Counters PRO is now available in english

Counters PRO are suitable to account for:

- Personal finance and budgeting;
- Costs and revenues;
- Advances and debts;
- Your height, weight, body temperature;
- Meter reading utilities: gas, electricity and water;
- Other measuring processes.

This application will help you:

- Organize and keep track of any measuring processes;
- Obtain summary information about the indications for the period;
- Make a flexible output configuration information;
- Export data to CSV for later download to a spreadsheet;
- Restore data from a backup.

User guide / The transition from version FREE to version PRO

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In order to move the counters and the indications of the FREE version to version PRO:

1. Create a backup of the data in version FREE. Detailed description of the operation, see "Backing up your data";
2. Restore a created backup in version PRO. Detailed description of the operation, see "Recovering data".

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User guide / Export indications to CSV

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In order to export the indications:

1. Open the list of indications of the counter; 
2. Click on menu item "Export"; 
3. Confirm the operation. 

 

As a result on the SD card in the directory /sdcard/CountersPRO/Export will be created a new file in the format of CSV. Name the new file is assigned according to the following pattern yyyy-MM-dd_hhmmss.csv, where:
yyyy - year;
MM - month;
dd - day;
hh - hour;
mm - minute;
ss - second;
.csv - file extension.

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User guide / Recovering data

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 Warning: Be careful operation can not be undone.

In order to restore the database from a previously created backup:

1. In the list of counters, click on the menu item "Restore";
2. In the list select the backup and click on it;
3. Confirm the operation.

 

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User guide / Backing up your data

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Regular backup of the database needed:

• To facilitate the recovery of information in the cases of the wrong change or remove counters and indications;
• To reduce the likelihood of data loss in the event of a failure of internal memory;
• To reduce the likelihood of data loss in case you lose your mobile device. This would require to store backup files from the SD card to any external storage device. For example: computer hard drive, removable SD card;
• And also allow without too much difficulty to migrate data from version FREE to version PRO. This is discussed in the article "The transition from version FREE to version PRO".

To create a backup copy of the database:

1. In the list of counters click on the menu item "Backup";
2. Confirm the operation.

 

As a result, the database file will be copied to an SD card in the directory: /sdcard/CountersPRO/Backup

The name of the new file backup is assigned according to the following pattern  yyyy-MM-dd_hhmmss.cpro, where:
yyyy - year;
MM - month ;
dd - day ;
hh - hour ;
mm - minute;
ss - second;
.cpro - file extension, short name of Counters PRO.

Note: Backup stored as a SQLite database file. Information about counters stored in the table "Counters". Information about indications stored in the table "Indications". To avoid errors when restoring data, do not make changes to the structure and the information contained in the file backup.

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User guide / Removing indication

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 Warning: Be careful operation can not be undone.

 Tip: Make regular backups of the database. This will allow you to recover data in the event of an accidental deletion.

In order to delete indication:

1. Open the list of indications. To do this, click on the entry in the list of counters;
2. Press (at ~ 1 sec) on an interesting entry in the list of indications.
3. Confirm the operation.

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User guide / Editing the indication

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 Tip: Make regular backups of the database. This will allow you to recover data in case of erroneous changes.

In order to make changes to previously recorded indications:

1. Open the list of indications. To do this, click on an interesting entry in the list of counters;
2. Open the indication for editing. To do this, click on an interesting entry in the list of indications;
3. Edit the values;
4. Click the "Save" button.

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User guide / Registering a new indication

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In order to be register a new indication:

1. Open the list of indication. To do this, click on an interesting entry in the list of counters;
2. From the list of indications, click on "Add";
3. Enter the value;
4. Click the "Save" button.

 

Attributes of indication presented below.

1. Current value;
2. Type of current value. Possible options to choose from: the absolute value (current total), the relative value (delta, showing the change of the current total value, compared to the previous total value);
3. Tariff;
4. Note. One or more words, separated by commas desirable. Note can be written in a few lines. When you enter a note, you can use html tags to format;
5. Date;
6. Time.

Indications can be copied to the list of indications of another counter. In order to make a copy :

1. Select " Copy to ...";
2. In the dialog pick the counters;
3. Click the "OK" button. Indications will be copied in choosed counters.

 

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User guide / Removing counter

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 Warning: Be careful operation can not be undone. Together with counter will be removed all his indications.

 Tip: Make regular backups of the database. This will allow you to recover data in the event of an accidental deletion.

In order to delete an existing counter, you must:

1. Call the action menu. To do this, press (at ~ 1 sec) on an interesting entry in the list of counters;
2. In the menu that appears, click on "Delete counter";
3. Confirm the operation.

