Using this feature of the Portal permits the user to view online data. After logging on - the user having logged on here is Simon - the main Portal menu is presented as shown below.
As can be seen in the illustration above, there are six main buttons for navigating the Portal. These are:
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Online Values |
…for viewing current process data for components. |
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Active Alarms |
…for viewing active alarms in the process. |
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History |
…for viewing historical data. |
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Reports |
…for generating the various types of IGSS standard reports. |
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MRE |
…for modifying existing process values or for adding process values from components not included in the SCADA system |
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Configure |
…for creating so-called Quick Buttons which can be used to call forth specific data or often used routines with a single button click. |
Clicking now on the Online Values button brings the user into the submenu for Online Values where viewing online data can be selected in several ways. The process components for which the user is interested in viewing data can be viewed via the buttons Name, Group, Diagram or List. The button Report is used for collecting data in the Actual Value Report format, i.e. for populating the standard IGSS report called Snapshot Report with data.
In the above illustration, the user is asking for online values from the area in the configuration called Plants for all IGSS objects (process components) which begin with the letter v because the wild card character * (asterisk) is used after the letter.
Clicking the button Get data results in the collection of the values for all the ”v” objects as illustrated in the graphic below.
As can be seen above, the objects presented here are digital objects and the information presented shows alarms, commands and states. By using the scroll bar to the right, the user is able to see the remainder of the list. If the data cannot be presented on one page in the browser, then clicking on the Next link at the bottom can access the next page.