Configuring the Number of Retries for a Timed Out Step (Administration Users)

To allow the plan to retry the actions when they time out, configure the rule DMS Switching Step Fail Retries and Wait Time in the Configuration Assistant Event Management Rules tab.

Note: The rule may be searched for or you may expand DMS Application Rules and then SCADA Measurement Rules.

Add an instance of this rule for Optimization plans. Configure the following:

• rule_value_2: Enter the Optimization sheet class (found in the SWMAN_SHEET_CLS table).

• rule_value_integer_1: Enter the maximum number of retries to perform before setting the step as Failed.

• rule_value_integer_2: Enter the time to wait before retrying the action.

See “Using the Event Management Rules Tab” for more information on configuring rules.

Aborting an Optimization Plan

To abort an Optimization plan from the Work Agenda, right-click the Optimization event and select Abort DMS Processing from the context menu.

Alternatively, in the Optimization switching plan, right-click the Optimization event in the Events table and select Abort DMS Processing from the context menu.

Tracking Number of Operations on Capacitors and Penalizing Them

To limit the over utilization of capacitors and mechanical wear on capacitors, the number of close operations on SCADA capacitors are tracked on a device by device basis. If the count of the operations on a capacitor (in a configurable time period) exceeds a threshold configured for the class of the device, then Volt/VAr optimization will penalize the capacitor in its real time plans. First the optimization will try to come up with a feasible plan by excluding the capacitor. If there are still violations, then it will attempt to use the excluded capacitor to relieve more violations.