Introduction
The Status page offers tools to summarize the alarm status and check specific readings for each instrument. This feature can generally be used to:
Review the overall alarm status of all instruments.
Check instruments in various alarm statuses.
Examine the specific readings of an instrument to determine what triggered the alarm.
Export alarm data using filters based on time or the number of records.
To access this page: Click on the top left corner to open the side bar, click on ‘Status’ tab to access the page.
The Status Page main sections are briefly introduced below:
Section Name | Functions |
Progress Bar | Overview the number of instruments in each alarm status. Progress bar to be exported into image format. |
Instrument List | A list of instrument names in each alarm status; actions can be made to put the instrument on-hold/ in-quarantine / make notes / edit readings / delete not-in-use instruments. |
Data Panel | A data panel to view detailed readings of one instrument, in order to make further actions. |
Alarm Status List | A quick list to view all instruments records that triggered the alarm. Monitoring status information is also available to check the time and the order of the instrument records. |
Status Toolbox | A toolbox to filter out alarm status by category and/or instrument type. Export function is available to export the alarm status information (alarmed instrument list / alarmed data readings list / monitoring status list). |
Section 1 - Progress Bar
This section introduces the information and functions available in the progress bar panel. Click on the side button to 'SHOW PIE CHART' to appeal this progress bar section.
1) Instrument Status Overview
The progress bar offers an overview of the proportion of instruments in each alarm state, indicating the number of instruments and their respective proportions.
NOTE: The alarm names and colors can be configured and customized by administrators based on each project needs. Therefore, the Instrument list panel might show alarm status in different names, colors and different number of alarms.
2) Export Function
The progress bar can be printed and exported into different image format, by clicking on the button '
' on the top right corner.
Section 2 - Instrument List & Data Panel
1) Panel Fields Overview
This section introduces the general function of instrument list panel.
The Instrument List panel will display a list of all instruments categorized by different alarm states.
NORMAL: All instruments are in NORMAL condition - readings that do not exceed any alarm limits will be displayed here.
ACTION: All instruments are in ACTION condition - readings that exceed the ACTION alarm limits will be displayed here.
RED: All instruments are in RED condition - readings that exceed the RED alarm limits will be displayed here.
AMBER: All instruments are in AMBER condition - readings that exceed the AMBER alarm limits will be displayed here.
NOTE: The alarm name, alarm limit, etc can be configured and customized by administrators based on each project needs. Therefore, the Instrument list panel might show alarm status in different names and different number of alarms.
2) Data Panel - View Readings
The Data Panel displays detailed instrument readings, allowing users to access this information without the need for additional clicks or searches on other pages.
To check readings:
Step 1: Look through the lists of instruments in different alarm statuses. Locate an instrument whose detailed readings you wish to check.
Step 2: Click on the side button of the instrument '
' to load the readings.
Step 3: Readings that triggered an alarm will be highlighted in a color corresponding to the alarm status for a better viewing experience, so users can examine the reading in detail, see the date and time as well as the accurate detailed displacement/other readings. For example, the readings in red background indicate that these readings exceed the alarm limit named 'RED'.
3) Panel Function - Take Actions of Instrument
Users can also take action, such as put the instrument on-hold or in quarantine if the instrument readings are abnormal, etc.
Step 1: Find the instrument you want to perform an action on. Move your mouse over the instrument. Right-click to open the action panel.
Step 2: Click the action you want to perform. The actions are explained below:
On Hold: Put the instrument on-hold temporarily.
In Quarantine: Put the instrument in Quarantine for further review.
Notes: Take any notes to this instrument for additional information.
Edit: Click to open the instrument data page where the user can edit the reading/date-time/other data. This can be done if, for example, a reading was collected incorrectly, and you have the correct value on hand so you can fix it manually. This feature is available for roles with higher level access. Only people with edit permissions can perform this operation.
Delete: Click to delete this instrument if it's no longer in use. Please be cautious about this action, as it will delete the instrument permanently.
Section 3 - Alarm Status List
This section introduces the functions of the alarm status list panel. Users can view all the alarmed instrument at one list and also view the monitoring status of each instrument in a list. The details are shown below:
1) Alarm Status List
Users can view the alarm status in a list and see which instrument triggered which alarm limit and when.
ID: It shows the specific identification number of each reading for different instruments.
Instrument Name: it shows the instrument name of this reading.
Date Time: it shows the date and time of when this reading is recorded and triggered the alarm.
Different Color Background: The different color backgrounds are associated with the alarm status colors, indicating the alarm status that was triggered by this reading.
Filter Function: Users can click on the filter button and apply filter by entering relevant fields. It helps users to quickly locate a specific instrument / reading / date-time.
2) Monitoring Status
Users can also review the monitoring status in a list format. This feature enables them to view, for a specific instrument, how many scheduled readings need to be captured from the instrument itself, how many outstanding readings that are failed to be captured, and what's the latest monitoring updated date-time.
Instrument Name: it shows the instrument name that recorded the reading.
Outstanding Number: it shows the number of readings in this schedule that should be captured but failed to complete. Outstanding Number = Scheduled Number - Actual Reading Number.
Scheduled Number: it shows the total number of times that readings should be captured into the system. Therefore, the difference between scheduled number and outstanding number will indicate the number of readings has been captured.
Date-Time Captured: it shows the date and time when this monitoring frequency job is latest updated.
Example of how to read the monitoring frequency status list:
Use the filter icon next to header 'Instrument Name' and enter EP.ACV03.05.
The monitoring frequency schedules will show as different date-time records. In this case, the monitoring frequency job is scheduled to check the status daily.
