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1. Create location from template Create process e Create process from template Create device 1 o e e Create device from template Location reports 42 2 2 oros 2 HH HH er Dekan How to add a device additional document How to view a device additional document How to edit a device additional document Updating a device additional document Deleting a device additional document Viewing old versions of a device additional document How to create a device note nn Deleting a device note o e Viewing a device note o o e Editing a device note o e Adding a device link to an internet address Adding a device link to a StationWare internal location Deleting a device link oo Editing a device link o oo DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual CONTENTS 7 6 Device connections gt o a cessas messo ra deaan nekkie 41 7 6 1 How to create a signal or primary connection o a 42 7 6 2 How to delete a signal connection 2 oaa a 42 7 6 3 How to delete a primary connection 0 00022 a 42 7 7 Device assigned processes auauua aa a a 43 7 8 Device assigned tasks nn 43 7
2. Select an Initial task status the desired lifecycle phase 0 N O 1 A OO PD Click Create DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 119 CHAPTER 15 PROCESS ADMINISTRATION 15 6 2 Edit a task template To edit an existing task template 1 Go to Administration tab gt Process types 2 Select the desired process type 3 Click the desired task template in the Tasks tab 4 To edit basic information a Edit the fields as desired b Click Submit 5 To edit attributes of the task groups a Under the group tab edit the attributes as desired b Click Submit 15 6 3 Delete a task template To delete an existing task template 1 Go to Administration tab gt Process types 2 Select the desired process type 3 Click the desired task template in the Tasks tab 4 Click the Delete link under the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 5 Click Delete 120 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 16 Scripts StationWare has the ability to run Python scripts These can be used for creating additional reports or for other administrative actions StationWare uses the IronPython implementation 2 7 0 40 which is based on Python 2 The process for writing Python scripts is described in the following sections a A OO ND Python reports see Section 16 1 Python script configuration see Section 16 2 Python scripts see Section 16 3 How to write a Python script see
3. 2 22 nn un 131 17 1 3 Special sers sae 24 na ee nn nn ee DE rg ie Pe 132 17 1 4 User properties rentra kak Saa ea e aa a a T n E e a 132 17 1 5 User group properties a a 132 17 1 6 Create users 2 2 2 Coon 133 1 7 1 7 Create USer group s sa 2 e u Ha than Dim DR 133 17 1 8 Create users or user groups directly as a member of an existing user group 133 17 1 9 Add users and user groups to a user group o o e e 133 17 1 10 Remove users and user groups from a user group o o 134 17 1 11 Delete USerS oo e 134 17 1 12 Delete user groups e saos o e 134 VATS BOI Users datada a e a rra 134 17 1 14Editusergroups 22222000 nn 135 17 1 15 Unlock user account 2 goror ata ani E E E TE REEE E EAN ROR 135 17 1 16 Change a user password a a 135 17 1 17 Disable auseraccount E E D AO a a a a aS 135 17 1 18 Group data access rights a aoaaa a 135 17 1 19 Group administrative rights a 136 17 1 20 All users with their group relation 2 22 nn o ee eee eee 136 17 2 Userrights xample 222000 136 17 3 Technical information o o e e e 137 18 Location Administration 139 18 1 Location categories nn nn 139 18 1 1 About location categories 0 o o 139 18 1 2 Create a location Category nn 139 18 1 3 Edita location category 0
4. Click the Import settings views and annotations link in the actions pane A new window will appear Click Choose File and select the desired file Click Import Note Please refer to Section 13 7 for more information on how to create the import file 13 3 12 Settings views and annotations export 1 2 3 Go to Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type Click the Export settings views and annotations link in the actions pane A new window will appear Optional Select Usage as desired Optional Select Firmware as desired Click Export Note Not selecting usage or firmware will only export settings views and annotations with no usage or firmware defined DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 95 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION 13 3 13 Connections With Connections it is possible to specify a list of primary and input output signal connections for every device This list is defined within a device model definition and can be viewed in the Connections tab after the model has been imported Refer to Section 13 6 2 4 for more information on how to define the connections in the device model definition file 13 3 14 Help texts Help texts can be added to individual setting parameters to provide the user with additional information about particular settings parameters This feature provides similar functionality to annotations However it can only be
5. Select the new parent location for the library folder a A OO PDP Click Move The window will close and the folder will be moved to the new location 11 3 5 Search library The library search is used to search documents in the library It also searches within the documents themselves so it is possible to search for particular documents containing a specific word or phrase To search the library 1 Navigate to the library page Select Search library from the actions menu The library search screen will appear Enter the search term in the text box See Section 11 3 6 for a description of the search terms Bb OO ND Click Search to start the search A list of all documents containing the search term will appear in the window Note The library search must be configured by the administrator by enabling the full text search see Section 14 2 11 3 6 Library search syntax The syntax used for the library search is based on the Query Parser Syntax of Apache Lucene For a full description of the search syntax see http lucene apache org core 3_0_3 queryparsersyntax html Note that at present the field query syntax is not supported Some examples of the query parser syntax are DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 75 CHAPTER 11 LIBRARY To search for documents containing a single word Type the word as the search term To search for documents containing all words that start with a particular pat
6. 1 Click the Move action link A new window will appear showing the StationWare tree 2 Select the new parent for the location 3 Click Move Note Locations can only be moved if they do not contain sub locations Administrators can move loca tions including sub locations using the administrative data move function from the administration control panel See Section 19 2 for more information 6 6 5 Detach location Detach is used to temporarily make a location and its sub locations invisible in the StationWare tree This could be used for decommissioning a substation for example The behaviour of detach is subtly different to delete which is a permanent action and cannot be undone By contrast detached locations can be reattached by the administrator at a later time To Detach a location 1 Click the Detach action link A new window will appear 2 Optional enter a detach date This can be earlier than the current time and effects the time that the location would be visible to when in History mode 3 Click Detach 6 6 6 Delete location 1 Click the Delete action link A new window will appear 2 Click Delete Note Itis only possible to delete a location if it does not have sub locations An administrator can delete locations including sub locations using the delete function in the administration control panel See Section 19 1 for more information 6 6 7 Create location from template In
7. 13 3 9 4 Copy a setting view to a different device type To copy an existing settings view to a different device type 1 Goto Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type Click the desired settings view in the Settings views tab 2 3 4 Click the Copy link in the actions pane A new window will appear showing all the device types 5 Locate the target device type 6 Click Copy DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 93 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION 13 3 10 Annotations Annotations can be used to provide additional information for individual settings parameters This ad ditional information is different from the settings description and will be displayed in a separate column Annotations can be customised based on a specific usage and or a firmware version The annotations can be manually defined or imported using a special import function 13 3 10 1 Create an annotation To create a new annotation _ oO 0 N Oo a A WB DN Go to Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type Click the Create annotations link under the actions pane A new window will appear Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description Optional Select a Usage Optional Select a Firmware Click Create Please refer to Section 13 3 10 2 to add attributes to the annotation 13 3 10 2 Edit an annotation To edit an existing annotation
8. CHAPTER 20 TABLE VIEWS ADMINISTRATION Changed on Date and time the device location or settings was last changed or updated Changed by StationWare user who last changed or updated the device location or settings Lifecycle Phase Lifecycle phase of the setting Lifecycle Phase type Lifecycle phase type of the setting Parent name Name of the parent object Location name for a location or a device and Device name for a settings record Path Relative path from the current location StationWa re E Navigator Help El Change password Log off My StationWare Hierarchy Administration Location gt E Region Australia gt Ef Area Victoria gt Y Sub area Melbourne gt Substation DP Station Substation Actions ID 9857 Edit Create device Create process from template Report Lifecycle changes Name DP Station Copy Create device from template Report All settings of a location Report Overall status report gt Move Create sub location Report Audit Trail Report Settings views Description Detach Create location from template Report Devices in use Report Simple location list Foreign Key Delete Create process Report Document search Report Template Usage Created 8 26 2010 10 47 06 AM Administrator Last Change 7 14 2015 9 11 40 AM dbangert Additional Attributes SubAbb Maximo ID Inspection Period months 0 Overa
9. Report Simple device report Detach Import new settings Description Delete Report Audit Trail Foreign Key Compare to another device Report Lifecycle changes Device Type SEL421_001 Device Usage Firmware Manufacturer SEL Library amp Created 7 14 2015 8 32 23 AM Administrator Last Change 7 14 2015 8 32 53 AM Administrator Additional Attributes Overall Status Settings missing Settings Additional documents Notes Assigned processes Assigned tasks Audit trail Applied from Last Change no settings Figure 7 1 1 Device details page note the attributes shown in your system may differ from that shown here depending on how your system administrator has configured the software 7 2 Compare tab comparing of device settings Often it is useful to compare different settings objects within the same device The device Compare tab is used for this purpose To compare device settings 38 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 7 3 DEVICE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS 1 Click the Compare tab A list of all settings within the device will appear Note historic settings and backup settings that are otherwise not visible will also appear on this tab This allows for comparison of the applied settings with previous applied settings 2 Check the box next to two settings that you wish to compare Note you cannot compare more than two settings in the same action 3 Click the
10. Substation DP Station gt J Feeder Bay HV Bay gt E Relay Test 421 Search object by ID a Device Relay Actions ID 15203 Edit Create settings Report Settings views Name Test 421 Copy Create settings from template Report Simple device report oo Detach Import new settings iin sca Delete Report Audit Trail Foreign Key Compare to another device Report Lifecycle changes Device Type SEL421_001 Device Usage Firmware Manufacturer SEL Library Created 7 14 2015 8 34 06 AM Administrator Last Change 7 14 2015 8 39 01 AM dbangert Settings object Current lifecycle ph Overall Status Settings under preparation ran ra Assigned tasks Audit trail C nnections Assigned processes Settings Links Last Change 7 14 2015 8 39 01 AM dbangert Applied from One more settings object a Some more settings 7 14 2015 8 37 49 AM dbangert Another settings object Test for SW manual 7 15 2015 7 52 04 AM dbangert Some settings Test for SW manual 7 14 2015 8 37 05 AM dbangert 7 14 2015 8 37 08 AM dbangert Figure 8 1 1 Settings tab within the device showing the list of settings objects and their current lifecycle status The settings object defines one or more groups that are displayed as a list of tabs across the screen when the settings object link is clicked Each group is further divided into settings chapters Chapters are no
11. 2 If set to Read only the attributes will not be editable irrespective of their initial value which is blank This could be used as a temporary measure to prevent changes to particular additional 158 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 21 2 ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTE DEFINITIONS attributes StationWa re E Navigator Help El Change password Log off My StationWare Hierarchy Administration Location O gt Ef Region Australia gt E Area Victoria gt Y Sub area Melbourne gt Substation DP Station gt J Feeder Bay HV Bay gt Relay 754612_1 Search object by ID_ L Device Relay Actions 1D 9862 Edit Create settings Report Settings views Name 75A612 1 Copy Create settings from template Report Simple device report oe Detach Import new settings Description Delete Report Audit Trail Foreign Key Compare to another device Report Lifecycle changes Device Type 7SA61_generic Device Usage Firmware Manufacturer Siemens Library a Created 8 26 2010 10 47 09 AM Administrator R Last Change 7115 2015 8 18 16 AM dbangert Non tabbed attribute Additional Attributes Overall Status Settings ok Tab name Settings Compare Additional documents Notes Links Connections Assigned processes Assigned tasks Audit traill Voltage 1 a Name Value Voltage Level 99 z Tabbed attribute Tears Figure 21 2 1 Tabbed and non
12. Notes can be used to draw attention to any special features of a location that other users should be aware of After clicking the notes tab all notes for that location are shown in table form Only the first 256 charac ters of the note are displayed in the note description column DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 27 CHAPTER 6 LOCATIONS 6 3 1 How to create a location note 1 Select the notes tab Click Create note An editing area will appear Enter a name for the note Enter the note text a fF WO PD Click Create 6 3 2 Deleting a location note 1 Select the notes tab 2 Locate the note to delete 3 Click the Delete link in the actions column A confirmation window will appear 4 Click OK 6 3 3 Viewing a location note 1 Select the notes tab 2 Locate the note to view 3 Click the View link in the actions column The full text of the note will appear 6 3 4 Editing a location note 1 Select the notes tab 2 Locate the note to view 3 Click the Edit link in the actions column The full text of the note will appear and can be edited 4 Click Submit 6 4 Location links Location links are used to provide a place where useful web links can be entered These might include links to 1 Local intranet sites such as the organisation asset management system 2 Manufacturer sites for locating additional information about devices such as manuals technical notes
13. Po ND Go to Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type Click the desired annotation in the Annotations tab To edit basic information a Edit the fields as desired b Click Submit To add attributes to the annotation a Click Add b Enter the Attribute name of the setting c Enter the Annotation text d Position it as desired using the up down arrows e e Click Submit To edit attributes in the annotation Either a Edit the attributes manually as desired b Click Submit 94 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 3 DEVICE TYPES Or a Click the Import link in the actions pane A new window will appear b Click Choose File and select the desired file Refer to Section 13 7 for more information about the file format for settings annotation import c Click Import 7 To delete attributes from the annotation a Click Sf next to the attribute that you would like to delete 13 3 10 3 Delete an annotation To delete an existing annotation je Go to Administration tab gt Device types 2 Select the desired device type 3 Click the desired annotation in the Annotations tab 4 Click the Delete link in the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 5 Click Delete 13 3 11 Settings views and annotations import Go to Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type
14. 17 23 Ohms In StationWare this would be modelled follows of 0 01 Group Group 1 Chapter GROUP 1 LINE PARAMETERS Settings object arbitrary name Parameter Description Line Impedance Parameter Value 17 23 Parameter Unit Ohm Parameter Name 30 03 this is the internal settings property designation Parameter Range 0 05 200 0 01 This means minimum of 0 05 maximum of 200 resolution of A screenshot showing the view of a StationWare settings object with a group chapter and an parameter highlighted is shown in Figure 8 1 3 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 49 CHAPTER 8 SETTINGS Assigned tasks Audit trail Additional documents Notes PSL DATA COMMS SYS DATA INTERMICOM COMMS INTERMICOM CONF SECURITY CONFI Selected settings group CB MONITOR SETUP OPTO CONFIG DATE AND TIME Description Value Range Unit Assign ed 10 1000000 10 m Line Length 46150 Line Length 29 19 0 005 621 0 005 mi Line Impedance 0 05 200 0 01 Line Angle 20 90 1 kZN Res Comp 0 67 0 10 0 01 KZN Res Angle 8 180 90 1 deg Mutual Comp Disabled kZm Mutual Set 1 0 10 0 01 kZm Mutual Angle 0 180 90 1 deg Mutual Cut Off o 0 2 0 1 Figure 8 1 3 A StationWare setting for an Areva P543 relay Throughout the rest of this chapter the word settings means the StationWare settings object whereas parameter refer
15. 4 Goto the desired settings group 5 Please refer to Section 8 5 7 for more information on comparing settings group DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 91 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION 13 3 8 6 Copy settings group values To copy a settings group values to another settings group of the same kind within a settings template 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device types 2 Select the desired device type 3 Refer to Section 8 5 4 for more information on copying settings group values 13 3 9 Settings views Settings views can be used to group important settings in a tab on the main settings page based on device usage and firmware The settings can either be manually defined or imported using a special import function The view will be visible on all settings pages including device template settings This function is useful if for example you want commonly viewed settings to be easily visible to users without them having to scroll or search through a large number of other settings within a group 13 3 9 1 Create a settings view To create a new settings view i Go to Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type Click the Create settings view link under the actions pane A new window will appear Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description Optional Select a Usage Optional Select a Firmware Click Create oO 0 N Oo a A OO DN R
16. Connections allow the creation of a direct link between the two devices represented perhaps by a signalling connection between them There are two types of connections that can be modelled in StationWare Primary connections and e Signal connections An example of a primary connection is between a disconnector and a circuit breaker If the connection cannot be modelled with a simple one to one relationship for example a transformer that connects to multiple lines then a connectivity node object can be created to manage the multiple connections An example of a signal interconnection is the connection between the voltage transformer and a relay Another example would be the connection s between the relay and the circuit breaker s that it trips An example signal connection diagram is shown in Figure 7 6 1 Note The types of connections possible for a device depend on how that device model has been con figured by the system administrator See Section 13 6 2 4 for more information DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 41 CHAPTER 7 DEVICES a N CB R2 t In t Out N J N CT In a 7 Out i 2 i y a 2 u Se a a Relay In i u U Out t p Nu J e N VT ee La In Out u y Figure 7 6 1 Example diagram illustrating the connections between a CT VT CB and relay 7 6 1 How to create a signal or primary connection To create a new device connection 1 Navigate to the
17. GE Transformer Scheme Figure 4 2 1 An example location hierarchy in StationWare In StationWare the location hierarchy is customisable to represent the most logical structure for each particular organisation As a user of the software such rules are setup by the system administrator and it is common for each organisation to produce internal documentation that describes the specific structure Regardless the rules are setup within StationWare such that you cannot create a location in a place where it should not belong For more information on working with locations in StationWare refer to Chapter 6 Administrators looking for further information about customising the location categories types and hierarchy in StationWare refer to Chapter 18 4 2 2 Device hierarchy Typical devices that are modelled within StationWare include relays current transformers voltage trans formers and circuit breakers In StationWare these are known as device categories The intention is that the software exists as a repository for those devices that require settings However it is often useful to have other electrical information about associated devices in the system and therefore StationWare allow the definition of other types of devices such as transformers All devices must reside within a location in the StationWare hierarchy The locations that can hold devices are setup by the system administrator and typically these would be location types such
18. it will have many different settings depending on how the system changes but more importantly to cope with emergency situations Beyond this need there is a need to keep track of the historical evolution or work flow of how a particular settings came to be applied to a relay Consequently many utilities keep historical records of design and review settings This is particularly important because it is seldom the case that the same individual would be responsible for developing approving and applying the settings in the field Consequently if a settings error occurs the multiple settings records can be compared to see where the error was introduced and steps can be taken to ensure that the risk of such errors is reduced in the future In StationWare the concept of the settings workflow and settings status is enforced with the device lifecycle The lifecycle is implemented at the settings level where every settings object has a so called lifecycle phase An example lifecycle is shown in Figure 8 1 4 ey Settings under preparation Design Approved Settings missing PowerF actory i Returned Delet Initial Pending ni e Planning Outstanding Outstanding and Authorized Applied Historic Applied and Accepted Figure 8 1 4 Example StationWare lifecycle The lifecycle consists of a number of phases states that settings can
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20. status is of a lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date Check the checklist items Checklist items are defined by the StationWare administrator Contact them if you are unsure what these mean To configure checklist items refer to Section 13 5 3 7 Optional Enter some notes or a reason for the change Click Change The window will close 9 3 4 Assign a device to a task It is convenient although not mandatory to assign devices to tasks This is useful for example if you consider a relay testing task It would be beneficial to have easy access to the relay within StationWare and also to easily see the tasks associated with a particular relay within a tab from the relay view All of this occurs automatically after a device has been assigned to a task To assign a device to a task 1 2 Navigate to the task page Click the Assigned devices tab A table of the existing assigned devices if any should be visible 3 Click Assign device The device assignment window will appear showing the StationWare location tree 4 Locate and click the target device in the tree Multi selection of devices is possible 5 Click the Assign button 66 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 9 3 TASK ACTIONS 9 3 5 Assign a settings object to a task As for devices settings objects can also be assigned to tasks The currently assigned settings are displayed in the Assigned settings tab
21. 2 Click the category Name or the StationWare software name 3 Edit the fields as desired 4 Click Submit Note The value of Device container attribute can only be assigned during creation and can never be modified 18 1 4 Delete a location category To delete an existing location category 1 Go to Administration tab gt Location categories 2 Click the category Name or the StationWare software name 3 Click the Delete link under the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click Delete Note If a location category is currently being used by any location type then the user will not be able to delete it 18 2 Location types 18 2 1 About location types Location types are used to build the location hierarchy that exists within an organisation The location types are based on the location categories defined in Section 18 1 StationWare comes with some built in location types like Region and Area of category Location Substation of category Substation Feeder Bay and Transformer Bay of category Bay and Feeder Scheme and Transformer Scheme of category Scheme Administrators can define their own location types or modify the existing ones depending upon their requirements 140 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 18 2 LOCATION TYPES 18 2 2 Create a location type To create a new location type 1 Go to Administration tab gt Location types Click the Cre
22. 3 3 Viewing a settings note The steps to view a settings note are the same as the steps for viewing a location note please refer to Section 6 3 3 8 3 4 Editing a settings note The steps to edit a settings note are the same as the steps for editing a location note please refer to Section 6 3 4 8 4 Settings links Settings links are used to provide a place where useful web links can be entered These might include links to 1 Local intranet sites such as the organisation asset management system 2 Manufacturer sites for locating additional information about devices such as manuals technical notes and application guides 8 4 1 Adding a settings link to an internet address Refer to Section 6 4 1 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 55 CHAPTER 8 SETTINGS 8 4 2 Adding a settings link to a StationWare internal location Refer to Section 6 4 2 8 4 3 Deleting a settings link Refer to Section 6 4 3 8 4 4 Editing a settings link Refer to Section 6 4 4 8 5 Settings actions Various actions depending on the rights granted to you by the system administrator are possible at the settings level If you do not have the appropriate permissions for a certain action it will be greyed out The following sections discuss the possible settings actions 8 5 1 Edit settings The Edit settings action allows you to alter the attributes of the settings object This includes The settings name compulsory
23. Device or Setting If you select a Target of Location the following fields are available Location types Select the type of location to search for Note the available types depend on the types defined by the system administrator For example Region or Substation are typical location types It is compulsory to select a location type Location Name This field is always visible If left blank then the search will return all locations of the type selected Otherwise depending on what is entered into the field and the dropbox selection the search will selectively filter objects Other fields The location search will display other fields depending on what additional attributes were assigned to the location types The meaning of the exact match or Pattern and wildcards is explained in Section 5 5 5 If you select a Target of Device the following fields are available Device categories Select the device category to search for For example this could be CT or a specific relay model like a SEL 321 If All Devices is specified then the results will not be filtered based on device category Device name This field is always visible If left blank then the search will return all devices of the type selected Otherwise depending on what is entered into the field and the dropbox selection the search will selectively filter objects Other fields The device s
24. Hierarchy or All location types section Click the desired location template from the Templates tab Click the Sub locations tab a PR WwW ND Locate the desired sub location 18 2 8 2 Create a sub location To create a new sub location in a location template 1 Follow the steps in Section 18 2 8 1 to access the parent location Click the Create sub location link under the actions pane A new window will appear Select the desired sub location Type Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description Optional Enter a Foreign Key a unique ID Click Create N O oO fF WO LT 18 2 8 3 Edit a sub location To edit an existing sub location in a location template 1 Please refer to Section 18 2 8 1 for more information on how to access sub locations 2 To edit basic information edit the fields as desired and click the Submit button 3 To manage devices please refer to Section 18 2 9 4 To manage processes please refer to Section 18 2 10 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 143 CHAPTER 18 LOCATION ADMINISTRATION 18 2 8 4 Copy a sub location To copy a sub location to another location in any location template 1 Follow the steps in Section 18 2 8 1 to access the parent location 2 Click the Copy template link under the actions pane A new window showing all the location templates will appear 3 Locate the target location 4 Enter a New template name
25. MM or MM DD depends on your browser date preferences or a date of the format DD MM YYYY with no time In the latter case the login time will be 00 00 00 b Click the 2 button A new window will appear with a calendar view i Click the date that you wish to use ii Optional Enter the specific time that you wish to login in the text box iii Click Submit to save the date and time 4 Click Login The screen colours will immediately change to greyscale indicating that you have entered history mode 10 2 2 Exiting the history mode To exit the history mode and return to the normal current StationWare view click the Start tab The StationWare colour scheme will return to normal DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 71 CHAPTER 10 HISTORY MODE 72 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 11 Library This chapter explains the features of the StationWare library The chapter begins by explaining the functionality of the library and its purpose and then discusses the instructions for completing common tasks within it 11 1 About the library The StationWare library provides a storage location for useful additional information and documents Normally such documentation is related to devices with manuals and application guides being common examples of items that might be stored within the library However the library is also a general purpose electronic filing cabinet and folders can be created within it to
26. Revision number rules o e o 164 21 4 Additional attribute assignments mann 164 21 4 1 Available StationWare objects ooo 164 21 4 2 Add additional attributes to a StationWare object 164 21 4 3 Delete additional attributes assigned to a StationWare object 165 21 4 4 Additional attribute visualization sequence o o o o o 165 21 5 Built in additional attributes 2 o o e 165 21 51 cASSIGNMentS os e RA eee 165 21 5 2 Visualization SOQUEnce o o a a a a a a a Ra a 166 xii DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual CONTENTS IV StationWare interfaces 167 22 PowerFactory interface 169 22 1 PowerFactory interface background o e ee ee 169 22 2 PowerFactory interface requirements o e ee ee 170 23 Web services interface 171 23 1 Webservices background 0 2 ee 171 23 2 An example web service query using Python o o o e 172 24 Settings converters 175 24 1 Converters background 0 a ee 175 24 2 Loaded Converters sic wand ae SES A we Eee eS 176 24 3 Configuring StationWare to use the settings converters 0 o 176 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual xiii CONTENTS xiv DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Part General Information Chapter 1 About this manual 1 1 Introduction This user manual is a reference for user
