Drivers Guide - Disable Point (Actions that are Common to Many Drivers)

Disable Point

Associated with: Points and pulse actions

Security permission required to access this pick action: Disable Points

NOTE: The 'Disable...' series of pick actions are assigned the 'Disable Points' security permission so that users with that permission can disable database items without necessarily being given the full 'Configuration' security permission. A user, such as an operator, whose User Account is given the 'Disable Points' permission but not the 'Configure' permission can disable a database item, but is prevented from altering the rest of that item's configuration.

Use the Disable Point pick action to take a point or pick action Out of Service.

You might want to disable a point, for example, if Geo SCADA Expert has detected a known problem with that point, and then re-enable the point once the problem has been rectified.

The Disable Point pick action clears the point’s In Service property, so that the point is no longer active.

Use the Enable Point pick action to place the point back In Service.

An entry is logged in the Event Journal whenever either pick action is used. The message indicates whether the point has been enabled or disabled.

Be aware that disabling a point that is a ‘parent’ point will cause any derived points that calculate their values from that point to become inactive (although their configuration will remain unchanged).

If using this pick action with the Automation Interface, you need to specify the method name Disable.