The Settings panel of the Operator protocol object

The Filters tab

1

The Identification number field *

Automatically

Shows the identification number of the Operator protocol object in the system

Sequence of numbers

-

Depends on the number of Operator protocol objects in the system

2

The Name field *

Type-in the value in the field

Assigns the name to the Operator protocol object.

Latin, Cyrillic and service characters

Operator protocol

A line containing a sequence of any symbols (letters, digits, service, characters apart from > and < symbols), non case-sensitive

Number of symbols – from 1 to 60.

3

The Disable checkbox

Checkbox is set

Shows the status (enabled or disabled) of the Operator protocol object in the system

Boolean type

No

Yes – the Operator protocol object is disabled and is not in use.

No –  the Operator protocol object is enabled and is in use.

4

The Display dropdown list

Is selected in the list

Assigns the parent Display object , to which the given Operator protocol object refers.

Name of the Display objects registered in the system.

Name of the parent Display object

Depends on the number of the Display objects in the system.

5

The X filed

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the coordinate in the X horizontal axis for the upper left corner of the Operator protocol interface object on the screen

% of the screen width

-

From 0 to M*100, where M is the number of monitors installed.

The Y field

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the coordinate in the Y vertical axis for the upper left corner of the Operator protocol interface object on the screen

% of the screen height

-

From 0 to M*100, where M is the number of monitors installed.

6

The W filed

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the window width of the Operator protocol interface object

% of the screen width

-

From 0 to M*100, where M is the number of monitors installed.

The H field

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the window height of the Operator protocol interface object

% of the screen height

-

From 0 to M*100, where M is the number of monitors installed.

7

The Allow moving checkbox

Checkbox is set

Allows hand shifting of the Operator protocol interface box

Boolean type

No

Yes – hand shifting is allowed.

No – hand shifting is prohibited.

11

The Type drop-down list

Select in the list

Sets the type of objects which are to be displayed in the Operator protocol interface box

Available object types

-

Depends on the registered objects in the system.

Only objects for which the INFORMATION or ALARM value is selected in the Messages processing column on the Events tab in the ddi.exe utility are available for selection (see The Events tab section).

12

The Number drop-down list

Select in the list

Sets the number of object on which the events are to be displayed in the Operator protocol interface box

Sequence of numbers

-

Depends on the number of registered objects of the specified type

13

The Name drop-down list

Automatically

Sets the name of object on which the events are to be displayed in the Operator protocol interface box

Names of objects registered in the system

-

Depends on the objects registered in the system

14

The Event type drop-down list

Select in the list

Sets events displayed in the Operator protocol interface box

Available events for the selected object

-

Depends on the object type

15

The Request password drop-down list

Select in the list

Defines the necessity of password to process the event

Boolean type

-

Yes – confirmation of the password is required to process the event;

No – confirmation of the password is not required to process the event.

16

The Region drop-down list

Select in the list

Specifies the Region object corresponding to the monitored object

List of created Region objects

-

Depends on the number of created Region objects

17

The Parameter field

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the parameter of the monitored object.

Depends on the event type

-

Depends on the event type.

1 – 10

The higher the value, the higher the priority

Sets the name of parameter, the value of which is to be displayed in the Operator protocol interface object

22

The Description field

Type-in the value in the field

Type-in the short description of the specified parameter

Latin, Cyrillic and service characters

-

0-255 characters

Sets the Operator protocol object to which the events are to be sent after the time specified in the Wait for operator response for field

Depends on the number of the Map objects created in the system

ActiveX - archive and live video will open in a separate window.

Monitor - archive and live video will open on the selected Video Surveillance Monitor.

Sets the time after which the event type becomes Not-processed event or the event is escalated

0-10000

Fractional values can be specified; integer and fractional parts are point-separated.  For instance, to set 2 minutes 30 seconds time period specify 2.5.

Specifies the maximum events that can be displayed simultaneously in the list of current events

0-600

The value is not specified or 0 – the operator can not delay the event processing.

