Managing Controls
Accessing controls
By default, controls are visible to all.
You can access these via different lists and trees.
Accessing controls by context
To access controls:
In the Control desktop, select Control Library > Control Trees.Controls are classified by:
• entities
• control types
• process
• regulation frameworks
Listing controls
To list controls:
1. In the Control desktop, select Control Library > Control Management > Controls > All Controls.
You obtain the list of all controls.
Viewing key controls
To view controls considered as key controls:
In the Control desktop, select Control Library > Control Management > Controls > Key Controls.Key controls are controls for which the Key Control check box was selected in the control properties.
Viewing "orphan" controls
To view controls that have not yet been contextualized:
In the Control desktop, select Control Library > Control Management > Controls > Orphan Controls.Controls that have not been connected to a context object (entity, process, etc.) appear. These are elements for which scope has not been defined.
Modifying Controls
By default, controls are visible to all. However, you can modify only those controls attached to your reference entity or to one of its sub-entities.
A user is connected to a reference entity in the framework of his/her assignment. For more details on assignments, see chapter "Managing Users" in the HOPEX Power Supervisor guide.If according to your assignment you are connected to the "France" entity, you cannot modify controls that have "World" entity context.
However, if you are connected to the "World" entity, you can modify controls that have "France" entity context.
Merging and Duplicating Controls
From list and tree views, controls can be merged and duplicated.
Merging
In a "bottom-up" approach, similar controls can be submitted to the internal control director. It is then possible to merge these to produce just a single control. The control created in this way can be connected to several locations (entities).
To merge two controls:
1. Select Control Library > Contextualization > Contextualization > List View.
2. Select two or more controls to be merged.
3. Click Merge.
4. In the merge controls window that appears, select a Target Control from the controls you have selected.
5. Click OK.
The controls initially selected now form a single control.
Target control characteristics retain their value.
If no value was specified on the target control, those of the source control are transferred. All elements connected to the source control are connected to the target control. The source control is deleted.
Duplicating
You may need to duplicate a control to divide a control into two separate controls for example.
To duplicate a control:
1. Select Control Library > Contextualization > Contextualization > List View.
2. Select the control that you want to duplicate.
3. Click Duplicate.
The duplicated control appears in the list.