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

Disable Server

Associated with: Servers

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 this pick action to take a server Out of Service.

The Disable Server pick action clears the server's In Service property, so that the server is no longer active.

You might want to disable a server, for example, if Geo SCADA Expert has detected a problem with the device that the server represents. Once the problem has been rectified, use the Enable Server pick action to place the server back In Service.

Geo SCADA Expert logs an entry in the Event Journal whenever either pick action is used. The entry indicates whether the server has been enabled or disabled.

Be aware that disabling a server also de-activates its dependants, although their configuration will remain unchanged. (Dependants include items such as the scanners and points that are associated with the scanner.)

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