Operating Instructions

Adding Points to the View Application
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• Get Totalized Value (TOTALIZE)
This button allows an operator to retrieve the current totalized value for a point.
Point Status Field Descriptions
The following fields are used for monitoring purposes to display the status of a point. The
abbreviation in parenthesis indicates the nomenclature used on the Field Select dialog box.
• Status (STATUS)
This field is a textual summary of the point’s current state.
• Commanded Into Alarm (CMD_ALARM)
Point has been commanded into alarm by a user.
• COV Link Active (COV_LINK)
COV Reporting is currently enabled for the point.
• Failed (FAILED)
Point is currently failed.
• In Alarm (IN_ALARM)
Point is currently in alarm.
• Manual Override (MAN_OVER)
Point module is a manual override module and is currently in manual mode.
NOTE:
This status bit is not available in the current software release.
• Operator Disable (OPER_DIS)
Alarm printing has been disabled by a user.
• Out of Service (OUT_OF_SVC)
Point is currently out of service.
• Program Disable (PROG_DIS)
Alarm printing has been disabled by the PPCL Program.