27. Section 16 4 Sample Python script see Section 16 5 16 1 Python reports 16 1 1 Create a new Python report To create a new Python report Go to Administration tab gt Python reports Under the Create report section enter the name of the report as desired and click Create A table with all the information related to this report will appear Optional Enter a Description Optional Enter a Category to group related reports Optional Select the Visible tick box for report to be visible to StationWare users under the Report tab Otherwise click Execute to test the script locally Under the section Python script click the Edit link to write the actual Python script Please refer to Section 16 4 for more information Under the section Layouts click the appropriate Create links to write the PDF and HTML layout related scripts Please refer to Section 16 4 for more information DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 121 CHAPTER 16 SCRIPTS 8 Under the section Display in select the desired StationWare object types where the report should be visible besides the Reports tab Enabling these options places a hyperlink within the actions panel of the associated object 9 Click Submit Note Ideally the Python and layout scripts must first be tested by the authorised administrators And once the report has been approved for other StationWare use
28. Section 5 2 Navigating using the tree structure See Section 5 3 Navigating using the Navigator in an external browser window See Section 5 4 a PP WwW PP How to search the database See Section 5 5 5 mb Getting started 5 1 1 Logging on to StationWare Before you can begin productive work in StationWare you must login to the system To login 1 Open up your browser of choice StationWare supports all W3C standards compliant browsers 2 Enter the url for your StationWare installation If you don t know this contact your system admin istrator The StationWare login page should appear as illustrated in Figure 5 1 1 3 Enter your username 4 Enter your password 5 Click Login Note The preceding instructions only apply to cases where StationWare is not setup to use Active di rectory In such cases login would be automatic based on your domain credentials Furthermore many organisations also place Station Ware within an additional security layer such as Citrix that requires further authentication protocols If unsure please contact your system administrator for further information DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 17 CHAPTER 5 GETTING STARTED NAVIGATION AND SEARCHING ea ee O Help Login User name Password Login Version 4 4 A 7 14 2015 Y Oo User A Figure 5 1 1 StationWare login screen 5 1 2 Change your password To change your password 1 Click th
29. StationWare installation manual for further information on the web config file options 13 5 3 5 Transition scripts Transitions can trigger Python scripts before and after applying a lifecycle phase change To select a transition script 1 Follow the steps in Section 13 5 3 2 to access the transitions page 2 Under section Transition Source Phase to Destination Phase select a Pre transition or Post transition script in the drop down menu Note The transition script has to be created in the Python script configuration menu To display the corresponding scripts in the Pre transition or Post transition drop down menu for these scripts the Transition Script Type must be set to Settings Transition or All Transitions in the Python script configuration menu DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 99 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION 13 5 3 6 Help text To display helpful information next to the phase name on the change status window window displayed when Change status link is clicked on a settings page 1 Follow the steps in Section 13 5 3 2 to access the transitions page 2 Under section Help text enter the information as desired 3 Click Submit 13 5 3 7 Add checklist item To add a checklist item 1 Follow the steps in Section 13 5 3 2 to access the transitions page Under section Checklist click Add button A new record will appear within the sa
30. This will be used as the name of the sub location 5 Optional Untick the Copy sub locations option if you only want to copy the current location and its immediate devices 6 Click Copy 18 2 8 5 Move sub locations To move a sub location to another location in any location template 1 Follow the steps in Section 18 2 8 1 to access the parent location 2 Click the Move template link under the actions pane A new window showing all the location templates will appear 3 Locate the target location 4 Enter a New template name This will be used as the name of the sub location 5 Click Move 18 2 8 6 Delete a sub location To delete a sub location from a location template 1 Follow the steps in Section 18 2 8 1 to access the parent location 2 Click the Delete link under the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 3 Click the Delete button to delete the sub location Note A sub location cannot be deleted if there are any sub locations or devices within it 18 2 9 Devices in location templates 18 2 9 1 Access template devices To access a device in a location template 1 Click the desired location template from the Templates tab 2 Click the Sub locations tab 144 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 18 2 LOCATION TYPES 3 Locate the desired sub location 4 Click the Devices tab 5 Locate the desired device 18 2 9 2 Create a device To create a new device in a
31. a process type 15 4 Creating a process type XML 15 4 1 XML file definition 15 5 Process templates o 15 5 1 Create a process template 15 5 2 Edita process template 15 5 3 Delete a process template 15 6 Task templates o o e 15 6 1 Create a task template 15 6 2 Edita task template 15 6 3 Deleteatasktemplate 16 Scripts 16 1 Python reports o e e 16 1 1 Create a new Python report 16 1 2 Edit an existing Python report 16 1 3 Delete an existing Python report 16 2 Python script configuration 16 2 1 Create a Python script 16 2 2 Edit an existing Python script 16 2 3 Delete an existing Python script 16 3 Runa Python script o o 0 o e 16 4 How to write a Python script 16 4 1 Modules rion tai ee ee ble Ma a oe Bearers 16 4 2 Functions DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual CONTENTS 16 4 3 Python StationWare methods 0 000 eee ee 128 16 5 Sample Python script u di a eee ee 128 17 User administration 131 17 1 Users and user groups 222000 nn 131 17 1 1 About users and usergroups 0000 cee ee 131 17 1 2 Special user groups
32. an existing additional attribute container 1 2 3 4 Go to Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions Select the desired container by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Edit the fields as desired Click Submit 21 25 Edit additional attributes within a container To edit existing additional attributes within an additional attribute container Bb O ND al Goto Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions Select the desired container by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Select the Attribute definitions tab Select the desired attribute definition by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Edit the fields as desired Click Submit 21 2 6 Delete additional attribute container Warning If a container contains any additional attributes then it cannot be deleted To delete it you first must delete all the internal additional attributes To delete an existing additional attribute container 1 Go to Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions Select the desired container by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name 2 3 Click the Delete link A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click Delete 160 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 21 3 ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION OPTIONS 21 2 7 Delete additional attributes within a
33. and application guides 28 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 6 4 LOCATION LINKS 6 4 1 Adding a location link to an internet address 1 Select the links tab Click Create link to internet address A new window will appear Enter the target url in the Target field Optional Enter a description to describe what the link is Click Submit a fF WO PD Note An internet address link in StationWare could also be a local intranet address StationWare does not distinguish between them 6 4 2 Adding a location link to a StationWare internal location 1 Select the links tab Click Create link to StationWare object A new window will appear Navigate using the tree and select the link location Optional Enter a description to describe what the link is a A OO ND Click Submit 6 4 3 Deleting a location link 1 Select the links tab 2 Locate the link to delete 3 Click the Delete link in the actions column A confirmation window will appear 4 Click OK 6 4 4 Editing a location link 1 Select the links tab Locate the link to edit Click the Edit link in the actions column A window showing the link details will appear Modify the details as appropriate Click Submit a A OO ND DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 29 CHAPTER 6 LOCATIONS 6 5 Location audit trail The audit trail shows the history of the location device or settings
34. are permitted to change the setting to will be visible 4 Optional Enter a status change date This defaults to the time you initiated the status change action This can be useful for example if you wish to enter the actual time the settings were applied to the device in the field In many cases you won t be able to update the status in StationWare until you return to the office or a place where you can access the system The status change time allows you to enter a restrospective time to reflect the actual time the device was updated 5 Optional Select an user as owner for the settings 6 Select the settings expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the new settings status is of the lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date 7 Check the checklist items Checklist items are defined by the StationWare administrator Contact them if you are unsure what these mean To configure checklist items refer to Section 13 5 3 7 8 Optional Enter a note to indicate why the status is changing 9 Click Change 8 5 3 Copy settings The copy settings action is used to create a copy of any existing device settings To create a settings copy 1 Click the settings object link The settings detail screen will appear 2 Click Copy from the actions menu 3 Enter a name for the new settings lt must be unique atthe settings level StationWare will suggest a name C
35. be defined within single quotation marks On Off Unit This is a text string There is no special style required for the unit In some cases also additional information about the value are entered here Some examples of units are C kA sec Description In this column the long settings name or its description may be entered It recommended to populate this column although it is not mandatory Type The settings value can be an integer value i a floating point value d a set of some expressions ENUM defined in the column Range or a string of a certain length 1a 256a the number before the a defines the maximum length of the settings string Default The default or initial value has to be of the defined type and within the defined range During the validation of the parameters it will be checked if the default values are set according to their range definitions Note If the device model is a generic one these columns should be left empty and will be filled on the fly during the import of the OEM settings file 13 6 2 4 Connections sheet optional In StationWare it is possible to represent topology information To build up the topology devices need the information about their primary and signal connections This information is defined in the sheet Connections of the device type If no topology is needed the Connections sheet must not be defined The Connections sheet includes the fol
36. complete this process A settings converter is an integrated software tool that understands the vendor format and can extract all settings parameters units descriptions and valid ranges from it In some cases the converter is also DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 175 CHAPTER 24 SETTINGS CONVERTERS required to extract encrypted or obfuscated information from the file when the OEM format is not an open standard Historically due to the large number of vendor formats such converters have been developed on an as requested basis and released to our clients for an additional fee StationWare now comes as standard with two converters included and additional converters can be purchased from DIgSILENT and licensed along with your StationWare software license Contact your DIgSILENT representative to obtain a quotation and or order additional converters 24 2 Loaded converters A list of converters that are currently loaded by your StationWare installation can be accessed via the StationWare user interface Administration tab gt Technical information gt Converters tab 24 3 Configuring StationWare to use the settings converters The process of configuring each settings converter is slightly different and each one must be separately installed Consequently the installation procedure is not described within this user manual but rather with the technical documentation and installation manual provided with each licensed con
37. container To delete existing additional attributes within an additional attribute container Bb O ND al Goto Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions Select the desired container by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Select the Attribute definitions tab Select the desired attribute definition by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Click the Delete link A confirmation dialog will appear Click Delete 21 2 8 Remove additional attributes of one container from another To remove additional attributes of one container from another a A WO ND Go to Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions Select the desired container by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Select the Contains attributes of tab Select all the container names whose additional attributes are to be removed from the current one Click Delete 21 2 9 Change the display order of additional attributes in a container To change the display order of additional attributes within an additional attribute container Bb OO ND Go to Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions Select the desired container by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Select the Attribute definitions tab Click ff to move a record one position up the list or JL to move a record one positi
38. have These phases are divided into three primary classes Planning Review e Applied The following sections provide some additional information about each of these phase classes 8 1 3 1 Planning lifecycle phase The planning phases coloured blue are designed to represent the early stages of the settings devel opment process These could be early design settings settings that are used for analysis purposes in DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 51 CHAPTER 8 SETTINGS other software packages PowerFactory for example or just settings that the designer wishes to have a place holder for Typically these settings undergo frequent large changes and would not be considered reliable for applying directly to a device in the field There is no built in restriction on the number of planning phases that a device can have with the excep tion of the PowerFactory phase for which there can be a maximum of one However it is possible to limit the number of particular planning phases by creating additional lifecycle constraints See Section 13 5 4 for more information about managing and creating lifecycle constraints 8 1 3 2 Review lifecycle phase The review lifecycle phases coloured yellow typically come after the planning stages in the settings lifecycle process These are used to indicate settings that have typically passed the initial design phase and must now undergo further quality checks The change from a settings
39. lifecycle associated with a task is different from the lifecycle associated with settings and in most cases would probably be simpler The idea is that the task lifecycle should enable users of the system to easily establish what is the current status of the test or process task For example in the task example above it would be useful to know if the test is complete whether it is pending or whether it is scheduled Such status values can be represented in a simple process lifecycle like that indicated in Figure 9 1 1 62 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 9 2 PROCESS ACTIONS Test scheduled Figure 9 1 1 Example process lifecycle The process lifecycle is also configured by the StationWare administrator and the configuration of it is the same as for the device lifecycle It contains phases of type planning review and applied Refer to Chapter 13 5 for more information on the device lifecycle configuration 9 2 Process actions This section describes the available actions when working with processes in StationWare 9 2 1 Create process To create a new process 1 Navigate to the location where you would like to create the process Note this is usually the location containing the device that will later be associated with the process 2 Click the Processes tab A table of all existing processes at this location will appear 3 Click Create Process from the actions panel The process creat
40. location template 1 Click the desired location template from the Templates tab Click the Sub locations tab Locate the desired sub location Click the Create device link under the actions pane A device creation window will appear a A OO ND Refer to Section 6 6 10 for more information on device creation 18 2 9 3 Edit a device To edit an existing device in a location template 1 Follow the steps in Section 18 2 9 1 to access the devices in the template 2 Edit fields as desired 3 Click Submit 18 2 9 4 Delete a device To delete an existing device in a location template 1 Follow the steps in Section 18 2 9 1 to access the devices in the template 2 Click the Delete link under the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 3 Click Delete 18 2 9 5 Copy a device to another template To copy a device to another location in any location template 1 Follow the steps in Section 18 2 9 1 to access the devices in the template 2 Click the Copy link under the actions pane A new window showing all the location templates will appear 3 Click the target location 4 Enter a New device name 5 Click Copy DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 145 CHAPTER 18 LOCATION ADMINISTRATION 18 2 9 6 Move a device to another template To move a device to another location in any location template Follow the steps in Section 18 2 9 1 to access the devices in the template Clic
41. must be unique at the settings level The settings description can be blank The settings foreign key can be blank The settings owner can be blank If a user is the owner of a setting the link to this setting is listed in the My Settings page of his My StationWare page The settings firmware The settings expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available if the settings status is of the lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date Other additional attributes as defined by the StationWare administrator Note When you edit settings you lock the settings details page until you release the lock by clicking the Exit edit mode action When a device is locked no one else can modify the settings object details or the settings parameters This prevents conflicts if two or more users try to modify the same setting at the same time 8 5 2 Change status Change status is used to change the lifecycle phase of the settings Depending on your rights this is how you can advance or retard the status of the settings within the lifecycle To change the settings lifecycle status 56 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 8 5 SETTINGS ACTIONS 1 Click the settings object link The settings detail screen will appear 2 Click the Change status action A new status change window will appear 3 Select the new status Note only those lifecycle statuses that you
42. new window will appear 2 3 4 Use the tree to find and select the target library location 5 Optional Enter a description to describe what the link is 6 Click Submit to save the link 11 5 2 Link to an internet address The procedure for adding an internet link in the library is the same described in Section 6 4 1 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 77 CHAPTER 11 LIBRARY 78 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 12 Reports In StationWare reports are used to provide information about aspects of the protection settings database in a several standard formats including XML HTML and PDF Reports are generated from the reports page accessed from the StationWare home page Database administrators might also choose to define custom reports according to the specific requirements of the organisation these reports are developed in Python and more information about how to develop such reports is described in Chapter 16 This chapter provides a general overview for how to run reports in StationWare The built in reports in StationWare are classified into several different types Locations reports Devices reports e Settings reports Additional objects reports e Audit trail reports Search reports Templates reports 12 1 About reports There are two ways to run a report in StationWare 1 From the Reports tab or 2 From the action menu The first case pr
43. part of device base type Device will have access to the additional attributes of Voltage and Overall along with two additional built in properties AnsiDeviceFunctionNumber and Usage 166 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Part IV StationWare interfaces Chapter 22 PowerFactory interface This chapter discusses the StationWare interface to PowerFactory software The following topics will be addressed Interface background Interface requirements 22 1 PowerFactory interface background StationWare has the ability to exchange relay settings information with PowerFactory software which significantly speeds up the process of inputting settings parameters into PowerFactory especially for numerical relays with hundreds or thousands of settings parameters PowerFactory can then be used to adjust the relay settings using the analysis tools present within the software Following settings ad justment they can be exported to StationWare where they become managed again using the lifecycle within StationWare The process for exchanging settings parameters with PowerFactory uses the underlying web services framework which must first be enabled within the StationWare environment Note that the web ser vices framework that is used for the PowerFactory interface is different from the standard web services interface Instructions for settings this up are provided within the StationWare installation manual An ov
44. s parent Optional Select an user as owner for the settings a fF WwW PP Select the settings expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the device includes settings with a settings status of a lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date 6 Optional Select the lifecycle phases of the settings that will be copied with the device Note if you do not check any of the boxes here no settings will be copied with the device 7 Choose the status for the copied settings A planning lifecycle phase must be selected 8 Optional Enter the status change date for the copied settings The default is the system time that you clicked the copy device action 9 Click Copy 7 10 3 Detach device Detach is used to temporarily make a device and its settings invisible in the StationWare tree This could be used for decommissioning a relay for example The behaviour of detach is subtly different to delete which is a permanent action and cannot be undone By contrast detached locations can be reattached by the administrator at a later time To detach a device 1 Click the Detach action link A new window will appear 2 Optional enter a detach date This can be earlier than the current time and effects the time that the device would be visible to when in History mode 3 Click Detach 7 10 4 Delete device 1 Click the Delete action link A new
45. steps to view a device note are the same as the steps for viewing a location note please refer to Section 6 3 3 7 4 4 Editing a device note The steps to edit a device note are the same as the steps for editing a location note please refer to Section 6 3 4 7 5 Device links Device links are used to provide a place where useful web links can be entered These might include links to 40 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 7 6 DEVICE CONNECTIONS 1 Local intranet sites such as the organisation asset management system 2 Manufacturer sites for locating additional information about devices such as manuals technical notes and application guides 7 5 1 Adding a device link to an internet address Refer to Section 6 4 1 7 5 2 Adding a device link to a StationWare internal location Refer to Section 6 4 2 7 5 3 Deleting a device link Refer to Section 6 4 3 7 5 4 Editing a device link Refer to Section 6 4 4 7 6 Device connections The connections tab shows the defined topological connections of a device The purpose of connections in StationWare is to allow for more convenient navigation between related objects For example a distance protection scheme would typically involve two or more relays at each end of a line In the typical hierarchical view of StationWare to see the relay object at each of the scheme you would have to navigate to the containing location for each relay probably a substation or bay
46. take some time After the search is complete a list of the locations devices settings processes and tasks will appear below the search box Note There is a setting in the web config file for StationWare that allows StationWare to automatically add wildcards for the basic search For more information on setting the auto wildcard parameter in the web config file refer to the StationWare installation manual DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 21 CHAPTER 5 GETTING STARTED NAVIGATION AND SEARCHING 5 5 3 Search start location A search can be started from any location in the database tree by clicking the search link Note that the location where the search starts from is determined by the location where the search link was clicked This means that if is desired to start a search only in a particular branch of the tree you should first navigate to that location Likewise if it is desired to search the entire database you should click the search link after first clicking Start 5 5 4 How to complete a standard search The standard search is used for more detailed searching of the StationWare database In particular when it is desired to search for objects based on their attributes rather than just their name as is the case for the basic search Standard search parameters The standard search consists of a list of search fields which change depending on whether the target o for the search is a Location
47. the device being imported is defined here Import of a large number of device models can be automated using the Batchlmporter tool This tool can automatically create required device categories using the acat command line argument switch Further information about using the BatchIlmporter tool can be found in the installation manual DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 83 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION 13 1 2 Create a device category To create a new device category 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device categories Click the Create device category link under the actions pane A new window will appear Enter a StationWare software name a unique ID Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description Optional Click Choose File to upload a GIF image N DO oO FR WO DI Click Create Note The StationWare software name can contain only upper and lower case letters numbers and underscores and it cannot start with a number 13 1 3 Edit a device category To edit an existing device category 1 Goto Administration tab gt Device categories 2 Click the category name or the StationWare software name 3 Edit the fields as desired 4 Click Submit 13 1 4 Delete a device category To delete an existing device category 1 Goto Administration tab gt Device categories 2 Click the category name or the StationWare software name 3 Click the Delete link
48. the engineer to travel back into the past and view the applied settings of the protection system at that time This is one of reasons that an Applied setting can never be deleted it is necessary to keep a permanent copy of the settings for access by the history mode When in the history mode the most obvious difference is that the StationWare colour scheme is greyscale This is easiest way to tell at any time if you are looking at a historical or current view of the system The second key difference is that all locations devices and settings objects are read only and there are no possible actions The difference between the normal current view of StationWare and the history mode is illustrated in Figure 10 1 1 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 69 CHAPTER 10 HISTORY MODE StationWare b History mode Figure 10 1 1 Contrast in the StationWare interface when in normal mode and history mode The other key differences in the tree are explained as follows StationWare location tree The StationWare root location tree generally shows the location tree at its present state In addition it shows locations that are detached The location tree has the following restrictions that apply to all kind of objects If an object was moved it will always be shown at the place where it is at present e Object properties like Name are always shown as they are at present E g if an object was renamed i
49. the following help resources Installation manual StationWare installation guide describes the procedures followed to install and setup the program in a standalone PDF It is available for download from the DIgSILENT Station Ware download area User manual This document Access via Help link in StationWare The current manual PDF files can also be found on the DIgSILENT StationWare download area Note beginning and less ex perienced users are encouraged to first refer to Part II for the basics of using the program and its functionalities while more experienced users who are after more detailed information on config uring the software are encouraged to refer to Parts III and IV Settings converter manual Each settings converter for importing exporting relay manufacturer set tings files is issued with a corresponding manual These are available DIgSILENT StationWare download area Release notes For all new versions and updates of the program Release Notes are provided These document the changes in the software from previous versions They are available in the DIgSl LENT StationWare download area Website www digsilent de DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 7 CHAPTER 3 DOCUMENTATION AND HELP SYSTEM 8 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 4 StationWare overview This chapter introduces StationWare and provides a primer for the general aspects of the software including the software concept the softw
50. the idea is that it should be able to effectively match the desired settings workflow of any organisation For more information on the configuration of the settings lifecycle refer to Section 13 5 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 53 CHAPTER 8 SETTINGS 8 2 Settings additional documents Settings additional documents are a place to store any additional electronic documentation that is rele vant to the particular settings In general this should be used to store only documents that relate to the particular settings This could include 1 Settings calculation sheets 2 Electronic network model files for example PowerFactory used to determine short circuit levels or other design inputs 3 Settings test records 4 Fault recordings 8 2 1 How to add a settings additional document The process for adding settings additional documents is identical to the process for adding location additional documents please refer to Section 6 2 1 8 2 2 How to view a Setting additional document The steps to view settings additional documents are identical to viewing location additional documents please refer to Section 6 2 2 8 2 3 How to edit a device additional document The steps to edit settings additional documents are identical to editing location additional documents please refer to Section 6 2 3 8 2 4 Updating a settings additional document The steps to update settings additional documents are identical to updating l
