Display and Configure Properties on the Action Roster Form

You need to use the Action Roster Form to configure the properties of a roster. To display and configure the properties on the Form:

1. Display the Database Bar (see Display an Explorer Bar).
2. Right-click on the Action Roster in the Database Bar.
   A context-sensitive menu is displayed.
3. Select the Edit Properties option.
   The Action Roster Form is displayed.
4. Several of the tabs on the Form are common to many database items:
   • Identification—Use to optionally define a Help View and to indicate whether the item is to be excluded from any Exclusive Control activity (see Defining Identification Details).
   • Location—Use to specify the item's geographical coordinates. (You need only configure the properties on this tab if your system uses Geo SCADA Expert's Geographical Location features.)
   • User Methods—Use to define any custom pick actions (‘methods’) for the item (see Using the User Methods Tab to Define Custom Actions).
5. Configure the Properties on the Action Tab.
6. On the Action Roster tab:

   

   1. Use the Cutover time spin box to define the start of the day. This defines when the roster for one day finishes and the roster for the next day starts.

      Example:

      The Cutover time is 06:00. The roster for each day runs from 06:00 to 06:00, the time that the night shift finishes and the day shift starts. So at 06:00 on 2nd April, the roster starts for that day. The roster remains in force until 06:00 on 3rd April, when the roster for the 3rd April starts.

   2. Use the Action delay field to specify the time that Geo SCADA Expert waits before triggering the next redirection action in the roster (the first redirection action executes immediately). Enter the required interval in the OPC Time Format. You can enter the value directly in the field, or use the Interval window (accessed via the field's browse button) to specify the required value. For example, enter 5S to specify a delay of five seconds.

      Redirection actions are triggered in order of priority, with the highest priority (for example, Priority 1) being triggered immediately. For the next highest priority level, Geo SCADA Expert waits for the time specified in the Action delay field before triggering the redirection action(s) that have that priority. It then waits the same amount of time again before triggering the redirection action(s) with the next priority, and so on until each of the redirection actions for that day’s roster have been triggered. (Redirection actions with Priority 0 are not executed.)

      For an example of how the Action Delay can be used, see Example of Action Roster Configuration.

   3. Use the Local Time check box to specify whether the time used for the roster is Local Time (check box selected), or UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)/GMT (check box clear).

      For more information on Time Zone settings, see Time Zone Support in Geo SCADA Expert in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Core Configuration.

   4. Save the configuration.

When you have configured the properties on the Alarm Roster Form, you can Add Redirection Actions to the Action Roster.