To enable operators to write on a data point from an Actions
contextual menu in Security Desk, you can add
actions to your data points.
What you should know
- Writing on data points is only supported by the BACnet, Modbus Client, MQTT, and
OPC Client devices.
- Actions allow operators to control a device by sending commands to its data
points.
- The Actions menu appears when you right-click a device or
entity in the entity browser or on a map.
- Actions in the menu are listed in the order they were created, not
alphabetically.
- Disabled actions are hidden from the Actions menu.
Procedure
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From the Config Tool homepage, open the Plugins
task.
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Select a device or entity from the entity browser and click the
Properties tab.
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In the Actions section, click Add an
action (
).
The Add an action dialog box opens.
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Enter the following information:
- Name
- Name of the action.
- Data point
- The data point that the action applies to.
- Write value
- The value that you want written on the data point.
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Click .
Results
The action is displayed in the
Actions section, and in the
context menu that appears when you right-click a device or entity in the entity browser
and on a map.
Example
If you have a BACnet temperature controller in a room and have added a data point
for Target Temperature, you can create an action with the ideal room temperature as the
write value. If you see that the room is too hot or too cold, you can right-click the
temperature controller in the entity browser, select the action that you created, and
the room will go back to its ideal temperature.
After you finish
Create rules for the devices or entities.