51. the location would be visible to when in History mode Click Create 6 6 2 Edit a location The Edit location action allows you to alter the attributes of the location This includes The location name compulsory The location description can be blank The location foreign key can be blank Other additional attributes as defined by the StationWare administrator 6 6 3 Copy a location N DO oO fF WO PD Click the Copy action link A new window will appear showing you the StationWare tree Enter the new location name Optional Select the target location that will become the copy s parent Optional Tick Copy sub locations to also copy the sub locations of the copied location Optional Choose which settings should be copied Optional Select an user as owner for the settings Select the settings expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the New settings status includes this enabled option in the lifecycle phase definition for the StationWare device lifecycle Optional Select the settings status for the new settings Optional Enter a status change date Optional Select an user as owner for the tasks Select the tasks expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the location includes tasks Click Copy DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 31 CHAPTER 6 LOCATIONS 6 6 4 Move location
52. the path if path is selected as table column See also section 20 3 6 Select the desired Kind This specifies whether the table view will display settings devices or locations 7 Click Create 8 Please refer to Section 20 1 4 for more information on adding columns to the table view 20 1 3 Edit a table view To edit a table view 1 Goto Administration tab gt Table view definitions 2 Click the desired table view 3 Edit the fields as desired 4 Click Submit 20 1 4 Manage columns in a table view To add edit or delete the columns 1 Go to Administration tab gt Table view definitions 2 Click the desired table view 3 To add new columns a Under the Columns tab click Add A new record will appear which will represent a column in the table view b Under Caption enter a desired header name for the table view column c Under Field type select the desired type which this table view column would represent d If the Field type is selected as an Additional attribute then choose the desired attribute from Additional attribute container Attribute name Otherwise leave it blank e Click Submit 4 To edit existing columns a Under the Columns tab edit the columns as desired b Click Submit 5 To delete existing columns a Under the Columns tab click if next to the record that you would like to delete 6 To change the display order of existing column
53. the table view record one position down the list 154 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 20 3 SEARCH TABLE VIEW ASSIGNMENTS 20 3 Search table view assignments Table views can be assigned to location device and settings search results When assigned the StationWare default view of the search results gets replaced by the selected table view definition 20 3 1 To add or replace a table view To add or replace a table view for a search type 1 Go to Administration tab gt Search table view assignments 2 Select the desired search type from the Searches section 3 Select the desired table view from the Display table view combo box 4 Click Add 20 3 2 To remove a table view To remove a table view from a search type 1 Go to Administration tab gt Search table view assignments 2 Select the desired search type from the Searches section 3 Select the table view to be removed 4 Click Delete DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 155 CHAPTER 20 TABLE VIEWS ADMINISTRATION 156 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 21 Additional Attributes This chapter provides information on how to configure and assign additional attributes to various objects within StationWare Please refer to the following sections for detailed information 1 About additional attributes see Section 21 1 2 Additional attribute definitions see Section 21 2 3 Additional configuration options see S
54. these parameters 1 Create a new object using function Parameters Create string object name For example pr Parameters Create Root location Assign appropriate values to the following object attributes Description Description of the parameter An optional attribute Type Type of the parameter to define A mandatory attribute Optional Tells whether the parameter is optional or not True and False are the only two possible values The attribute itself is optional If not specified it will have a default value of False DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 125 CHAPTER 16 SCRIPTS Value Default value of the parameter An optional attribute For example pr Description The objects within the location are reported pr Type ParameterType Location pr Optional True 3 Add the object to the parameter list using function Parameters Add object For example Parameters Add pr An example of the get_parameters function def get_parameters pr Parameters Create Root location pr Description The objects within the location are reported pr Type ParameterType Location pr Optional True Parameters Add pr pr Parameters Create Only device containers pr Description Check to only consider locations that can hold devic pr Type ParameterType Boolean pr Optional True Parameters Add pr 16 4 2 2 validate parameters User input parameters define
55. this StationWare user manual Further information about DPL can be found within the PowerFactory user manual To obtain an example relay model with example interface DPL scripts contact your DIgSILENT representative 170 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 23 Web services interface This chapter discusses the web services methods that can be used to access components of the Sta tionWare system and complete complex automation task using external software and scripting lan guages The following topics will be addressed Web services background e Methods available in the StationWare web service An example web service query using Python 23 1 Web services background Web services are a common method of enabling third party tools and interfaces to access existing web based database and software systems Essentially it is a framework that defines a list of functions their inputs calling methodology and the values that they return Due to the widespread popularity of web services many programming languages such as Python have built in libraries and methods that make it easy to call the available functions StationWare supports the Web Services Description Language WSDL which is an XML based lan guage for describing the available functions provided by the web service Before accessing the web services they must be enabled by the system administrator The procedure for doing this is described in the StationWare i
56. used with static device model definitions whereas annotations can be used for all device model types The help text icon is displayed next to the settings parameter when the setting is in edit mode A user can click the icon to view the helpful information To configure help texts 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type Click the Edit help texts for device type link in the actions pane 2 3 4 If the setting has more than one group click the target group 5 Add text as desired 6 Click Submit 13 4 Usages 13 4 1 About usages Usage is a special property which indicates the purpose of a specific device For example a relay can be installed in the field for different protective purposes such as protection of a line a bus coupler a transformer or a busbar The protective purpose of the relay is defined as a Usage in StationWare Usage can be used when creating the following e Settings Templates Settings Views and Annotations The usage can be assigned to the above functions during their creation or by editing them De pending upon the usage type of a device settings templates settings views and settings annota tions can be defined Devices When creating a new device or editing an existing one the usage attribute can be selected and StationWare will then link the device to the corresponding settings templates settings views and annotations associated with tha
57. view 20 2 2 To remove a table view DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual xi CONTENTS 20 2 3 To change the display order of multiple table views 154 20 3 Search table view assignments o 155 20 3 1 To add or replace a table view 0 e 4 155 20 3 2 To remove a table view o a 155 21 Additional Attributes 157 21 1 About additional attributes nn 157 21 2 Additional attribute definitions 2 0 0 0 a 158 21 2 1 Create additional attribute container o o a 158 21 2 2 Add additional attributes to a container o aooaa a 159 21 2 3 Add additional attributes of one container to another 160 21 2 4 Edit additional attribute container oaoa oaa a 160 21 2 5 Edit additional attributes within a container aooaa aaa a 160 21 2 6 Delete additional attribute container o a oaoa 20000000 160 21 2 7 Delete additional attributes within a container aooaa aaa aaa 161 21 2 8 Remove additional attributes of one container from another 161 21 2 9 Change the display order of additional attributes in a container 161 21 3 Additional configuration options aaa sasic ea ee 161 21 3 1 Enumeration values 2 Cm nn 161 21 3 2 Propagate attributes nn 162 21 3 3 Overall status rules o o e e e 162 21 3 4
58. when viewing the task To assign a settings object to a task 1 Navigate to the task page 2 Click the Assigned settings tab A table of the existing assigned settings if any should be visible 3 Click Assign settings The settings assignment window will appear showing the StationWare location tree 4 Locate and click the target settings object in the tree Multi selection of settings is possible 5 Click the Assign button 9 3 6 Copy a task To copy a task 1 Navigate to the task page Click Copy from the task action menu The task copy window will appear Enter a name for the new task Pb WO ND Select the target process within the tree Note that you are only permitted to copy tasks to pro cesses using the identical process type al Optional Select an user as owner for the task 6 Select the tasks expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the new tasks status is of a lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date 7 Select a lifecycle phase for the task 8 Optional Enter the status change date This will default to the date and time that the copy action was Clicked 9 Click Copy The window will close and StationWare will return the focus to the new task copy 9 3 7 Delete tasks To delete tasks 1 Click the tasks object link The tasks detail screen will appear 2 Click the Delete action A
59. within a settings object from a different device To compare settings groups 58 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 8 5 SETTINGS ACTIONS 1 Click the Compare settings group action A new window will appear 2 Option 1 If comparing to another settings group within the same settings object a Select the settings group from the drop down menu b Click Compare A comparison window will show a tabular view of the settings group differences 3 Option 2 If comparing to another device a Click the Another device link A window showing the StationWare location tree will appear b Navigate to the relay to compare Note this could be the same device if you want to compare to a different settings object within the same relay c Locate the target settings d Click the target group A settings comparison window will appear 8 5 8 Export settings Settings can be exported to external files in several supported formats This is the recommended way of exporting settings data for complex multi function devices with potentially thousands of individual settings The available export formats are Excel File Format all devices or The device specific settings converter To export settings 1 Click the Export button The export window will appear 2 Select the groups to export 3 Select the settings views to export Note this is only supported by the Excel File Format converter at the mo
60. 2 nn nn nn 76 11 4 1 Addalibrary document 2 2 nn 76 11 4 2 View a library document 2 0000 ee ee 76 11 4 3 Update a library document 2 2 oo on 76 11 4 4 Delete a library document 0 e 76 11 4 5 Edita library document o 00 ee 76 11 4 6 View old library document versions o o nn 76 11 4 7 Moving a library document 2 2 2 2 oo 77 11 5 Working with library links o eo o 77 11 5 1 Link to another library entry 2 2 oo 77 vi DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual CONTENTS 11 5 2 Link to an internet address 0 0 e 0 77 12 Reports 79 12 1 Aboutreports 2 a a E oea aE E E A a A a i a a a e A 79 lil Administration 81 13 Device administration 83 13 1 Device categories 2 ee 83 13 1 1 About device categories 2 2 2 En 2 000 ce 83 13 1 2 Create a device category 0 0 84 13 1 3 Edita device category a AD Da o a a a ee 84 13 1 4 Delete a device category aaou aaa a 84 T32 Manufacturers lt lt Sek eed ee te E eee ee 85 13 2 1 Create a manufacturer 2 2 ee 85 13 2 2 Editamanufacturer 2 a EEEE EEE a a a a E E 85 13 2 3 Merge existing manufacturers oaoa ee eee ee ee 85 13 2 4 Delete a manufacturer E a p es 86 13 3 Device types 6 25 a ee a a A Din nn AA A 86 13 3 1 About device types aaau ee 86 13 3 2 Edita devi
61. 9 Device audita a eu e e ne 43 7 10 Device actions ee 43 101 Edita devices co aa a EA Pa a ae A 43 FAQ 2 GOPy ABVICO ceca ina ot A ipa ane 44 TAO De tach device 2 2 war a ea i A Se ASA es 44 TAOCA Delete device n goa 2a ee DAA A A Pe ce ee ws a i eee S 44 7 10 5 Compare to another device 0 00000 ee ee es 44 7 10 6 Create settings n aoaaa 45 7 10 7 Create settings from template aoa a a e e 45 7 10 8 Import new settings 22 2 222mm nn 46 7 109 Device reparis ae ar asien BP ae ee A a R 46 8 Settings 47 8 1 About StationWare settings 2 oaoa a a 47 8 1 1 Settings structure in StationWare 22mm 47 8 1 2 Static and dynamic settings oaoa a a 50 8 1 3 Thedevicelifecycle 2 2 mm nn 51 8 2 Settings additional documents a 54 8 2 1 How to add a settings additional document 54 8 2 2 How to view a setting additionaldocument 54 8 2 3 How to edit a device additional document ooo 54 8 2 4 Updating a settings additional document 22 22 nn nn nn 54 8 2 5 Deleting a settings additional document 0 o 54 8 2 6 Viewing old versions of a settings additional document 54 8 3 Settings notes ira a E A een 55 8 3 1 Howto create a settings note 0 e o 55 8 3 2 Deleting a Settings note o e ee 55 DIgSILENT St
62. A new record will appear inside the Entries tab Under the Phase column select the lifecycle phase to be checked Choose one of the following radio buttons All All the inner objects like the settings records must have this lifecycle phase Not all Not all inner objects need to have the selected lifecycle phase Right arrow gt The logical criteria in the following two columns defines this entry The inner objects must have a count of objects with the lifecycle phase selected that equals is greater is less is greater or equal or is less or equal to the number inserted in the Count column Note Before a new entry can be added please click Submit to save the existing changes 21 3 3 4 Recalculate overall status To recalculate overall status 1 2 3 Go to Administration tab and either click the Additional attribute definitions link or the Additional attribute assignments link Click the Recalculate overall status link A new window will appear Click the Recalculate button DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 163 CHAPTER 21 ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTES 21 3 4 Revision number rules A revision number is an automatic incremental attribute which gets triggered by an overall status change It must be of Integer type To configure 1 al Go to Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions 2 Select the desired container by clicking on the Name or the
63. Compare settings button The window will change to show the comparison table Only the settings parameter differences will be listed in the table 7 3 Device additional documents Device additional documents are a place to store any additional electronic documentation that is relevant to the particular device Note this is different from the device library that is designed to store documents for the particular device type Relay manuals and application guides should as a rule be stored in the device library More information on the device library is available in Chapter 14 Some examples of the types of documents that could be stored in the device additional documents include 1 Photographs 2 Commissioning notes 3 Design drawings for the particular installation 4 Device test reports 7 3 1 How to add a device additional document The process for adding device additional documents is identical to the process for adding location additional documents please refer to Section 6 2 1 7 3 2 How to view a device additional document The steps to view device additional documents are identical to viewing location additional documents please refer to Section 6 2 2 7 3 3 How to edit a device additional document The steps to edit device additional documents are identical to editing location additional documents please refer to Section 6 2 3 7 3 4 Updating a device additional document The steps to update device additional docu
64. E AA ee ie ak ee 27 6 3 1 How to create a location note 0 00 ee ee ee 28 6 3 2 Deleting a location note e 28 6 3 3 Viewing a location note e e 28 6 3 4 Editing a location note e e 28 6 4 Location links 240888 a a A A A a a A A eg 28 6 4 1 Adding a location link to an internet address o 29 6 4 2 Adding a location link to a StationWare internal location 29 6 4 3 Deleting a location link 20 o e 29 6 4 4 Editing a location inke we e dann adaa o ooo 29 6 5 Location audittrail o oo 30 6 5 1 View the location audit trail o o ee 30 6 6 Location actions Ha orn ate aa kh Sd oo ak dha ea aaa BS 30 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual CONTENTS 6 6 1 6 6 2 6 6 3 6 6 4 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 8 6 6 9 6 6 10 6 6 11 6 6 12 7 Devices 7 1 About devices 7 2 Compare tab comparing of device settings 7 3 Device additional documents 7 3 1 7 3 2 7 3 3 7 3 4 7 3 5 7 3 6 7 4 Device notes 7 4 1 7 4 2 7 4 3 7 4 4 7 5 Device links 7 5 1 7 5 2 7 5 3 7 5 4 Create a location or sub location Editalocation 2 e e a a a a ee Copy alocation 2 oo Move location 2 0 ee Detach location o o o o o e ee Delete location o
65. HAPTER 17 USER ADMINISTRATION 17 1 19 Group administrative rights Group data access rights can be configured to control access for individual groups for Administration sections To configure 1 Go to Administration tab gt Users and user groups Locate the target user group Click the Administrative rights tab Select the rights as desired Click Submit a PR W PP 17 1 20 All users with their group relation All users with their group relation is an exclusive report available to administrators to list all the users their properties and their respective groups 17 1 20 1 Report options Comment The comment is an optional extra text description that is printed at the start of the report 17 1 20 2 Report output Login Login name User name of the StationWare user First name First name of the user Family name Last name of the user Properties All the properties of this user including related groups 17 2 User rights example In order to perform a particular task a user must have all the necessary rights For instance the minimum rights to create and edit a settings record of lifecycle phase Planning of a device D at the location L the user must have e Write access to settings Group data access rights Section 17 1 18 Read access to devices Group data access rights Section 17 1 18 Read access to locations Group data access rights Section 17 1 18 e Write ac
66. HAPTER 7 DEVICES 5 Optional Select an user as owner for the settings 6 Select the settings expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the settings status is of the lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date 7 Select the lifecycle status for the new settings 8 Click Create 7 10 8 Import new settings Settings can be imported from external files in several supported formats This is the recommended way of importing settings data for complex multi function devices with potentially thousands of individual settings The available import formats are Excel File Format all devices or The device specific settings converter To import settings 1 Click the Import new settings action The settings import page will appear Optional Edit the name for the new settings Optional Select the device firmware Optional Select an user as owner for the settings a A WwW P Select the settings expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the settings status is of the lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date o Select the lifecycle phase for the new settings 7 Optional Modify the status change date if you wish the settings initial lifecycle status date to be a different time to when you initiated this action 8 Click Choose Files A file browser dialog will appe
67. N QO Select the settings expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the template includes settings with a settings status of a lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date 11 Choose the status for the initial settings Only planning phases can be selected 12 Click Create 6 6 12 Location reports Reports related to locations can also be accessed directly from the location s Actions menu See Chap ter 12 for more information on creating these reports DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 35 CHAPTER 6 LOCATIONS 36 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 7 Devices In StationWare a device is one of the three principle object types within the database the other two are locations and settings The database administrator is able to configure many different categories of device so that all the real devices in your system can be represented by an equivalent within the StationWare environment However by default the following device categories are available within the database 1 Relays Voltage transformers Current transformers Circuit breakers ao RF wo DW Line Your StationWare administrator may also choose to create other device categories that have physical counterparts in the primary or secondary system Of these devices typically only relays would have settings associated with them and this is the typical u
68. Note the available document categories are defined by the system administrators For more information see Section 14 1 4 Enter a name for the document 5 Optional Enter a description for the document 6 Optional Enter a version description Note this is a free text field not just a numerical field 7 Optional Enter a foreign key For example this might be a link to an internal document manage ment system that has the latest version of the file 8 Click Choose File and select the file It is also possible to select multiple files at once 9 Click Submit 6 2 2 How to view a location additional document 1 Click the additional documents tab A list of available additional documents for this location will be displayed in a tabular format 2 Either a Click the document name The document will immediately download b Click the View link in the action column The document will immediately download 26 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 6 3 LOCATION NOTES 6 2 3 How to edit a location additional document 1 Click the Edit link A new window will appear showing the details of the additional document 2 Edit the fields as desired 3 Click Submit Note Editing the additional document does not change the document itself only the properties of the document recorded within StationWare To change the actual document use the Update link 6 2 4 Updating a location additional document 1 Click th
69. SILEN ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR StationWare PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EQUIPMENT DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual DIgSILENT StationWare Version 4 User Manual Online Edition DIgSILENT GmbH Gomaringen Germany August 2014 Publisher DIgSILENT GmbH Heinrich Hertz StraBe 9 72810 Gomaringen Germany Tel 49 0 7072 9168 0 Fax 49 0 7072 9168 88 Please visit our homepage at http www digsilent de Copyright DIgSILENT GmbH All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form without permission of the publisher August 2014 XXXX Contents I General Information 1 1 About this manual 3 1 1 Introduction 4 2 u en ees ood eee aaa Ark 3 1 2 Contents of the user manual e 3 1 3 Used conventions in the Manual e 3 1 4 Web interface and hyperlinks 00 00 0 4 2 Contact us 5 2 1 Generalinformation aooaa ee 5 22 Technical SUPPO src idad a SD gl gl a a Oa e ee ee ee oh 5 3 Documentation and help system 7 4 StationWare overview 9 4 1 StationWareconcept 2 2 9 4 2 StationWare data structure 2 n nn 10 421 Location hierarchy oa a Aah haan Us aaa alee ws Sk ee 11 4 2 2 Device hierarchy 0000 ce ee 11 4 23 Settings hierarchy ances aca a a ee ee ee eR Ee Ree 12 4 3 Wsermintenaces LL a Be Hee an 12 ll StationWare user interface 15 5 Getting started navigati
70. StationWare 4 User Manual 97 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION N O 0 A OQO Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description Optional Click Choose File to upload a 16 x 16 GIF image Select the lifecycle phase Type Click Create 13 5 2 Edit a lifecycle phase To edit an existing lifecycle phase 1 2 3 4 5 Go to Administration tab gt Device lifecycle Click the desired Lifecycle phase name in the list Lifecycle Phases or click the desired Lifecycle phase in the graph Click the Edit link under the actions pane Edit the fields as desired Click Submit 13 5 3 Transitions 13 5 3 1 Add or remove transitions To add or remove transitions to from a lifecycle phase 1 2 Go to Administration tab gt Device lifecycle Click the desired Lifecycle phase name in the list Lifecycle Phases or click the desired Lifecycle phase in the graph Click the Transitions tab A list of the existing transitions phases this phase is permitted to be changed into can be found under the Next phase s section All the available other lifecycle phases are shown under the Other phases section To add a transition a Check the box es next to the target phase s under the Other phases section b Click Include The phase will switch to the Next phase s column To remove a transition a Check the box es next to the target phase s unde
71. StationWare software name 3 4 Select the Attribute definitions tab Select the desired attribute definition by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Under the Rules tab click Add A new record will appear inside the Rules tab 6 Under the Attribute column select the desired overall status attribute Either under the Value column select the lifecycle phase which the selected attribute should be in order to trigger the increment of the revision number Or select the Update on all changes checkbox to increment the revision number on all changes of the overall status attribute 21 4 Additional attribute assignments Additional attribute containers defined in earlier sections must be assigned to StationWare objects so that the attributes will appear within those objects in the tree 21 4 1 Available StationWare objects Additional attribute containers can be assigned to the following StationWare objects Location base types Location All locations within StationWare Device Container All locations within StationWare that can contain devices Device con tainer property is set to true for its location category Location categories Location types Device base types Device categories Settings 21 4 2 Add additional attributes to a Station Ware object To assign additional attributes to various StationWare objects 1 2 3 4 Go to Admi
72. The lifecycle constraint page will appear Under Lifecycle phases tab select all the desired lifecycle phases from the Other phases section and click Include 13 5 4 3 Edit a lifecycle constraint To edit an existing lifecycle constraint 1 2 Go to Administration tab gt Device lifecycle Click the desired Lifecycle constraint from the Lifecycle constraints section located at the bot tom of the page Click the Edit link under the actions pane Edit the fields as desired Click Submit 13 5 4 4 Manage lifecycle phases in a lifecycle constraint To add or remove lifecycle phases within a lifecycle constraint Go to Administration tab gt Device lifecycle Click the desired Lifecycle constraint from the Lifecycle constraints section located at the bot tom of the page To add a lifecycle phase a Under Lifecycle phases tab select all the desired lifecycle phases from the Other phases section and click Include Or to remove a lifecycle phase a Under Lifecycle phases tab select all the desired lifecycle phases from the Included phases section and click Remove DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 101 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION 13 5 4 5 Delete a lifecycle constraint To delete an existing lifecycle constraint 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device lifecycle 2 Click the desired Lifecycle constraint from the Lifecycle cons
73. To call a method in StationWare s Python script Service Method_Name input parameters should be used For example a function described as List lt ILocationInfo gt ServiceInterface IPublishedReadOnlyMethods TopLocationGetList bool where Boolean System Boolean DateTime System DateTim List System Collections Generic List ILocationInfo ServiceInterface DataTransfer ILocationInfo can be called as topLocations Service TopLocationGetList False DateTime Now The result will be a Python list object of type ILocationInfo 16 5 Sample Python script The following Python script returns a count of the number of settings in each lifecycle phase It takes a starting point Root location as an optional input parameter If not specified search for the settings is performed on the entire StationWare system from System import x from Servicelnterface DataTransfer import x PLANNING Planning 128 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 16 5 SAMPLE PYTHON SCRIPT REVIEW Review APPLIED Applied HISTORIC Historic BACKUP Backup planningCount 0 reviewCount 0 appliedCount 0 historicCount 0 backupCount 0 def get_parameters pr Parameters Create Root location pr Description The objects within the location are reported pr Type ParameterType Location pr Optional True Parameters Add pr def validate_parameters return True
74. User Manual 25 CHAPTER 6 LOCATIONS StationWare My StationWare Hierarchy Administration Location O gt E Region China E Navigator Help El Change password Log off Region Actions 1D 9923 Create sub location Report Audit Trail Report Settings views Name China Create location from template Report Devices in use Report Simple location list P A Create process Report Document search Report Template Usage Description Create process from template Report Lifecycle changes Foreign Key Report All settings of a location Report Overall status report Created 8 26 2010 10 48 01 AM Administrator Last Change 7 14 2015 8 15 46 AM Administrator Voltage Sub locations Processes Search Additional documents Notes Audit trail no sub locations Figure 6 1 1 Location detail page default 6 2 Location additional documents Location additional documents are a place to store any additional electronic documentation that is rele vant to the particular location For example it might be useful at a substation location to have a single line diagram schematic of the substation and possibly some photographs The additional documents tab is the ideal place for this 6 2 1 How to add a location additional document 1 Click the additional documents tab 2 Click Add document A new window will appear w Select the document category
75. accuracy and performance is a reliable central protection settings database and management system based on latest NET technology StationWare stores and records all settings in a central database allows modelling of relevant workflow sequences provides quick 72810 Gomaringen Germany T 49 7072 9168 0 F 49 7072 9168 88 access to relay manuals interfaces with manu facturer specific relay settings and integrates with PowerFactory software allowing for powerful and easy to use settings co ordination studies is a flexible performance recording and monitoring system that copes easily and efficiently with the special require ments for system test implementation system performance supervision and the determination and supervision of connection characteristics Numerous Monitoring Systems installed at various grid locations can be integrated to a Wide Area Measurement System WAMS PowerFactory Monitor fully integrates with PowerFactory software DIgSILENT GmbH is staffed with experts of various disciplines relevant for performing consulting services research activities user training educational programs and software development Highly specialised expertise is available in many fields of electrical engineering applicable to liberalised power markets and to the latest developments in power generation technologies such as wind power and distributed generation DIgSILENT has provided expert consulting services to several
