Operator Workstation User`s Manual: Defining PC Groups (11/01/01)
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1. Field Description Name Name of the system or group within the PC group Description Expanded ID of the system or group within the group 4 4 Operator Workstation User s Manual Detailed Procedures Defining a New PC Group Defining a New PC Group as a Branch within Another PC Group To define a new PC group as a branch within another PC group 1 Double click the name of the PC group you wish to add to the other PC group The PC Group summary appears Figure 4 2 2 On the Item menu click New The Item New dialog box appears Figure 4 3 GROUP 2 Item New i Type OK pocessesoscoccsescesossosseeseg System Cancel PC Group Figure 4 3 Item New Dialog Box for PC Groups and Systems 3 Click the PC Group option button 4 Click OK The PC Group Definition dialog box appears Figure 4 4 GROUP 2 Item New Group Defintion OK Cancel Group Name s M Expanded ID Figure 4 4 PC Group Definition Dialog Box 5 Type the name of the new PC group up to eight characters and its expanded ID up to 24 characters 6 Click OK Operator Workstation User s Manual 4 5 Defining a New PC Group as a Branch from a Network To define a new PC group as a branch from a network 1 Double click the Network name to display a Standard Network summary instead of a PC Group summary 2 On the Item menu click New Modifying the Expanded ID of a PC Group To2. E Boiler El West a 1st Floor pcgroups Figure 4 1 PC Groups on the Network Map In Figure 4 1 HDQTRS is the name of the network EAST and WEST are PC groups MECHROOM is one of the PC groups within the EAST group AHU1 and AHU2 are systems within the 4th Floor group The PC group SYSTEMS not shown in Figure 4 1 contains all systems that were not placed in any other particular PC group If no such systems exist this PC group does not appear on the Network Map Defining a new PC group involves naming the group and specifying its expanded ID To define a new group display the PC Group Definition dialog box from the PC Group summary or from the Network Map Define a PC group either as a branch from the network itself or as a branch within another PC group Operator Workstation User s Manual 4 3 PC Group Summary The PC Group Summary lists all the items in the selected PC group Figure 4 2 shows an example of a PC Group summary GROUP 2 O x Te Hl xl Item Edit Yiew Action GoTo Accessory Help Johnson Controls Hdgtrs GENERAL OT Obj Grp NC10 GROUP 2 Name Description ANE e 7 GRowr TT 10b Analog Data Objects 10c Analog Input Objects 10d Analog Output Objects Figure 4 2 PC Group Summary Table 4 1 details the information displayed in the PC Group Summary Table 4 1 PC Group Summary Fields
3. Operator Workstation User s Manual 4 1 Chapter 4 Defining PC Groups Introduction A PC group group is a set of systems or other PC groups Group systems by location function or any other convenient association For example if a network facility has two wings it might be useful to group the systems within the facility according to the two wings In this case define two PC groups EAST and WEST Then when defining a system assign the system to the appropriate PC group The PC group level of organization is not global data it resides only at the OWS used to define the groups and Metasys software does not use it to control objects However for the operator s understanding of the facility the group level might be very helpful In addition the PC group name appears on alarm reports change of state reports and other summaries to help quickly pinpoint the source of information This chapter describes how to e define a new PC group e modify the expanded ID of a PC group e delete a PC group November 1 2001 Johnson Controls Inc www johnsoncontrols com Code No LIT 120146 4 2 Operator Workstation User s Manual Key Concepts PC Groups The PC group names appear as branches on the Network Map There can be up to three nested PC group levels PC Groups S HDQTRS E EAST E 1st Floor amp 2nd Floor g 3rd Floor 4th Floor E AHU1 E AHU2 Mechroom
4. modify the expanded ID description of a PC group 1 Select the PC group that contains the group you want to modify 2 On the GoTo menu click Selected Item The PC Group Standard Summary appears Figure 4 2 Select the PC group 4 Onthe Action menu click Modify Group System The Modify dialog box appears JCHDQTRS Modify Group Modify Item JCHDQTRS GRP NC29 Expansion STANDARD Obj Grp NC29 OK Cancel Figure 4 5 Modify Dialog Box 5 Make the necessary changes to the Expanded ID field 6 Click OK Deleting a PC Group Note Before deleting a PC group delete all the groups and systems within the group To delete a PC group 1 Double click the network or the PC group that contains the group you want to delete The Network or PC Group summary appears 2 Click the PC group you want to delete On the Item menu click Delete The Delete dialog box appears 4 Click OK 4 6 Operator Workstation User s Manual Troubleshooting Correcting Invalid Entries If a dialog box field contains invalid information a message appears when you attempt to save the new PC group Acknowledge the message by clicking the OK button Then correct the field and try saving the PC group again An entry might be invalid because it is not in the correct format
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