Using the SCADA Summary

The SCADA Summary provides the current values and qualities of all mapped SCADA measurements in Oracle Utilities Network Management System. Each row of this summary represents one measurement. There may be multiple unique measurements on one SCADA asset. SCADA information includes digital and analog measurements, along with the quality codes and any user comments for each measurement. You can use the summary to view measurement information, manually replace current SCADA values, and inhibit updates.

This section includes the following topics:

• Understanding the SCADA Summary Window

• Preventing Measurement Updates

• Manual Entry and Override of SCADA Measurement Values

Understanding the SCADA Summary Window

The SCADA Summary may be opened to view all SCADA measurements or for measurements related to an asset or pressure zone selected in the Viewer. The SCADA Summary displays the following fields and buttons:

• The Pressure Zone column contains the name of the pressure zone reporting the SCADA measurements.

• The Lift Station column contains the lift station name.

• The Asset column contains the name of the asset reporting the SCADA measurements.

• The Value column contains the last reported measurement value. The value can be status, digital, or analog. For status measurements, the values are displayed as a test pair, such as open/close, on/off, and so on. Analog and digital values are shown as floating point and integer values.

• The Quality column contains the Quality codes for the measurement that indicates the quality of the SCADA measurement (for example, out of scan, inhibited, manual override). Several quality codes can be listed.

• The Point Name column displays the name of the SCADA measurement, as used in the SCADA system.

• The Attribute column contains a description of the measurement type, as configured in the ATTRIBUTES.description column in the Oracle Utilities Network Management System database for the matching attribute.

• Depending on your system's configuration, you may have the ability to enter comments when manually changing SCADA status (for example, Inhibitor Manual Override). See Adding and Modifying Comments for SCADA Status Changes for more information.

If this feature is configured, you will see the following columns:

• The Comments column contains the text of a comment entered when changing asset status.

• The User column displays the name of the user who entered/modified comments when changing the asset status.

• The Date column displays the date and time when the comment was entered or modified.

• The Limit Band column displays the current limit band for a measurement.

• The Limit Group column displays the limit group associated with the measurement.

• The Limit Set column displays the current limit set associated with the measurement. If the limit set has been overridden, this is displayed as Override.

• If the Flex SCADA license is enabled, then any calculations associated with a device will be displayed in the SCADA Summary. The following columns are applicable to calculations:

• The Source column indicates whether the calculation is a Calculated Measurement (a calculation whose value is written back to a SCADA measurement) or a Calculation (a calculation not associated with a SCADA measurement).

• The Calculation column contains the calculations definition.

Toolbar and Menu Options

File Menu

Menu Option	Description	Toolbar Icon
Print...	Displays the Print Preview window, from which you can view and print the summary.
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 for more information on dockable and standalone windows.	--
Exit	Closes the SCADA Summary window.	--

Actions Menu

Menu Option	Description	Toolbar Icon
Inhibit	Inhibit sets the inhibit quality code for the selected SCADA measurement. This suppresses any new updates from SCADA.
Cancel Inhibit	Cancel Inhibit removes the inhibit quality code from the selected SCADA measurement. This allows any new updates from SCADA to be displayed.
Manual Entry...	Manual Entry allows you to enter a new value for the selected SCADA measurement. When a changed SCADA value is received by the system, it replaces the manually entered value.
Manual Override...	Manual Override allows you to enter a new value for the selected SCADA measurement. When a new SCADA value is received by the system, the measurement is blocked and the manually entered value remains.
Cancel Override	Cancel Override cancels the manual override for the selected measurement and reverts the selected measurement to the last received value from the SCADA system.
Control Tool	Brings up the control tool for the selected measurement's asset.
View...	View focuses the Viewer on the asset.
Load Pressure Zone	Loads additional data for all SCADA measurements on a pressure zone when the SCADA Summary is displaying asset data. Note: This option is only available when the SCADA Summary is launched from the Control Tool.
Load Lift Station	Loads additional data for all lift station measurements when the SCADA Summary is displaying asset or pressure zone data. Note: This option is only available when the SCADA Summary is launched from the Control Tool.
Load Adjacent Lift	Loads additional data for adjacent lift stations. Note: This option is only available when the SCADA Summary is launched from the Control Tool.
Load All	Repopulates the SCADA Summary with all measurements. This clears any asset, pressure zone, or lift station filters; see Viewing SCADA Data for a Selected Asset.
Change Limit Set...	Invokes the Change Limit Set dialog box to allow you to change the current limit set for a measurement.
Override Limits...	Invokes the Override Limits dialog box to allow you to override a limit band in the current limit set.

Help Menu

Menu Option	Description	Toolbar Icon
SCADA Summary Help	Opens the online help system to the SCADA Summary help content.	--