76. allow a device type a Select the device type s under the Can Contain section b Click Add To disallow a device type a Select the device type s under the Cannot contain section b Click Add Note Cannot contain list always overrides the Can contain list It is therefore possible to configure all device types except some by selecting All device types option from the Can contain list and those not allowed from the Cannot contain list If a device type is not part of either list it is automatically disallowed 18 2 7 Location templates 18 2 7 1 Create location template To create a location template 142 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 18 2 LOCATION TYPES 1 Go to Administration tab gt Location types Click the desired parent location type from either Hierarchy or All location types section Click the Create location template link under the actions pane A new window will appear Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description Optional Enter a Foreign Key a unique ID Click Submit NO On fF OUD Refer to Section 18 2 8 for more information on managing location templates 18 2 8 Sub locations in location templates 18 2 8 1 Access sub locations To access a sub location in a location template 1 Go to Administration tab gt Location types Click the desired parent location type from either
77. ample Change the name of the region North to East Buttons Buttons to click are indicated in Bold underlined font For example click Create to generate the new settings DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 3 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1 4 Web interface and hyperlinks StationWare is web based software This means that the majority of actions and objects within the software are presented as clickable hyperlinks within a standard web browser interface Clicking on a hyperlink within StationWare causes one of the following actions e Some property of the page or object is changed For instance when changing a lifecycle phase of a relay settings object e Navigating to another page For example when clicking on a device within a substation location Editing the properties of the current page Usually this is achieved by clicking the Edit action after which the page will refresh and the editable fields of the object will become apparent A new sub window appears For example when adding additional documents or using the Navi gator In contrast to a traditional windows application information that is entered into fields in the StationWare interface is not automatically saved by software To save the information you need to submit it to the software for processing by clicking Submit or some other button depending on the context 4 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 2 Contact us For furt
78. ar 9 Select the settings file from a location on your PC or network drive If the particular settings converter requires more than one settings file hold CTRL and select the additional files 10 Select the type of settings converter Note if you don t have specific converters installed for a particular relay type then the only available converter will be the StationWare XML File Format 11 Click Import A parameter list will appear in the window indicating the status of all imported settings It is recommended to check this for any errors that might have occurred during the import process Note Settings converters are not available for all device variants and are developed on request as the need arises from customers However some converters are included for free within the base StationWare installation To obtain a license for additional converters or to check if a specific converter is currently available contact DIgSILENT support 7 10 9 Device reports Reports related to devices can also be accessed directly from the devices Actions menu See Chap ter 12 for more information on creating these reports 46 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 8 Settings Settings or more formally settings objects are one of three primary object types within the StationWare database The other two are locations and devices This first part of this chapter provides some background of the features of settings
79. are data structure and the user interface 4 1 StationWare concept The idea of StationWare is to provide a tool that meets the following needs A data repository for relay settings files supporting historical current and proposed new versions of settings Organisation of additional documentation associated with devices and settings including relay manuals application guides instrumentation diagrams and settings calculations Easy access to information Furthermore it must be straightforward for users to modify information in the database Workflow processes and settings processes unique to an organisation should be supported and the software should make this a fundamental feature that is deeply integrated into the settings management process It should be manufacturer agnostic such that it supports in principle all devices regardless of man ufacturer and hence provides a unifying interface for the management of settings from multiple different vendors It should allow for import and export of settings information from third party vendors and also integration with specialised analysis software that is used as an aid to settings development The preceding aspects are discussed in more detail in the following paragraphs The first requirement is that a settings management system should be a data repository This stems mostly from the complexity of modern relays which has increased dramatically since the first numerical relays
80. arning Deleting a document category will also delete all documents of that category If you choose to delete the category you will be unable to recover documents that were using it 1 Click the StationWare Administration tab note you must have rights to the administration control panel for this tab to be visible Click Document categories under the library section of the administration page Click the link for the document category either the name or the software name Click the Delete link in the Actions area A new window will appear a A OO ND Click Delete to delete the document category 14 2 Full text search To set up the full text search within the library perform the following steps 14 2 1 Configuration files The configuration file for the full text search can be found at lt StationWarePath gt fulltext icefix The default file name is icefix32 exe config and should be changed to icefix exe config if a 64 bit database client is being used In the configuration file the following attributes have to be added and or amended to match the local settings 1 The database connection string please refer to Section 5 3 of the installation manual 2 The path to pdftotext exe to allow the search for PDF files lt configuration gt lt ice net gt lt components gt lt fulltext service gt lt additionalFilters gt lt additionalFilter application __fulltext pdftotext
81. as substations feeder bays and transformer bays It usually the case in a deployed StationWare system that there would be many different relays from multiple manufacturers and these relays are modelled as separate device types For example it might be the case that you wish to store settings for a SEL 351 relay and an Schneider P543 relay in the StationWare database The manufacturer specific variants would be known as device types but they would both have the device category of relay DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 11 CHAPTER 4 STATIONWARE OVERVIEW For more information on working with devices in StationWare refer to Chapter 7 For information regard ing the administration of device categories and device types refer to Chapter 13 4 2 3 Settings hierarchy In StationWare settings are always stored underneath a device and consequently the format of the settings is defined by the device type The settings format determines such things as the number of settings groups what chapters exist within each group and the parameters that exist within each chap ter Each settings parameter in StationWare allows for the flexible definition of its name description unit range and possible value Whether the device uses a static or dynamic device model determines if individual settings param eters are defined within each group with a pre defined default value or whether settings parameters along
82. at specific location at all In other words they will not even see that it exists in the hierarchy DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 147 CHAPTER 18 LOCATION ADMINISTRATION 148 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 19 Administrative data maintenance The administrative data maintenance section is used to delete detach or move StationWare objects from one location to another There are two parts to it 1 Data management see Section 19 1 2 Administrative data move see Section 19 2 19 1 Data management 19 1 1 About data management It is possible to permanently delete or temporarily detach StationWare objects like locations devices settings processes and tasks from the Administration interface Once an object is deleted it can never be recovered again However detaching an object does not delete the object itself Rather StationWare makes the object invisible or out of service Once detached historical records if they exist of a detached object can still be viewed via the History tab A detached object can also be reattached at a later stage However the same does not hold true for a permanently deleted object Note Settings objects can only be deleted They cannot be detached or reattached This section also offers some exclusive reports to the administrators 19 1 2 Delete an object Warning Deleted objects are not recoverable and therefore cannot be restored To permanently de
83. ate link in the action menu Select the process type Select the process template Note that the available process templates are defined by the Sta tionWare administrator See chapter 15 3 for more information Enter a name for the process that will based on the selected template Optional Enter a description Optional Enter a foreign key for interfacing with another software Optional Select an user as owner for the tasks Select the tasks expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the template includes tasks with a tasks status of a lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date Click Create 6 6 10 Create device In locations where devices are permitted for example substations the create device action is visible To create a device Bb WO ND oO 0 N OQ a 10 Select the manufacturer If this is not applicable select Click the Create device action The device creation page will appear Choose the the Category For example relay 3 Select the device type For example this would be the specific relay model if a relay was selected as the device category Enter a name for the device Optional Select a device usage Optional Enter a description for the device Optional Enter a foreign key Optional Modify the Valid from date time The Valid from date defaults to the time yo
84. ate all the related references across StationWare 13 2 3 Merge existing manufacturers To merge existing manufacturers 1 Goto Administration tab gt Manufacturers Click the Merge manufacturers link under the actions pane A new window will appear Enter a name for the new merged manufacturer group in the provided text box Check the box next to all the manufacturers that you would like to merge Click Submit A confirmation dialog will appear Click OK O a Pr W PDP Note Merging manufacturers will automatically update all the related references across StationWare DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 85 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION 13 2 4 Delete a manufacturer To delete an existing manufacturer 1 Go to Administration tab gt Manufacturers 2 Click the Edit link under the actions pane 3 Click the 3 icon next to the manufacturer name A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click OK Note A manufacturer cannot be deleted if there are device models that reference it To delete such a manufacturer all the device models referencing it must be deleted 13 3 Device types A Device Type is an object which contains the actual model definition of a device known as a Device Model Definition A device model definition is an xml file which defines a specific type of device for example a Relay The definition also contains the device s properties like manufacturer device category
85. ate location type link under the actions pane A new window will appear Select a Location category Enter a StationWare software name a unique ID Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description N O oO A OO N Tick the Can be used as top level location option if a location of this specific type can be defined at the root or top level of StationWare hierarchy 00 Optional Click Choose File to upload a 16 x 16 GIF image 9 Click Create Note The StationWare software name can contain only upper and lower case letters numbers and underscores and it cannot start with a number 18 2 3 Edit a location type To edit an existing location type 1 Go to Administration tab gt Location types 2 Click the desired ocation type from either Hierarchy or All location types section 3 Edit the fields as desired 4 Click Submit Refer to Section 18 2 5 for more information on how to manage the location hierarchy 18 2 4 Delete a location type To delete an existing location type 1 Go to Administration tab gt Location types 2 Click the desired ocation type from either Hierarchy or All location types section 3 Click the Delete link under the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click Delete Note If a location type has sub locations defined or is currently being used by any location defined within StationWare then the us
86. ation rights can be configured to control access for individual groups for every location To configure 1 Go to Administration tab gt Location rights 2 Click the desired location 3 Choose the appropriate rights To allow read only access select the Read column To allow read write access select the Write column To deny access select the None column 4 Click Apply to current location 5 Click Apply in the column Apply rights to sub locations to apply the right to all sub locations for the certain user group Note To apply the rights to the sub locations for all groups click Apply below the header Apply rights to sub locations for all groups 18 3 1 About location rights Read only access With Read only access for a location StationWare users will not be able to Copy move detach delete create sub locations or edit details of a location Add update delete move or edit details of additional documents e Create edit or delete notes and links Read write access With Read write access for a location StationWare users will be able to Copy move detach delete create sub locations or edit details of a location Rights for additional documents notes and links will depend upon the respective rights in Data access rights Section 17 1 18 for individual groups No Access If access is denied StationWare users will not be able to access th
87. ationWare 4 User Manual CONTENTS 8 3 3 Viewing a settings N0t8 oo 8 3 4 Editing a Settings note 0 o 8 4 SettingS linkS 4 0 0 ae ria Re DE a 8 4 1 Adding a settings link to an internet address 8 4 2 Adding a settings link to a StationWare internal location 8 4 3 Deleting a settings link 8 4 4 Editing a settings link o 8 5 Settings actions e ee BaT EAIESCUNOS 5 a aa a Din 8 5 2 Change status o 2 2 8 5 3 Copysettings o ee ee 8 5 4 Copy settings group values o 8 5 5 Delete settings lt lt 8 5 6 Compare to another device o 8 5 7 Compare settings group 22 2 o e 8 5 8 Exportsettings 0 8 5 9 Importsettings 0 0000222 eee 8 5 10 Settings reports o 86 Settings audit trail ee eee 8 7 Settings assigned tasks 0 ee 9 Processes and tasks 9 1 About processes and tasks o e 9 2 Process actions a afar arananes Er l ale 9 2 1 Create process oo secs oos one 0 cee ee ee eee 9 2 2 Assign a device to a process ooo 9 2 3 Copyaprocess 0 0 eee a a oe Teta 9 2 4 Create pro
88. ce type mn 86 13 3 3 Delete a device type o 4 4 a 87 13 3 4 Exporta device type cc naas deaa daaa a a a e a aaa a 87 13 3 5 Upload a device model definition o oo 87 TUBO Firmware ea er LE AAA 87 13 3 7 Device templates e eee 89 13 3 8 Settings templates ee 90 13 3 9 Settings views aoaaa a a 92 TISA C Annotations 242 90 a Ra en 94 13 3 11 Settings views and annotations import 2 2 2 ea a 95 13 3 12 Settings views and annotations export ao ao oea oa a 95 13 3 13 COMECHONS ao a ug Ti ee rd ee O A em mie Poe 96 O E ie ele KE a a a De BERG 96 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual vii CONTENTS 19 4 USAGES Ws a a Ma Me ee ee we Ow ee A eee A aw aw eee 96 13 4 1 Aboutusages 2 2 e e e a ari A a E a A A a e a e a 96 13 4 2 Create a usage aa ee 97 t343 Edta usagan HE ER ee 97 T344 Delete a Usage oromere eb Pea en E EE en DE 97 13 5 Deviceilifecycle woes u ee EE RAB a a eee a a ee RG 97 13 5 1 Create a lifecycle phase 2 0 ee 97 13 5 2 Edita lifecycle phase 0 o e o 98 13 5 3 Transttions a A RER Y 98 13 5 4 Lifecycle constraints sa e sociau a ia EE E E E E E 100 13 5 5 Rights management a a 102 13 6 Creating a device model definition XML a aoaaa a a 103 13 6 1 About device model definition a eee ee
89. cess from template 9 2 5 Delete process 2 nn nn 9 2 6 Detach process 2 a a 9 3 Task actions 2 2 Zus N caca MEER Re 93 1 Createtask 2 Common 932 JEditdask coi ete Erna DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual CONTENTS 9 3 3 Change task status 2 2 ooo 66 9 3 4 Assignadevicetoatask 2 nun nn 66 9 3 5 Assign a settings object to a task nn nn 67 9 3 6 Gopy altask a N El Pa LER de 67 9 3 7 Delete tasks anne an a DEE ae aye Be 67 9 3 8 Create task from template oo cee eee 68 10 History mode 69 10 1 History mode background nn nn 69 10 2 Working with the history mode 0 o e 71 10 2 1 Accessing the history mode 0 0 e ee ee 71 10 2 2 Exiting the history Mode o o 71 11 Library 73 TET About the library 2 4 sears 4 eee AA SO Din SR la Y 73 11 2 Acc essing the library a wren eae ahd ete be ee ne aaa ee ee head 74 11 33 Library actions o e e a aint BOR ES A bal SE rer 74 11 321 EditlibraryTolder 4 hae a e a 2 2 2 2 A ae ae ee ne ne a ae a ee 4 74 11 3 2 Create library folder 2 2 e mu e 74 11 3 3 Delete library folder 0 e e o 75 11 3 4 Move library folder lt lt e es 75 11 3 5 Search library 2 2 22 22mm nn 75 11 3 6 Library search syntax 2 mm 75 11 4 Working with library folder documents 222222
90. cess to the specific location location L hosting the device Section 18 3 e Access to perform the transition from Initial lifecycle phase to Planning Section 13 5 5 1 e Write access to the lifecycle phase Planning Section 13 5 5 2 136 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 17 3 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 17 3 Technical information Technical information provides information about internal StationWare objects along with the version number of the system and licensed converters Information about the size of the StationWare database can also be accessed from this page To view the technical information 1 Go to Administration tab gt Technical information 2 Browse through various tabs depending upon what information is required DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 137 CHAPTER 17 USER ADMINISTRATION 138 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 18 Location Administration This chapter provides information on how to configure and administer the behaviour of any location within StationWare e Location categories refer to Section 18 1 e Location types refer to Section 18 2 e Location rights refer to Section 18 3 18 1 Location categories 18 1 1 About location categories A location category defines a kind of location that can be created and managed within StationWare For example a location category called Bay might be created Location types discussed in Sec
91. ct the lifecycle phase for the new task If there is only one option it will be automatically selected 10 Optional modify the Status change date This defaults to the time that you clicked the Create task action 11 Click Create DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 65 CHAPTER 9 PROCESSES AND TASKS 9 3 2 Edit task To alter the task attributes the task must be edited O oa A O Navigate to the target task Click the Task tab A list of the task attributes should be visible Note that the task attributes are defined by the StationWare administrator For more information on task configuration refer to Section 15 3 Click Edit The task attributes will become editable Enter text selections as required Click Submit to save your modifications Optional If you are finished editing click Exit edit mode to release the edit lock and allow other users to make modifications 9 3 3 Change task status To change the task lifecycle status 1 Click Change status from the actions panel The status change window will appear BB 0 PD al Navigate to the task page Select the new status Optional Enter the Status change date This will default to the time the Change status action was clicked Optional Select an user as owner for the task 6 Select the tasks expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the new tasks
92. d Revision number and type Inte ger Voltage Contains two additional attributes of kind Propagate 1 Voltage Level of type Real 2 GlobalNote of type String Note It is completely safe to delete or modify any of the built in attributes 21 5 1 Assignments By default 1 Maximo Overall and Revision are assigned to Device Container location base type 2 Voltage is assigned to Bay and Scheme location categories and Settings 3 Voltage and Overall are assigned to Device device base type DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 165 CHAPTER 21 ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTES 21 5 2 Visualization sequence The following visualization sequence only applies to the default StationWare hierarchy Any changes to the default hierarchy locations or additional attributes may result in a different visualization sequence 1 3 6 a 6 Feeder Bay Feeder Scheme Transformer Bay Transformer Scheme and Substation being device containers will have access to the additional attributes of Maximo Overall and Revision containers o Ke Feeder Bay Feeder Scheme Transformer Bay and Transformer Scheme being part of lo cation categories Bay and Scheme respectively will have access to the additional attributes of Voltage container Circuit Breaker CT Relay and VT being
93. d in the get_parameters function can be validated in this function To validate any of the parameters 1 Retrieve the input parameter object using function Parameters Get string object name and re trieve its value using the Value attribute For example depth Parameters Get Depth 1 5 Value 2 Validate the value as desired 3 If valid return True otherwise return False An example of the validate_parameters function def validate_parameters depth Parameters Get Depth 1 5 Value if depth lt 1 or depth gt 5 return False return True Note By default if no validation is required the function should simply return True If a False value is returned the script will not execute any further 126 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 16 4 HOW TO WRITE A PYTHON SCRIPT 16 4 2 3 execute This function defines the business logic of a Python report Section 16 1 To define 1 Retrieve each input parameter object using function Parameters Get string object name and retrieve their value using the Value attribute 2 Use Python StationWare methods to perform operations on StationWare objects as desired Available methods are listed in the StationWare Service Methods manual For examples on how to use these methods see the existing python reports that are delivered with StationWare and the python module utils_module py 3 To produce a r
94. def execute rootLoc Parameters Get Root location Value if str rootLoc None topLocations Service TopLocationGetList False DateTime Now for location in topLocations checkRoot Location location Id getSublocations location Id else checkRoot Location rootLoc getSublocations rootLoc printInformation def checkRootLocation locationld locationInfo Service LocationGetDetails locationld if locationInfo Info IsDeviceContainer checkDeviceContainer locationInfo Info Id def getSublocations locationld sublocations Service LocationGetSublocations locationlId False DateTime Now for location in sublocations if location IsDeviceContainer checkDeviceContainer location Id getSublocations location Id def checkDeviceContainer locationld deviceList Service DeviceContainerGetDeviceList locationld False DateTime Now for device in deviceList settingsList Service DeviceGetSettingsList device Id DateTime MinValue for setting in settingsList checkSettingsStatus setting StatusName def checkSettingsStatus statusName global planningCount global reviewCount global appliedCount DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 129 CHAPTER 16 SCRIPTS global historicCount global backupCount if statusName PLANNING planningCount planningCount 1 elif statusName REVIEW reviewCount revie
95. desired and click Create A table with all the information related to this script will appear 3 Optional Enter a Description 4 Optional Enter a Category to group related scripts 5 Select the Transition Script Type This selection defines if the script can be used as pre or post transition script in lifecycle phase transitions of settings tasks both or none 6 Optional Select the Visible tick box for the script to be visible to other StationWare administrators to execute Section 16 3 Otherwise click Execute to test the script locally 7 Under the section Python script click the Edit link to write the actual Python script Please refer to Section 16 4 for more information 8 To test run click the Execute link If it is not visible please make sure that the Visible property is not selected 9 If required select the Visible property to make it visible under the Python scripts section of the Administration tab 10 Click Submit Note Ideally the Python script must first be tested by the authorised administrators And once the script has been approved for other StationWare administrators to use only then the Visible tick box must be ticked 16 2 2 Edit an existing Python script To edit an existing Python script 1 Go to Administration tab gt Python script configuration 2 Under the Scripts section select the desired script 3 To ed
96. device details page Click the Connections tab A list of all possible primary and signal connections will be shown Click the Connect link The StationWare tree will appear in a separate navigator window Bb OO ND Navigate to the target device and click it Depending on whether you are connecting a signal or primary connection you will then be presented with one of two options If the connection is a signal then choose the target signal within the target device from the drop down list If the connection is a primary connection choose the terminal within the primary device from the drop down list 5 Click Create 7 6 2 How to delete a signal connection 1 Click x You will be prompted to confirm if you would like to delete the signal 2 Click OK 7 6 3 How to delete a primary connection 1 Click 2 to show the Connectivity Node which lists the primary connections 42 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 7 7 DEVICE ASSIGNED PROCESSES 2 Click X You will be prompted to confirm if you would like to delete the connection 3 Click OK 7 7 Device assigned processes General information about processes can be found in Chapter 9 To assign a device to a process refer to Section 9 2 2 7 8 Device assigned tasks General information about tasks can be found in Chapter 9 To assign a device to a task refer to Section 9 3 4 7 9 Device audit trail The device audit trail behaves similar t
97. ds search was completed then United Kingdom and Germany would be returned Wildcards and can also be used to further refine the search It is noted that the standard search is not case sensitive 5 5 6 How to complete an advanced search The advanced search is used for complex searches that cannot be achieved using the simple or stan dard search For example it might be necessary to search individual settings objects for particular parameter values Advanced search parameters The advanced search uses a dynamic configuration that depends on the object type that is being searched for To begin the search you must choose either a location category For example Substation or a location type For example Region or adevice category For example Relay or e a settings In this case All is the only valid option as settings are not further sub categorized After selecting one of the above fields the search page will change to show a list of parameters relevant to the particular class of object that has been selected These are the attributes that appear on the device location setting details page when navigating to that particular object The drop down menus and search fields behave in much the same way as described in the standard search parameters Sec tion 5 5 4 either an exact match can be searched for or wildcards can be entered to allow for a broader pattern based searc
98. e 13 3 8 Settings templates Settings templates are used to define settings based on device usage and firmware The purpose is to create a default settings based on a particular device usage After a settings template is defined users can utilise it when creating a new device based on a specific usage Administrators can modify the settings defined within a template either manually or via any built in converters including custom and additional attributes A default lifecycle phase cannot be specified as part of a settings template this is selected by the user according to the normal procedure explained in Section 8 5 2 13 3 8 1 Create a settings template To create a new settings template _ Go to Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type Click the Create settings template link under the actions pane A new window will appear Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description Optional Enter a Foreign Key a unique ID Optional Select a Usage Optional Select a Firmware oO 0 N O oa fF WD PD Click Create 13 3 8 2 Edit a settings template To edit an existing settings template 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device types 2 Select the desired device type 3 Click the desired settings template in the Settings templates tab 4 To edit basic information 90 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 3 DEVICE TYPES a Ed
99. e 103 13 6 2 Modeldefinition ausi e e nn 104 13 7 Settings views and annotations XML aaa nn 107 13 7 1 XMLfile defit r si a poraa a y a a E A A A Aa e a o ana 107 13 8 Configuration of device settings converters aoa oea a e a 108 14 Library administration 109 14 1 Document categories 2 2 nn nn 109 14 1 1 How to define document categories 2 2 2m nn nn 109 14 1 2 How to edit document categories a o aooaa Cm nn 0 0000 ee es 110 14 1 3 How to delete document categories 2 2 2m nn nn 110 14 2 Full text Search 2 2 22 wars ae hh A a A he an re Be 110 14 2 1 Configuration files 0 oo e ee 110 14 2 2 Taskscheduler o o nn 111 14 2 3 Troubleshooting 4 zu pp 2 re A bv ev rr ee 112 14 3 Library rights 2 2 oo oo on 112 14 3 1 Aboutlibrary rights o o e 112 15 Process administration 115 151 Process lifecycle nc 5 a a a eS eS 115 15 1 1 Create a process lifecycle 0 o e 115 viii DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual CONTENTS 15 1 2 Manage a process lifecycle 15 1 3 Delete a process lifecycle 15 2 Process categories o o 15 2 1 Create a process category 15 2 2 Edita process category 15 2 3 Delete aprocesscategory 15 3 Process types aaau Hmm 15 3 1 Upload a process type 15 3 2 Deleting
100. e An optional first name of the user Last name An optional last name of the user E mail address An optional email address of the user An entered email address is one of the criterion to be listed as an available email recipient in the settings status change menu Additional criteria are Write access on the selected transition the settings task and the location Password Password of the user External ID An optional identifier for the user Account disabled A flag to prevent the user from logging in Account expires A flag to restrict the account activity of the user to a certain time period Enabled from Date and time from which the user account is active only effective if the Account ex pires flag is enabled Enabled to Date and time until which the user account is active only effective if the Account expires flag is enabled Password expires A flag to force the user to change password after a set number of days Expires after days Number of days after which the user password expires only effective if the Password expires flag is enabled 17 1 5 User group properties StationWare supports the following user group properties Name Name of the StationWare user group must be unique Description An optional description of the user group 132 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 17 1 USERS AND USER GROUPS 17 1 6 Create users To create a new user Bb WO DY Go to Administration tab g
