Event processing using the Operator protocol

Events are processed in the Current events tab of the Operator protocol.

Events registered by alarm objects with no type assigned and events escalated from a lower level are displayed in the Current events tab. The event control panel is at the top of the tab, cells with information on events are at the bottom of the tab. The number of horizontal cells is determined by the Operator protocol window width. However, the Operator Protocol can be configured in such a way that the cell size fits the size of the free area under the event control panel; in this case only one cell is horizontal, and its height is equal to the height of the free area. Depending on the Operator protocol configuration, the events are displayed in the order they are received or by the priority, ascending or descending. When there is ascending sorting - the newest (of higher priority) event is in the upper left corner, when there is descending sorting - it is in the bottom right corner.

If one or several event cells are selected by the Operator, then their position in the Operator protocol is not changed and new events continue appearing in the window - they shift in accordance with the sorting order. At the same time, the Operator Protocol can be configured in such a way that the newly received event automatically becomes active.

The screenshot of the event is displayed in the cells of the events of the Camera objects as well as events of objects linked to cameras (see Connection of objects with cameras section in Administrator's Guide). If there are several cameras linked to the object, you can use the  buttons to browse the screenshots. The name of the corresponding camera is displayed on the frame.

On the right there is a checklist of actions that must be performed during the event processing. This list is set up by the Administrator during the Operator Protocol configuration. After you perform the required action, set the checkbox next to it, and the information about the task completion will be added to the comment field along with the date and time indication.

To assign a type to the event, select one or several cells of the event using the left mouse button (hold down the Ctrl key to select several cells) and then click one of the buttons on the event control panel. If the helping guides were added during the Operator Protocol configuration, you can click the  button and open the helping guide about the event processing.

The button names can be changed during the Operator Protocol configuration.

After the type is assigned to the event, it is removed from the Current events tab in the Operator protocol window. If the event (after being processes) is not removed from other Operator protocols when configuring the Operator protocol (see Configuring the Operator protocol object section in Administrator's Guide), then the processed event is marked grey in other Operator protocol windows. But other operators can process this event once again. 

In order to delay the event processing once for the time period specified when configuring the Operator protocol, click the Delay button. The event will not be removed from the Operator protocol windows and it will not be marked grey in in other Operator protocols.

If the bookmark for the selected events is to be created in the archive, then set the Set the bookmark checkbox checked before processing the event.The comment will be used as the bookmark name. See List of bookmarks.

To zoom in the alarm frame, double left click it. The window with zoom-in frame appears. To close this window click the X button in the upper right corner.

To view or export the video of the event, select the event in the list and click the Enter archive button on the control panel. The enter the archive feature is available for events from Camera objects and objects linked to them (see Connection of objects with cameras section in Administrator's Guide ).

The viewing and export window is displayed and the current position of playback will be set at the position corresponding to the beginning of video recording. The interface of this window is the same as the one of the Video surveillance monitor.

If the ActiveX video display method was selected during the Operator Protocol configuration, the window for the video viewing and exporting will open. The ActiveX window interface is the same as the Video Surveillance Monitor interface. If the Monitor video display method was selected, then the required camera(s) will be displayed on the selected Video Surveillance Monitor in the archive viewing mode. In this case, the current playback position will be set to the position corresponding to the beginning of the video recording. The ArchShift registry key can shift the playback position (see Registry keys reference guide).

 To view the object from which the event comes on the interactive Map, select the event cell and click the Find on map button on the control panel. As a result the required layer of the interactive Map is displayed. The corresponding object is highlighted with green dots and marked with concentric black-and-white circles.