CygNet FMS Jobs Control

Note: This control is provided for use with CygNet Dispatch. For more information about the CygNet Dispatch product, contact your Account Manager or CygNet Sales.

Jobs Control icon The CygNet FMS Jobs Control is an ActiveX control used to review potential adjustments to measurement data within your system. Each row represents a job record, which presents associated data implications of job results such as calibration changes. Each column represents a related information or data field.

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

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

Adding a Jobs Control to a Screen

To Add and Configure a CygNet FMS Jobs 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 Jobs Control to place a Jobs 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 Jobs Control Properties dialog box.
The CygNet FMS Jobs control contains a General tab and a Jobs tab.
Configure the properties on 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 Jobs Control Properties dialog box contains the following properties.

Note: The Jobs control displays data in Local time (L) with two exceptions: the Effective Date and Completed Date columns are displayed in the time format configured on the Options pane, or in the Session options when used.

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 and make a selection.
Use Point in Time mode	Click the check box to select/clear the option to use the point-in-time mode. Default value is cleared.
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.
Allow multiple selections	Click the check box to allow multiple selection of Nodes in the control's Chooser list.
Category	Select the desired Node Category to display in the control's Chooser from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. <Any> Group Device Gas Device Liquid Device Accessory Station Default value is <Any>
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 Default selection is All Nodes
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 Local time (L). 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 Local time (L). 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.
Format	Select the desired time format from the drop-down menu, unless Use Session options is selected. The selection applies to Effective Date and Completed Date columns only; other dates are displayed in Local time (L). Options are as follows. Device Contract Local Default value is Device time.

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

Jobs Properties

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

Jobs Properties

Property	Description
Job type	Optionally click to select a Job type to use to filter the Jobs displayed in the grid. Select a job type name from the drop-down menu to define the filter view desired. Options are as follows. <Any> Auto-calibration Calibration Gas Sample [User-supplied value options] Note: Job types are configured in CygNet Dispatch or in FMS Explorer via the Extended Command Options on the Job Schedule Configuration page. Default value is <Any> jobs.
	Click to Refresh the available Job type options.
Display the following job statuses	Click to select/clear each check box to determine what job statuses you want shown in the results. Options are as follows. Open Blocked Waiting for Events Review Completed Missing Data Pending Approval Verified Approved Default value is all selected.

Property

Description

Job type

Optionally click to select a Job type to use to filter the Jobs displayed in the grid. Select a job type name from the drop-down menu to define the filter view desired.

Options are as follows.

<Any>
Auto-calibration
Calibration
Gas Sample
[User-supplied value options]

Note: Job types are configured in CygNet Dispatch or in FMS Explorer via the Extended Command Options on the Job Schedule Configuration page.

Default value is <Any> jobs.

Refresh icon

Click to Refresh the available Job type options.

Display the following job statuses

Click to select/clear each check box to determine what job statuses you want shown in the results.

Options are as follows.

Open
Blocked
Waiting for Events
Review
Completed
Missing Data
Pending Approval
Verified
Approved

Default value is all selected.

See Using the Jobs Control for more information about these properties.

CygNet FMS Jobs Control – Properties, Methods, and Events