4.15 Monitoring Tree (Editing) window
The Monitoring Tree (Editing) window is used to set the monitoring nodes that are to be monitored in the Monitoring Tree window. When the settings specified in the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window have been saved in the monitoring object database, the settings are applied to all the JP1/IM - View programs connected to JP1/IM - Manager. The Monitoring Tree (Editing) window is displayed when the user chooses Options from the menu bar of the Monitoring Tree window and then Edit Tree.
The following figure shows an example of the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window.
The following describes the items displayed in the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window.
- Tree display area
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Displays the elements that make up the application system that is monitored in a tree structure. For details about the items displayed in the tree display area, see the explanation in 4.1 Overview of the Monitoring Tree window. Note that no virtual root node is displayed in the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window.
- Details display area
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Displays the child nodes of a monitoring group selected in the tree display area or displays the details (node name and type) of a monitoring object selected in the tree display area. For details about the items displayed in the tree display area, see the explanation in 4.1 Overview of the Monitoring Tree window. The details display area is displayed in map mode when is clicked and in the detailed view mode when is clicked.
- (Move to Upper Monitoring Group button)
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Clicking this button selects the parent node of a node selected in the tree display area. The focus moves to the parent node in the tree display area, and the details of the parent node are displayed in the details display area.
- (Icon View button)
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Clicking this button switches the details display area to map mode, in which the information of the monitoring group or monitoring object selected in the tree display area is displayed in map format. Every time the user moves an icon, the new location of the icon is immediately saved. The locations of the icons placed in the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window are reflected in the Monitoring Tree window displayed in map mode.
- (Detailed View button)
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Clicking this button switches the details display area to list mode, in which the information of the monitoring group or monitoring object selected in the tree display area is displayed in list format.
- (Select Block button)
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Clicking this button selects the icons of multiple monitoring groups or monitoring objects displayed in map mode at the same time. When this button is clicked, the user can draw a rectangle by dragging to enclose the icons. All the icons in the rectangle are selected. This button is disabled in list mode.
- (Set in Equal Intervals button)
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Clicking this button resets the locations of the icons of monitoring groups or monitoring objects and aligns the icons at equal intervals. The locations of the icons placed in the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window are reflected in the Monitoring Tree window displayed in map mode. This button is disabled in list mode.
- Pop-up menu
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The pop-up menu is displayed when the user right-clicks in the tree display area or details display area.
The following items appear on the pop-up menu only if specific conditions are met.
- Background Image Settings
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This item can be chosen if no icons have been selected in the Details display area in map mode and if the user right-clicks an area where there is no icon.
The background image in map mode is loaded.
- Display Order
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This item can be chosen if a check mark is displayed for Visual Icon display on the View menu. Even if multiple monitoring nodes have been selected, the user can choose this item.
The user can change the Display Order of the monitoring nodes by choosing the following commands:
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Move to the foremost
The selected monitoring node is displayed in front.
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Move 1 level upward
The selected monitoring node moves forward one position in the Display Order.
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Move 1 level backward
The selected monitoring node moves back one position in the Display Order.
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Move to the backmost
The selected monitoring node moves to the backmost position in the Display Order.
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For details about other items appearing on the pop-up menu, see the explanations below of the corresponding menu items available from the menu bar.
The following table describes the items available from the menu bar of the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window.
#: When Save Login Information is selected, the logged-in user's name, password, and host name are saved, and the Login window does not appear until the user logs out.
- Information displayed in the title bar of the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window
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The following two kinds of information are displayed in the title bar of the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window:
- About JP1/IM - View
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The data version of the monitoring tree that is being edited in the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window is displayed in the title bar. The default data version is 09-00.
When JP1/IM - View connects to the server, the version displayed in the title bar changes to the version of JP1/IM - Manager (Central Scope) installed on the server.
When a CSV file saved on the local computer is loaded, the version displayed in the title bar changes to the data version of the CSV file.
Note that the version displayed in the title bar is the data version of the server's monitoring tree or CSV file, and is not a product version.
- Login information
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When the user's login information is saved in JP1/IM - View, the login information is displayed in the title bar. By default, the function for saving login information is disabled, and no login information is displayed in the title bar. The function is enabled when a check mark appears beside Save Login Information on the File menu, and the user performs one of the operations listed in the following table.
Table 4‒7: Operations requiring the user to log in Window
Operation
Result
Monitoring Tree (Editing)
From the File menu, choosing Acquire Tree from Server
Existing monitoring tree settings are acquired from JP1/IM - Manager.
From the File menu, choosing Update Server Tree
The edited monitoring tree settings are saved in JP1/IM - Manager.
From the Options menu, choosing Auto-generate Tree
A monitoring tree is automatically generated.
From the Options menu, choosing Acquire Latest Definition
The latest information of the common condition definitions is acquired from JP1/IM - Manager.
From the Edit menu, choosing Edit Visual Monitoring Window List
The Edit Visual Monitoring Window List window opens.
Visual Monitoring (Editing)
Clicking the Acquire Visual Monitoring Data from Server button
Visual monitoring data is loaded from JP1/IM - Manager.
Clicking the Update the Visual Monitoring Data of Server button
The edited visual monitoring data is saved in JP1/IM - Manager.
After the Save Login Information function has been enabled, it remains enabled until the user disables it in the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window.
When the function is enabled, the following information is displayed in the title bar:
user-name@host-name (or user-name@IP-address)
Figure 4‒24: Display in the title bar when login information has been saved and has not been saved If a login error occurs when login information has been saved, the login information is lost, an error dialog box appears, and the operation is interrupted.
If this situation occurs, the Login window appears when the user performs an operation that requires a login, and the login information entered in the window at that time is saved.