Time categories are used to identify important blocks of time. For example, peak hours can be defined as weekdays from 7 AM to 5 PM. Operations Center provides six default time categories, which can be customized:
You can rank them by priority and select whether to enable or disable using them. By default, Blackout and Off are disabled.
To customize a time category:
In the
pane, expand > .Right-click the
element, then select to open the property page.In the left pane, click
to open its property page:To change the name of a time category, double-click the name in the
column, specify a new name, then click anywhere in the dialog box to save the new name.The
time category name cannot be edited.To change the color, double-click the associated color box in the
column to open the Select a New Color dialog box, then do one of the following:Use the
, , or tabs to select the new color, then click to save the new color.To close the dialog box without saving the color selection, click
.To revert to previous color settings, click
.The Time Categories Color Selector is the same as the one used to set up the condition and severity values.
(Optional) Consider whether to collect alarm history and performance data for each time category, then do one of the following in the
column:Select the
radio button to record alarm history and performance data in the Data Warehouse.Select the
radio button to disable data capture of alarm history and performance data in the Data Warehouse.To complete the customization process, do one of the following:
To save new
selections, click to display a confirmation dialog box, then click to save the changes.To revert to the default settings, click
.