Web Switching Sheets
Switching Sheet Types
Web Switching Management supports the following types of switching sheets.
• Planned - Used for switching sequences that are prepared ahead of time. In scheduled or planned switching, you can create, study, and approve switching steps in a Viewer in study mode prior to completing them in real-time. Planned switching sheets require information that is not needed for emergency switching sheets, such as a start and end date.
Note: When creating a switching sheet from an event in the Work Agenda or Event Details, the Planned switching sheet type is not available.
• Emergency - Used for switching sequences that are prepared and implemented in real-time when overloads or unplanned outages occur.
Notes:
• Emergency Switching Sheets cannot be created from Web Switching Request.
• FLISR sheet types are created by the FLISR tool and are another form of an Emergency switching sheet. Users cannot create FLISR switching sheets from scratch. In automatic mode, FLISR can create and execute a switch plan without operator intervention. See “Executing FLISR in Automatic Mode”. In manual mode, you generate and then execute the switch plan manually. See “Generating a Switch Plan with FLISR in Manual Mode”.
• Optimization - Optimization sheets are created by Network Optimization module. See “Using Optimization in Real-Time Mode”.
• Load Shed - Load Shed sheets are created by the Load Shed and Restoration tool. See “Using the Load Shed and Restoration Tool”.
• Template - Used to record and store frequently performed switching step sequences that can be copied into a switching plan. A template is not used to perform actions, but rather to create and save "pre-built" sheets with step sequences. You can create a template from scratch or by copying an existing template, planned, or emergency switching sheet.
Note: When creating a switching sheet from an event in the Work Agenda or Event Details, the Template switching sheet type is not available.
• ANMS Template - Used to create ANMS scheme templates.
• Outage Correction - Used to correct outage information. Outage events are associated to this switching sheet type and then steps are recorded to reflect the actual events leading up to the outage. An option on the sheet then allows you to update the associated event, including customer counts associated to the outage.
Note: Outage Correction switching sheets cannot be created from Web Switching Request.
Additional or alternative sheet types can be configured for your project; see the Oracle Utilities Network Management System Configuration Guide for details on creating custom sheet types.
Switching Sheet States
A switching sheet passes through different phases during the creation and completion of the sheet. These phases are represented by "states" that follow a logical sequence and determine what you can do with a switching sheet at any time. Each sheet type has a unique set of state transitions. For example, planned switching sheets have more state transitions than emergency sheets.
Normal Progression of
Planned Sheet
Normal Progression of
Emergency Sheet
 
1. New
2. Requested
3. Prepared
4. Checked
5. Approved (optional)
6. Scheduled
7. Issued
8. In Progress
9. Completed
1. New
2. In Progress
3. Completed
 
 
 
 
 
 
See “Changing the Switching Sheet State” for a complete description of each possible state and instructions for changing the sheet state.
Note: The state of the switching sheet should not be confused with the state of individual switching steps within the switching plan, which may also progress through a series of states. See “Switching Sheet Step States”.
Switching Sheet Window Components