Scheduled number is 3, which means the system should capture 3 readings in a daily job.
Outstanding number is 0, means all the 3 readings were captured in that day. Outstanding number is 1, means only 2 readings were captured, and there was 1 reading failed to be captured in the system.
Section 4 - Status Toolbox
This section describes the functions available in the Status Toolbox for exporting data about alarm status, data readings, or monitoring status for a certain time and number of records.
Click on the side bar 'Status Toolbox' at the right hand of the Status Page to access.
1) Filtering & Viewing by Category and Instrument Type:
Category: If the data belongs to a category, click and select from the drop-down list to apply a filter. It helps to view/export only the data within a specific category. Category content is set by administrators and may differ from the screenshot example above and is based on project requirements (please refer to Category Manual or contact admin if require change).
Instrument Type: If you only want to view/export a specific type of instrument, click to open the drop-down list and select a specific instrument type. This is helpful for data filtering purposes. The instrument types here are set based on the project requirements, not all instrument types will be displayed here, only the instrument types required for the project will be displayed.
Step 1: Click and select from the Category or Instrument Type to apply the filter.
Step 2: Click on 'Apply Filter'. The Status Page will filter out and only show the instruments and their alarm status in the corresponding category and instrument type.
Example of Applying Filter to a certain category and certain instrument type:
In this example, for the instruments within the category and belong to the DGSI instrument type, there is one instrument named INC4001 that triggered an alarm. The triggered alarm is at the Amber alarm level and was recorded on 21/04/2023 at 01:38 PM.
2) Export Alarm Status:
The alarm status of instruments will be exported via this function:
Category / Instrument Type: Click and select the desired category or instrument types if you wish to export the data only within a certain category and/or certain instrument types, if necessary.
Export Type: Choose Alarm Status to export.
Include Instruments in NORMAL Status: Select this option to export all instruments, regardless of their status. This includes instruments in both alarmed and normal states, as well as those that did not trigger any alarm. If you choose to disable this option, only the instruments that triggered alarms will be exported.
Step 1: Click and select from the Category or Instrument Type to apply the filter, if necessary.
Step 2: Choose Alarm Status from the export type section.
Step 3: Click on 'Export' button. An excel file containing all the relevant information will be exported and auto downloaded to your local device.
Example of exporting alarm status and including instruments in normal status:
The excel table indicates all the instruments in different alarm status. It shows:
Instrument Name
Category which the instrument belongs to
Instrument type
Date-time on when the reading was captured
Status: whether the reading is in normal status, RED status, AMBER status (the cell will be highlighted to corresponding alarm level color if triggered).
Users can use the excel filter to quickly view: which instruments triggered which certain type of alarm; what's the alarm status for a certain instrument; what's the alarm status of instruments in a certain category / instrument type.
3) Export Alarm Status with Data:
The alarm status of instruments will be exported together with its reading data via this function:
Category / Instrument Type: Click and select the desired category or instrument types if you wish to export the data only within a certain category and/or certain instrument types, if necessary.
Export Type: Choose Alarm Status with Data.
Include Instruments in NORMAL Status: Select this option to export all instruments, regardless of their status. This includes instruments in both alarmed and normal states, as well as those that did not trigger any alarm. If you choose to disable this option, only the instruments that triggered alarms will be exported.
Step 1: Click and select from the Category or Instrument Type to apply the filter, if necessary.
Step 2: Choose Alarm Status with Data from the export type section.
Step 3: Click on 'Export' button. An excel file containing all the relevant information will be exported and auto downloaded to your local device.
Example of exporting alarm status with data:
The excel table indicates all the instruments and their readings in different alarm status. It shows:
Instrument Name
Category which the instrument belongs to
Instrument type
Date-time on when the reading was captured
Data Type: which data was captured in this record (Lateral Displacement / Settlement / etc)
DATA: the actual value of reading captured in this record.
Status: whether the reading is in normal, RED, or AMBER status (the cell will be highlighted to corresponding alarm level color if triggered).
Users can use the excel filter to quickly view: which instruments in what actual reading values triggered which certain type of alarm; what's the alarm status for a certain instrument and how much did the reading exceed the limit; what's the alarm status of instruments in a certain category / instrument type.
4) Export Monitoring Status:
The monitoring status (date time and number of times captured from the instrument) will be exported by this function:
Category / Instrument Type: Click and select the desired category or instrument types if you wish to export the data only within a certain category and/or certain instrument types, if necessary.
Export Type: Choose Monitoring Status.
Include Instruments in NORMAL Status: Select this option to export all instruments, regardless of their status. This includes instruments in both alarmed and normal states, as well as those that did not trigger any alarm. If you choose to disable this option, only the instruments that triggered alarms will be exported.
Notice Options:
Un-noticed: To export only the monitoring outstanding status that haven't been sent out in the notification email to the recipients.
Noticed: To export only the monitoring outstanding status that have been successfully sent out in the notification email to the recipients.
Both: To export both un-noticed and noticed monitoring outstanding records.
Captured Last Hours: enter the numbers to export only the monitoring history that was captured within the last few hours.
Cpatured Last Runs: enter the numbers to export only the monitoring history that was captured within the last few runs.
Start Date-Time and End Date-Time: set the time range to export only the monitoring history that was captured within the certain time range.
Step 1: Click and select from the Category or Instrument Type to apply the filter, if necessary.
Step 2: Choose Monitoring Status from the export type section.
Step 3: Choose the notice options, captured hours, and start/end date and time for data filtering purpose, if necessary.
Step 4: Click on 'Export' button. An excel file containing all the relevant information will be exported and auto downloaded to your local device.