water wards).  Water wards are extensively used in the reports to group information according to a specified water ward. Election ward An irrigation schemes is normally divided into different election wards that can be assigned to a specific user. The list of available election wards is captured on the election wards form (Input|Lookups|Election wards).  The election ward is used generate the number of votes in an election ward and to print the voting list for each election ward.  The voting lists are maintained and generated on the List of Ratable (LRA) form (Input|User information| List of Ratable (LRA)). Account no This is the account number for the specific user and it is a numerical value.  The user identification string is normally used for the account number. Account group The Account group is a number assigned to users that belongs to the same owner in order to group accounts before printing invoices. No of meters The number of meters installed for this user.  This is used for billing purposes where the number of meters is multiplied by the meter maintenance tariff that is specified in the tariff set. VAT no The value added tax number of the user that is printed on the invoice. Language  A language of preference can be selected from a drop down list.  Only the invoices printed by the debit accounting model are affected by this option. Organisation The organisation that is relevant to a particular user can be selected from a drop down list containing the following options: ●  GWS (Government water scheme) ●  Irrigation Board ●  Municipality ●  Water Board Group The group specifies the name of the group assigned to the specific user and can be selected from a drop down list. The Group field is used to group users according to the specified group id.  The available groups in the drop down list are captured on the group lookup form (Input|Lookups|Groups).  The Group has an effect on the Distribution sheet (Output|Water|Distribution sheet), water Orders (Input|Water|Orders) and the meter readings (Input|Water|Meter readings). Group order The group order specifies the user sorting order within a specific group.  The Group order field is used to group users according to the specified group id and group order.  The Group order has an effect on the Distribution sheet (Output- >Water->Distribution sheet) and the meter readings. Description This column is used to give a longer description of a specific user.  The user column only allows 10 characters while the description can take 30 characters. Usage The water use type of the specific user.  This type is used in the Water Use Efficiency Accounting (WUEA) report to calculate different water use totals.  The different water usage types include: ●  Agriculture ●  Household ●  Industrial ●  Municipality ●  Other ●  Tail end Notes Capture any note relevant to the specific user in the Note box.