101. e Change Password link next to the Y icon Enter your existing password in the current password field Enter your new password Confirm your new password a A OO ND Click Submit to save the change 5 2 My StationWare The My StationWare page is a user specific page It opens automatically after the user login My StationWare includes the user specific information sorted in following tabs Recent Places This tab is the default tab of the My StationWare page It displays the last 30 visited objects including locations devices and processes My Settings List of all settings that are assigned to the user as owner Note that expired settings are displayed highlighted in this list My Tasks List of all tasks that are assigned to the user as owner Note that expired tasks are displayed highlighted in this list Note Owner is an attribute of the settings task and is listed in the settings tasks header There are relevant and other users selectable as owner Relevant users have Write access on the lifecycle phase the settings task and location 5 3 Navigation using the tree structure The most common way of moving through the StationWare database is to use the tree structure This behaves similar to a standard file explorer that is found on most computer operating systems The tree structure can be accessed by clicking the Start tab An example tree is shown in Figure 5 3 1 18 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Ma
102. e Update link A new window will appear 2 Optional Enter new version description information 3 Choose the update mode Update version description only means that the version information for the latest version of the document will be updated but not the document itself Save document as new version means that the selected document will be saved as a new version of the current document Replace the last version of the document means that the new version will overwrite the latest version Note this will destroy the previous version and you will not be able to retrieve it 4 Select the new file unless you are updating the version description only 5 Click Submit 6 2 5 Deleting a location additional document 1 Click the Delete link A confirmation dialog will appear Note this will delete all versions of the file 2 Click OK 6 2 6 Viewing old versions of a location additional document 1 Click the Versions link A new window will appear showing all the available versions in a tabular format Note that this link is only visible if the document has more than one version 2 Click the View link The document will immediately download 6 3 Location notes Location notes are a place to create and store text notes The notes are visible directly in the browser window on the notes tab of the location and hence are slightly easier to access and see than additional documents which must be downloaded first
103. e history mode 8 1 3 4 Secondary lifecycle phases There are also some secondary lifecycle states that StationWare uses to add additional functionality to the device lifecycle These include the following phases e Initial Delete e Historic PowerFactory The initial phase is a placeholder to indicate to StationWare what the permitted initial states of a setting are when first created The transitions from initial to other usually planning type phases indicate the permitted initial state of settings For example in Figure 8 1 4 when a settings is first created it can only have either the Planning in this example planning is a specific phase as well as an overall class phase or the PowerFactory phase both of which are planning type phases A settings can never have the phase Initial 52 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 8 1 ABOUT STATIONWARE SETTINGS Because it is necessary to tell StationWare when settings are permitted to be deleted a special Delete lifecycle phase is available Transitions from another phase to Delete indicate that it is permitted to delete a setting when it is in this phase Like the Initial phase settings cannot be assigned to the delete phase To enable the user to delete a setting it must have a lifecycle transition from a planning review or applied phase to the Delete phase Due to the special status of the applied settings another specia
104. e name of the object that you wish to search for Note that the search is not case sensitive 3 Click Search to start the search Note that depending on the level in the database where the search began it may take some time After the search is finished a list of the locations devices settings processes and tasks will appear below the search box 20 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 5 5 HOW TO SEARCH THE STATIONWARE DATABASE Note The basic search described above requires an exact although case insensitive match to the entered search string If you want to search for only part of a name refer to the instructions for the pattern search below Pattern search Often it is useful to return a set of results that match a certain pattern For example you might want to list all the locations and devices that contain green as part of their name This is known as searching by pattern In StationWare the pattern delimiter is the asterisk which means match zero or more characters To do a basic pattern search 1 From a location in the database click the Search link The Search for page will appear 2 Enter the pattern names of the object that you wish to search for For example to search for all locations and devices with green somewhere in the name enter green in the search field 3 Click Search Note that depending on the level in the database where the search began it may take some time When the
105. e one of these reserved names 13 7 1 3 Settings view sheet The table below shows the columns header of every settings view sheet Group name Parameter name Table 13 7 3 Columns of individual settings view sheet Group name Name of the parameter group the setting belongs to The parameter groups are defined in the device type model and the setting has to be defined in this group Parameter name Parameter name of the setting 13 7 1 4 Annotations sheet The table below shows the columns header of the annotations sheet AnnotationID Annotation Names Table 13 7 4 Columns of annotations sheet AnnotationID Parameter name of the setting Annotation Names Annotation that should be displayed for this setting 13 8 Configuration of device settings converters Refer to Chapter 24 108 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 14 Library administration The library administration section is used to configure the StationWare library There are three areas which are described in this section 1 Document categories see Section 14 1 2 Full text search see Section 14 2 3 Library rights see Section 14 3 14 1 Document categories Documents that include additional documents and library documents can be organised into various user defined categories For example an organisation may want document categories such as 1 Single line diagrams 2 Device manuals 3 Photographs The document categories adminis
106. e printed on the user s screen using the following functions Output Append string result Appends the string passed as an argument on the Python script execution page The argument is mandatory Output AppendLine string result Appends the string passed as an argument followed by a line feed on the Python script execution page The argument is optional The function will append a line feed to the output screen irrespective of the argument being supplied DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 127 CHAPTER 16 SCRIPTS An example of execute function def execute rootLoc Parameters Get Root location Value devCon Parameters Get Only device containers Value Output AppendLine getSublocations 1 rootLoc devCon def getSublocations prefix locationId deviceContainer sublocations Service LocationGetSublocations locationld False DateTime Now if len sublocations gt 0 for loc in sublocations if deviceContainer and loc IsDeviceContainer or not deviceContainer append for i in range prefix append append Output AppendLine append loc Name getSublocations prefix 1 loc Id deviceContainer 16 4 3 Python StationWare methods All of StationWare s Python methods can be referred from the PDF file or Compiled HTML Help file StationWare Service Methods located in the root folder of the StationWare installation directory
107. ead only access With Read only access for a specific lifecycle StationWare users will not be able to e Edit or delete settings Import new settings Change status of settings Read write access With Read write access for a specific lifecycle StationWare users will be able to Edit or delete settings e Import new settings e Change status of settings transition rights Section 13 5 5 1 will determine whether a specific transition is allowed or not No Access If access is denied to a specific lifecycle phase StationWare users will not be able to access the settings page at all 13 6 Creating a device model definition XML 13 6 1 About device model definition To supply StationWare with models of existing devices an appropriate model containing all necessary information about a device s parameters must be created Each parameter is structured with the follow ing components Name e Value e Valid range e Unit Description Furthermore the parameters are classified in to one of the following types e String Floating point double e Integer Enumeration For example a list of options DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 103 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION There are two types of device models the static and the generic ones A static device model includes all parameters default values units and other relevant information of the devices A generic device model co
108. earch will display other fields depending on what additional attributes were assigned to the device types The meaning of the exact match or Pattern and wild cards is explained in Section 5 5 5 5 5 5 Dropdown box options for string additional attributes When completing a standard search if any of the non compulsory fields is a string it will by default have a dropdown box next to the additional attribute that will look like Figure 5 5 1 or Figure 5 5 2 exact match v Figure 5 5 1 Standard search options when searching for an exact match of a string 22 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 5 5 HOW TO SEARCH THE STATIONWARE DATABASE Pattern and 7 wildcards v Figure 5 5 2 Standard search options when searching for a string pattern If you leave the field next to this blank then this field is not considered by the standard search However if you enter any text string into the field next to the dropdown box then the search will filter all values so that only those with an exact match will be returned from the search This search is not case sensitive For example say there are the following regions defined in the database Australia Chile China France Germany India New Zealand South Africa United Kingdom then an exact match search for regions with G entered into the field will return nothing On the other hand if instead a Pattern and wildcar
109. ection 21 3 4 Additional attribute assignments see Section 21 4 5 Built in additional attributes see Section 21 5 21 1 About additional attributes Additional attributes represent additional information that the users may find useful for a location device or settings within a device These are not directly part of a settings record but user defined For example a common additional attribute that is useful for a feeder or substation location is the nominal voltage level in kV Any change made to these attributes also gets logged in the audit trail Moreover running a device comparison see Section 7 10 5 also returns the comparison between the additional attributes of the devices independent of their device types There are four different kinds of additional attributes Attribute A user settable value that does not have any inner logic rules Propagate A user settable value that automatically propagates to lower levels of the StationWare tree For example using the voltage example previously mentioned If this is defined at the substation level but as a propagate type attribute then all sub locations devices and settings contained within this substation will also have this attribute Note that at lower levels the attribute is read only and therefore it can only be changed at the level where it is assigned Please note that changes on a propagate attribute affects the Last change attribute of objects on the lower level
110. efer to Section 13 3 9 2 to add settings to the view 13 3 9 2 Edit a settings view To edit an existing settings view 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type Click the desired settings view in the Settings views tab gt A OO ND To edit basic information a Edit the fields as desired b Click Submit to save the changes 5 To add settings to the view 92 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 3 DEVICE TYPES a Click Add b Enter the Group name of the setting d Position it as desired using the up down arrows a b c Enter the Parameter name of the setting d e Click Submit 6 To edit settings in the view Either a Edit the settings manually as desired b Click Submit to save the changes Or a Click the Import link under the actions pane A new window will appear b Click the Choose File button and select the desired file Refer to Section 13 7 for a descrip tion of the file format c Click Import 7 To delete settings from the view a Click 3 next to the setting you want to remove 13 3 9 3 Delete a settings view To delete an existing settings view 1 Goto Administration tab gt Device types 2 Select the desired device type 3 Click the desired settings view in the Settings views tab 4 Click the Delete link in the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 5 Click Delete
111. eport information can be provided in the XML format and then desired XSLT for HTML reports and XSL FO for PDF reports layout scripts can be written The XML output can be produced using the following functions Output WriteStartElement string elementName Writes the opening tag of a new XML element Ideal for complex type elements elements with child elements Output WriteElementString string elementName string value Writes a new XML element with both opening and closing tags and assigns it the passed value Output WriteEndElement Writes the closing tag of the latest currently opened XML element An example of execute function def execute Output WriteStartEl Output WriteStartEl Output WriteElementString datetime_to_string DateTime UtcNow Output WriteElementString UserName Output WriteElementString ReportName ReportName Output WriteElementString ReportDescription ReportDescription Output WriteEndElement Output WriteEndElement 16 4 2 4 execute This function defines the business logic of an administrative Python script Section 16 2 To define 1 Retrieve each input parameter object using function Parameters Get string object name and retrieve their value using the Value attribute 2 Use Python StationWare methods to perform operations on StationWare objects as desired 3 Results or any debugging information can b
112. er groups But it can be a part of other user groups 17 1 2 Special user groups There are two special user groups in StationWare Administrators This user group has built in administrative super user rights which means that they have no restrictions hence users who are members of this group have super user rights within StationWare By default the built in Administrator user is a member of this group and cannot be removed from it Rights assigned to the Administrators user group cannot be modified Everyone Every user in StationWare is a member of this group On initial setup this group has no rights It is recommended to create new groups assign them the desired rights and then assign users to those newly created groups rather than modifying rights for Everyone user group DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 131 CHAPTER 17 USER ADMINISTRATION It is not possible to delete these special user groups 17 1 3 Special users StationWare has a special user called Administrator By default it has a blank password and belongs to the special Administrators user group which has all the super rights It is not possible to delete or remove the Administrator user from the Administrators user group 17 1 4 User properties StationWare supports the following user properties Name User name of the StationWare user must be unique Description An optional description of the user First nam
113. er will not be able to delete it DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 141 CHAPTER 18 LOCATION ADMINISTRATION 18 2 5 Location hierarchy To manage location hierarchy 1 Go to Administration tab gt Location types 2 Click the desired parent location type from either Hierarchy or All location types section 3 Click the sub location compatibility tab A list of child location types is shown under the Included location types section All other location types can be found under the Other location types section 4 To add a child location type a Check the box next to the target location type s under the Other location types section b Click Include To remove a child location type a Check the box next to the target location type s under the Included location types section b Click Remove 18 2 6 Device compatibility To allow StationWare users to be able to create and manage specific devices at specific location types 1 Go to Administration tab gt Location types 2 Click the desired location type from either Hierarchy or All location types section 3 Click the device compatibility tab A list of compatible device types the devices that are allowed to exist at this location can be found under the Can contain section and incompatible ones the devices that are not allowed at this location can be found under the Cannot contain section 4 To
114. ers Configuring StationWare to use the settings converters 24 1 Converters background Although proprietary settings files in the manufacturer file format OEM format can be stored directly in StationWare by attaching them as settings documents much of the advanced functionality of the system is restricted unless you store the settings within the StationWare XML format Storing settings within the StationWare XML format has several benefits including A commmon interface is presented for every settings file regardless of relay vendor or relay model Settings views allow for custom displays that show only the most important or critical settings from the entire list of settings parameters The StationWare audit trail captures changes to the individual settings parameters when the settings object is in a review or applied phase This allows for visualisation of the development of settings over time and by extension makes the finding of problems straightforward Searches can be completed on individual settings parameters Settings can be compared directly in StationWare without the need to use the vendor settings software Settings can be exchanged with PowerFactory software to allow rapid checks of settings integrity and testing of relay performance To store settings in the StationWare XML format requires that they are converted from the proprietary OEM format StationWare implements settings converters that automatically
115. ersion To edit an existing firmware or increment its subversion 1 Goto Administration tab gt Device types 2 Select the desired device type 3 Click the desired firmware in the Firmware tab 4 Edit the fields and or increment the Subversion as desired 5 Click Submit Note Subversions cannot be deleted only incremented 13 3 6 3 Delete a firmware To delete an existing firmware 1 Goto Administration tab gt Device types 2 Select the desired device type 3 Click the desired firmware in the Firmware tab 4 Click the Delete link under the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 5 Click Delete Note If a firmware is currently being referenced in any device settings then the user will not be able to delete it 88 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 3 DEVICE TYPES 13 3 7 Device templates Device templates can be used to create new devices quickly based on a specific configuration An administrator can define a Usage of the device and also assign values to any additional attributes within the template In addition to that StationWare automatically creates a set of default settings defined in the model definition within the template Administrators have the ability to update the settings either manually or via any built in converters including any custom and additional attributes additional documents notes links and even assign a certain lifecycle phase t
116. erview of the components of the PowerFactory interface is shown in Figure 22 1 1 There are four components to the link PowerFactory relay model This describes the mathematical functionality of the relay but only con tains the necessary subset of the relay settings required to determine the primary power system performance of the relay More information on relay modelling in PowerFactory can be found within the PowerFactory user manual StationWare relay model The StationWare relay model is the XML representation of all the relay set tings DPL import script This DPL script is stored within the relay model in PowerFactory and must have the name PsmsImport It describes the mapping of the StationWare settings parameters to the PowerFactory settings parameters and also any custom logic that might be required to translate the settings from one format into the other DPL export script Like the DPL import script this script is stored within the relay model and must have the name PsmsExport It describes the mapping of the PowerFactory relay model parameters DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 169 CHAPTER 22 POWERFACTORY INTERFACE into the corresponding StationWare model parameters and any custom logic that might be required to translate the settings from one format into the other Note that because the PowerFactory settings are a subset of the entire relay settings it is necessary that this script also has some logic to
117. esents a list of all available reports while the second case shows only reports that can be run at that particular place in the system There are three possible output formats for the StationWare reports PDF This is the default option and presents the report in a formatted PDF document suitable for print ing or for electronic filing DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 79 CHAPTER 12 REPORTS HTML This format is useful if the report only needs to be viewed electronically It can be viewed by any standard web browser Other word processing software also supports reading HTML documents and they can also be edited in such software HTML reports also contain hyperlinks to StationWare so you can easily use these links to navigate to objects within the StationWare interface Native XML This format is the StationWare native format and is useful if you need to retrieve the in formation in a structured format for later processing in another application XML can also be presented in an acceptable visual manner by some applications however the emphasis is on maintaining the structure rather than presentation for this report To run a report browse to its report page in StationWare specify the report parameters and the desired output format and click the Execute button The individual reports and their parameters are described on their respective web page in StationWare 80 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Part Ill Admi
118. etc its main setting groups and if it is a static model settings as well 13 3 1 About device types 13 3 1 1 Existing device types Existing device types can be found under the Device types page grouped by device manufacturers accessible via the Administration tab For each device type its device category version an optional description and link to the library folder are shown 13 3 1 2 Library reference Every device type has a dedicated folder in the StationWare Library under Library Device types Device manufacturer A user with appropriate permissions can add device type specific documents and or links within that folder This location can also be accessed directly via the Device types page by clicking on the folder icon in the Library column of the relevant device type 13 3 2 Edit a device type To edit the properties of an existing device type 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device types 2 Select the desired device type 3 Click the Edit link under the actions pane 86 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 3 DEVICE TYPES 4 Edit the fields as desired 5 Click Submit Note Not all properties are editable At the moment StationWare only allows an administrator to change the Obsolete flag of a device type 13 3 3 Delete a device type Warning Deleting a device type will delete all the devices currently referenced by it To delete an existing device type 1 Go to Ad
119. exe argumentsPattern 0 1 enc UTF 8 extension pdf gt 110 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 14 2 FULL TEXT SEARCH Note pdftotext exe an executable file is included in the open source software Xpdf For Win dows users it is recommended to download the binaries package xpdfbin win After unzipping this archive copy the pdftotext exe executable to the lt StationWarePath gt _fulltext directory 3 The vault entry for library documents lt configuration gt lt ice net gt lt vaults gt lt vault basePath __vault Library name PSMS Library gt lt vaults gt 4 The Lucene Net lockdir path lt configuration gt lt appSettings gt lt add key Lucene Net lockdir value __temp gt In the general web config file located under lt StationWarePath gt Weblmpl HtmlUI A psms the in dexing of documents is disabled by default If disabled the full text search will not work To enable it the relevant section of the web config file must be confiquration gt lt ice net gt lt components gt lt fulltext enabled true gt 14 2 2 Task scheduler To keep the full text search up to date a task has to be created with Microsoft s Task Scheduler that automatically starts the indexing process of new documents It is recommended that this task is run every ten minutes so that the document index is updated relatively frequently T
120. ey are easy to find and access A third requirement for settings management is that the information should be easily accessible Fur thermore the way the data is accessed must support collaboration between personnel and support multiple people using the software simultaneously Such information should also be easily updated to reflect the most up to date and accurate information about the real system Since the advent of the internet the most logical way to meet this need is with a web based system The fourth requirement of the settings management system is the implementation and support of the organisation s settings process workflow This is known as the device lifecycle in StationWare A device lifecycle defines the current state of every setting within a device allowing a user at a glance to determine what settings are current in development historical or used for other purposes such as emergencies By defining and managing transitions between different states the settings workflow can be established and enforced In its most basic form a settings lifecycle might consist of only three states a plan ning design state where proposed settings are developed a review state where settings are checked for consistency and approved and an applied state which represents the current settings on the device Each of the basic states can be refined and divided into sub stages depending on the complexity of the desired workflow This conce
121. gn key Optional Select a firmware version for the settings Optional Select an user as owner for the settings N O oO A OO PD Select the settings expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the settings status is of the lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date 00 Select the initial settings lifecycle status 9 Optional Modify the status change date if you would like the settings status change to be different from the time you clicked the Create settings action 10 Click Create Note For complex numerical relays it is recommended that settings be created using the device spe cific settings converter via the settings import action Refer to Section 7 10 8 7 10 7 Create settings from template A settings template defines default settings for a device that may differ from the defaults that are specified in the device type itself This allows the StationWare administrator to define several different settings profiles for different possible applications of the device For more information on creating settings templates refer to Section 13 3 8 To create settings from a settings template 1 Click the Create settings from template action The settings creation page will appear 2 Choose the template 3 Enter a name for the new settings 4 Optional Enter a description DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 45 C
122. group type name listed in the GroupID column must not contain any special characters except an underscore _ or a white space The first character of the name must be a letter Further as Groups and Info have a special meaning the group type names must not have one of these reserved names The settings groups of one type are listed in the column Group Names As shown in Table 13 6 1 in this example there are 6 logical settings groups L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 separated by a semicolon of type L A StationWare device based on this model will have the settings group L1 to L6 with all the settings that are defined in the group type L 13 6 2 2 Info sheet This sheet is a list of device property names and values An example is shown in Table 13 6 2 The info table includes the following fields Manufacturer The original equipment manufacturer OEM ModelNo This is the exact part number of the device 104 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 6 CREATING A DEVICE MODEL DEFINITION XML Manufacturer SEL ModelNo 035171H45542XX DeviceCategiry Relay Version 1 0 0 1 Softwarelds AcSE Lerator Manual 351 pdf Ansi Device Function No 50 51 67 79 EnableSettingsDocuments true Table 13 6 2 Info Table Device Category In StationWare the devices are organised into device categories refer to Section 13 1 like circuit breaker voltage transformer current transformer and relay Version Version number of
123. h DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 23 CHAPTER 5 GETTING STARTED NAVIGATION AND SEARCHING Advanced searches for settings imported attributes Imported Attributes If a settings advanced search is selected the field Imported Attributes will be available Imported attributes are settings attributes that are imported with the import of a manufacturer specific settings file e g MLFB DeviceLanguage FirmwareNumber It depends on the manufacturer specific settings file and the converter if imported attributes are displayed or not Figure 5 5 3 shows an example of the imported attributes MLFB DeviceLanguage and FirmwareVersion Settings Imported on 7 16 2015 8 54 18 AM ID 17510 Name Imported on 7 16 2015 8 54 18 AM Description Foreign Key Owner Device Type 75A61_generic Device Usage Firmware Status Planning Created 7 16 2015 8 55 38 AM dbangert Last Change 7116 2015 8 55 38 AM dbangert Imported Attributes MLFB 7546122556227PR7 DeviceLanguage English GB FirmwareVersion W4 03 4 Additional Attributes Figure 5 5 3 Example showing the MLFB DeviceLanguage and FirmwareVersion fields in a Siemens device To search for such settings parameters is possible by using the Imported Attributes field in the ad vanced settings search 24 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 6 Locations In StationWare there are three basic kinds of objects within the tree structure 1 Loca
124. h the settings views annotations should be imported Firmware Firmware of the device type for which the settings views annotations should be imported FirmwareSubversion Firmware subversion of the device type for which the settings views annotations should be imported Note Usage Firmware and FirmwareSubversion are optional But if left blank settings views and an notations will only be visible for device settings with no usage or firmware defined 13 7 1 2 SettingsViews sheet The SettingsViews sheet contains a list of all settings views groups The column SettingsViewlD lists all settings view group types For each settings view group type a sheet containing the settings view parameters has to exist in this workbook It must be ensured that the name of the worksheet is exactly the same as the corresponding expression in the column SettingsViewID DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 107 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION SettingsViewID SettingsView Names SV_A SV A SV_B SV B SV_C SV C SV_D SV D Configuration SV Config Table 13 7 2 Group definition of SettingsViews sheet The group type name listed in the SettingsViewlD column must not contain any special characters except an underscore _ or a white space and the first character of the variable must be a letter Further as SettingsViews Annotations and Info have a special meaning the group type names must not hav
125. he planning to outstanding transition but she should be restricted from making the transition to outstanding and authorized because the review phase is not her area of responsibility Through the management of user rights to lifecycle phase and lifecycle transitions the StationWare administrator can enforce the particular settings workflow process of the organisation An administrator can also force the mandatory sending of email messages when a transition occurs which allows the next user in the process to be notified that they are now in control of the settings For more information about configuring lifecycle transitions refer to Section 13 5 3 8 1 3 6 About lifecycle constraints It can also be useful to restrict the number of settings of a particular phase that are permitted to exist for any given device at one time One mandatory example of this is for applied settings It is apparent that a device in the field can only have one set of applied settings and therefore StationWare has a mandatory restriction limiting all device to maximum of 1 applied setting per device The administrator in the interests of keeping the settings management system well organised and tidy may decide to also place restrictions on other phases such as pending To do this StationWare allows for the definition of so called lifecycle constraints which define the maximum number of settings for a specified phase The StationWare lifecycle is completely flexible and
