CygNet FMS Balance Control

Balance Control icon The CygNet FMS Balance Control is an ActiveX control used to view measurement data for a single selected station or liquid device Node (with periodic history support) in order to understand the material and energy balances at various Node levels within the system. Each row represents a record time period, which can be expanded or contracted to customize the current view. Each column represents a data field.

See Using the Balance Control for more information about configuring and using this control.

See CxFmsBalanceCtrl Object in the Scripting section for more information about scripting this control.

Adding a Balance Control to a Screen

To Add and Configure a CygNet FMS Balance Control in CygNet Studio

Create a new CygNet Studio screen.
Click the ActiveX tool on the Standard Tools palette.
Click and drag the outline of a box on the screen. When the mouse button is released, an Insert OLE Control dialog box appears.
In the dialog box, double-click on CygNet FMS Balance Control to place a Balance control on your screen.
Right-click the control to open its property sheet.
On the ActiveX page, click ... or double-click (OCXProperties) to access the CygNet FMS Balance Control Properties dialog box.
The CygNet FMS Balance control contains a General tab, a Balance tab, and a Commands tab.
Configure each page as desired, click Apply, and then click OK.
Close the property sheet, save, and then switch to Run mode to use the control.

General Properties

The General page of the CygNet FMS Balance Control Properties dialog box contains the following properties. The Balance control displays data in Contract time (C) with one exception, therefore time format selection is not available in this control. The Last Modified timestamp is viewed in Local time (L).

General Properties

Property	Description
General
FMS service	Type the name of the Site.Service to which to connect in the control's Chooser, or click ... to access the Select Service dialog box.
Use Point in Time mode	Click the check box to select/clear the option to use the Point in Time mode.
PIT (C)	If Use Point in Time mode is selected, do one of the following. Type the desired date/time value into the text box. Click ... to access the Select Date and Time dialog box, then enter the date/time, in Contract time (C), from which you want to view data. Default value is T, date and time today. See Using the Home Menu for more information about PIT mode.
Use Session Node	Click the check box to select/clear the option to Use Session Node instead of using the chooser. Default value is cleared.
Use Session options	Click the check box to select/clear the option to Use Session options instead of entering a time window and time format. Default value is cleared.
Show Chooser pane	Click the check box to select/clear the option to display the Chooser pane in the control. Default value is selected.
Show Options pane	Click the check box to select/clear the option to display the Options pane in the control. Default value is selected.
Node Chooser
Allow FMS service selection	Click the check box to select/clear the option to show the FMS service selector in the control's Chooser.
Allow Node category selection	Click the check box to select/clear the option to show the Node category selector in the control's Chooser.
Category	Select the desired Node Category to display in the control's Chooser from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. <Any> - any available Node category Liquid Device Station - physical and virtual station groups, and station meters Station Group - physical and virtual station groups
Group	Select the desired Node Group type to display in the control's Chooser from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. All Nodes General Station By Category
Filter	Select a filter. First type a partial string of known Node name/description/ID characters to populate the filter text box in the control's Chooser. Wildcard values * (multiple character) and ? (single character) are supported. Default value is * (multiple character wildcard) - all. Note: Wildcards can be used only when filtering by Name or Desc, not when filtering by ID. Then select a Node option to filter for results. Options are as follows. Name Desc ID
Primary column	Select the desired primary sort column in the control's Chooser from the drop-down menu. Options include the following Type ascending Name ascending Description ascending Type descending Name descending Description descending Default value is Name ascending
Date
Start	Date selections are in Contract days (C). Enter the starting date (absolute or relative date) in the text box or click ... to access the Select Date dialog box. See Selecting Date and Time for more information.
End	Date selections are in Contract days (C). Enter the ending date (absolute or relative date) in the text box or click ... to access the Select Date dialog box. See Selecting Date and Time for more information.

See Using the Balance Control for more information about configuring these properties.

Balance Properties

The Balance page of the CygNet FMS Balance Control Properties dialog box contains the following properties.

Balance

See Using the Balance Control for more information about configuring these properties.

Commands Properties

The Commands page of the CygNet FMS Balance Control Properties dialog box contains the following options.

Commands Properties

See Managing Node Commands for more information about configuring commands for the FMS Balance control.

CygNet FMS Balance Control – Properties, Methods, and Events