Tag Details

You can navigate to the Tag Details page in any one of the following two ways:

• Click the data value from the grid in the Summary Listing.

• When viewing the Tag Values tab of the Device Details page click on the Tag Description Name.

The Tag Details page will appear:

You can navigate to the Tag Details page for other tags by clicking the drop-down arrow next to the current tag name at the top of this section and selecting the tag you want to view. You can also click the previous/next arrows shown below.

This page consists of the following options:

• Tag History
• Properties
• Alarm History
• Set Points
• Memos

 The options for this tab are as follows:

• Refresh
• Grid/Chart View
• Show Setpoint Threshold
• Duration

The tag history screen will update with the most recent information as the page refreshes and has a new poll from the meter. Click the Refresh icon to update the page. If there has been a poll time since the last refresh the page will display with the most recent polled data value.

You can view the historical data for the selected tag in a list by clicking Grid View. You can toggle back to the trend by clicking Chart View (default view). 

Keep in mind SCADALynx will remember which view you have most recently clicked on per session. If you log off and log back in the Chart View will be the view that you see when you navigate to the Tag Details page.

Note: You can export the data into Excel or PDF on either view by clicking the Export icon in the top-right.

When using the Chart View, you can enable Show Setpoint Threshold, to view any existing alarms that have a threshold value that meets the range of the Y axis.

You can configure a timeframe, by clicking Duration and selecting Custom Duration in order to retrieve a specific dataset.  There is a limit to a maximum of the most recent 10,000 rows based on the start and end time submitted.  If no data is found for the configured timeframe, a message will display indicating no data exists for the timeframe specified.  

This page allows you to rename a tag, view current value, set data validation filters, change the engineering unit and decimal places, update formulas, update other properties of a tag value, and create attributes for tags.

Standard Properties
To update any property information on a tag, enter the appropriate information in the text boxes or use the dropdown menu to select the correct information and click Update.

Note: The necessary permissions must be granted by your administrator to have access to this section.

To create an attribute, follow the steps below:

1. Under Custom Attributes, click Add Attribute. 

1. In the Add Attribute window, type the name of the attribute that will be available across multiple tags. Also enter the value of the attribute which will be used as the characteristic value for your devices for that Custom attribute name.

1. Click Save.

To edit an existing attribute, follow the steps below:

1. Under Custom Attributes, make your changes in the value field (the Update Attributes button will turn blue).

2. Click Update Attributes.

To delete an existing attribute:

Under Custom Attributes, click Delete Attribute (trash can icon).

When the Alarm History tab is selected, you are able to view the alarm history for a device and tag value. Once you click on the Alarm History tab the information will be displayed in the area below the tab section.

NOTE: If no alarms have been recorded for this device no history will display.

Set Points

When the Set Points tab is selected, you are able to view any set points for this tag value, create a new set point, edit existing set points, delete any set points and acknowledge any alarms related to this device for this set point. Once you click on the Set Points tab all alarms will be displayed.

NOTE: You can only create an edit a set point if you have the required security permissions tied to your user account.

Acknowledging an Alarm

To acknowledge an existing alarm, click Acknowledge on the row of the set point that is in an alarm state.

NOTE: After acknowledging an alarm, any notifications will discontinue until the polled value passes back through the indicated threshold value.

Memos

When the Memos tab is selected, it allows you to view and add memos that can be seen by other users granted that access.

NOTE: This Tag Level Memo section works independently from the Device Level Memo section and does NOT display as a flag on the Summary Listing grid.