126. her information about the company DIgSILENT our products and services please visit our web site or contact us at DIgSILENT GmbH Heinrich Hertz Strae 9 72810 Gomaringen Germany www digsilent de 2 1 General information For general information about DIgSILENT or your StationWare license contact us via Phone 49 0 7072 9168 0 Fax 49 0 7072 9168 88 E mail mail digsilent de DIgSILENT has many local representatives around the world and users are encouraged to contact their local regional representative in the first instance should they have any queries Please refer to http www digsilent de index php company international html for the latest contact information for the local representatives 2 2 Technical support DIgSILENT experts offer direct assistance to StationWare users with valid maintenance agreements via E Mail stationware digsilent de For users that are outside of Europe it may be more convenient to contact you local DIgSILENT rep resentative in the first instance Should they not be able to answer your query they can forward your question directly to technical assistance in Europe DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 5 CHAPTER 2 CONTACT US 6 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 3 Documentation and help system DIgSILENT StationWare is provided with a complete help package to support users at all levels of expertise from beginner to system administrator StationWare offers
127. ied period prior to the current date and time Note The last audit trail filter configuration is stored in the session and applies to all audit trail filters during a session Restarting the browser ends in the default audit trail filter configuration This default configuration includes all types of objects parameters and the Number of days is set to 30Days 6 6 Location actions Various actions depending on the rights granted by the system administrator are possible atthe location level If you do not have permissions for a certain action it will be greyed out The following sections discuss the possible location actions 6 6 1 Create a location or sub location The Create location or sub location action allows you to create a new location at immediately under neath the location where you clicked the action To create a location or sub location 1 Navigate to the new location parent 2 Click the Create location link or Create sub location 30 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 6 6 LOCATION ACTIONS N O OO A Select the Type Note the available types depends on those configured by the StationWare ad ministrator Enter a name Optional Enter a description Optional Enter a foreign key Optional Enter an alternative Valid from date time The default is the current system time The Valid from date time can be earlier than the current time and effects the time that
128. ined directly within the currently viewed object For instance documents such as a substation single line diagram or a photograph of the substation can be stored within the additional documents tab The common part of StationWare is the main section as shown above For general navigation within the software it is recommended to use the navigation links the tree and navigation row rather than the browser back and forward buttons The browser buttons will work however due to caching of the pages DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 CHAPTER 4 STATIONWARE OVERVIEW they do not always show the latest changes especially if another user has modified information on one of these pages which is quite possible when the system is accessed by many users simultaneously Should you use the browser back or forward buttons pressing F5 on your keyboard at any time will refresh the window and ensure that the latest information is shown The user is encouraged to refer to Part II for more detailed information about the user interface 14 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Part Il StationWare user interface Chapter 5 Getting started navigation and searching This chapter outlines the basic methods of navigating and searching the StationWare database using the web interface The following basic functionality is explained 1 Getting started with StationWare See Section 5 1 What to find on the My StationWare page See
129. ing If the full text search does not find a document then probably the indexing of the document might have failed for example because of an incorrect path to pdftotext exe This can be verified by examining the error folder located at lt StationWarePath gt 1 _ fulltext error For each failed document two files can be found in this folder error file Contains the error message icefttask file The index task of a document This file has to be moved back to the queue folder located at lt StationWarePath gt fulltext queue to try indexing the document properly 14 3 Library rights Group authorisation rights can be configured to allow read write or no access for individual groups for individual library folders To configure 1 Goto Administration tab gt Library rights 2 Click the desired library folder 3 Choose the appropriate rights To allow read only access select the Read column To allow read write access select the Write column To deny access select the None column 4 Click the Apply to current folder button 5 Click Apply in the column Apply rights to sub folders to apply the right to all sub folders for the certain user group Note To apply same rights to the sub folders for all groups click the Apply below the header Apply rights to sub folders for all groups 14 3 1 About library rights Read only access With Read on
130. ing import declarations from System import from Servicelnterface DataTransfer import x 16 4 2 Functions All StationWare Python scripts must have the following functions defined get_parameters Function to define all the user input parameters Required for all StationWare Python scripts def get_parameters return validate_parameters Function to validate any or all of the user input parameters Required for all StationWare Python scripts 124 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 16 4 HOW TO WRITE A PYTHON SCRIPT def validate_parameters return True execute Function to define the Python script logic Section 16 2 or Python report logic Section 16 1 def execute return The following sections describe the functions in additional detail 16 4 2 1 get_parameters All the user input parameters required by the script must be defined in this function These parameters will then be available for the StationWare users on the script execution page A StationWare administrator can define the following parameter types Device DeviceType DeviceCategory DeviceContainer Location LocationType LocationCategory Settings Process Task WholeLocationTree Library LocationAndLibrary LocationDeviceAndSettings Party Team User PartyType Template DateTime Int32 Boolean String Multiline Text LifecyclePhase DeviceLifecyclePhase MultiOverallStatusPhase AdvancedSearch To define any of
131. ion screen will appear gt Enter the process type Note the administrator is responsible for configuring the available process types For more information refer to Section 15 3 Enter a name for the process For example relay annual trip test Optional Enter a brief description of the process Optional Enter a Foreign Key o N O 0 Optional Enter an alternative Valid from date time The default is the current system time The Valid from date time can be earlier than the current time and effects the time that the process would be visible to when in History mode 9 Click Create 9 2 2 Assign a device to a process A device can be assigned to a process This is independent from the assignment of devices to tasks The procedure is however very similar to the process for assigning devices to tasks Refer to Sec tion 9 3 4 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 63 CHAPTER 9 PROCESSES AND TASKS 9 2 3 Copy a process To copy a process N O 0 A O Navigate to the process page of the process to be copied Click Copy from the action menu The copy process window will appear showing the Station Ware location tree Select a target location Enter a name for the new process Select the type of tasks to copy by checking the lifecycle phase types Optional Select an user as owner for the tasks Select the tasks expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and
132. it The default lifecycle page will appear O a A WO N Please refer to instructions from Section 15 1 2 for more information on managing a process lifecycle 15 1 2 Manage a process lifecycle To manage an existing process lifecycle 1 Go to Administration tab gt Process lifecycle DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 115 CHAPTER 15 PROCESS ADMINISTRATION 2 Click the desired process lifecycle 3 Please refer to instructions from Section 13 5 for more information on managing a process lifecy cle Note The procedure for editing a process lifecycle is the same as the procedure for editing a device lifecycle 15 1 3 Delete a process lifecycle To delete a process lifecycle 1 Go to Administration tab gt Process lifecycle Click the desired process lifecycle Click the Delete action for the lifecycle Bb OO ND Click the Delete button in the pop up windows This is only possible if the lifecycle is currently not in use 15 2 Process categories 15 2 1 Create a process category To create a new process category 1 Go to Administration tab gt Process categories Click the Create process category link A new window will appear Enter a Name for the category 2 3 4 Select the Lifecycle it will use 5 Optional Enter a Description 6 Click Create 15 2 2 Edit a process category To edit an existing process category 1 Goto Administrati
133. it basic information a Edit the fields as desired b Click Submit Or to edit the Python script a Click the Edit link under section Python script A new window with the existing Python script will appear b Edit the script as desired Please refer to Section 16 4 for more information c Click Save and then Close DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 123 CHAPTER 16 SCRIPTS 16 2 3 Delete an existing Python script To delete an existing Python script 1 Go to Administration tab gt Python script configuration 2 Under the Scripts section select the desired script 3 Click Delete A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click OK 16 3 Runa Python script Running of Python scripts defined in the Section 16 2 is explained in this section To run a script 1 Go to Administration tab gt Python scripts 2 Click the desired script 3 Enter all the input parameters if required 4 Click Execute The result will be displayed below it 16 4 How to write a Python script Note this section is not intended as a tutorial on the Python programming language Rather it is assumed that the reader has a prior knowledge of Python to at least a basic level For those users who wish to get up to speed on Python development there are many general purpose Python tutorials online A good starting point is to visit The Python tutorial 16 4 1 Modules All StationWare Python scripts must have the follow
134. it the fields as desired b Click Submit 5 To edit settings within the template Either a Edit the settings manually as desired b Click Submit Or a Click the Import template settings link under the actions pane b Select the desired Converter c Click the Choose Files button and select the appropriate file s d Optional Select a Firmware e Click the Import button to perform an automated settings import 13 3 8 3 Delete a settings template To delete an existing settings template 1 Goto Administration tab gt Device types 2 Select the desired device type 3 Click the desired settings template in the Settings templates tab 4 Click the Delete template settings link under the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 5 Click the Delete button to delete the template 13 3 8 4 Compare settings with another device To compare settings within a template with settings in another device 1 Goto Administration tab gt Device types 2 Select the desired device type 3 Click the desired settings template in the Settings templates tab 4 Refer to Section 8 5 6 for more information on comparing settings with another device 13 3 8 5 Compare settings groups To compare various settings groups within a settings template 1 Goto Administration tab gt Device types 2 Select the desired device type 3 Click the desired settings template in the Settings templates tab
135. k the Move link under the actions pane A new window showing all the location templates will appear Click the target location Enter a New device name Click Move 18 2 9 7 Manage device settings To manage device settings in a location template 1 Follow the steps in Section 18 2 9 1 to access the devices in the template 2 Click the default settings name under the Settings tab 3 Refer to Section 8 5 1 for more information on managing settings in a device 18 2 10 Processes in location templates 18 2 10 1 Create a process To create a new process in a location template a A OO ND Click the desired location template from the Templates tab Click the Sub locations tab Locate the desired sub location Click the Create process link under the actions pane A process creation window will appear Refer to Section 15 5 1 for more information on process creation 18 2 10 2 Manage process templates To manage a process in a location template O a A WO N Click the desired location template from the Templates tab Click the Sub locations tab Locate the desired sub location Click the Processes tab Locate the desired process template Please follow the instructions from Section 15 5 for more information on how to edit delete copy or move process templates 146 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 18 3 LOCATION RIGHTS 18 3 Location rights Loc
136. l lifecycle phase exists called Historic A transition from a lifecycle phase to Historic indicates that a copy of the settings will be retained indefinitely Essentially this indicates a backup copy of the settings will be retained when they are replaced The PowerFactory lifecycle phase is actually a planning type lifecycle phase However it is a manda tory lifecycle phase required to enable to import and export of settings to PowerFactory For the link between the two software products to work correctly there can be a maximum of one PowerFactory lifecycle phase per device For more information about the PowerFactory StationWare interface refer to Chapter 22 Access to settings and what actions users are permitted on the settings are controlled by managing rights that users have to each lifecycle phase and to each lifecycle transition For more information about configuring lifecycle phases and lifecycle transitions refer to Section 13 5 8 1 3 5 About lifecycle transitions Transitions between lifecycle phases also take on special properties in StationWare It is possible to configure which users are permitted to make each transition For example consider the settings designer In Figure 8 1 4 she is responsible for making the transition of the settings from planning to outstanding after which the setting becomes the responsibility of the settings reviewer It therefore makes sense for the settings designer to be able to make t
137. led Routine relay testing is illustrated DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 61 CHAPTER 9 PROCESSES AND TASKS To illustrate with a simple example a CDG11 earth fault relay will be used This is an electromechanical relay with an inverse time trip curve characteristic The relay comes in multiple variants and the example will use a relay with a 20 80 current setting and a 1 3 s time setting although this is not important for the example As part of the annual maintenance procedure for such a relay there is an annual inspection and trip test that must be completed by a qualified technician The test procedure is as follows On site risk assessment The technician must indicate whether a risk assessment has been com pleted Personnel competency All personnel must be competent to complete the test tasks Confirmation of relay details The firmware version relay model and asset ID match the drawings and test documentation Visual inspection The relay visual inspection is complete and the relay is clean and shows no obvious signs of physical deterioration CT ratio check The CT ratio is checked to make sure that it matches the protection settings report Trip test The relay is injected with a prescribed amount of secondary current and the trip time is reported This test is repeated three times to get three points on the IDMT curve to compare with the theoretical curve Curve attached A plot of the test results compa
138. lete a StationWare object 1 Go to Administration tab gt Data management 2 Locate the desired object DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 149 CHAPTER 19 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA MAINTENANCE 3 Click Delete A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click OK 19 1 3 Detach an object To detach a StationWare object 1 Go to Administration tab gt Data management 2 Locate the desired object 3 Click Detach A new window will appear 4 Modify the Detach date if required 5 Click Detach 19 1 4 Reattach an object To reattach a previously detached StationWare object 1 Go to Administration tab gt Data management 2 Locate the desired object 3 Click Reattach 19 2 Administrative data move Warning Moving an object leads to an inaccurate representation in historic view Objects may be placed in their current location as opposed to their historic location To move a location tree process or a device from one location to another 1 Go to Administration tab gt Administrative data move 2 Locate the location tree top most location process or the device to be moved A new window showing the existing StationWare tree will appear 3 Locate the target location 4 Click Move 150 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 20 Table views administration The table views administration section is used to define and configure additional information that can be viewed in a tabula
139. ll Status Settings missing Revision Number 1 Sub locations Devices All sub locations Processes Search Additional documents Notes Links Audit trail Status Name Type Manufacturer Category Filter dha Settings missing P543 P543_00__UK54_set Schneider Relay dpa Settings missing Example device SEL421_001 SEL Relay dbaSettings missing CEI STANDARD_CT cT dpa Settings missing vT_1 STANDARD_VT e VT dha Settings ok 75A612_1 75A61_generic Siemens Relay dpa Settings under preparation CB_1 STANDARD_CB E Circuit Breaker da Settings under preparation Test 421 SEL421_001 SEL Relay Figure 20 1 1 Table view for all devices at a substation level 20 1 2 Create a table view To create a new table view 1 Go to Administration tab gt Table view definitions Click the Create table view link A new window will appear Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description ao fF oO NM Select the desired Level The effect of this value depends on how the table view is used Location table view StationWare will search for objects up to the specified sub location level and display these within the table report Locations within the base location are level 1 locations within level 1 are level 2 and so forth This only applies if Kind is Locations See also section 20 2 152 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 20 1 TABLE VIEW DEFINITIONS Search table view Specifies the maximal length of
140. lowing columns Function Chapter SWName DisplayName Description Kind Table 13 6 4 Columns of Connections sheet Function Chapter The purpose of this column is the same as the corresponding column in the settings sheets SWName Software compatible name of the connection DisplayName Display name of the connection 106 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 7 SETTINGS VIEWS AND ANNOTATIONS XML Description optional Connection Description Kind Kind of the connection primary in out 13 7 Settings views and annotations XML 13 7 1 XML file definition Settings views and annotations can be defined using Microsoft Excel XML Spreadsheets to perform a bulk import The XML Spreadsheets workbooks have several sheets worksheets that will appear in Excel through tab pages There are three mandatory sheets that must be found in each model the Info the SettingsViews and the Annotations sheet Please contact your DIgSILENT representative to obtain a sample XML file 13 7 1 1 Info sheet This sheet is a list of property names and values An example is shown in Table 13 7 1 Manufacturer Siemens DeviceCategory Relay Device Type 7UT63_generic Usage Transformer_Protection Firmware V4 6 FirmwareSubversion 1 Table 13 7 1 Info sheet Manufacturer Manufacturer name of the device DeviceCategory Category of the device DeviceType Name of the device type Usage Usage of the device type for whic
141. ly access to a folder StationWare users will not be able to e Create delete move or edit details of folders 112 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 14 3 LIBRARY RIGHTS Add update delete move or edit details of documents Create edit or delete internal and external links Read write access With Read write access StationWare users will have full access to that specific library folder No Access If access is denied StationWare users will not be able to access that specific library folder at all DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 113 CHAPTER 14 LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION 114 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 15 Process administration This chapter describes the configuration of Processes within StationWare For more information about what a process is and what they can be used for refer to Chapter 9 The following topics are covered e Process lifecycle refer to Section 15 1 e Process categories refer to Section 15 2 e Process types refer to Section 15 3 e Creating a process type refer to Section 15 4 e Process templates refer to Section 15 5 e Task Templates refer to Section 15 6 15 1 Process lifecycle 15 1 1 Create a process lifecycle To create a new process lifecycle 1 Go to Administration tab gt Process lifecycle Click the Create lifecycle link Enter a Name for the lifecycle Optional Enter a Description Click Subm
142. many cases protection design is completed from so called standards and templates These enable the rapid prototyping of new protection schemes based on already established principles and avoids the long process of creating all settings from scratch StationWare supports a similar concept for locations For instance a standard substation design including two feeders might look as shown in Figure 6 6 1 Substation Test Feeder Bay Feeder 1 g Relay SEL distance protection g Feeder Bay Feeder 2 g Relay SEL distance protection Figure 6 6 1 Example of a simple template hierarchy in StationWare 32 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 6 6 LOCATION ACTIONS In the StationWare database this actually consists of 7 objects the substation the two feeder bays the two relays and two default settings for each relay StationWare administrators can create such templates see Section 18 2 for more information To define a new set of locations based on a template Click the Create location from template link A new page will appear Select the desired template from the list of available templates Enter a name for the parent object in the template This would be the name of Substation Test in Figure 6 6 1 Optional Enter a description Optional Select an user as owner for the settings Select the settings expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the template i
143. me section Enter the description to be displayed in the provided textbox Tick the Optional checkbox to make it optional otherwise leave it unticked a A WO PD Submit 13 5 3 8 Edit checklist items To edit existing checklist items 1 Follow the steps in Section 13 5 3 2 to access the transitions page 2 Under section Checklist update the checklist item s as desired 3 Click Submit 13 5 3 9 Delete a checklist item To delete an existing checklist item 1 Follow the steps in Section 13 5 3 2 to access the transitions page 2 Under section Checklist click iJ next to the target checklist item Note The order that the checklist items appear can be altered by clicking ff to move the item one position up the list or ML to move the item one position down the list 13 5 4 Lifecycle constraints 13 5 4 1 About lifecycle constraints Lifecycle constraints are a set of rules which restrict the total number of settings within various lifecycle phases 100 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 5 DEVICE LIFECYCLE 13 5 4 2 Create a lifecycle constraint To create a new lifecycle constraint 1 2 3 4 5 Go to Administration tab gt Device lifecycle Click the Create lifecycle constraint link under the actions pane A new window will appear Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description Enter Maximum number of settings allowed and click Create
144. ment 4 Select the export converter 5 Click Export The settings will be downloaded from your browser to your local drive 8 5 9 Import settings The Import action is explained in Section 7 10 8 The difference in choosing this option rather than the import at the device level is that the settings will be imported and overwrite the existing settings rather than creating a settings object Hence the lifecycle phase is not selectable 8 5 10 Settings reports Reports related to settings can also be accessed directly from the settings actions menu See Chap ter 12 for more information on creating these reports DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 59 CHAPTER 8 SETTINGS 8 6 Settings audit trail The audit trail is used to inspect the history of changes made to the settings The following actions are recorded by the audit trail e Settings parameters e Settings additional attributes e Lifecycle status changes e Settings documents changes Additional documents changes Notes changes Links changes Of the above changes only the changes to the lifecycle phase are recorded when the settings are ina planning type phase However once a setting reaches a review phase then all changes in the above list are recorded To view the audit trail click the Audit trail tab when in the main settings view It is also possible to filter the displayed Audit trail list to only include certain categorie
145. ments are identical to updating location additional docu ments please refer to Section 6 2 4 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 39 CHAPTER 7 DEVICES 7 3 5 Deleting a device additional document The steps to delete device additional documents are identical to updating location additional documents please refer to Section 6 2 5 7 3 6 Viewing old versions of a device additional document The steps to view old versions of device additional documents are identical to viewing old versions of location additional documents please refer to Section 6 2 6 7 4 Device notes Device notes are a place to create and store text notes The notes are visible directly in the browser window on the notes tab of the device and hence are slightly easier to access and see than additional documents which must be downloaded first Notes can be used to draw attention to any special features of a device that other users should be aware of After clicking the notes tab all notes for that device are shown in table form Only the first 256 characters of the note are displayed in the note description column 7 4 1 How to create a device note The steps to create a device note are the same as the steps for creating a location note please refer to Section 6 3 1 7 4 2 Deleting a device note The steps to delete a device note are the same as the steps for deleting a location note please refer to Section 6 3 2 7 4 3 Viewing a device note The
146. merical relays StationWare supports the representation of set tings using a dynamic device model Such a model does not have any permanent chapters or settings parameters rather just a set of Groups The settings chapters and parameters are added on the fly by a settings converter specific to the relay model or relay model family The settings converter takes a relay Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM file reads it creates the StationWare settings definition including all chapters and settings parameters and then populates the internal StationWare settings object with the parameter values Settings converters are licensed separately to the main StationWare application and are provided as add ons to the software Due to the vast number of relay types currently available converters are not available for all devices and are developed by DIgSILENT as requested Contact DIgSILENT See 50 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 8 1 ABOUT STATIONWARE SETTINGS Chapter 2 to obtain the latest list of available converters to obtain a license for a particular converter or to enquire about the development of a new converter More information about device settings converters is also available within Chapter 24 8 1 3 The device lifecycle A fundamental aspect of settings management is the need to keep track of multiple settings for each device This is because during the normal lifecycle of the device
147. ministration tab gt Device types 2 Select the desired device type 3 Click the Delete link under the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click Delete 13 3 4 Export a device type To export an existing device type 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device types 2 Select the desired device type 3 To export in xml format click the Export device type as xml file link under the actions pane 13 3 5 Upload a device model definition To upload a new device model definition 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device types 2 Click the Upload device type link under the actions pane A new window will appear 3 Click the Choose File button and select the desired file 4 Click Upload Note Please refer to Section 13 6 for more information on how to create device model definition XML files 13 3 6 Firmware Firmware as the name suggests defines a firmware of a device Each firmware can further have different subversions in incremental order starting from 1 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 87 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION 13 3 6 1 Create a firmware To create a new firmware 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type Click the Create firmware link under the actions pane A new window will appear 2 3 4 Enter a Name 5 Optional Enter a Description 6 Click Create 13 3 6 2 Edita firmware or add a subv
148. n a hierarchical database that generally mimics the physical structure where the assets are located in the real world 10 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 4 2 STATIONWARE DATA STRUCTURE 4 2 1 Location hierarchy In StationWare the power system is represented in a hierarchy of location types which are in turn based on several location categories For example there might be a location categories Geographic Area Scheme and Bay Location types derived from the Geographic Area could be Area and Region Likewise there might be location types Transformer Bay Feeder Bay and Generator Bay which would be of location category Bay Using the approach of defining different location categories and types allows for a flexible hierarchical software model of the power system to be developed that is specific to each organisation Location types such as a Region or Area are arranged in a hierarchy Rules are defined by the system administrator that determine what dependencies exist and therefore what locations can exist underneath other locations However as the depth of the hierarchy increases it is typical that the location would narrow into a more specific area protection scheme or bay A typical location type hierarchy is illustrated in Figure 4 2 1 Region E Area a Sub area Substation g Feeder Bay GE Feeder Scheme 36 Transformer Bay
149. ncludes settings with a settings status of a lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date Optional Select an user as owner for the tasks Select the tasks expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the template includes tasks with a tasks status of a lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date Click Create 6 6 8 Create process To create a process O a A Ww Click the Create process link in the action menu Select the process type Note that the available process types are defined by the StationWare administrator See chapter 15 3 for more information Enter a name for the process For example Bus zone protection testing Optional Enter a description Optional Enter a foreign key for interfacing with another software Optional Modify the Valid from date time The Valid from date defaults to the time you pressed the Create process link The Valid from date time can be earlier than the current time and effects the time that the process would be visible to when in History mode Click Create Note For more information on working with processes refer to Chapter 9 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 33 CHAPTER 6 LOCATIONS 6 6 9 Create process from template To create a process from a process template ao o N O oO A Click the Create process from templ
