Administer Points

The Administer Points page allows you to view and, in some cases, edit the point metadata for an environment.

On this page:

Panes, Fields, and Buttons

Panes

Filters Pane: Allows you to select the point type code that you are interested in. For example, to see electric meters, select Electric Meters from the drop-down list.

Fields

The top section of the Administer Points page provides filters that allow you to narrow the points that are returned by selecting the point type in the Filters pane. With the exception of Point ID, the text fields allow you to search for a string. If the whole string is unknown, a part of it can be entered with a percentage (%) symbol with as prefix, suffix, or both. The following are descriptions for each field:

Point ID: the point’s system-assigned, unique identifier.
Point Name: the name that was given to the point when it was added.
Point Lookup: the point’s secondary description, or nickname, that was assigned when the point was added.
Point Tag: allows you to search by the tag category that was associated to the point when it was added.
Status: allows you to search for points that are a specific status.

Buttons

Get Points: allows you to search for points matching the criteria set in the top section’s fields.

Data Table

The data table displays the filtered points in a tabular format with one row representing one point. Click the + button to expand a row to view the point data as text. The selected points can also be copied to clipboard or saved as CSV or PDF using the buttons on the up-per right corner. A search bar can be used to search for any text in the displayed point table.

ID: The point’s system-assigned, unique identifier.
Name: Name given to the point when it was added.
Point Lookup: Secondary point description assigned when the point was added.
Point Lookup: Secondary point description assigned when the point was added.
Point Tag: Tag category that was associated to the point when it was added.
Create Time: Date and time when the point was created.
Update Time: Date and time when the point was updated.
View: Opens the View Points dialog box, which displays the same information as provided in the data table row, including the point’s description. This dialog box also provides links that allow you to edit the point.
Edit: Opens the Mange Points dialog box, which displays the same information as provided in the data table row, and allows you to edit the status.

Viewing Point Information

The View Points dialog box is accessed from the View link, which is found in the Administer Points data table.

Fields

Point ID: System-assigned, unique point identifier.
Point Name: Name that was given to the point when it was added.
Point Lookup: Secondary point description assigned when the point was added.
Point Tag: Tag category that was associated to the point when it was added.
Status: Point’s status (Active or Inactive).
Create Time: Date and time when the point was created.
Update Time: Date and time when the point was last updated.

Buttons

Edit: Opens the Manage Points dialog box.
Cancel: Closes the dialog box.

Managing Point Information

The Manage Points dialog box opens when you click the Edit link on the point data table row or the Edit button on the View Points dialog box.

Fields

Point ID: System-assigned, unique point identifier.
Point Name: Name given to the point when it was added.
Point Lookup: Secondary point description assigned when the point was added.
Point Tag: Tag category associated with the point when it was added.
Point Description: Short description given to the point when it was added.
Status: Set the point’s status (Active or Inactive).
Create Time: Date and time when the point was created.
Update Time: Date and time when the point was updated.

Buttons

Save: Save any changes that have been made; the button is disabled until a field has been modified.
Cancel: Close the dialog box.