How to Track Facility Area

This article walks through how to track facility area, frequently used to support intensity reporting, in Scope 5.

For complete notes on configuring trackers, please see Notes on Setting Up Trackers.

1. Navigate to the tracker listings page for the facility at which you'd like to track area and click Add Tracker. (Trackers always must be configured at specific tracking nodes; if you would like to track area for groups of locations, add a new facility at the branch above the aggregate or reach out to your account manager for support).
2. When naming your tracker, we recommend using the name of the facility and Area:
3. Since facility area usually does not change on a regular cadence, area trackers in Scope 5 are typically a-periodic.
4. In the resource pane, we recommend using the Area resource in the Normalizing and Ops standard resource library. Once selected, identify the recording units in which you'd like to track area:
5. Area trackers are typically set to averaging and ongoing. For more details on the ongoing setting, please refer to Ongoing Trackers vs. Accruing Trackers.
6. Configure any other settings as desired and save the tracker.
7. Add an activity record to the tracker with the area value, dated for the first day on which the facility was occupied. This is usually the same date as the brought online date of the tracker. Additional records only need to be added if the facility area changes and should dated on the first date of the new area value:

Please reach out with any questions.