Configure the Properties of the Root or System Group

Each Geo SCADA Expert system (database) is represented by a System or Root Group icon in the Database Bar’s tree-structure.

On ViewX clients that provide access to Multiple Databases, a separate System or Root Group is displayed for each database.

To configure the properties of the System or Root Group:

1. Display the Database Bar (see Display an Explorer Bar).
2. Right-click on the system in the Database Bar.
   A context-sensitive menu is displayed.
3. Select the Edit Properties option.
   The Root Group Form is displayed.

   With a ViewX client on a Multi-Monitor Setup, you may be able to select the name of the Window Container in which to display or edit a document. Each Window Container displays on a particular monitor by default. Such options are only available when you select certain Display... or Edit... pick actions from the Database Bar or Operator Documents Bar. For more information, see Ability to Specify the Window Container in which to Display or Edit a Document.

   

   This form provides you with the following tabs:

   Identification

   Use the Identification tab to optionally Specify a Help View and whether to exclude the whole system from exclusive control (see Specify Whether to Exclude a Group or Database Item from Exclusive Control).

   Location

   Use the Location tab to specify the item's geographical coordinates. (You need only configure the properties on this tab if your system uses Geo SCADA Expert'sGeographical Location features.)

   User Methods

   Use the User Methods tab to configure any custom pick actions that are required for the system (see Using the User Methods Tab to Define Custom Actions).

   Group

   Use the Group tab to optionally Define an Alarm View and specify whether the server is to Request Confirmation Before Disabling or Enabling Alarms.

   Also use the Group tab for optionally Defining a Default View.

   Redirection

   Use the Redirection tab to configure any alarm redirections for the system (see Configure Alarm Redirections for an Item or Group ). These redirections apply to any alarms that are raised on the system, and so can be used to provide an additional alarm redirection cascade to alarm redirections for individual groups or items.

   Root Group

   Use the Root Group tab to:

   

   • Specify the Global Operator Document Store for your System
   • Specify the Default Area of Interest for your System
   • Specify the Workstation Event Severity Level for Alarms and Events on your System
   • Specify Whether Access to Sensitive Data is Restricted by Privilege
   • Specify Whether a Comment and Quality are Mandatory when Modifying Values on a Historic Trend
   • Select the active Password Blacklist dictionary.
   Performance

   Use the Performance tab to specify the Total Lock Time per Minute Alarm settings, which provides you with a performance monitor for database usage.

   Lock Usage is a measure of the proportion of processing time that is spent holding the Database Read Lock or the Database Write Lock. It is measured on a per second basis and is calculated as an average over one minute. It provides a high-level understanding of the current Main server's use of the Database Lock.

   Configuration Changes

   Use the Configuration Changes tab to define the maximum number of records per hour that can be recorded for configuration changes before Geo SCADA Expert raises an alarm. Also use the tab to define the severity of the alarm, (see Define the Acceptable Number of Configuration Changes Records).

   The settings on the tab are only used if Configuration Changes Auditing is enabled (see Configuration Changes Auditing).

   Historian

   Use the Historian tab to define the maximum number of records per week, that can be recorded for historic data before Geo SCADA Expert raises an alarm. Also use the tab to define the severity of the alarm, (see Define the Acceptable Number of Historic Data Records).

   The settings on this tab are only used if Historic Data is enabled (see Historic Data Storage Settings).

   Event Journal

   Use the Event Journal tab to define the maximum number of records per hour, that can be recorded for events before Geo SCADA Expert raises an alarm. Also use the tab to define the severity of the alarm, (see Define the Acceptable Number of Event Journal Records) in this guide and see Event Journal Storage Settings in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Server Administration).

   Alarm Summary

   Use the Alarm Summary tab to define the maximum number of records per hour, that can be recorded for Alarm Summary entries before Geo SCADA Expert raises an alarm. Also use the tab to define the severity of the alarm, (see Define the Acceptable Number of Alarm Summary Records) in this guide and see Alarm Summary Storage Settings).

   EcoStruxure Web Services

   Use the EcoStruxure Web Services tab to enable or disable EcoStruxure Web Services (EWS). If EWS is enabled, you can also use this tab to specify an EWS user account, Enable or Disable EcoStruxure Web Services

   Guest User

   Use the Guest User tab to configure the properties of the Guest User account. This is the built-in user account that is used whenever a user accesses the system without logging on.

   The properties on this tab apply to the built-in user account that is used when a user accesses Geo SCADA Expert via ViewX or a third-party application, without logging onto the system.

   The Areas of Interest section of the tab is only available for use if the Area of Interest feature is enabled on your system. If enabled, you can use each Area n field to Assign a Different Area of Interest to a User.

   For information on configuring other properties on the Guest User tab, see Define the Global Settings for All Guest and Web User Accounts.

   In addition to the system-wide Guest User properties that you configure on the Root Group, you also need to specify the ViewX properties of the Guest User (see Define the Client Specific Settings for the Guest User).

   Geographic Information

   Use the Geographic Information tab to specify the default map that Geo SCADA Expert should use for ad-hoc mapping. For example, to display the location of a database item. For more information, see Specify the Default Map.

   Dictionary

   Use the Dictionary tab to define which type of Translation Dictionary you want to use in Geo SCADA Expert. There are two types of Dictionary you can implement: A File Translation Dictionary or an In-Database Translation Dictionary. For more about these types, see Introduction to the Geo SCADA Expert Translation Dictionary. For more about specifying which type of Dictionary you want to use, see Define the Translation Dictionary Type.

4. Save the configuration.