Storm Management Full Operations Environment
This section describes the Storm Management window and general functionality. It includes the following topics:
• Menus
User Interface Features
Menus
There are four menus on the Storm Management menu bar:
System Menu
The options in the System menu are available in both storm and non-storm modes. The following table describes the System Menu options and associated toolbar icons.
Menu Option | Description | Toolbar Icon |
|---|---|---|
Save Changes | Saves any changes made in the window outside of the Crew Information table. | |
ERT Override... | While periodically simulating the restoration process, Storm Management makes an estimated assessment and calculates an Estimated Restoration Time (ERT) for each eligible event. The estimates are accessible to other NMS modules. This option opens the ERT Override dialog box, which allows the accessibility of the Storm Management estimates to other modules to be turned on and off at any control zone level, and also allows for an alternate global or tiered estimate to be applied at any control zone level instead. The ERT Delays tab allows the user to adjust calculated ERT values, for any control zone, with a delay factor. | |
Force Simulation Run | Immediately invokes the simulation of the entire restoration process, recalculating the estimates. This option is typically only used in study mode. | |
Retrieve Update | Refreshes the window with the most recent information from the system. In most cases, the window refreshes itself on a periodic basis. But, if there are unsaved changes in the Storm Management window at the time the automatic refresh is due to occur, the window will not refresh. Instead, an alert appears in the status bar indicating that an update is available, and the Retrieve Update option must be invoked in order to refresh the window with the new update. This allows you to continue making your changes and save them first before refreshing. | |
Print All… | Opens the Print Preview dialog box, which allows you to print the Summary Information pane, Storm Report pane, Storm Information pane (if present), Crew Information pane (if present), and status bar information from the current Storm Management window. See “Taking Authority for Control Zones” for details on printing and using the Print Preview window. | |
Print Crews… | Opens the Print Preview dialog box, which allows you to print out the Crew Information pane from the current Storm Management window. This option is only available in storm mode. |
Storm Menu
The options (except Start Storm...) in the Storm menu are only enabled when Storm Management is in storm mode. The following table describes the Storm Menu and associated toolbar options.
Menu Option | Description | Toolbar Icon |
|---|---|---|
Start Storm... | Used to start Storm Management storm for the current control zone. Opens the Start Storm dialog box, prompting you to enter the information required to start a storm. Up to three storms can be active in a control zone at the same time. This option is not available in study mode. | |
End Storm... | Used to end an active storm for the current control zone. Opens the End Storm dialog box, prompting you to enter the information required to end the storm. This option is only available if the current control zone is in storm mode and the selected storm is the only storm active in this zone or it is not the storm used for ERT calculations. This option is not available in study mode. |  |
Toggle Study Mode | Toggles the Storm Management window between real-time and study modes of operation. The current mode is displayed in the status bar. | |
Export Study Session | When in study mode, allows you to export the current study session crews and parameters to the real-time session. | |
Reset Study Session | When in study mode, allows you to reset the current study session with the current real-time session crews and parameters. | |
Forecast Profiles… | Opens the Forecast Profiles dialog box, which is used to save and pre-load outage forecasting parameters. This option is only available in storm mode at the simulation level. | |
Calculate Crews... | Opens the Calculate Crews dialog box, which is used to determine the approximate number of crews needed to complete assessment and repair by a specified date and time. |
User Menu
The User Menu provides submenus with options to change the appearance and functionality of user interface elements and log out of Storm Management.
User Interface Settings Menu
Menu Option | Description |
|---|---|
Theme Selection Radio Buttons • Dark Theme • Light Theme | Theme selection allows you to choose whether the Web Call Entry uses a Dark Theme or a Light Theme. • The Dark Theme is generally better for low-lit conditions. • The Light Theme is generally better for well-lit conditions. |
Capitalize Field Labels | If selected, field labels will be displayed in All Caps (for example, NAME). If not selected, field labels will be displayed in title case (for example, Name). |
Toggle Accessible Mode | Changes settings to enable use with screen readers. Note: There are prerequisites to enabling accessible mode. Please see Appendix A‑Accessibility Features for information on enabling Accessible mode. |
Show Messages at Mouse Location | Sets the system to display popup confirmation and warning dialog boxes at your mouse pointer position. |
Smaller Font | Decreases the font size in text and icons. Repeat to further decrease the font size. |
Bigger Font | Increases the font size in text and icons. Repeat to further increase the font size. |
Reset Font | The application will reset the text and icons to use their default font size. |
Darken Watermarks | Make the watermarks more opaque. |
Lighten Watermarks | Make the watermarks more transparent. |
Show Watermarks | Allows you to toggle watermarks on or off. |
Table Settings Menu
The Table Settings submenu allows you to configure how tables will appear.