Greater than 0 – the parameter sets the time for which the operator can delay the event processing.

It is possible to specify fractional values, the separator of the integer and fractional part is a point. For example, to set a period of 2 minutes and 30 seconds 2.5 should be specified.

Enables sorting by priority. The descending sorting is performed in this order: Escalated, Alarm, Information and Standard (three latest event parameters can be set in the DDI file - see The Events tab). 

Yes – sorting by priority is enabled.

No – sorting by time events are received is enabled.

Places new events at the end of the current events list

Yes – a new event is placed to the end of the list

No – a new event is added to the beginning of the list

Yes – when the event is processed in one of the Operator protocol, it is deleted from other Operator protocols

No – when the event is processed in one of the Operator protocol, it stays unprocessed in other Operator protocols

Defines the necessity to enter the password to process the event 

Yes – event processing is to be confirmed with a password;

No – password is not required for event processing.

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The Autoswitch checkbox

Checkbox is set

Enables auto switch to the Current events tab in the Operator protocol window when a new event occurs.

Boolean type

No

Yes – auto switch is enabled

No – auto switch is disabled

Yes – the last received event tile is automatically activated;

No – when the new event is received, the tile selected by the Operator remains active.

Yes – event handling buttons are displayed when a group of events is selected

No – event handling buttons are hidden when a group of events is selected

Yes – the comment field is automatically cleared after the event is processed by the Operator;

No – the comment text remains in the comment field after the event is processed by the Operator.

Yes - the alarm tile size is set equal to the size of the Operator Protocol window area which is not occupied by the event control panel;

No - the tile size is set according to the content size.

Yes - the Apply to all button is hidden in the Operator Protocol window, and the Operator is not able to process all alarms at once;

No - the Apply to all button is available in the Operator Protocol window.

Yes – the Operator protocol window is always displayed above all other windows.

No – the Operator protocol window is displayed normally.

Yes – the buttons for classifying events (Alarm situation, Suspicious situation, False alarm) do not appear until the Comment field is filled.

No – the operator can classify (process) the event without entering a comment.

Prohibits the Operator from selecting multiple events using the Shift and Ctrl keys

Yes – the ability to select multiple events using the Shift and Ctrl keys is disabled.

No – the ability to select multiple events using the Shift and Ctrl keys is enabled.

1

The Server field

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the name of DB server in which the required database is stored

Latin, Cyrillic and service characters

Name of Server used by system

-

2

The Folder field

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the name of the database in which the events are to be stored

Latin, Cyrillic and service characters

Name of main database used by system

-

3

The User field

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the user name for authorization in the database server

Latin, Cyrillic and service characters

-

-

4

The Password field

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the password for authorization in the database server

Latin, Cyrillic and service characters

-

-

5

The Connection dialog button

Click the button

Opens the dialog box of database server connection

-

-

-

1

The Server field

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the name of DB server in which the required Event Protocol database is stored (if extracted to a separate DB)

Latin, Cyrillic and service characters

Name of Server used by Event Protocol database (if extracted to a separate DB)

-

2

The Folder field

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the name of the Event Protocol database (if extracted to a separate DB) in which the events are to be stored

Latin, Cyrillic and service characters

Name of  Event Protocol database (if extracted to a separate DB) used by system

-

3

The User field

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the user name for authorization in the Event Protocol database (if extracted to a separate DB) server

Latin, Cyrillic and service characters

-

-

4

The Password field

Type-in the value in the field

Sets the password for authorization in the Event Protocol database (if extracted to a separate DB) server

Latin, Cyrillic and service characters

-

-

5

The Connection dialog button

Click the button

Opens the dialog box of Event Protocol database (if extracted to a separate DB) server connection

-

-

-

Operator: the operator can choose a full or simple view.

Full: the events are displayed as cells with screenshots.

Simple: the events are displayed as strings without screenshots.

Operator: the operator can choose the grouping options.

Default: the event grouping is disabled.

Object: the events are grouped by object.

Event: the events are grouped by event type.

Region: the events are grouped by region.