Tag groups

The Groups branch displays a functional topographical description of the organization of the supervised variables. This description is made by the definition of a hierarchical structure of groups (e.g. countries, cities, buildings, devices, functions, applications, etc.). A group can contain a sub-tree of groups (e.g. buildings in cities in countries).

Each group branch displays in its associated view a set of the tags attached to the group (in black) or to one of the groups of its sub-tree (in yellow-green). This organization allows the synoptic visualization of application subsets as well as treatments by group in the application screens (acknowledgment of the whole alarms of a group, statistics by group, etc.).

A tag can belong to several groups. For each tag, a basic group can be selected, which offers the following specificities:

• It is possible to incorporate the name of the basic group in the alarm message of the tag by inserting the string "&G" in the associated message format.

• It is possible to define a vocal message for each basic group. This message, when defined, will be played before the audio message associated with the event. It even can replace it if this last is not defined.

• It is possible to perform only one call for all the alarms of the basic group when this option is validated at the level of the used communication driver.

• All the alarms of a basic group can be simultaneously acknowledged by a communication driver (vocal ...)

The basic group of a tag is designated in the Group field of the tag properties dialog box (see § 5.11 “Tag properties”).

The icon of each group can be customized by using the Properties command of the associated contextual menu.

The order of the groups in the tree and their overlapping can be customized:

• To modify the order of groups of same level (belonging to the same parent group), click with the mouse left button on the icon of the grouping to move, drag the icon (keeping the mouse button pressed) over the icon of the same level group AFTER which the group is wished to be moved, then release the mouse button. To move a group to the first position, drag its icon over the icon of its parent group.

• To attach a group and its whole sub-tree to a group of different level (but not belonging to its own sub-tree), click with the mouse left button on the icon of the group to move, drag the icon (keeping the mouse button pressed) over the icon of the group in which the group is wished to be incorporated, then release the mouse button. • To attach a group to a group of same level, first move it immediately after the group to

which it is wished to be attached (see above), then drag it over this same group: the moved group (and its whole sub-tree) is positioned on the top of the list of groups

to enter the tag reference or to browse it in an external application (see § 5.10 “Selection

of an external tag”). When the reference is defined, a new dialog box allows the

parameters of the tag to be configured (see § 5.11 “Tag properties”). The default parameters of the created tag (type, event condition, action list …) are those of the tag which was selected in the view.

• Use the Paste command in the contextual menu, to create in the group a new DDE tag. Before that operation, the pasted tag has to be copied from a DDE server application (“LINK” format). A dialog box allows the parameters of the tag to be configured (see § 5.11 “Tag properties”).

• Use the same Paste command in the contextual menu, to insert in the group a list of tags that were prior copied in the clipboard (XML format) from the tag view, a data server or another group. The copied tags are just assigned to the group. They are not removed from the tag list or from the origin group.

• Perform a “drag-and-drop” operation: the tags are first selected in the view associated with the Tags branch, a data server branch or any other group branch, then dragged with the mouse over the icon of the target group. The tags dragged and dropped are just assigned to the group. They are not removed from the tag list. If they are issued from another group, they are automatically detached from this group, except if the CTRL key is keeping pressed at the dropping time (cursor “+” displayed to signal a copy operation).

The synoptic view associated with a group displays either the list of its child groups (belonging to the first level of its sub-tree) or the list of the whole tags attached to the group and all the groups belonging to its sub-tree. The choice of the displayed list is done by clicking on the button of the browsing bar.

The synoptic view associated with a group displays the status and the value of the variables assigned to the group (see above).

The "Tags" selection displays the status and the value of the tags under the same form as in the Tags branch (see above). This view can be used as staring base for the assignment of the tags to the others defined groups, by “drag-and-drop” or “copy-paste” operations. The order of the tags in the list can be modified. To move a tag, click on its line with the mouse left button, drag it, keeping the mouse button pressed, over the tag line AFTER which the dragged tag is wished to be moved, then release the mouse button.

Tree menu

Acknowledgement

Acknowledgment of all alarms attached to the selected group and to the groups of its sub-tree.

Mask Masking of all alarms attached to the selected group and to the groups of its sub-tree.

Unmask Unmasking of all alarms attached to the selected group and to the groups of its sub-tree.

Add a tag Creation of a new tag attached to the selected group (see § 5.10 “Selection of

an external tag” and § 5.11 “Tag properties”).

Add a group Creation of a new group in the selected group (see § 5.14 “Tag group properties”).

Paste Creation in the group of a new tag using a DDE reference that was prior copied in the clipboard (“LINK” format) from a DDE server application or assignment to the group of a list of tags prior copied in the clipboard (XML format) from the tag view, a data server or another group.

Delete Deletion of the selected group. After confirmation, a message proposes to delete the tags contained in the group.

Rename Change the name of the group. Properties Edition of the group properties

(see § 5.14 “Tag group properties”).

Group view menu

choice

Open Open the selected group under the form of a list of groups if child groups are defined or a list of tags in the opposite case.

Acknowledgment

Acknowledgment of all alarms attached to the selected group and to the groups of its sub-tree.

Properties Edition of the group properties (see § 5.14 “Tag group properties”).

Tag view menu choice

Acknowledgment

Acknowledgment of selected alarms 9_.

Comment Add a comment about the selected alarms 1 10_.

Report Edit a report about the selected alarms. Consultation of the report when a report already exists for only one of the selected alarms 1 2_.

Alarm masked Masking / Unmasking of selected alarm tags (see § 6.15.1 “Masking / Unmasking

alarms”).

Add a tag Creation of a new tag attached to the selected group (see § 5.10 “Selection of an

external tag” and § 5.11 “Tag properties”).

Copy Copy the properties of the selected tags to the clipboard (XML format) for later paste in other groups.

Paste Creation in the group of a new tag using a DDE reference that was prior copied in the clipboard (“LINK” format) from a DDE server application or assignment to the group of a list of tags prior copied in the clipboard (XML format) from the tag view, a data server or another group.

Delete Deletion of the selected tags. A message proposes the deletion of the tags from the tag list.

Definition Edition of the external reference of the tag (see § 5.10 “Selection of an external tag”). Properties Edition of the tag properties

(see § 5.11 “Tag properties”).

9 _{This command is available only for the tags in alarm.}

10 _{This command is available only when the option Database export is validated (see § 7.1 “General}