Type

Specifies the action type for the action.

Time (ms)

Specifies the time in milliseconds that the Monitor or Test action will "sleep" before updating the actual timeout value and evaluating the defined conditional actions. When the Sleep time timeout (sleeptime) expires, the actions defined in the Sleep Time Actions grid <SleepTimerActions> will be executed. For example, wait five seconds and then poll the device.

Actions

The Monitor or Test action types support the configuration of sleep time action(s) to specify how long the Test or Monitor action type will "sleep" before updating the actual timeout value and evaluating the conditional expression. If any actions are specified for the Sleep time actions, then for every sleeptime timeout specified, those actions will be executed. For example, wait five seconds and then poll the device. In the XML configuration these conditional actions are specified in the <SleepTimerActions> element.

To add a sleep time action

• Click to add a new sleep time action to this Monitor action.

• Select the appropriate action from the drop-down menu. Options include:

• Exit Action Type
• Header Command Action Type
• Monitor Action Type
• Point Value Compare Action Type
• Script Action Type
• Set Point Action Type
• Test Action Type
• UIS Command Action Type

• Click or the action type name to edit the action.
• Click to delete the action type, as necessary.
• Repeat to add as many actions as required.
• See each action type listed above for user assistance.

Time (ms)

Specifies the time in milliseconds until the Monitor action will timeout. When this timeout occurs, the defined action(s) will execute. A value of "0" means the action will never timeout based on time. When the timeout expires, the actions in the Timeout Actions grid <TimeoutActions> will be executed.

Actions

The Monitor action type supports the configuration of a timeout value. When the timeout expires, the action(s) specified in the Timeout Actions property will be executed. In the XML configuration these timeout actions are specified in the <TimeoutActions> element.

To add a timeout action

• Click to add a new timeout action to this Monitor action.

• Select the appropriate action from the drop-down menu. Options include:

• Exit Action Type
• Header Command Action Type
• Monitor Action Type
• Point Value Compare Action Type
• Script Action Type
• Set Point Action Type
• Test Action Type
• UIS Command Action Type

• Click or the action type name to edit the action.
• Click to delete the action type, as necessary.
• Repeat to add as many actions as required.
• See each action type listed above for user assistance.

Definitions

A Monitor action type may contain multiple monitor definition blocks, configured within the Monitors Definitions block. Each Definitions block contains one or more Conditions and one or more Actions. In the XML configuration these actions are specified in the <Monitors>, <Conditions> and <Actions> elements.

To add a monitor definition

• Click to add a new definition to this Monitor action.
• Select the Definitions row to expand the Definitions configuration, which contains two grids: Conditions and Actions.
• Add Conditions and Actions as described below.
• Click to delete a selected monitor definition, as necessary.

To add a condition

• Click to add a new conditional expression to this Definition.
• Select the Condition row to edit the conditional values.
• Configure Value 1, the operator, and Value 2.
• See the Condition Properties section below for information about these configuration options.
• Click to delete a selected condition, as necessary.

To add an action

• Click to add a new action to this Definition.

• Select the appropriate action from the drop-down menu. Options include:

• Exit Action Type
• Header Command Action Type
• Monitor Action Type
• Point Value Compare Action Type
• Script Action Type
• Set Point Action Type
• Test Action Type
• UIS Command Action Type

• Click or the action type name to edit the action.
• Click to delete the action type, as necessary.
• Repeat to add as many actions as required.
• See each action type listed above for user assistance.

Value

Specifies the first value to use when comparing the point value in the expression:

• if the Value 1 Type (value1Type) is Self, then the value of this property will be used in the comparison.
• if the Value 1 Type (value1Type) is UDC, then the value from the point will be used in the comparison. Click the browse button to open the Select UDC dialog box and select an appropriate UDC.

Value type

Specifies the first value Type (value1Type) property. Options include Self or UDC.

Relative facility link

Specifies the first relative facility tag to use for the action.

Specifies the operation used for the comparison. Acceptable values include:

• Equal — = (operator="=")
• Greater than — > (operator="&gt;")
• Greater than or equal — >= (operator="&gt;=")
• Less than — < (operator="&lt;")
• Less than or equal — <= (operator="&lt;=")
• Not equal — <> (operator="&lt;&gt;")

• Changed — CHANGED (operator="CHANGED") The CHANGED operation will only check the first set of values (value1, value1Type, and value1RelativeFacilityLink) to determine which point to monitor for change. The second set of values (value2, value2Type, and value2RelativeFacilityLink) are ignored.

Value

Specifies the second value to use when comparing the point value in the expression:

• if the Value 2 Type (value2Type) is Self, then the value of this property will be used in the comparison.
• if the Value 2 Type (value2Type) is UDC, then the value from the point will be used in the comparison. Click the browse button to open the Select UDC dialog box and select an appropriate UDC.

Value type

Specifies the second value Type (value2Type) property. Options include Self or UDC.

Relative facility link

Specifies the second relative facility tag to use for the action.