Authority Tool Menus
File Menu
Menu Option | Description | Toolbar Icon |
|---|---|---|
Toggle Dockable Window | Changes a standalone window to a pane that may be moved or docked in another window or frame. See “Understanding Docked Panes and Standalone Window Tools” for more information on dockable and standalone windows. | |
Exit | Closes the Authority tool window. | -- |
Filter Menu
Menu Option | Description | Toolbar Icon |
|---|---|---|
All Zones | Shows all Control Zones in the tree structure. | -- |
My Zones | Shows all Control Zones controlled by you. | -- |
Users' Zones | Shows Control Zones that are controlled by users/operators. | -- |
System Zones | Shows control zones that are controlled by the System. | -- |
Zone Groups | Shows the Zone Group table, which allows you to subscribe to or view zone groups. | -- |
Actions Menu
Menu Option | Description | Toolbar Icon |
|---|---|---|
Subscribe... | Opens the Subscribe window that allows you to subscribe to Control Zones or Control Groups. | |
Unsubscribe... | Allows you to unsubscribe from subscribed control zones. | |
Zone Search | Allows you to search for a control zone in the control hierarchy. | |
Change Rule Set... | Allows you to change the operations rule set. | -- |
Suppress Callbacks | Suppress callbacks for the selected zones | -- |
Allow Callbacks | Allow callbacks for the selected zones | -- |
Enable OMA Self‑Assign | Administration users may select this option to allow OMA users to self‑assign to events in the selected control zones. | -- |
Disable OMA Self‑Assign | Administration users may select this option to disable OMA users from self-assigning to events in the selected control zones. | -- |
Help Menu
Menu Option | Description | Toolbar Icon |
|---|---|---|
Authority Help | Opens the online help system to the Authority tool help content. | -- |
Subscribing to a Control Zone
With the Authority tool filter set to All Zones, the Authority tool lists all control zones in a hierarchical tree view. You may subscribed to an individual control zone, which is represented by a page icon (
), or a zone collection, which is represented by a folder icon(
).
), or a zone collection, which is represented by a folder icon().To subscribe to one or more control zones, complete these steps:
3. Expand the list of Control Zones to locate the zone you want to control.
4. Select the row for the zone or zone folder. The zone will populate the Control Zone field.
• To select multiple adjacent zones, press Shift and click the first and last zones to select all of the zones in that range; to select multiple non-adjacent zones, press Ctrl and click each zone individually.
5. Click the Subscribe button (), select Subscribe... from the Actions menu, or right-click and select Subscribe... from the context menu. The Subscribe dialog box opens.
6. Click Subscribe in the dialog box. You are now subscribed to the selected zones.
Subscribing to an Authority Group
To subscribe to a Authority Group, first select Zone Groups from the Authority tool's Filter menu to view the Authority Group table and then complete these steps:
1. Select one or more rows from the Authority Group table. If the list of Authority Groups is long, you may use the filter box above the Authority Group title to find the desired group.
2. Click the Subscribe button (), select Subscribe... from the Actions menu, or right-click and select Subscribe... from the context menu. The Subscribe dialog box opens.
3. If applicable, deselect any control zones in the Authority Group that you do not wish to subscribe to.
4. Click Subscribe. You are now subscribed to the selected zones.
Unsubscribing from a Control Zone
When you are finished working in a control zone, you can unsubscribe from the control zone.
Note: Remember that you are automatically unsubscribed to all of your control zones when you logout.
To unsubscribe, complete these steps:
1. Select My Zones from the Filter menu.
2. Select the row containing the zone that you want to unsubscribe from. The zone will populate the Control Zone field.
3. Click the Unsubscribe button () to open the Unsubscribe dialog box.
Note: Alternatively, you may select Unsubscribe... from the Actions menu or select Unsubscribe... from the context menu.
4. Click Unsubscribe. You are now unsubscribed from the zone.
Searching for a Zone
The Search feature can help you locate a control zone more quickly than expanding and viewing zones in the Authority window. To search for a zone, complete these steps:
1. In the Authority window, click the Zone Search button () in the toolbar or select Zone Search... from the Actions menu. The Search Tool dialog box opens.
2. Enter the name or first part of the name of the control zone in the Zone field and then click the Find Next button. The search is not case-sensitive, but you must match exactly in your typing of spaces, hyphens, and so on. If the system finds a match, the list of control zones expands and that zone is highlighted.
3. If there are multiple matches, click Find Next to locate the next control zone that matches your search criteria.
4. When you locate the zone you want, click the Cancel button to close the Search Tool dialog box.
Changing the Rule Set
Rule sets are a collection of analysis rules that Oracle Utilities Network Management System Web Trouble uses to determine how and when certain asset will be predicted out and how fast a prediction moves upstream.
You can change the rule set for control zones over which you have authority over using the Authority window.
To change the rule set for a control zone, complete these steps:
1. Select Authority from the Tools menu in the Work Agenda. The Authority window opens.
2. Select the row of the control zone you want to change.
3. Click the Change Rule Set… button. A dialog box opens.
4. In the Rule Sets Available list, select the rule set you want to change to.
5. Click the OK button. The rule set for that control zone is updated. Oracle Utilities Network Management System Web Trouble will begin grouping and prioritizing new trouble calls in that control zone based on the new rule set.