Additional Procedures
- The preconditions are met.
- Select Project > [Network name] > [Building] > [Floor].
- Select the room or rooms.
- Drag the room to the room information list.
Scenario: No assignments or incomplete assignments of room objects to the room are made.
- Highlight the room or rooms.
- Click Configure selected rooms.
- The dialog box Automatically configure all selected rooms displays.
- Do the following to assign only the desired configuration:
- Select the Lighting check box.
- Select the Shading check box.
- Select the check box Brightness/Presence/Collision detection.
- Select option per room or per segment.
- By room: All switches are assigned to each segment (permitting switch on and off of everything from each switch).
- By segment: All inputs of a segment are assigned to all outputs for the same segment.
- Click OK.
- The assignments to the room are made.
Scenario: You moved multiple rooms to the room information list for editing. You want to limit the view of rooms to get a better overview for editing.
- In the field Filter rooms, enter the filter term, for example, room 1. The filter applies to the description and automatically applies a wildcard after the term. So that the filter "Room 1" also displayed rooms 10, 11, 100, etc.
- Click Search .
- Only rooms matching the filter term are displayed.
Scenario: You want to view the references of the inputs in the room information list. The description refers to lighting inputs but can also be apply to any type of input.
- Select the Lighting inputs tab in the assignment list.
- Double-click the appropriate lighting input.
- The applied references are displayed in the room information list.
Scenario: You can show or hide the room and segment type to improve the overview for editing.
- Select the Display room/segment types check box.
- The supplemental information is displayed.
- Clear the Display room/segment types check box.
- The supplemental information is hidden.
Scenario: You want to show or hide the device information to improve the overview for editing.
- Select the Display handled equipment check box.
- Devices within a segment are displayed.
- Select the Display handled equipment check box.
- The devices are hidden.
Scenario: You want to check the changes made to assignments.
- Highlight the appropriate switch in the room information list.
- Select the Detail log tab.
- Click Select columns .
- Select the Action Details check box.
- The changes are displayed in the Detail log tab.
Scenario: You must document the changes. The standard report generates a change report for the last 24 hours.
- In System Browser, select Application View.
- Select Applications > Reports > Configuration.
- Select report HQ Room Editor Changes.
- Select the Reports tab.
- The select report HQ Room Editor Changes displays.
- Enter a localized text (1, 2 and 3) for the standard report.
- Check the settings in the name filter Elements Added and Elements Removed:
a. Right-click format template Elements Added (Date/Time) and select Filter > Name Filter.
b. In the Name Filter dialog box, check the predefined path for validity and change as needed. In Valid column must showOK
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c. Also check the settings in the format template Elements Removed.
- Click Save as . Enter a new name for the report for future use.
- Select Run .
- The report is generated for the last 24 hours.
- Click Generate and display PDF .
- The reports can be saved or printed.
You can change the time period in the standard report, for example, to generate a report for longer periods.
Scenario: You must change the existing configuration. You want to create a backup copy of the existing configuration to restore it in the event of an incorrect configuration. A backup copy can be created for each level of the object structure (building, floor, or room).
- Click Export configuration .
- In the Export configuration dialog box, enter a name for the file. The selected object level is suggested as the name.
- Click Save.
- A confirmation message is displayed.
- Click OK.
- The XML file is saved in the folder [Installation Drive]:\[Installation Folder]\[Project Name]\devices\FRM_Configurations.
Scenario: You need to restore the prior configuration.
- Click Import Configuration .
- Select the file in the Import configuration dialog box.
- Click Open.
- A confirmation message is displayed.
- Click OK.
- The configuration of the backup copy is updated on the project, but not yet loaded to the automation stations.
- Click Save room configuration on device.
- The configuration of the backup copy is loaded to the automation stations and can be tested.