The VTS Operator's Guide Introduction to Visual Tag System (VTS) The VTS Program and VTS Applications Starting the VTS Program Start the VTS Program Using the VTS Shortcut Start the VTS Program Using the Windows Start Button Summary: Introduction to VTS The VTS Application Manager (VAM) Starting a VTS Application Stopping a VTS Application Stopping a VTS Application Using the VAM Stopping an Application Using the Application's Windows Close Button Exiting VTS Summary: The VTS Application Manager (VAM) The Display Manager Application Pages Title Bar Page Display Area Navigation Bar Display Manager Functions Page Navigation Tools Menu Page Change Buttons Add a Page Change Button Remove a Page Change Button Page History Buttons Hotboxes Printing a Page Responding to an Alarm Stopping a VTS Application Using the Application's Windows Close Button Summary: The Display Manager Application Security User Accounts and Privileges Logon to Your User Account Change Your Password Log Off of Your User Account Security-related Dialogs Access Denied: Not Logged On Access Denied: No Privilege Access Denied: No Application Close Privilege Password Entries Do Not Match Summary: Application Security Interacting with VTS Pages Interpreting Application Page Data Tags Tag Types Tag Properties Tag Data Incoming Tag Data Outgoing Tag Data Tag Graphic Displays Incoming Data Displays Outgoing Data Displays Tag Tooltips Special Symbols Invalid Data Questionable Data Interact with Pages Mouse Behavior Tooltips Shortcut Menu Disabled Shortcut Menu Options Checkmark Shortcut Menu Symbol Help Shortcut Menu Option Manual Data Shortcut Menu Option Enter Manual Data Clear Manual Data Questionable Data Shortcut Menu Option Mark data as questionable Unmark data as questionable Disable Alarm or Alarm Disable Shortcut Menu Option Disable an Alarm from a Application Page Enable an Alarm from a Application Page Alarm Setpoints Shortcut Menu Option Deadband Shortcut Menu Option Properties Shortcut Menu Option Open a Windowed Historical Data Viewer Page to Instantly Plot Equipment Process Data Summary: Interacting with VTS Application Pages The Historical Data Viewer Page Plotting Live and Historical Data Historical Data Viewer Page Elements and Tools Working with the Historical Data Viewer Page Plot Data on the Historical Data Viewer Page View Tag Data in a Table on the Historical Data Viewer Page Quick-Plotting a Tag Adding, Removing and Saving Pens Selecting Pens in the Tag Selector Remove a Pen or Query from the Historical Data Viewer Page Save a Pen Group Load a Pen Group Modify a Pen Group Delete a Pen Group Filter Available Tags in the Tag Selector Dialog Filter Tags by Name Filter Tags by Area Filter Tags by Description Filter Tags by Their Data Source Type Filter Tags by Tag Type Use a Query to Select Tags Preview the Expanded Tag List Modifying Pen Properties Modify Analog Pen Properties Modify Digital Pen Properties Modify Notebook and Note Properties Modifying Dates and Times Select a Date Upon Which to View Logged Data on the Historical Data Viewer Page Modify the Time Duration for the Data Plotted on the Historical Data Viewer Page Zoom In to View Lesser Time Periods on the Graph Zoom Out to View Greater Time Periods on the Graph Scroll to View Earlier or Later Dates Reset the Graph to the Current Date Modifying Scale Ranges Zoom In to View a Lesser Scale Range for One Analog Pen Zoom In to View a Lesser Scale Range for All Analog Pens Zoom Out to View a Greater Scale Range for One Analog Pen Zoom Out to View a Greater Scale Range for All Analog Pens Shift One Analog's Scale Range on the Graph Shift All Analogs' Scale Range on the Graph Reset One Analog to its Original Scale Range Reset All Analogs to Their Original Scale Range Working with Notebooks Add a Note to a Notebook Add a Note on the Graph Add a Note to the Table Summary: The Historical Data Viewer Page The Alarm Page and Alarms Features of the Alarm Page Alarms and Events Alarm Page Components List Options Buttons Actions Buttons Alarm List Font Size Control Panel Sorting and Filtering Drop-Down Lists Alarm List Columns Alarm List Alarm Page Operations Alarm Indicators Responding to Alarms Analyzing the Alarms in the Alarm List Acknowledge One Alarm Acknowledge All Alarms Silence the Current Alarm Sound Mute Current and Future Alarm Sounds Change the Alarm List Font Size Changing the Category of Alarms Displayed in the Alarm List View Active Alarms View Configured Alarms View Current Alarms View Disabled Alarms View History Alarms and Events View Unacknowledged Alarms Disabling and Enabling Alarms from the Alarm Page Disable Alarms from the Alarm Page Enable Alarms from the Alarm Page Sorting the Alarms in the Alarm List Sort the Alarm List by Date and Time Sort the Alarm List by Priority Sort the Configured List by Alarm Name Filtering the Alarms in the Alarm List Apply a Priority Filter to the Currently Displayed Alarm List Apply an Area Filter to the Currently Displayed Alarm List Remove a Priority Filter from the Alarm List Remove an Area Filter from the Alarm List Resize the Alarm List Columns Printing the Alarm List Print the Alarm List to the Default Windows Printer Print the Alarm List to File Summary: The Alarm Page and Alarms The Reports Page Report Types Daily Snapshot Report Daily Total Report Driver Communication Error Detail Report Driver Communication Summary Report Hourly Snapshot Report Hourly Total Report Standard Report Saving and Loading Tag Groups Save a Tag Group Load a Tag Group Report Time Periods Select a Preset Time Period for a Report Configure a Custom Time Period for a Report Generate Multiple Reports Simultaneously Report Output Formats Default Printer Report Output Format Printer Report Output Format Text File Report Output Format Screen Display Report Output Format CSV File Report Output Format Formatted Excel XLS File Report Output Format Plain Excel XLS File Report Output Format Access MDB File Report Output Format ODBC Data Source Report Output Format Send Report Data By E-mail Send Report Data in the Body of an E-mail Message Send Report Data as Attachment to an E-mail Message Generate a Report The Operator Notes Page Add a Note to the Operator Notes Page Print the Notes Displayed on the Operator Notes Page View Operator Notes Entered on Previous Dates View Operator Notes Entered on Subsequent Dates The Call-out List Page Activate a Roster for the Alarm Dialer System Disable the Alarm Dialer System Managing Contact Records for the Alarm Dialer System Modify an Operator's Contact Information for the Alarm Dialer System Add Contact Information for a New Operator to the Alarm Dialer System Delete Contact Information for an Operator from the Alarm Dialer System Change the Order of Operator Contact Records for the Alarm Dialer System