CygNet FMS Raw Data Control

Raw Data Control icon The CygNet FMS Raw Data Control is an ActiveX control used to view data in its original form for auditing or debugging purposes. Each row represents a record, and each column represents a data field.

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

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

Adding a Raw Data Control to a Screen

To Add and Configure a CygNet FMS Raw Data 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 Raw Data Control to place a Raw Data control on your screen.
Right-click on the new control to open its property sheet.
On the ActiveX page, click ... or double-click (OCXProperties) to access the CygNet FMS Raw Data Control Properties dialog box.
The CygNet FMS Raw Data control contains a General tab, a Raw data 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 Raw Data 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 are as follows. 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 time format from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. Device Contract Local

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

Raw Data Properties

The Raw data page of the CygNet FMS Raw Data Control Properties dialog box contains the following properties.

Raw Data Properties

Property	Description
Show units	Click the check box to select/clear display of data units in the grid, where applicable. Default value is cleared (units not shown).
Show only most recent records	Click the check box to select/clear display of only the most recent record for each hour for each data view. Default value is selected (only most recent records shown). For example, if there are 24 hours of records, and each hour has 4 records, check this option to show only one record for each hour, i.e., the "most recent" record. If there are multiple records at the same DateTime and the multiple records are identical, except for audit details, only the record that was most recently brought into FMS will be shown.
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 Raw Device Data 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 type of data. Options include data items corresponding to the selected Node type, for the selected data view. See Using the Raw Data Control for more information about using columns in the control. See EFM Data Items for more information and lists of data items supported by CygNet Measurement.
Data view	Click to select a Data view mode from the drop-down menu. Options are as follows. Alarm Entry - view raw alarm log entries (gas Nodes only; not supported for liquid Nodes) Config Log Raw - view raw configuration log entries Event Entry - view raw event entries Gas Quality Raw - view raw gas quality data Metering Raw - view raw periodic metering data Batch Raw - view raw liquid batch data Ticket Raw - view raw liquid ticket data
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. Note: Although values are shown in the Raw Data control with a decimal precision of up to 10 places, device Node values are shown in the Batch, Ticket, Liquid Device QTR, and Liquid Device Raw QTR reports with a decimal precision of 15 places.

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

Commands Properties

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

Commands Properties

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

CygNet FMS Raw Data Control – Properties, Methods, and Events