CygNet FMS Configuration Control

Configuration Control icon The CygNet FMS Configuration Control is an ActiveX control used to view, create, and edit configuration log entries for the selected Node, and to distinguish the changes between configuration log entries.

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

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

Adding a Configuration Control to a Screen

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

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. Device Gas Device Liquid Device
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.
Format	Select the desired date/time format from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. Device Contract Local

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

Configuration Properties

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

Configuration Properties

Property	Description
Data view	Click the Data view drop-down menu to select the type of data you would like displayed. Options are as follows. Configuration Gas analysis
Unit set	Select a Unit set in which to view the data. Options appear in the drop-down menu, which is populated by the unit sets defined in the service, and includes a default unit set.
	Refresh the available unit set list
Columns	Click ... to access the Configuration Control Columns dialog box to select columns for display in the control. The data fields available to be viewed in the columns correspond to the data view selected, and you can select the sets of columns to appear for each data view. Options include data items corresponding to the following. Configuration Gas Analysis See Using the Configuration Control for more information about columns.
Decimal precision	Click to select a Decimal precision for the display from the drop-down menu. Options are from 0 - 10 decimal places. Default value is 7.
Data source	Click ... to access the Configure Filter dialog box to select the data source(s) by which to filter the control view. Options are as follows. Device - display data that was polled from a device Device file - display data that was imported from a device-generated file Event generated - display data that changed due to an event Imported - display data that was imported from other measurement system files, e.g. migrated from GMR Linked gas quality - display data from linked gas quality sources System generated - display data that was system-generated for non-history records User entered - display data that was user-entered or edited, but which did not replace calculated values User file - display data that was imported from user-generated files Default value is all sources selected.
Shade foreground (text)	Click the check box to select/clear the option to color text in the grid with selected shading colors.
Shade background (cell)	Click the check box to select/clear the option to color cells in the grid with selected shading colors.
Shading colors	Click to access the Shading Colors dialog box to select Foreground (text) and/or Background (cell) colors to apply to the grid, from the drop-down menus. Options are as follows. Default - color values that will appear if not configured otherwise [Palette] - a range of preset selections Other - a broad range of Standard or Custom colors from which you can select A preview of the selected shading colors appears on the dialog box, so you can review your selections prior to clicking OK. Use the Shade foreground and Shade background options to select what grid elements will have the selected color(s) applied. See Customizing Shading Colors for more information.

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

Commands Properties

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

Commands Properties

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

CygNet FMS Configuration Control – Properties, Methods, and Events