150. nistration Chapter 13 Device administration This chapter provides information on how to configure and administer the behaviour of any device within StationWare There are several related aspects that must be understood before an administrator can manage devices and these are described in the following sections e Device categories refer to Section 13 1 e Manufacturers refer to Section 13 2 e Device types refer to Section 13 3 e Usages refer to Section 13 4 e Device lifecycle refer to Section 13 5 e Creating a device model definition refer to Section 13 6 e Creating settings views and annotations import file refer to Section 13 7 The sections of this chapter are presented in a process order In other words before you can upload a device model you must first create the device category followed by the manufacturer After this is complete you could define additional Usages The device lifecycle can be developed at any time However this section is presented last 13 1 Device categories 13 1 1 About device categories A device category defines the kind of device that can be created and managed within StationWare StationWare comes with some built in categories like Relay CT VT Line and Circuit Breaker But StationWare is not limited to these categories only Administrators can define their own categories depending upon the user requirements Before uploading a new device model ensure that the category of
151. nistration tab gt Additional attribute assignments Select the desired StationWare object from the provided section Select the desired container from the Contain attributes of selection box Click Add 164 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 21 5 BUILT IN ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTES 21 4 3 Delete additional attributes assigned to a StationWare object To delete additional attributes assigned to a StationWare object 1 Go to Administration tab gt Additional attribute assignments 2 Select the desired StationWare object from the provided section 3 Select all the container names whose additional attributes are to be removed from the selected StationWare object 4 Click Delete 21 4 4 Additional attribute visualization sequence The additional attribute visualization sequence defines the order that the selected additional attributes are displayed within the StationWare object The visualisation sequence can be modified by clicking ff to move a record one position up the list or JL to move a record one position down the list 21 5 Built in additional attributes StationWare comes with four built in additional attribute containers Maximo Contains an additional attribute Maximo ID of kind Attribute and type String Overall Contains an additional attribute Overall Status of kind Overall status and type String Revision Contains an additional attribute Revision Number of kin
152. nstallation manual After it is installed the web services can be accessed at http lt ServernameOrlpaddress gt lt ServiceAlias gt PSMSService asmx This link will show a list of all the available web services methods Clicking on the hyper linked named of one of the methods will provide additional information about it For example the method LocationGet Sublocations can be used to retrieve the sub locations of any object within the StationWare tree The XML request definition of the method SOAP 1 2 is as follows POST swws_dpmelb42b_service PSMSService asmx HTTP 1 1 Host 10 0 30 62 Content Type application soap xml charset utf 8 Content Length length lt xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 lt soapl2 Envelope xmlns xsi http www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema instance DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 171 CHAPTER 23 WEB SERVICES INTERFACE xmlns xsd http ww w3 org 2001 XMLSchema xmlns soapl2 http www lt soap12 Body gt lt LocationGetSublocations xmlns http www digsilent de psms webservice gt lt AuthTicket gt string lt AuthTicket gt lt LocationId gt string lt LocationId gt lt FilterByDate gt boolean lt FilterByDate gt lt EffectivityDate gt dateTime lt EffectivityDate gt lt LocationGetSublocations gt lt soap12 Body gt lt soap12 Envelope gt w3 0rg 2003 05 soap envelope gt The LocationGetSublocations XML tag lists the required inpu
153. ntains no parameter definitions and the settings record in Station Ware will be filled by the import of the manufacturer s settings file on the fly The principal structure of the generic and static device model is however the same and will be explained in the following sections Please contact your DIgSILENT representative to obtain a sample XML file 13 6 2 Model definition Device model definitions are defined using Microsoft Excel XML Spreadsheets The XML Spreadsheets workbooks have several sheets worksheets that will appear in Excel through tab pages While the majority of sheets will have names corresponding to particular group types within the settings file there are two mandatory sheets in every model definition the Groups and the Info sheet 13 6 2 1 Groups sheet The Groups sheet contains a list of all settings groups defined in the model Unique group types are specified in the GroupID column The actual groups are specified in the Group Names column Table 13 6 1 shows a typical Groups sheet GroupID Group Names x1 1 2 3 4 5 6 L L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 G G R R T T P P1 P2 P3 P4 Table 13 6 1 Group definition of a SEL relay model The column GroupID lists all settings group types For each settings group type a worksheet con taining the settings parameters must exist in this workbook Note that the worksheet name must be identical to the name in the column GroupID The
154. nual 5 4 THE DATABASE NAVIGATOR Locations Search Audit trail E Region Australia Region Chile amp Region China Ef Region France E Region Germany E Region India E Region New Zealand E Region South Afrika Ef Region United Kingdom Figure 5 3 1 Example tree structure in StationWare Clicking the Start tab always returns StationWare to the default root view of the entire tree To show locations at a level below the root level you can click the icon to expand the tree structure below one of the root locations Alternatively clicking the location name will take you to a detailed page of the location and sub locations will be shown in the Sub locations tab towards the bottom of the screen 5 4 The database navigator Sometimes it is useful to have a view of the tree structure in a hierarchical form at all times when viewing details of devices and locations deeper within the StationWare tree This is possible using the dedicated Navigator window How to open the Navigator The Navigator can be started by clicking the Navigator link from the top right of the StationWare inter face A new web browser window will appear Closing the Navigator The Navigator can be closed by closing the web browser window containing it How to use the Navigator Clicking the icon will expand the Navigator tree to show the sub locations within the clicked location icon Clicking the location name will take
155. o o mm 140 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual CONTENTS 18 1 4 Delete alocationcategory 18 2 Location types o e o 18 2 1 About location types 18 2 2 Create a location type 18 2 3 Editalocationtype 18 2 4 Delete a location type 18 2 5 Location hierarchy 18 2 6 Device compatibility 18 2 7 Location templates 18 2 8 Sub locations in location templates 18 2 9 Devices in location templates 18 2 10 Processes in location templates 18 3 Location rights o o o e 18 3 1 About location rights 19 Administrative data maintenance 19 1 Data management 2 2 2m nn nn 19 1 1 Aboutdatamanagement 19 1 2 Delete an object 19 1 3 Detach an object 19 1 4 Reattach anobject 19 2 Administrative data move 20 Table views administration 20 1 Table view definitions o 20 1 1 About table views o 20 1 2 Create a table view 20 1 3 Edita table view 20 1 4 Manage columns in a table view 20 1 5 Delete a table view 20 2 Location table view assignments 20 2 1 To add a table
156. o configure 1 Open the Task Scheduler C Windows System32 taskschd msc 2 Create a new task Action gt Create Task A Create Task window will appear 3 Tab General a Name Enter a name for the task b Security options Select Run whether user is logged on or not 4 Tab Triggers a Add a new trigger by using the New button A New Trigger window will appear b Advanced settings Select Repeat a task every 10 minutes for a duration of Indefinitely 5 Tab Actions a Add a new action by using the New button A New Action window will appear b Action Start a program c Program script Enter the path to the used icefix exe 32 bit lt StationWarePath gt _fulltext icefix icefix32 exe 64 bit lt StationWarePath gt 1 fulltext icefix icefix exe DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 111 CHAPTER 14 LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION d Add arguments queue process b e Start in lt StationWarePath gt 1 fulltext icefix The setup of the full text search is now complete and the search index will look for new documents to index every 10 minutes If you instantly want to test the full text search just run the task manually by navigating to Task Scheduler Library in the navigation tree of the Task Scheduler right clicking the task and selecting Run from the context menu 14 2 3 Troubleshoot
157. o delete a process 1 Navigate to the target process page 2 Click Delete on the actions menu The process delete window will appear 3 Click Delete The process will be deleted and the StationWare focus will return to the parent location Note It is not possible to delete processes with applied tasks 9 2 6 Detach process To detach a process 1 Navigate to the target process page 2 Click Detach on the actions menu The process detach window will appear 3 Optional Enter a detach date This will default to the date and time that the detach action was clicked 4 Click Detach The process will be detached and the StationWare focus will return to the parent location 9 3 Task actions This section describes the available actions when working with tasks in Station Ware 9 3 1 Create task A process without tasks is not useful To add tasks to a process 1 Navigate to the target process Click the Tasks tab Click Create task The task creation window will appear Enter a name for the task For example 2011 relay test Optional Enter a description for the task Optional Enter a Foreign Key Optional Select an user as owner for the task oOo N DOO A W PD Select the tasks expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the tasks status is of a lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date 9 Sele
158. o the location audit trail such that it only shows historical changes to the device itself not to the settings contained within the device For more information about the settings audit trail refer to Chapter 8 6 7 10 Device actions Various actions depending on the rights granted to you by the system administrator are possible at the device level If you do not have the appropriate permissions for a certain action it will be greyed out The following sections discuss the possible device actions 7 10 1 Edit a device The Edit device action allows you to alter the properties of the device This includes The device name compulsory must be unique at the device level The device description can be blank The device foreign key can be blank The device usage can be blank e Other additional attributes as defined by the StationWare administrator Note When you edit a device you lock the device details page until you release the lock by clicking the Exit edit mode action When a device is locked no one else can modify the device details This prevents conflicts if two or more users try to modify the same device at the same time DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 43 CHAPTER 7 DEVICES 7 10 2 Copy device 1 Click the Copy action link A new window will appear showing you the StationWare tree Enter the new device name Select the target location that will become the device copy
159. o the setting 13 3 7 1 Create a device template To create a new device template 1 Goto Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type Click the Create device template link under the actions pane A new window will appear Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description Optional Enter a Foreign Key a unique ID Optional Select a Usage See Section 13 4 for more information about Usages 0 N O Oo Pp WO PD Click Create 13 3 7 2 Edit a device template To edit an existing device template 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type Click the desired device template in the Device templates tab A O ND To edit basic information a Edit the fields as desired b Click the Submit button to save the changes Or to edit settings within the template a Click the settings inside the Settings tab b Please refer to Section 8 5 for more information on editing settings in the device template DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 89 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION 13 3 7 3 Delete a device template To delete an existing device template 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device types Select the desired device type Click the desired device template in the Device templates tab Click the Delete link under the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear a A WO PY Click Delet
160. o to Administration tab gt Users and user groups Locate the target user group Click the Members tab Select the target user s inside the section Other user and user groups Click Include DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 133 CHAPTER 17 USER ADMINISTRATION 17 1 10 Remove users and user groups from a user group To remove users and or user groups themselves from a user group 1 Go to Administration tab gt Users and user groups Locate the target user group Click the Members tab Select the target user s inside the section Members a fF WwW N Click Remove 17 1 11 Delete users To delete a user 1 Goto Administration tab gt Users and user groups 2 Locate the target user 3 Click the Delete link A confirmation window will appear 4 Click Delete Note If a user has been deleted all its existing activity is still preserved in the StationWare database 17 1 12 Delete user groups To delete a user group 1 Goto Administration tab gt Users and user groups 2 Locate the target user group 3 Click the Delete link A confirmation window will appear 4 Click Delete Note If a user group has been deleted all its existing members will be automatically removed from its membership and therefore all the group specific rights will be revoked 17 1 13 Edit users To edit a user record 1 Goto Administration tab gt Users and user groups 2 L
161. object It is therefore an useful way of checking the historical development of attributes at a location and if errors have occurred it can be used to determine exactly when the error happened The functionality of the audit trail with regard to settings is explained in Section 8 6 There is an important difference in the audit trail functionality when applying it from the location level compared to applying it at the settings level The audit trail does not drill down into lower levels of the database hierarchy consequently when selecting the audit trail at the location level you will only see historical changes to the location attributes not to devices or settings within that location 6 5 1 View the location audit trail To view the location audit trail 1 Navigate to the target location 2 Click the Audit trail tab The audit trail will automatically be visible applying the settings from the most recent audit trail search complete 3 Optional Uncheck the tick boxes for types of objects parameters that you don t want to show in the audit trail For example if you only want to show changes to the location Attributes then you should only tick the box next to this option 4 Either a Enter a date range to reduce the size of the audit trail to only show modifications within the selected date range Or b Select number of days and choose an options from the selection control to show the audit trail for a specif
162. ocate the target user 3 Click the Details tab 4 Edit the fields as desired 5 Click the appropriate Submit button 134 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 17 1 USERS AND USER GROUPS 17 1 14 Edit user groups To edit a user group 1 Go to Administration tab gt Users and user groups 2 Locate the target user group 3 Edit the fields as desired 4 Click Submit 17 1 15 Unlock user account A user can get locked out of the system in case of too many incorrect login attempts using the wrong password The number of failed login attempts and the time period for which a user will be locked are configurable via the web config file Please refer to the installation manual for more details To unlock a user account 1 Go to Administration tab gt Users and user groups 2 Locate the target user 3 Click Unlock user 17 1 16 Change a user password To change a user password please refer to Section 17 1 13 17 1 17 Disable a user account To disable a user account please refer to Section 17 1 13 17 1 18 Group data access rights Group data access rights can be configured to control access for individual groups for various Station Ware objects To configure 1 Go to Administration tab gt Users and user groups Locate the target user group Click the Data access rights tab Select the rights as desired a A W PP Click Submit DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 135 C
163. ocation additional docu ments please refer to Section 6 2 4 8 2 5 Deleting a settings additional document The steps to delete device additional documents are identical to updating location additional documents please refer to Section 6 2 5 8 2 6 Viewing old versions of a settings additional document The steps to view old versions of settings additional documents are identical to viewing old versions of location additional documents please refer to Section 6 2 6 54 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 8 3 SETTINGS NOTES 8 3 Settings notes Settings notes are a place to create and store text notes within the particular settings object The notes are visible directly in the browser window on the notes tab of the device and hence are slightly easier to access and see than additional documents which must be downloaded first Notes can be used to draw attention to any special features of a particular setting that other users should be aware of After clicking the notes tab all notes for that setting are shown in table form Only the first 256 characters of the note are displayed in the note description column 8 3 1 How to create a settings note The steps to create a device note are the same as the steps for creating a location note please refer to Section 6 3 1 8 3 2 Deleting a settings note The steps to delete a device note are the same as the steps for deleting a location note please refer to Section 6 3 2 8
164. on and searching 17 5 41 Getting started o a Se ya RE BP Die a ee aw we es 17 5 1 1 Logging on to StationWare 00 000 ce ee ee 17 5 1 2 Change your Password 18 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual i CONTENTS 5 2 My StationWare ee 18 5 3 Navigation using the tree structure 2 ee ee 18 5 4 The database navigator 0 0 a a 19 5 5 How to search the StationWare database o eee eee ae 20 5 5 1 Howto complete an ID Search 0 e o 20 5 5 2 Howto complete a basic Search 0 nn 20 5 5 3 Search start location 2 oo me 22 5 5 4 Howto complete a standard Search 0 e e 22 5 5 5 Dropdown box options for string additional attributes 22 5 5 6 Howto complete an advanced search 0 o e 23 6 Locations 25 6 1 ADQUBlOCAONS unsern o a AAA AAA A 25 6 2 Location additional documents o o 26 6 2 1 Howto add a location additional document ooo 26 6 2 2 How to view a location additional document ooo 26 6 2 3 How to edit a location additional document o oo 27 6 2 4 Updating a location additional document o o o 27 6 2 5 Deleting a location additional document a 27 6 2 6 Viewing old versions of a location additional document 27 6 97 Location TES ec 2 a aes a A e
165. on down the list 21 3 Additional configuration options 21 3 1 Enumeration values To configure options or values for additional attributes of type Enumeration 1 Go to Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions 2 Select the desired container by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name 3 Select the Attribute definitions tab DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 161 CHAPTER 21 ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTES 4 Select the desired attribute definition by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name 5 Under the Enumerations tab enter the desired text name of the enumeration in the Create enu meration value text box and click Add A new record will appear inside the same tab 6 Repeat the previous step to add additional selectable values 21 3 2 Propagate attributes When an existing additional attribute of kind Propagate is assigned to a new StationWare object it is not directly reflected to the assigned object To reflect the changes 1 Go to Administration tab and either click the Additional attribute definitions link or the Additional attribute assignments link 2 Click the Recalculate propagate attributes link A new window will appear 3 Click Recalculate 21 3 3 Overall status rules 21 3 3 1 About overall status An additional attribute of kind Overall status is a lifecycle phase value evaluated from a set of rules It i
166. on tab gt Process categories 2 Click the desired process category 3 Edit the fields as desired Note The lifecycle can only be changed if it is currently not used by any existing tasks 4 Click Submit 116 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 15 3 PROCESS TYPES 15 2 3 Delete a process category To delete an existing process category 1 Goto Administration tab gt Process categories 2 Click the desired process category 3 Click the Delete link A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click Delete 15 3 Process types 15 3 1 Upload a process type To upload a new process type 1 Goto Administration tab gt Process types 2 Click the Upload process type link A new window will appear 3 Click Choose file and select the desired file 4 Click Upload Note Please refer to Section 15 4 for more information on how to create process types 15 3 2 Deleting a process type Warning Deleting a process type will permanently delete all its processes and tasks To delete an existing process type 1 Goto Administration tab gt Process types 2 Click the desired process type 3 Click the Delete link A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click Delete 15 4 Creating a process type XML 15 4 1 XML file definition Process types are defined using Microsoft Excel XML Spreadsheets The XML Spreadsheets work books have several sheets worksheets that will appear in Excel through tab
167. opy of lt copied settings name gt 4 Select the device where you wish to copy the settings to Note that you are only permitted to copy settings to devices using the identical device type 5 Optional Select an user as owner for the settings 6 Select the settings expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the new settings status is of the lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date 7 Enter the lifecycle status for the settings copy 8 Optional Enter a status change date 9 Click Copy StationWare will automatically show the detail screen of the settings copy 8 5 4 Copy settings group values The Copy settings group values is used to copy a settings group rather than the complete settings object The settings group can be copied to another identical group within the same device or to another settings object within a different device of the same type To copy a settings group DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 57 CHAPTER 8 SETTINGS 1 Click the settings object link The settings detail screen will appear 2 Select the tab of the group that you wish to copy 3 Click Copy settings group values from the actions menu A new window will appear 4 Option 1 to copy to an identical settings group in a different device a Click the Another device link The StationWare tree will appear in the window b Locate the target
168. or instance the engineer might wish to know what settings were applied to a device six months ago and compare these with the current settings In this way a more comprehensive management and auditing system can be developed alongside the settings management system Historically setting records for electromechanical relays were stored as hard copies and filed This meant the engineer could always retrieve old settings simply by retrieving the appropriate file Of course with the advent of computer based numerical relays it was no longer practical to keep hard copies of settings and such filing systems by necessity had to become computer based Many such computer based systems have evolved over time and hence tend to have several problems Reliance on one super user for updates to the system e Non rigid filing or naming system means that there is an inconsistent naming convention applied to files e Difficulty controlling user access applying user rights Version control of settings not well implemented Difficulty managing status of settings and implementing a settings lifecycle StationWare has many features that address these concerns and that are discussed elsewhere in this manual For addressing the need of maintaining historical versions of settings StationWare has a feature called history mode that is discussed in this chapter The StationWare history mode functions somewhat like a time machine that allows
169. pages There are three mandatory sheets that must be found in each model the Info the Process and the Task sheet Contact your DIgSILENT representative to obtain an example process type XML file DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 117 CHAPTER 15 PROCESS ADMINISTRATION 15 4 1 1 Info sheet This sheet is a list of property names and values An example is shown in Table 15 4 1 Version 1 0 0 1 ProcessCategory Routine testing Table 15 4 1 Info sheet Version Version number of the process ProcessCategory Category of the process 15 4 1 2 Process sheet The format of the process sheet is identical to the format of the settings sheet For more information please refer to the instructions from Section 13 6 2 3 15 4 1 3 Task sheet The format of the task sheet is identical to the format of the settings sheet For more information please refer to the instructions from Section 13 6 2 3 15 5 Process templates 15 5 1 Create a process template To create a new process template 1 Go to Administration tab gt Process types Select the desired process type Click the Create process template link under the actions pane A new window will appear Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description Optional Enter a Foreign Key a unique ID Select an Initial task status the desired lifecycle phase 0 N O oO A 0 PD Click Create 15 5 2 Edit a process tem
170. phase of planning to review often also marks the time that the settings designer hands responsibility of the settings over to a settings reviewer Review phase settings are seen therefore as candidate settings to be applied to the device in the field and typically they would not undergo large modifications compared with planning settings All changes made to review phase settings in StationWare are logged and can be viewed through the settings audit trail Refer to Section 8 6 for more information on the audit trail 8 1 3 3 Applied lifecycle phase The applied phase represents settings that are active on the physical device and therefore represent the current state of the device settings in the power system Consequently applied settings cannot be modified or deleted they can only be replaced by new applied settings Furthermore a device may only have one applied settings It is very important to keep accurate records of the applied settings and to maintain these records for historical purposes hence applied settings have a special status within StationWare Applied settings are always retained within the StationWare system When a device gets new applied settings the old applied settings become Historic Please note that each Applied settings phase should be followed by a Historic phase Historic settings can be viewed through settings comparison or in the history mode See Chapter 10 for more information on th
171. plate To edit an existing process template 1 Go to Administration tab gt Process types 2 Select the desired process type 118 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 15 6 TASK TEMPLATES 3 Click the desired process template in the Processes tab 4 To edit basic information a Edit the fields as desired b Click Submit 5 To edit attributes of the template a Under the Attributes tab edit the attributes as desired b Click Submit 6 To edit tasks of the template a Under the Tasks tab click the default record b To edit basic information i Edit the fields as desired ii Click Submit c To edit attributes of the task groups i Under the group tab edit the attributes as desired ii Click Submit 15 5 3 Delete a process template To delete an existing process template 1 Go to Administration tab gt Process types 2 Select the desired process type 3 Click the desired process template in the Processes tab 4 Click the Delete link under the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 5 Click Delete 15 6 Task templates 15 6 1 Create a task template To create a new task template 1 Go to Administration tab gt Process types Select the desired process type Click the Create task template link under the actions pane A new window will appear Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description Optional Enter a Foreign Key a unique ID
172. presentation of a physical device which is based on the device properties specified in the device type The majority of devices in the protection settings management system are relays However as mentioned earlier it is also possible to store information about other primary and secondary equipment It can be beneficial to do so for those devices that are typically associated with the complete protection system The configuration of the available device categories and types is completed by the StationWare admin istrator More information about this can be found in Chapter 13 When you enter the details page of a device the screen that is presented looks typically as shown in Figure 7 1 1 The highlighted areas include e Compare tab see Section 7 2 Additional documents see Section 7 3 Notes see Section 7 4 Links see Section 7 5 e Audit trail see Section 7 9 Connections see Section 7 6 Assigned Processes see Section 7 7 e Assigned Tasks see Section 7 8 e Actions see Section 7 10 E Navigator Help El Change password Log off StationWare My StationWare Hierarchy Administration pd Location 0 gt E Region Australia gt E Area Victoria gt 2 Sub area Melbourne gt Y Substation DP Station gt g Feeder Bay HV Bay gt g Relay Example device Device Relay Actions ID 15201 Edit Create settings Report Settings views Name Example device Copy Create settings from template
173. pt of a lifecycle is deeply integrated into StationWare and settings management The fifth requirement of the settings management system is that it should be manufacturer agnostic One of the challenges of settings management is to provide a repository that adequately manages the settings from multiple different relay vendors If this is achieved the settings management system can provides a common interface irrespective of the device type The final requirement of the settings management system is that it should support the import and export of settings information from multiple vendor platforms This is necessary for numerical relays because the volume of settings means that it is not a realistic option for more than a handful of such settings to be transcribed manually Another related aspect of the final requirement is the ability to interface with an analysis tool that sup ports detailed power system analytical functions This enables the processes around settings design and verification to be easily integrated with the settings database which in turn offers productivity gains in the settings development and analysis process StationWare was developed specifically to address these six requirements and all the features within the software can be related back to one of these 4 2 StationWare data structure There are three primary types of objects in StationWare locations devices and settings These objects are organised i
