About Parameter Values

A parameter must have certain required data specified before it may be saved. A parameter consists of a name, a threshold value, a group to notify when a violation occurs, and an associated control zone, device, or customer. The parameter value has a different meaning in the context of each of the various notification types.

The following table gives the units for each notification type.

Notification Type	Parameter Value Unit
Outage	Number of customers affected
Outage affecting critical customers	Number of critical customers affected
Outage affecting specific customer	N/A
Frequency of outages on a device	Number of outages
Storm affecting control zone	N/A

Note: A group must exist to save the parameter. Use the Group Manager tab to create a group if one does not already exist.

Different notification types have different additional data required. The following table lists the other required values for each notification type.

Notification Type	Other Required Information
Outage	Event Type, Trigger, at least one device alias or Control Zone, or Device Class and Control Zone
Outage affecting critical customers	Event Type, Trigger, at least one device alias or Control Zone, or Device Class and Control Zone.
Outage affecting specific customer	Event Type, Trigger, at least one customer account number.
Frequency of outages on a device	Time Interval, at least one device alias, or Device Class and Control Zone
Storm affecting control zone	Trigger, Control Zone