 

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User guide / Editing the counter settings

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 Tip: Make regular backups of the database. This will allow you to recover data in case of erroneous changes.

In order to make changes of the counter settings, you must:

1. Open counter for editing. To do this, press (at ~ 1 sec) on an interesting entry in the list of counters. In the menu that appears, select "Edit counter";
2. Make changes to the settings. List of attributes and methods of filling are described in the section "Adding a new counter";
3. Click the "Save" button.

 

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User guide / Use formulas to calculate the amount of costs

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For counters with type of the tariff "Formula" the cost is calculated by the formula entered by the user. Formula - it is a simple arithmetic expression that can contain variables (total; value; tariff), mathematical operations, constants, and functions.

Total - the current absolute value, calculated as the sum of all previous values ​​(delta) plus the sum of the current value (delta).
Value - the relative value (delta), showing the change of the current total, compared to the previous total.
Tariff - the current value of the tariff. The tariffs are specified separately for each indication.
Cost - the result of the calculation formula.

Each of the above variables has its abbreviated name.

Total might be called: total, t.
Value (delta): value, v.
Tariff : tariff, trf.

Below, as an example there are two equivalent formulas:

(total-value) * tariff
(t-v) * trf

The standard arithmetic operations that are available for use in the formulas :

+ : Addition
- : Subtraction
* : Multiplication
/ : Division
% : The division with remainder
^ : Exponentiation

For example: (1+2) - 3 * total / (value^tariff)

Constants are available for use in the formulas :

e : base of the natural logarithm
pi: number pi

For example : pi / 4 + e ^ rate

Mathematical functions are available for use in formulas :

abs : absolute value of the argument
acos : arc cosine of the argument
asin : arc sine of the argument
atan : arc tangent of the argument
average : the average number of arguments
ceil : the next highest integer of the argument
cos : cosine of the argument
cosh : hyperbolic cosine of the argument
floor : the nearest whole number, rounding down to the argument
ln : natural logarithm (base e)
log : logarithm to the base 10
max : the maximum number of arguments
min : minimum number of arguments
round : the number of rounds
sin : the sine of the argument
sinh : hyperbolic sine of the argument
sum : sum of the arguments
tan : tangent of the argument
tanh : hyperbolic tangent of the argument
random : pseudo-random number from 0 to 1

For example: sin(tariff) * random

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User guide / Adding a new counter

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To add a new counter:

1. Run the program;
2. Click on the "Add" button, available from the main menu;
3. Tune the settings of counter in the dialogue;
4. Click the "Save" button.

 

List attributes of counter presented below.

1. Title. Try to find the most accurate and short name for the added counter. For example: Purse, Electricity, My weight.

2. Description. One or more words, separated by commas desirable. In the list of counters, the records are sorted by description, and only then by name.

 Tip: You can use this feature to sort records in the list of counters. For example, if in the description of all counters related to the services of public utilities, write utilities. Records with this description in the list of counters will be located nearby.

3. Unit of measure. The unit of currency can be specified in ISO 4217 format. For example: USD in the lists will appear as a $, and the total value of the counter will be displayed in currency format: $1,234.23

4. Type of tariff. The value of this attribute affects the method of calculation of the cost. The possible values ​​are: Without - amount of costs is not calculated and, accordingly, does not appear in the list of indications; Simple tariff - the cost is calculated as value multiplied by tariff value; Formula - the cost calculated by the entered formula.

5. Text of formula. Is a attribute editable only for counters with type of the tariff "Formula". Read about the formulas usage in the next section.

6. Currency of the tariff. The value can be specified any text, as well as currency in ISO 4217 format.

7. Period of values registration. It has an impact on records output format in the list of indications. If the value specified "Month", the entry in the list of indications will show the name of the month for which the reading is introduced. If the "Day", respectively, then the name of the day.

8. Grouping by period. The values ​​available for selection: Without, Year, Month, Week, Day, Hour. If the value specified "Year", the list of indications will be grouped by year. For the formed groups will be calculated totals.

9. Type of view values ​​in list. The following options to select: Delta (value) - last entered value; Total value - total sum of deltas; Cost - value calculated by formula; Total cost.

10. Color. Color label in the list of counters and color of graphic on the list of indications of this counter.

When you enter a title, description, unit of measure and currency, you can use HTML tags to format. For example: a unit of measure m³ (cubic meter), in the list of counters and in the list of indications will look like m³, if you specify the following value: m<small>³</small>

New counter can be created by copying an existing counter. In order to make a copy:

1. Open an existing counter for the editing;
2. Click on the "Copy", available from the main menu;
3. In the dialog box, type the new title and description;
4. Click on the "Continue".

 

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