The Add / Edit Alarm Categories dialog box allows you to create or edit existing alarm categories. The tool has the following fields:
• The Class column defines the alarm class the category is associated with.
• The Name column defines the name of the category.
• The Active column defines whether the class is active or not.
The following buttons are available:
• Save Changes: Saves the alarm categories and closed the dialog box.
• Cancel Edit: Cancels the action and closes the dialog box.
Understanding the Attributes Tab
The Attributes tab contains metadata on the SCADA measurements within the system that is used by the alarm engine when grouping alarms and applying special meaning to a SCADA measurement.
The Attributes table has the following columns:
• The Attribute column defines the name of the SCADA measurement.
• The Phase column defines the phase associated with the SCADA measurement.
• For the Topology Status measurement, this is set to ABC.
• For analog measurements, this is set to the phase or phases associated with the measurement.
• The Unganged column defines whether this measurement should be treated as ganged or un-ganged by the alarm engine.
• By default, the Topology Status measurement should be configured as ganged. The alarm engine will determine whether a switch is ganged or un‑ganged based on its device class and the ganged SCADA measurement.
• For analog measurements, if the measurement is associated with all phases this column should be set to No. If the analog is associated with a specific phase, then this should be set to Yes.
• The Tag column allows the alarm engine to group similar SCADA measurements together into parent and child alarms.
• By default, the Topology Status measurement will automatically be grouped if it is un‑ganged and this column should be left blank.
• For analogs, associated SCADA measurements should be assigned the same tag. For instance, all amps SCADA measurements for each phase should be assigned the same tag (for example, Amps).
• The Product column is used to assign special meaning to a measurement. The following values are applicable:
• Blank: the SCADA measurement has no special meaning in the alarm engine.
• 0: The SCADA measurement is the Topology Status measurement.
• 35: The SCADA measurement is the Gang Operation Mode SCADA measurement.
• The Active column defines whether the attribute is active or not.
The following right click options are available:
• Add New Attribute…: Opens the Add / Edit Attribute dialog box to allow a new row to be created.
• Edit…: Opens the Add / Edit Attribute tool to allow the selected row to be edited.
• Remove: Removes the attribute.
The following buttons are available:
• Add…: Opens the Add / Edit Attribute dialog box to allow a new attribute to be created.
• The Remove… button deletes the selected attribute.
• Edit...: Opens the Add / Edit Attribute tool with the selected rows values.
• Refresh: Refreshes the screen.
• Recache Services: Causes the Oracle Utilities Network Management System services to recache with the new attributes you configured; otherwise, saved changes will not be recognized until Oracle Utilities Network Management System services are restarted.
• Export Table…: Displays the SQL needed to create the data displayed in this table.