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Bristol OpenEnterprise Reference Guide

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Contents

1 Alarm Banner...........................................................................................................................5

1.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................5

1.2 Accessing the Property Pages............................................................................................5

1.2.1.1 1. From the 'Configure' Menu Item.........................................................................5

1.2.1.1.1 Within Desktop..................................................................................................5

1.2.1.1.2 Within the View Container................................................................................6

1.2.1.2 2. Ctr + M Keyboard Option...................................................................................6

1.2.1.3 The Property Context Menu...................................................................................6

1.3 Alarm Banner Configuration................................................................................................6

1.3.1 General Page ............................................................................................................... 7

1.3.1.1 Configure the Alarm Database...............................................................................7

1.3.1.2 Window Background Color ....................................................................................8

1.3.1.3 Edit Menus Button..................................................................................................8

1.3.1.3.1 OEMenus and Alarm Banner Filtering..............................................................8

1.3.1.4 Use Sub Menu .......................................................................................................8

1.3.1.5 Allow Runtime Configuration..................................................................................9

1.3.2 Display Page.................................................................................................................9

1.3.2.1 Manual Refresh......................................................................................................9

1.3.2.2 Timed Refresh........................................................................................................9

1.3.2.3 View Type ..............................................................................................................9

1.3.2.4 Large Icons ............................................................................................................9

1.3.2.5 Small Icons...........................................................................................................10

1.3.2.6 List View...............................................................................................................10

1.3.2.7 Report View..........................................................................................................10

1.3.3 Filter Page..................................................................................................................10

1.3.3.1 OEMenus and Alarm Banner Filtering.................................................................11

1.3.3.2 Filtering on Custom Alarm Summary Attributes...................................................11

1.3.3.3 All Priorities..........................................................................................................14

1.3.3.4 Selection of Priorities ...........................................................................................14

1.3.3.5 Priority Selection Dialog.......................................................................................14

1.3.3.6 Range of Priorities................................................................................................15

1.3.3.7 State Filters..........................................................................................................15

1.3.3.8 Counter Filter Overrides.......................................................................................15

1.3.3.8.1 Priority Filter....................................................................................................16

1.3.3.8.2 Counter Filter States.......................................................................................16

1.4 Runtime Mode...................................................................................................................16

1.4.1 Icon Display Heirarchy................................................................................................16

1.4.2 Colours and Flashing within the Alarm Banner..........................................................16

1.4.3 Alarm Counter.............................................................................................................17

1.4.4 Plantareas In Alarm....................................................................................................17

1.4.5 Runtime Context Menu...............................................................................................17

1.4.5.1 Filter By Access Area...........................................................................................17

1.4.5.2 Viewing Alarm Statistics.......................................................................................17

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1.4.5.3

1.4.5.4 Custom Menus.....................................................................................................18

1.4.5.5 Custom Menu Worked Example..........................................................................18

2 Index .......................................................................................................................................27

Print......................................................................................................................18

1.4.5.5.1 Creating a Context Menu................................................................................18

1.4.5.5.2 Step 1 - Open the General Property Page.....................................................19

1.4.5.5.3 Step 2 - Add a Menu Item...............................................................................19

1.4.5.5.4 Step 3 - Select the Target Application............................................................19

1.4.5.5.5 Step 4 - Select the Action...............................................................................20

1.4.5.5.6 Step 5 - Select the Target File........................................................................21

1.4.5.5.7 Step 6 - Configure the Source Parameter......................................................22

1.4.5.5.8 Step 7 - Define the Target Parameter............................................................23

1.4.5.5.9 Parameters Configured ..................................................................................24

1.4.5.5.10 Select Custom Menu....................................................................................25

1.4.5.5.11 Result - Filtered Alarm List...........................................................................26

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1 Alarm Banner

1.1 Overview

The Alarm Banner enables the user to: -

• Take an overall view of Plant Areas having high priority, unacknowledged alarms;

• View a count of the total number of high priority, unacknowledged alarms on the whole

SCADA system;

• View alarm statistics for those Plant Areas / Sites which have alarms;

• Apply a filter to the Alarm Viewer based on any Plant Area selected in the Alarm Banner, so

that alarm details for that Plant Area may be separated and investigated.

The Alarm Banner is an ActiveX control that provides the user with an overview of unacknowledged,
high priority alarms grouped by Plant Area. The Alarm Banner can be run within any ActiveX control
container. Typically this would be a docked banner window at the bottom of the Desktop. It can also
run outside the Desktop environment in its own custom container, as sho wn ab ove, where it is called
the OpenEnterprise Alarm Ribbon.

1.2 Accessing the Property Pages

The Property Pages of an View component provide all of the dialogs necessary to configure it. There
are two ways to access the Property pages.

