Specifications

Section 7: Database Setup
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REPORT ACTIONS
Each report is set up in the database using the REPORT command, and a specific set of report
actions is assigned that defines how the system will respond when a given log event action
occurs. For each report assigned a number, the following five report actions must be defined:
 SEND TO HOST
 CLOSE LATCHED CONTACT
 CLOSE CONTACT (0-16)
 PREVENT BUILDING CLOSURE
 PRINT*
1. SEND TO HOST. Is the report to be sent to the host? If so, during which building modes
and what time intervals (3 are available)? If a Y is entered for all three building modes for
a given report, that report will be sent to the host port 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including
holidays.
2. CLOSE LATCHED CONTACT. Is a latched contact on an SE 778A to be closed when this
log event occurs? If so, during which building modes and what time intervals (3 are
available)?
This report action is enabled for log event activities that require operator acknowledgment
of an abnormal condition. Once closed, the latched contacts can only be opened again by
a system operator assigned to rank A through E with the use of the SILENCE command, even
though the abnormal condition may have been rectified. (System reset or power failure will
also open the latched contacts.) An audible device is typically connected to the latched
contacts. Thus an operator is not required to visually observe the log event triggered by the
abnormal condition. The operator, however, must acknowledge it to silence the audible
device.
When is this report action to be enabled, during which building modes and what time intervals
If a Y is entered for all three building modes, the report will be sent to the host port 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. Entering an N for all three building modes and no
time intervals, will omit this report action.
3. CLOSE CONTACT (0-16). This report action makes use of eight relay outputs on the Alto
818 (1-8) and the eight relays on the SE 778A (9-16). If 0 is entered in this field, no contacts
will close.
A contact closed by a report will open again automatically when the monitored condition is
either rectified or an operator with rank A, B, or C evokes the SHUNT.
4. PREVENT BUILDING CLOSURE. Should this report prevent the building from being
closed? When some log event activities occur, closing the building during the time of the
occurrence could compromise security if this function is not enabled.