Specifications

13 – Configuring Reports
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Point Attribute Reports
Reports can be made of points with various attributes.
To configure a Point Attribute report:
1 Click the Definition tab (see “Configuring a New Report” on page 243),
select Point Attribute from the Type selection list, and enter the report
definition details.
2 Click the Content tab.
3 In the Point ID(s) field, enter the point ID you want to report on or use
wildcard characters to search for a number of points. (See “Using Wildcard
Characters to Specify Report Data” on page 246.)
4 Use the Attribute list to enter the appropriate code for the point attribute to
be reported on. The available attributes are described in the next table.
5 If you are configuring this report for the first time you must enter your
descriptor choices such as Open, Alarm, Close and Normal and so on in
the State Descriptor Choices fields.
A descriptor can be up to eight characters. If you enter a longer descriptor, it
is truncated.
6 After descriptors have been configured in the State Descriptor Choices
fields, you can choose one of these descriptors from the State List on which
to build a report.
Attribute Description
Off-Scan Reports on points that are “off-scan,” that is, points for which
scanning is disabled
Alarm Inh Reports on points for which alarming is inhibited
Bad PV Reports on points whose PV value is bad
Manual MD Reports on points in manual mode
State Reports on status points in a particular state
Value Reports on current point values, including PV, current alarm(s),
OP, and MD
Alarm Attr Reports on alarm configuration settings
Table 13.2 Point Attribute Codes
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