Add a new record to the selected service. The appropriate dialog box will open for the selected service. For example, the Permissions Properties dialog box for the ACS, the Device Editor for the DDS, the Note Editor for the NOTE, or the New RSM Entry dialog box for the RSM.

The option is dimmed if not applicable, for example, CAS, MSS tasks, UIS.

Delete the selected record from the selected service. All deletions will require confirmation. Shortcut is DEL key.

Show or change the properties for the selected item. The dialog box displayed will depend on the item selected:

• If you have selected a service in the service hierarchy, the SITE.SERVICE Properties dialog box will display.
• If you have selected a record in the service pane, the appropriate dialog box will open for the selected service.

Opens the Print dialog box to print the active document. Shortcut is Ctrl+P.

Shows a print preview.

Opens the Print Setup dialog box to change print options.

Closes CygNet Explorer after prompting to save documents.

Toggles display of the toolbar.

Toggles display of the status bar.

Click to automatically refresh status indicators when services start or stop.

Filter services displayed in the service hierarchy.

• Add Filter (Ctrl+Shift+F)
• Edit Filter (Shortcut is Ctrl+F)
• Delete Filter (Shortcut is Ctrl+Alt+F)
• Enable Filter (Shortcut is F9)

Refresh the service or record information. Shortcut is F5.

Select a search index.

Jump to selected field. The fields listed are based on the selected index. Shortcut is Ctrl+J.

Click to Hide/Display the column in the service pane containing Data key values for each record.

Select to view the desired page in the service pane. See Security.

Select to manage the files in the Blob service.

See Acknowledging Alarms.

See Clearing and Force Clearing Alarms.

See Hiding Alarms.

See Suppressing Alarms.

Opens the Point Properties dialog box for the selected point.

Select the desired option for the selected alarm.

• Alarm Settings… — Opens the appropriate Analog/Digital/Enumeration/String page of the PNT Editor.
• Comments… — Opens the Comments page of the PNT Editor.
• All… — Opens the PNT Editor.

See Alarm History.

Opens the Alarm Service Statistics dialog box about the CAS.

See Alarm Auto Configuration.

Selects all alarms.

Opens the Alarm Filter dialog box to edit or create filter rules in Run mode.

Opens the Alarm Columns dialog box to add/remove columns from the view in Run mode. These changes will not be saved to the screen.

Enables or disables the word wrap feature in the columns.

If enabled, displays the configured alarm colors. If disabled, displays all grid information in black and white.

Refresh the service or record information. Shortcut is F5.

Opens the Select Print Range dialog box to select rows or columns to print.

Opens the Print Options to print the current screen.

Opens the Sound Settings options.

See Managing the GNS Queue.

Select this option to view the Blackouts page of the MSS.

Select this option to view the Tasks page of the MSS.

Select this option to execute an MSS task immediately. For one instance only, Execute Now issues the selected task to its respective service. The task's priority determines when the task will initiate an actual poll. After the task executes, polling returns to the task's scheduled routine.

Click to access the Point Properties dialog box containing the Point Properties for the selected point including current value, point state details, point attributes, status bit details, and additional options.

Use these options to copy the desired item to the clipboard.

• Facility UDC Tag
• Facility Tag
• Facility UDC
• Facility
• UDC
• Tag
• Long Tag
• Full Tag
• Point ID
• Long Point ID
• Site Service
• Site
• Service

The RSM will start the selected service. See Service Management for more information.

The RSM will stop the selected service. See Service Management for more information.

Kill the selected service. When a service is killed, a Microsoft Windows "stop" message is sent to the service. Only use if the service is not responding to a normal CygNet stop request.

See Remote Service Manager and Service Management for more information.

Configure Status and General information about the selected service.

Delete the selected point and all values. This action cannot be undone.

Toggle between sorting the list of points by point ID and long point ID. See History Records.

Search for a particular point. See History Records.

View the History Values for a point.

Displays an online Help window. Shortcut is F1.

Displays an About CygNet Explorer Application dialog box to view application information.

Available information includes the following:

• The application name, version, and release date
• Copyright information
• The CygNet Software website address, including a hyperlink to the website
• The log file location, including a hyperlink to the log file
• The location of the application's file executable

In addition to information about the application, the About box includes the following buttons:

• Client Settings — opens the Client Settings dialog box to view and modify client log settings for the application on an ad hoc basis. See Client Log Settings in the Logging section for more information.
• Diagnostics — access the following options for additional analysis from the drop-down menu:

• Loaded Modules — use this option to view and search file information for modules loaded in your system. Double-click any result row to view properties for that module. See Loaded Modules for more information.
• Gather Logs — accesses the Windows file directory where the open log files are located. Double-click to select and view an application log file.
• User Local Crash Dumps — Local crash dumps are not enabled. See Generating Crash Dumps for more information.

• Close — click to close the About box.