Specifications

Figure 7: Graphics+ Example
Global Search
This enhanced search feature allows you to search the
Metasys system for multiple objects that meet specific
criteria based on naming and object type. Using the global
search, you can manage lists of objects, which can be
used by other features for commanding, trending,
reporting, and object selection.
Global Command
This additional command feature allows you to send a
single command to multiple objects and view a log of the
command results.
Managing Alarm and Event Messages
To make sure you are notified immediately of important
alarms and events, the Site Management Portal UI alerts
you with a pop-up window showing the most recent
highest priority alarm message detected by the system.
This window presents all important data pertaining to the
alarm message.
For a system-wide overview of alarms and events, the
Site Management Portal UI provides an Event Viewer
that displays all system events in chronological order
(Figure 8).
Figure 8: Event Viewer
The Event Viewer allows you to identify the most recent
conditions in the building, determine possible relationships
between events, and locate the source of error conditions.
The Event Viewer also allows you to acknowledge and
annotate any of the displayed event messages.
All event messages detected by network engines are
routed to the ADS/ADX for archiving on the
ODBC-compliant database. You can configure the server
to route event and transaction messages to printers,
pagers, or e-mail destinations, or other servers.
To display operator transactions, the Site Management
Portal UI provides an Audit Viewer. The Audit Viewer is
sortable so only those transaction messages of particular
interest to you appear.
Trend Analysis
For optimal performance and to fine-tune the building
control systems, current and historical data can provide
useful diagnostic information. The Site Management
Portal UI provides comprehensive trend recording and
trend display capabilities (Figure 9). Trend data is
collected from the field points and buffered temporarily
in the network engines. The trend data can be uploaded
automatically and periodically to the ADS/ADX and
archived in the ODBC-compliant database.
Metasys software supports both Interval (for example,
every 10 minutes) and Change-of-Value (for example,
when a temperature changes 0.5˚) sampling methods for
storing trend samples. Data from both methods can be
combined in a single graph.
7Application and Data Server (ADS) and Extended Application and Data Server (ADX) Product Bulletin