Menus and Toolbars
File Menu
Menu Option
Description
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Toggle Dockable Window
Changes a standalone window to a pane that may be moved or docked in another window or frame. See Understanding Docked Panes and Standalone Window Tools on page 2-13 for more information on dockable and standalone windows.
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Exit
Closes the window.
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Tools Menu
Menu Option
Description
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View...
Shows the associated device in the Viewer.
 
Show Device Links...
Displays the device links window for the IED allowing you to maintain the link between an IED input and a SCADA measurement.
 
 
Actions Menu
Menu Option
Description
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Enable Highlighting of Linked Points
Enable highlighting of linked input and output points.
 
Disable Highlighting of Linked Points
Disable highlighting of linked input and output points.
 
Link All Device Inputs and Outputs
Creates links between all of the selected device measurements and the highlighted IED rows based on template device. See Understanding Template IEDs
 
Unlink All Device Inputs and Outputs
Removes all links between the selected device and the highlighted IED rows based on template device. See Understanding Template IEDs.
 
 
Filter Menu
Menu Option
Description
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Linked Input and Output Points
Filter the IED/Device table for linked points.
 
Unlinked Input and Output Points
Filter the IED/Device table for unlinked points.
 
All Input Output Points
Display all IED/Device points.
 
 
Sort Menu
Menu Option
Description
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IED Inputs Table
Default
Sorts based on IED Name & Point Name columns.
 
Input Type
Sorts based on the input type column.
 
 
Device Inputs Table
 
 
Default
Sorts based on Device and Attribute columns.
 
RTI Alias
Sorts based on the RTI Alias column
 
 
 
 
IED Outputs Table
 
 
Default
Sorts based on IED Name and Point Name columns.
 
Output Type
Sorts based on the output type column.
 
 
 
 
Device Outputs Table
 
 
Default
Sorts based on Device and Attribute columns.
 
RTI Alias
Sorts based on the RTI Alias column
 
 
Help Menu
Menu Option
Description
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Device Links Help
Launches online help for Device Links.
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All four grids have the same columns if in a slightly different order. Some columns are IED specific and some device specific. Only when an IED point is linked to a device measurement will all columns have values.
The IED specific columns are as follows:
• IED Name: The name of the IED that the point is on.
• Point Name: Unique (on the IED) name for the point.
• Phase: Indicates if the output is for a specific phase, only valid for status outputs.
• Type: Analog or Digital
• Commissioned: The commission state of the point.
• Auto Link Device: The device identifier if the point can be automatically linked.
• Auto Link Attribute: The measurement identifier if the point can be automatically linked.
The Device specific columns are as follows:
• Device: The device name.
• Attribute: The measurement attribute on the device.
• RTI Alias: Unique measurement identifier.
Using menu options links can be added or removed between IED points and device points.
If the IED points were created from a template with device linkage information, then all inputs and outputs for a selected device may be automatically linked to IED points in a single operation.
Highlighting options are available to identify:
• Points that can be automatically linked to device measurements but which are not currently linked.
• Points that are currently linked to device measurements
Selecting a table row allows the following context sensitive options:
• Display the IED point or Device measurement associated with the selected row (default double click action)
• View the device on the Viewer (if currently linked to a device)
• Highlight points and measurements associated with the same device as the current row.
• Link or unlink the current row
• Link all IED input/output measurements to the current IED device identifier (see AutoLinkDevice).
• Unlink all IED input/output measurements from the current IED device identifier (see AutoLinkDevice).
 
SCADA Audit Log
The SCADA Audit Log provides a chronologically documented audit trail of SCADA maintenance and operational events.
The SCADA Audit Log is preconfigured with several different global filters that can be selected in the filters panel. Your system may also have several shared filters and any personal filters that you have created and saved.
SCADA Debug Log
The SCADA Debug Log provides a chronologically documented log of SCADA debug messages.
The SCADA Debug Log is pre-configured with several different global filters that can be selected in the filters panel. Your system may also have several shared filters and any personal filters that you have created and saved.
Understanding Template IEDs
Template IEDs are, as the name suggests, master IED configurations from which other IEDs can be created. Typically template IEDs are contain the input and output points required for a single NMS device, with the device class being stored as part of the template definition.
Templates can be created in one of two ways:-
• Manually using the Template Details tool.
• Automatically by having the system create the template from an existing IED.
The automatic method is more useful in that it allows information about the device and measurement linkage to be included within the template definition. This then enables the I/O points on any IED created from the template to be automatically linked to new NMS devices and measurements.
Templates can be applied in two ways:
• To create a new complete IED
• To extend an existing IED to support further devices.