If you want to verify the events and orders triggered from a subsystem in OIS Tools, acknowledge an event and download a Vu-Hander XML file before connecting to a management station, use the Explorer tab.
Opening the Explorer Tab
- OIS Tools has been started.
- A site and a gateway have been created.
- A unit has been created.
- Select the Configure tab.
- In the navigation pane, select the site and afterwards the gateway.
- Select the engineering unit.
- Click VU Start.
- The Explorer tab opens.
- A Connected status is displayed when the connection is established between OIS component and the subsystem.
- The data point relevant to the OIS component displays all the events in the Explorer tab.
- The Start, Stop, Clear, Orders, Previous Orders, Configure
and Filter
buttons are displayed.
- Expand
to display the relevant event attributes.
Starting the Connection
- A site and a gateway have been created.
- A unit has been created.
- The Explorer tab is displayed.
- Click Start.
- The connection is established between the OIS component and subsystem.
- The events triggered from a subsystem are displayed in the Explorer tab.
Stopping the Connection
- The Explorer tab is displayed.
- The OIS component and subsystem are connected.
- Click Stop.
- The OIS component and the subsystem are no longer connected.
Performing Orders
- The Explorer tab is displayed.
- The OIS component and subsystem are connected.
- Click Orders.
- The default name is displayed in the Component text field.
- Select the values from the Point type, Point name and Order drop-down lists.
- Click Execute.
- A record relevant to the performed order is displayed in the Explorer tab.
- Any event associated with the order is also displayed in the Explorer tab.
- There is another option to perform an order. Under the Operation column select a row with Event
- Click Orders.
- The Component, Point type and Point name text fields are predefined with the values for that data point.
- To delete values defined for the Point type, Point name and Order attributes, click Clear.
- To close the window, click Cancel.
Performing Orders for Previously Used Data Points
- The Explorer tab is displayed.
- The OIS component and subsystem are connected.
- An order has been performed.
- Click Previous Order.
- The Component, Point type and Point name text fields are predefined with the values for the data point for which an order has been previously performed successfully.
- Select an Order from the drop-down list and click Execute.
- The orders are displayed in the Explorer tab.
Acknowledging Events
- The Explorer tab is displayed.
- The OIS component and subsystem are connected.
- An order has been performed.
- To acknowledge events, click the link displayed in the ACK column.
- An acknowledged status is displayed for that event.
Downloading the Vu-Handler Data points XML File
- The Explorer tab is displayed.
- The OIS component and subsystem are connected.
- To download the xml file for the data point, click the DNL link.
- The file is downloaded and saved in the following format: is_dp-<unit_name>-vusis.xml.
- You can then transfer the data point file to Siveillance Control server. For more information refer to: Transferring the Data Points File.
Configuring Settings
- The Explorer tab is displayed.
- The OIS component and subsystem are connected.
- Click the Configure
icon.
- You are redirected to the Settings tab. For more information refer to: Settings Tab.
Filtering Parameters
- The Explorer tab is displayed.
- The OIS component and subsystem are connected.
- Click the Filter
icon.
- Under each column title a text box is displayed.
- Type the text under any of the columns to filter the records. The filter functionality is case-sensitive.