Control Tool Actions

Control Tool operations and functions are performed by clicking their corresponding buttons. The following table describes common Control Tool buttons and the actions that they perform.

Option	Description
Operate...	Allows you to perform asset operations; options available depend on the asset, asset state, and whether it is part of a set of assets: • Close • Open • Instruct Close • Instruct Open • Close and Tag • Instruct Close and Tag • Remove Tag and Open • Instruct Remove Tag and Open • Inhibit Topology • Un-Inhibit Topology • Inhibit All • Un-Inhibit All • Undo Close •
Main Break	Inserts a main break condition into the model.
Main Break Repaired	Removes the main break condition from the model.
Tag...	Allows you to Place Tag, Instruct Place Tag, Remove Tag, and Instruct Remove Tag.
Highlight Event	Displays the event in the Work Agenda. You must have the correct view of the Work Agenda window open in order to see the highlighted event (for example, the In Progress list).
Repredict Upstream	Allows you to manually repredict the outage to the next predictable upstream asset.
Repredict Downstream	Allows you to manually repredict the outage to downstream predictable assets.
Repredict to Here	Allows you to manually repredict downstream outages to the selected asset.
Repredict PMO to Here	Allows you to manually repredict downstream momentary outages to the selected asset.
View Documents...	Allows you to view documents associated with asset.
Note...	Allows you to place notes on assets.
Attributes...	Displays the Asset Attributes window, which lists information about the selected asset's properties. See “Viewing Asset Attribute Information”.
Damage Assessment…	Opens the Damage Assessments window, which displays a list of damage assessments associated with the asset selected in the Viewer and allows you to add new damage assessments. See “Using the Damage Assessments Tab”.
Assessment...	Allows you to place assessment conditions on the device. • Quarantine: The quarantine assessment means that the area downstream is quarantined. Current and future events on all downstream devices will go into the QUAR (Quarantine) work queue. • Start Patrolling: The area downstream should be flagged as needing patrolling. Events will receive the PTRL work queue. • Device Assessed: This device was assessed. • Assessed Downstream: The area downstream has been assessed.
Toggle Call Display	Toggles the call display on or off. When enabled, a symbol is displayed in the Viewer window for any assets that have calls associated with the event. This option is only available on Control Tools that are opened from a predictable outage asset, such as a valve or pump, which has an open associated event.
Customer List...	Displays the customers downstream from an asset.
Switching Plans...	Allows you to open a switching plan associated with the asset. If multiple plans are associated with the asset, the Asset to Sheet Operation List displays a list of switching sheets and associated operations. Each operation represents a step in the switching sheet. Select a sheet operation and click Open. See “Web Switching Management” for more information on using Web Switching Management.
Generate Steps...	Allows you to generate a set of steps in the active switch sheet to either isolate or tag the selected pipe. These steps will appear in new Isolate or Place Tags step blocks, respectively. Sub-options allow you to ignore assets with certain conditions on them.
Safety Documents...	Allows you to open or create safety documents associated with the asset. See “Opening Existing Safety Documents” or “Creating a New Safety Document from the Control Tool”.
SCADA Summary...	Opens the SCADA Summary window. See “Using the SCADA Summary” for more information.
Date and Time	Allows you to record the date and time an operation was performed. The field defaults to the current date and time, but you can adjust the date using standard date/time control actions (see “Using Date/Time Pickers” for details). The date and time of the operation displays in the Event Recorder window. Note that this will also affect reported outage times.
Help	Displays Control Tool help.
Exit	Closes the Control Tool.

Highlighting Events in the Work Agenda

If an event is associated with a selected asset, you can find it in the Work Agenda window using the Control Tool's Highlight Event button. You must have the correct view of the Work Agenda window open in order to see the highlighted event (for example, the In Progress list).

Note: If there are multiple events associated with an asset, only the first one found will be highlighted. See also “Work Agenda Interaction with Event Condition Symbols”.

Viewing Documents Associated with an Asset

To view documents associated with an asset, complete these steps:

1. Open a Viewer window. Locate an asset that has an associated document you wish to view. (Assets with associated documents have a "DOC" condition symbol.)

2. Open the asset's Control Tool.

3. Select the Control Tool's View Documents… option. The Manage Documents window will open listing any associated documents for the selected asset.

4. Select the document and click View Document; the document will open for viewing.

5. Click Exit to close the Manage Documents window.

For instructions on associating documents to assets, see “Associating Documents with Assets”; note that this function is available only to administrative users.

Adding Notes

The Control Tool allows you to place notes on assets. Notes may be created or opened by clicking the Control Tool Note... button, which will open the Notes dialog box. Existing notes for the selected asset are listed in the Notes pane.

Note: Note text is also displayed in the Asset Details balloon (see “Displaying Asset Details”)