Menu Option | Description |
|---|---|
Alternate Row Coloring | When selected, displays data table rows in alternating colors. |
Capitalize Column Headings | Allows you to select whether column labels should be displayed in all capital letters (for example, STATUS) or in title case (for example, Status) |
Table Color Formatting Mode | Determines whether and how tables will display background coloring. Options • None: Tables will not contain color indicators for statuses. • Cells: Table cells will contain background colors based on the cell statuses. • Row: All cells in a table row will have the background color. |
Table Font Formatting Mode | Determines whether and how tables will display font formatting. Options • None: Conditional formatting related to font formatting are never shown. • Cells: Conditional formatting related to font formatting are applied only to the cells they were configured for. • Row: Conditional formatting related to font formatting are applied across the whole row. Where more than one formatting rule is applied, the highest priority rule is displayed. |
Manage Preferences Menu
Menu Option | Description |
|---|---|
Save Preferences | Saves your preferences to the database so your settings are available wherever you log in. Note: Theme selection is saved to your user settings on the workstation since they are more likely influenced by the light in a location. |
Restore Preferences | Opens a dialog box that allows you to select the preferences to restore. |
Manage Site-wide Settings | Options • Update Site-wide Preferences: Users who have Administration permissions (having access to the Configuration Assistant) may log in as a different user type, configure, and save the default preferences for all users of the log in type. • Restore Site-wide Preferences: Users who have Administration permissions (having access to the Configuration Assistant) may restore the default preferences for the logged in user type to the original configuration. |
User Logout: Logs you out of the system and shuts down the client.
Help Menu
The options in the Help menu are available at all times. The following table describes the Help Menu options.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Storm Management Help | Opens the Online Help content for Storm Management. |
Email Log Files... | Gathers the environment's log files and attaches them to a new email message using your default email client. The log files can then be sent to your support team or contact for further analysis. |
Set Debug... | Launches the Set Debug dialog box allowing you to set debug on or off within your current environment. This is used for debugging and analysis purposes. See “Setting Debug” for more information. |
About Storm Management | Opens a dialog box that displays information regarding what version of the application is presently running, as well as version and other information about the Oracle Utilities Network Management System Web Gateway that the application is using. |
Status Bar
The status bar appears at the bottom of the Storm Management window, providing operating details for the system. The status bar displays the following fields:
• The Last Update field displays a time stamp indicating the date and time at which the most recent estimates were calculated.
• The Update field is an indicator that changes from "No Update" to "Available Update" (with a highlighted background) when there are unsaved changes at the time the automatic refresh of the Storm Management window is due to occur. The refresh does not occur until you click the Retrieve Update button or select Retrieve Update from the System menu.
• The Real-Time/Study Mode field displays "Study Mode" when the currently selected control zone is in the Storm Management study mode of operation and "Real-Time Mode" with a highlighted background when the zone is in real-time mode.
• The Storm/Non-Storm Mode field displays "Non-Storm Mode" when the currently selected control zone is in the Storm Management non-storm mode of operation and "Storm Mode" (with a highlighted background) when the currently selected zone is in the Storm Management storm mode of operation.
• The ERT Override field indicates whether any control zone in the system presently has its Storm Management estimates accessible to other modules (for example, may be displayed in an Oracle Utilities Network Management System Work Agenda column and available in Oracle Utilities Network Management System Web Call Entry) or overridden by an alternate estimate. If they are not accessible, or if they are overridden, this field displays "ERT Override: On" with a highlighted background; if not, it will display "ERT Override: Off."
• The ERT Delay field indicates whether ERT delays are active. If there is an active ERT delay, the field displays "ERT Delay: On" (with a highlighted background); if not, it will display the "ERT Delay: Off."
• The Lookups field indicated the historical lookup values for Shift, Season, and Day Type.
Storm Management Information Panes
The Storm Management Full Operations environment is divided into labeled and bordered panes. A pane may be visible or hidden based on whether Storm Management is in Non‑Storm or Storm Mode.
Pane Name | Description | Displayed in Modes |
|---|---|---|
Zone Selection | The Zone Selection pane provides the Control Zone hierarchy in a tree view. An individual Control Zone may be selected for a given storm or to drill down to get information about that zone when the storm applies to a higher level zone. See “Zone Selection” for details. | Non-Storm, Storm |
Storm Information | The Storm Information pane displays data entered when defining the storm. See “Storm Information” for details. | Storm |
Summary Information | The Summary Information pane provides an overview of the estimates for both the selected zone and the Company level zone. See “Summary Information” for details. | Non-Storm, Storm |
Storm Report | The Storm Report pane provides an overview of the historical averages, actual averages, and estimates for each outage type in the currently selected control zone. See “Storm Report” for details. | Non-Storm, Storm |
Crew Information | The Crew Information pane lists crew information for the currently selected control zone and its children. Crews are grouped by skill/type and by control zone. | Storm |