1.2.1.1 1. From the 'Configure' Menu Item

re this is depends on whether you are running the View component inside the Desktop, or within

Whe
its own container.

1.2.1.1.1 Within Desktop

If the View is runni
Mode by selecting the 'File/Mode/Configure' menu option as shown below.

ng in a child window within the Desktop then it can be placed into Configure

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1.2.1.1.2 Within the View Container

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If the View is runni
from the Menu Bar, as shown in the example below.

1.2.1.2 2. Ctr + M Keyboard Option

The View ma
'Ctrl' and 'M' keys together on the computer's keyboard. When in the Desktop, the View must be the
active window (i.e. selected).

1.2.1.3 The Property Context Menu

Once the View is in Config
below.

y be toggled between Runtime and Configure Mode by pressing and holdin g down the

ng within its own container, then the Configure option is available directly

ure mode, right click on it and select the 'Properties' menu, as shown

1.3 Alarm Banner Configuration

The Property Pages for the Alarm Banner are displayed below.

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1.3.1 General Page

The General Property page allows configuration of the Alarm Database and window background
color. It also enables Custom context menu items for the Alarm Banner to be configured, or to allow
access to the Property pages in Runtime mode.

1.3.1.1 Configure the Alarm Database

Type the nam
Redundant mode are usually defined by the Server's DNS name(s) followed by a colon, followed by
'rtrdb1' (eg Server:rtrdb1). There is a comma in between each server if the Database is running in
Redundant mode- (eg Master1:rtrdb,Master2:rtrdb1). Databases may also be defined by Internet
Protocol (IP) addresses (eg 102.10.0.90:rtrdb1,102:10.0.91:rtrdb1). The Server DNS names may be
aliased using the Hosts file found in the 'C:\Winnt\System32\Drivers\etc' directory. This allows
Databases to be named independently of specific IP addresses or DNS names. A sample Hosts entry
is shown below (the headings should not be included in the actual file): -

IP Address Alias 1 Alias 2 Comment

101.100.0.183 oeserv1 oedwat1 #pserv1

101.100.0.184 oeserv2 oedwat2 #pserv1

e of the Alarm Database into this field. database names, whether in Standalone or

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The IP addresses of the Servers are given on the left, then after a space or tab each alias name is
specified. In the example above there are two alias names defined for each Server. A hash indicates
that what follows is a comment, not an alias.

The 'rtrdb1' part of the database name is an alias for a TCP service port defined in the Services file on
the Server(s) which are running the database. The Services file is found in the same directory as the
Hosts file. In applications where there is more than one database defined, these aliases may be given
more descriptive names such as 'nw3000', 'dynamiclogic' or 'corporate'. Each alias must have a
unique service number, and the numbers must be applied consistently across the application.

General Page

1.3.1.2 Window Background Color

selects the background

This
color of the client window.
By default the background
color is white. When the
colored square is selected
this palette is displayed for
selection of a new color.

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1.3.1.3 Edit Menus Button

This button al
displayed from which new context menu items may be defined.

1.3.1.3.1 OEMenus and Alarm Banner Filtering

Alarm priority and state filters
available during runtime operation of the Alarm Banner enables filtering on the access area.

But parameters passed through custom OEMenus can also filter the Alarm Banner on any attribute of
the Alarm Summary table, even custom attributes that have been added for specific projects. See the
Filtering on Custom Alarm Summary Attributes topic for instructions on how to do this.

1.3.1.4 Use Sub Menu

If the [Use su
items.

lows the configuration of a customised Context Menu. If selected, the Menu Editor is

can be set on the Filter Page of the Alarm View. Also the context menu

b-menu] option is checked, a separate sub-menu is used for Custom context menu

Further details may be found within the Menu Editor Help.

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Selecting thi
pages in Runtime mode from the Alarm Banner context menu.

s check box on the General Page will allow users to access the Alarm Banner's Property

1.3.2 Display Page

The Display page enables configuration of the refresh rate and general look of the Alarm Banner.

1.3.2.1 Manual Refresh

The ref
section of the Display Property Page. If selected, the Alarm Banner will only refresh when the
'Refresh' option is selected from the Alarm Banner's context menu in Runtime.

1.3.2.2 Timed Refresh

Selecting the [Tim
Alarm Banner. A dialog box will allow the user to change the number of seconds between refreshes.
This can be done by using the spin arrows or by typing directly into the 'seconds' field.

1.3.2.3 View Type

The 'View' se
Area icons will be displayed.

1.3.2.4 Large Icons

Selecting thi
name underneath.

resh rate may be set to manual by selecting the [Manual] radio button within the 'Refresh'

ed] radio button will enable the user to change the automatic refresh rate for the

ction of the Display Page enables the user to select the way in which the Sites / Plant

s option causes the Plant Areas to be displayed as large triangles left to right with their

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