Working with Events in Flex Operations
Restoring an Outage Event
When the Crew reports they have restored supply, you can record this from the Event List or from the Map.
To restore an outage:
• In the Event List, right-click on the event, and select View on Map....
• From the Map, click to select the device, then from the Selection Panel:
• Select Close from the Operate menu.
• View the information in the Look Ahead dialog box, then Close the device.
Upon closing the device, the event status changes from Real/Confirmed to Restored.
Updating Multiple Outage Events
You can update multiple outage events at the same time. Specifically, for a selected group of outage events you can:
• Update the Estimated Restore Time
• Record a note
• Update Completion Actions
To do this:
1. In the Event List, click to select the outage events you wish to update.
2. From the Actions menu, select Update Events.
3. In the Update Events dialog box, enter the updates, and then click Update.
Completing Outage Events
You can complete an outage when:
• All customers have been restored.
• All mandatory fields are populated.
To complete an outage, in the Event Details, click the Complete button (
).
).See Using the Completion Actions Tab for more information on the fields and requirements for completing an outage event.
Creating a New Event
You can create a new event on a device or conductor.
1. In the Map, select a device or conductor
2. From the Selection Panel’s Event menu, select Create Event (
) to display the Create Event for Device dialog box.
) to display the Create Event for Device dialog box.3. Enter the information, then click OK.
For more information on creating events, see Creating an Event.