Viewing and Editing CygNet Measurement SCADA Properties

A Node is the basic organizational element within CygNet Measurement and each FMS Node is associated with specified SCADA devices and facilities, depending upon how the Node is configured. SCADA device or facility properties dialog boxes can be accessed from FMS Explorer or CygNet Explorer.

SCADA properties can be viewed or edited by users with the required authorization level.

SCADA Properties

The following SCADA properties are applicable for each Node type.

		Gas Meter Device Node - polling device, polling FAC
		Station Meter Node - polling device, polling FAC, reporting FAC
		Chromatograph Device Node - polling device, polling FAC
		Liquid Device Node - polling device, polling FAC
		Accessory Node - N/A
		General Group Node - N/A
		Station Group Node - reporting FAC

Viewing and Editing SCADA Properties Using FMS Explorer

In FMS Explorer, the following SCADA properties options can be accessed from various locations in the application.

• View polling device
• View polling FAC
• View reporting FAC

See Viewing and Editing SCADA Properties in FMS Explorer for more information.

Viewing and Editing SCADA Properties Using CygNet Explorer

Viewing SCADA Properties

In CygNet Explorer, the following SCADA properties options can be accessed through the Flow Measurement Service (FMS).

• View polling device
• View polling FAC
• View reporting FAC

To View an FMS Node's SCADA Polling Device Details

1. Open CygNet Explorer.
2. In the service hierarchy for your site, click FMS (Flow Measurement Service) to display your FMS Nodes in the Contents pane.
3. In the Contents pane, use the filters to narrow your Node selection as desired, and then click Retrieve Nodes to display a list of FMS Nodes meeting the filter criteria.
4. Right-click on a Node name from the list to access the context menu, and then click View polling device to access the FMS Polling Device dialog box listing the data groups configured for the selected Node. See Remote Device Editors in the Remote Devices section for more information about the information contained.

To View an FMS Node's SCADA Polling Facility Details

1. Open CygNet Explorer.
2. In the service hierarchy for your site, click FMS (Flow Measurement Service) to display your FMS Nodes in the Contents pane.
3. In the Contents pane, use the filters to narrow your Node selection as desired, and then click Retrieve Nodes to display a list of FMS Nodes meeting the filter criteria.
4. Right-click on a Node name from the list to access the context menu, and then click View polling FAC to access the Properties dialog box listing the polling facility attributes configured for the selected Node.

To View an FMS Node's SCADA Reporting Facility Details

1. Open CygNet Explorer.
2. In the service hierarchy for your site, click FMS (Flow Measurement Service) to display your FMS Nodes in the Contents pane.
3. In the Contents pane, use the filters to narrow your Node selection as desired, and then click Retrieve Nodes to display a list of FMS Nodes meeting the filter criteria.
4. Right-click on a Node name from the list to access the context menu, and then click View reporting FAC to access the Properties dialog box listing the reporting facility attributes configured for the selected Node.

Editing SCADA Properties

You can edit the device or facility Properties in the dialog box that is displayed, if you have proper security authorization.

See the corresponding SCADA properties topic in the FMS Explorer section for more information.

• Viewing and Editing SCADA Polling Device Details
• Viewing and Editing SCADA Polling Facility Details
• Viewing and Editing SCADA Reporting Facility Details

See Remote Device Editors for more detailed information about SCADA device properties.

See Viewing Facility Attributes for more detailed information about SCADA facility properties.