174. r format for various StationWare objects This has been described in the following sections 1 Table view definitions see Section 20 1 2 Location table view assignments see Section 20 2 3 Search table view assignments see Section 20 3 20 1 Table view definitions 20 1 1 About table views Table views are a way of presenting information from the StationWare database that might not have been otherwise visible in a convenient tabular form They can be defined for locations devices and settings This information can either be viewed as tabs at a location level based on location types or can be used to replace the default search results for all locations devices and settings The following information can be viewed for each record Name Name of the device location or settings Decription Description of the device location or settings Additional Attribute A specific additional attribute that belongs to the device location or settings Device category Device category of the device Location category Location category of the location Device type Device type of the device Location type Location type of the location Settings type Location type for the location and Device type for the device Manufacturer Manufacturer of the device Created on Date and time the device location or settings was first created Created by StationWare user who created the device location or settings DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 151
175. r the Next phase s section b Click Remove The selected phase s will move to the Other phase s column 13 5 3 2 Access transitions page To access details of a transition from one lifecycle phase to another 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device lifecycle 98 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 5 DEVICE LIFECYCLE 2 Click the desired Lifecycle phase name in the list Lifecycle Phases or click the desired Lifecycle phase in the graph 3 Click the Transitions tab 4 Locate the target lifecycle phase under the Next phase s section and click the Edit transition link next to it 13 5 3 3 Settings backup copy To configure automatic creation of a backup copy of a settings record during a phase transition 1 Follow the steps in Section 13 5 3 2 to access the transitions page 2 Under section Transition Source Phase to Destination Phase check or uncheck Automatic cre ation of a backup copy as desired 3 Click Submit 13 5 3 4 Email configuration To configure automated email notifications to a selected group of users on successful phase transition 1 Follow the steps in Section 13 5 3 2 to access the transitions page 2 Under section Transition Source Phase to Destination Phase choose a desired option for Send e mail 3 Click Submit Note The email server and additional options must be configured within the web config file Refer to the
176. rary device page and in the latter case redirects to the manufacturer page 11 3 Library actions 11 3 1 Edit library folder To edit a library folder 1 Navigate to the target folder Click the Edit link from the actions menu The folder edit page will appear Enter a name for the folder Optional Enter a description for the folder Click Submit a A 0 ND Note You cannot edit the Library or Device types library folders These are built in folders 11 3 2 Create library folder To create a library folder 1 Navigate to the parent library folder Click Create folder from the actions menu The library folder edit page will appear Enter a name for the folder Optional Enter a description for the folder a PR OO PP Click Create 74 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 11 3 LIBRARY ACTIONS 11 3 3 Delete library folder To delete a library folder 1 Navigate to the target library folder 2 Click Delete folder from the actions menu The library folder delete page will appear 3 Click Delete Note Deleting a library folder will also delete any sub folders of that folder and also any contained documents 11 3 4 Move library folder To move a library folder to another folder within the library 1 Navigate to the target library folder Click Move folder from the action menu Anew browser window will appear that shows the full library tree
177. reconstruct the missing settings parameters DPL MER script mn Cs EAT PowerFactory relay DPL export script StationWare relay Relay Model Grid S5_90kV L1 Cub_1 R S5 S6 ElmRelay Ux p Category Distance oK an ASES Cancel MaxMin Faut Curerts Roly Tipe HH Genetc F21 Distance Polgonal z Contents Description Application Main Protection Y Device Number Location Reference yl Busbar Grid 5_90kV S5 881 Grid S6_SKV SE BB Gia S556 Net Bemerts Re Em Sta nt Ref Figure 22 1 1 The StationWare PowerFactory link 22 2 PowerFactory interface requirements To interface StationWare with pf the following requirements must be met PowerFactory Version 15 0 or later Configuring the StationWare service interface settings within PowerFactory refer to Section 7 8 of the PowerFactory user manual e Configuring enabling the PowerFactory web services within the StationWare environment In structions for this are available in the StationWare installation manual e PowerFactory relay model s for the relay s that will exchange information with StationWare e PsmsImport DPL scripts for settings import from StationWare e PsmsExport DPL scripts for settings export to StationWare Note Writing the PowerFactory interface scripts requires expert knowledge of the DIgSILENT Pro gramming Language DPL and is beyond the scope of
178. red with the predicted results are attached as an addi tional document To represent such a test procedure in StationWare there are three components 1 An overall process container This usually contains several overview attributes such as whether the test passed or failed 2 Tasks Tasks are contained within a process and are analogous to settings for relays 3 Task attributes These are the specific procedures that must be followed as part of a task Exam ples of these are in the preceding list Related to the above three components is the assignment of devices and settings to processes and tasks It is normally the case that a process would be associated with a device and often a particular settings of that device hence in StationWare part of the procedure for configuring a process and task involves the assignment of devices and settings to the task It is the responsibility of the StationWare administrator to create a process which contains the task which in turn contains the preceding procedures The definition of such processes and tasks allows for simple management and collection of records each time a test is completed Each year a StationWare task is created which represents the test procedures to be completed that year More information on setting up processes and tasks from an administrative perspective is presented in Chapter 15 Every task in StationWare also has assigned a lifecycle status The
179. ree Refer to Section 6 2 5 for further instructions 11 45 Edit a library document The process for editing a library document in a library folder is the same as editing a document at another location within the StationWare tree Refer to Section 6 2 3 for further instructions 11 4 6 View old library document versions The process for viewing old versions of a library document is the same as for additional documents elsewhere in the StationWare tree Refer to Section 6 2 6 for further instructions 76 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 11 5 WORKING WITH LIBRARY LINKS 11 4 7 Moving a library document Unlike additional documents that cannot be moved a library document can be moved to another folder within the library To move a library document 1 Navigate to the target document in the library 2 Click the Move link from the actions column A new window will appear showing the full library tree 3 Select the new parent folder 4 Click Move The window will close and StationWare will show the new parent folder view 11 5 Working with library links Links can be created within every folder in the library Two types of links can be created Library entry links Internet address links 11 5 1 Link to another library entry To create a link to another library location 1 Navigate to the library location where you want to create the link Select the links tab Click Create link to library entry A
180. rs to use only then the Visible tick box must be ticked 16 1 2 Edit an existing Python report To edit an existing Python report 1 Go to Administration tab gt Pyhton reports 2 Under the Reports section select the desired report 3 To edit basic information a Edit the fields as desired b Click Submit Or to edit the Python script a Click the Edit link under section Python script A new window with the existing Python script will appear b Edit the script as desired Please refer to Section 16 4 for more information c Click Save and then Close Or to edit the PDF and or HTML layouts a Click the desired Edit link under section Layouts A new window with the existing layout script will appear b Edit the script as desired Please refer to Section 16 4 for more information c Click Save and then Close 16 1 3 Delete an existing Python report To delete an existing Python report 1 Goto Administration tab gt Pyhton reports 2 Under the Reports section select the desired report 3 Click Delete A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click OK 122 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 16 2 PYTHON SCRIPT CONFIGURATION 16 2 Python script configuration 16 2 1 Create a Python script To create a Python script 1 Go to Administration tab gt Python script configuration 2 Under the Create script section enter the name of the script as
181. ry Connect to the StationWare WebService try client suds client Client regSWurl except suds transport TransportError print Could not find the requested URL check the web service address return Call the Login method to try to login response client service Login User reqUsername Password reqPassword Get the authticket out of the response for use in later calls if response LoginResult Success Fals print Could not login to StationWare check the username and password return print Processing authTicket response AuthTicket Retrieve the top level locations response client service TopLocationGetList AuthTicket authTicket FilterByDate false EffectivityDate filterDate Erf topLocations response Locations except AttributeError print Could not get any top level locations return for tLoc in topLocations print tLoc Name encode utf 8 GetLocationTree client authTicket tLoc 1 print Hooray Data Extracted Successfully if name _ main je main 174 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 24 Settings converters This chapter discusses the settings converters that are available within StationWare and that can be used to import settings data from manufacturer specific settings files OEM files into the standard StationWare format The following topics are covered Converters background Available convert
182. s a Under the Columns tab click Tf to move the record one position up the list or ML to move the record one position down the list DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 153 CHAPTER 20 TABLE VIEWS ADMINISTRATION 20 1 5 Delete a table view To delete a table view 1 Go to Administration tab gt Table view definitions 2 Click the desired table view 3 Click the Delete link A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click Delete 20 2 Location table view assignments Table views can be assigned to individual location types 20 2 1 To add a table view To add a table view to a location type 1 Goto Administration tab gt Location table view assignments 2 Select the desired location type 3 Select the desired table view from the Display table view combo box Note that only table views of Kind Locations will be visible in the combo box 4 Click Add 20 2 2 To remove a table view To remove a table view from a location type 1 Goto Administration tab gt Location table view assignments 2 Select the desired location type 3 Check the box next to the desired table view s that you want to remove from the location type 4 Click Delete 20 2 3 To change the display order of multiple table views 1 Goto Administration tab gt Location table view assignments 2 Select the desired location type 3 Click Tf to move the table view record one position up the list or ML to move
183. s Overall status A lifecycle phase value evaluated from a set of rules please see Section 21 3 3 Revision number An automatic incremental value triggered by the rules monitoring Overall status attributes please see Section 21 3 4 The data that is stored within an additional attribute can be one of the following six types DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 157 CHAPTER 21 ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTES Bool Selection of either True or False String Any finite sequence of characters including spaces For example One Tree Hill or Green Field72 Integer Any whole number between 2147483648 and 2147483647 without any decimal points This is a 32 bit signed integer Real Any numerical value in the range 5 0e324 to 1 7e308 Values with exponents can be entered using the e operator For example to enter 9 54545 x 1014 you enter 9 54545e14 Enumeration A collection of items that will be selected using a drop down menu A user can only select one and each selected value has a numerical index For example a list of colours Red Green Yellow might be stored in an enumeration Date Time A date and time value The date values are limited to the range between 01 01 0001 00 00 00 and 12 12 9999 23 59 59 21 2 Additional attribute definitions To create additional attributes it is necessary to create Additional attribute containers first and then define as many additional at
184. s from the above list by unchecking the box next to the category name and then clicking the Filter button The audit trail can also be restricted to a date interval by entered a from and to date in the appropriate fields Alternatively the audit trail can be restricted to a period of days preceding the current date To do so select the appropriate option from the Number of days list Note The last audit trail filter configuration is stored in the session and applies to all audit trail filters during a session Restarting the browser ends in the default audit trail filter configuration This default configuration includes all types of objects parameters and the Number of days is set to 30Days 8 7 Settings assigned tasks For information on settings assigned tasks refer to Chapter 9 60 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 9 Processes and tasks This chapter discusses the application of processes and tasks within StationWare The first section will explain some of the background about processes and tasks and what the two concepts mean within StationWare An effort will be made to relate the internal representation of these two objects within StationWare back to a real world process 9 1 About processes and tasks When it comes to managing the protection system besides the settings development and management there are usually several other types of processes that need to be managed These incl
185. s of the DIgSILENT StationWare software It covers the general idea and philosophy of StationWare the mechanics of using the web interface how to use reports to obtain formatted information from the system configuration options for the database administrator and additional information ways to interface with StationWare from other tools such as PowerFactory This chapter covers general information about the contents and the used conventions of this documen tation 1 2 Contents of the user manual This part Part of the user manual provides general information an overview of StationWare software and how to contact DIgSILENT for additional support Part II provides the main guide to the StationWare interface and information about each of the tasks that users would be required to perform For information about how to configure the software if you are an administrator of the system refer to Part Ill Part IV covers some examples for interfacing external tools with StationWare This includes how to configure settings converters and how to interface with PowerFactory 1 3 Used conventions in the manual Conventions to describe user actions are as follows Menus actions and links Menus and actions are referenced using Italics For example refer to the main menu Start region North and select the action Edit Objects and data Speech marks are used to indicate objects in StationWare or data to be entered by the user For ex
186. s to one of the actual device settings parameters for example Line Impedance 8 1 2 Static and dynamic settings For electromechanical relays and other primary equipment where the number of individual settings is limited to perhaps less than 50 it is practical to define the settings structure directly in StationWare through the device model In StationWare this is known as a static device model Internally within the software model of the relay in StationWare this means that the structure of the defined settings param eters is immutable it cannot be altered by a settings converter during the import process Settings parameters values can be altered but not what values exist An example of a device that would be appropriate to model with a static device model description is the CDG family of electromechanical relays The settings are a property of the device rather than the device electronics or firmware In contrast to electromechanical relays modern numerical relays typically contain many thousands of settings Furthermore the settings and permitted ranges of the settings often vary for different firmware variants of the same model Consequently it is not practical to define a static device model for such relays Of course it can be done but developing such a device model would introduce a high overhead in creating the model and maintaining variants for different firmware revisions To simplify the process of modelling nu
187. s used to provide a quick summary or visual status of the devices underneath a particular location For example say you have navigated to a substation and you would like to know if any devices at that substation currently have settings under development Checking the overall status of the substation tells you such information at a glance Please note that a change on a settings status can affect the overall status of a device or substation and this again affects the Last change attribute of the device or substation The overall status is also useful for reporting For instance there is a specific report that provides information about the system based on the overall status phase An overall status attribute follows a user defined logic which can be defined by 1 Creating Rules for attribute definitions please refer to Section 21 3 3 2 2 Adding Entries to those rules please refer to Section 21 3 3 3 3 Recalculating overall status please refer to Section 21 3 3 4 The rules are checked in the order they are listed As soon as one rule evaluates to true the resulting overall status value is set based on the Results in property of the rule For a rule to evaluate to true all the entries within that rule have to evaluate to true If no entry is defined within a rule it will always be evaluated to true This therefore is a good approach to use if no other rule evaluates to true and this type of rule can be placed at
188. script to login to StationWare as Note that if the script does not have appropriate read only access to all parts of the StationWare tree it may not work correctly reqPassword Set this to the password of the above user reqSWurl Set this to the url of the StationWare web service that you want to connect to The script will connect to StationWare and retrieve the entire tree including all devices and print the results to the terminal window Demonstrates the usage of web services for the StationWare manual The script will retrieve the StationWare tree and print it the standard output Each level of the tree will be indented by two spaces 172 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 23 2 AN EXAMPLE WEB SERVICE QUERY USING PYTHON Requirements The suds py3 package must be installed to your Python installation LESS DR i import suds The variables below must be altered to match the appropriate settings for your local instance of StationWare Enter the StationWare username used to access the system reqUsername XXXX Enter the password for the user reqPassword XXXX Enter the url of the StationWare web service below reqSWurl http lt ServernameOrIpaddress gt lt ServiceAlias gt PSMSService asmx WSDL Internal date request variable below DO NOT CHANGE filterDate 0001 01 01T00 00 00 def GetDevices client authTicket tLoc recur Gets the devices from a location try re
189. se of the protection settings management system keeping a database of all relays and their asso ciated settings However by also using the other device categories in StationWare it is also possible to keep data and records for the other devices typically associated with the protection system That way StationWare can become the complete repository for all power system protection information in the utility This chapter first provides some additional background of the features of a device within StationWare and then explains the actions that are possible at the device level Note for information regarding the management and configuration of the available devices within the StationWare database refer to Chapter 13 7 1 About devices A discussion of devices in StationWare must first distinguish between device categories and device types The former is a high level container that tells StationWare what kind of devices exist For example relays current transformers and voltage transformers By contrast the device type tells StationWare what types of each device are possible in the database Consider the default category of Relay The StationWare database would typically contain many tens if not hundreds of types of relays SEL 421 Siemens 7SA632 GE URL90 and ABB REL521 are all examples of device types DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 37 CHAPTER 7 DEVICES A device in StationWare is a software re
190. search is finished a list of the locations devices settings processes and tasks that match the search pattern will appear below the search box Examples green This will locate all objects with green at the end of the name For example Walgreen It would not match those objects with additional characters following the green such as greenfield green This will locate all objects with green at the beginning of the name lt would therefore match greenfield but not Walgreen green This will locate all objects with green at some location in the middle of the name It would therefore match both Walgreen and greenfield Wildcard search Sometimes it is useful to complete a search with only a single wildcard character For example you might want to search for everything in the database with the name green but with one appended character such as green1 green2 greena etc The symbol for a single unknown character in the search is the question mark To do a basic wildcard search 1 From a location in the database click the Search link The Search for page will appear 2 Enter the pattern names of the object that you wish to search for For example to search for all locations and devices with green in the name and a single character afterwards enter green in the search field 3 Click Search Note that depending on the level in the database where the search began it may
191. settings object within the target device that you wish to copy the settings group to Hint use the to expand the locations to show the locations underneath c Click the to show the settings groups of the settings object d Select the target settings group It must be the same type as the group you are copying from The window will change to show a confirmation question e Click Copy 5 Option 2 to copy to a settings group within the same device a Select the target group from the Copy to drop down list b Click Copy 8 5 5 Delete settings To delete settings 1 Click the settings object link The settings detail screen will appear 2 Click the Delete action A settings delete window will appear 3 Click Delete Note Only settings that are not Applied can be deleted 8 5 6 Compare to another device Compare to another device is used to compare the currently selected settings with another device of the same type To compare settings 1 Click the Compare to another device action A new window will appear showing the Station Ware tree 2 Locate the target device 3 Click the settings to compare The StationWare window will show a table of differences between the two settings 8 5 7 Compare settings group Click the Compare settings group action is used to compare the settings from the selected group to another group of the same type within the same settings object or to another group
192. sponse client service DeviceContainerGetDeviceList AuthTicket authTicket DeviceContainerld tLoc ld FilterByDate False EffectivityDate filterDate Try to get the devices if none exist then exit the function EEY devices response Devices except AttributeError return for device in devices name x recur device Name print name encode utf 8 def GetLocationTree client authTicket tLoc recur Gets the sub locations from a specific location If the sub location is a device container then it attempts to get devices from it if tLoc is not None if tLoc IsDeviceContainer True attempt get devices GetDevices client authTicket tLoc recur 1 Get sub locations response client service LocationGetSublocations AuthTicket authTicket LocationId tLoc Id FilterByDate False EffectivityDate filterDate Try to get the sublocations if none exist then exit the function try tr response Sublocations except AttributeError return for loc in tree Recursive call of this function name x recur loc Name print name encode utf 8 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 173 CHAPTER 23 WEB SERVICES INTERFACE GetLocationTree client authTicket loc recur 1 def main A I Logs in to SW web service retrieves all the top locations passes them to the GetLocationTree function which recursively navigates through the tree T
193. store any kind of electronic information The library contains a built in folder named device types Clicking this folder shows a list of all the available device models in your StationWare system grouped by manufacturer Internal to each device model is a sub folder for each firmware version of the device and this in turn also has a sub folder for each sub version of the firmware Note the built in folder is a special folder for non relay devices such as CTs and VTs An example of the library tree is shown in Figure 11 1 1 Y Library amp Device types EF sel EE Schneider Ef Siemens EE Nulec GEGE EL 488 Ei Toshiba GE Areva Eli Reyrole Ef Ae Ek sec Ey El Trench EE Astom Figure 11 1 1 Example library tree DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 73 CHAPTER 11 LIBRARY 11 2 Accessing the library The library can be accessed in several ways Method 1 By clicking the Library tab near the top of the StationWare window The main library will show Note if this link is not visible then you do not have rights to access the library Contact your StationWare administrator to enable this feature Or Method 2 By clicking the icon directly from the device details page Method 3 By clicking the icon from the device model page in the Administration area Method 4 Clicking the link from the Type or Manufacturer column in the location details page In the former case the link redirects to the lib
194. t Users and user groups Click the Create user link A new window will appear Enter a unique Name which will be used as the user name Enter a Password For more information about password restrictions and other authorization methods like LDAP see sections Empty Passwords and Windows Account Authorization in the installation manual Re enter the password in the Confirm password field 6 Optional Adjust the optional properties and other user related flags Section 17 1 4 as required 7 Click Create 17 1 7 Create user groups To create a new user group 1 Go to Administration tab gt Users and user groups Click the Create user group link A new window will appear 2 3 Enter a unique Name which will be used as the group name 4 5 Optional Enter a Description Click Create 17 1 8 Create users or user groups directly as a member of an existing user group To create a user or user group directly as a member of an existing user group Goto Administration tab gt Users and user groups Locate the target user group Click the Create user as member of or Create user group as member of link A new window will appear Follow the instructions from Section 17 1 6 for users or 17 1 7 for user groups 17 1 9 Add users and user groups to a user group To add users and or user groups themselves to a user group 1 2 3 4 5 G
195. t an appropriate area of the software for further navigation Start is the My StationWare page The Hierarchy area allows the user to navigate the location hierarchy Navigation current location This row displays your current location in the database It is helpful to keep this in mind because the available actions and location specific tabs down the bottom of the screen change depending on the specific properties of the location General functions These are general functions such as Change password that can be accessed at all times Object attributes This area shows the attributes of the object location device setting that you are currently viewing These will change depending on the object type that is being viewed The object attributes are structured in built in attributes and additional attributes Settings have imported attributes as well Note The basic objects location device setting process task have a system generated unique ID number This ID is displayed as first object attribute in the object header The object ID can be used for the general search function in the page header and for the interface between StationWare and PowerFactory Actions box This box shows the available actions the can be applied to the currently viewed object Like the object attributes the available actions change depending on the object type that is cur rently being viewed Location device specific tabs These tabs show sub locations conta
196. t character must be a letter Every settings parameter name must be unique within a settings group sheet DisplayName This is an identifier address or short name that is displayed to the user when viewing the settings within StationWare Special characters and whitespace are permitted within this name Range All integer and floating point settings parameters have a permissible range Some examples are presented in the following text Numerical values integer float DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 105 CHAPTER 13 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION 1 100 Range between 1 and 100 1 25 100 00 0 25 Range between 1 25 and 100 00 in steps of 0 25 100 00 1 25 0 25 Range between 100 00 and 1 25 in steps of 0 25 1 25 100 00 0 25 OFF 100000 Range between 1 25 and 100 00 in steps of 0 25 Some manufacturers allow special inputs like OFF for dis abling a setting To represent such cases in StationWare the range must be appended with a semicolon and the follow ing expression must be entered the symbolic value OFF an equal symbol and the numerical value 100000 which is the internal value StationWare will store the OFF value as The numerical value for OFF must be outside the range and must be entered instead of the symbolic value ENUM selection of certain expressions delimited by a semicolon On Off It is possible to have special characters for example the semicolon within the range of ENUM values This special character must
197. t mandatory although they are usually included to improve readability of the settings Finally the settings parameters what are typically referred to by the engineer as the settings are shown within each chapter A settings parameter has several properties Name Description Value the actual setting e Range permitted values Unit and e Assigned property active enabled The overall hierarchy of the settings object is illustrated within Figure 8 1 2 48 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 8 1 ABOUT STATIONWARE SETTINGS Settings object Name Description Value Range permitted values Unit Settings attributes Name Description Foreign key Group X L Additional attr X Group Y Chapter X Group Chapter Y Parameter X Chapter Parameter Y Figure 8 1 2 The settings object hierarchy in StationWare Assigned property Parameter As an example consider the MiCOM Alstom P543 distance relay The relay has a settings parameter Line Impedance within a group named Group 1 The settings parameter is part of a chapter named GROUP 1 LINE PARAMETERS For the purpose of this illustration lets say that it also has a value of
198. t parameters that must be passed to the function In this case the following parameters are required AuthTicket The StationWare AuthTicket string that is generated after a successful login Locationld A string of the location ID where the sub locations will be retrieved from FilterByDate A True or False value indicating whether the results should be limited to only those objects that were in the system prior to the EffectivityDate EffectivityDate A datetime value that will be used to filter the sub locations if FilterByDate is True The response of the query will yield a XML file that contains any error messages and also a list of sub locations The response XML form shows the format of this response All other web services method use a similar approach and their functionality can be determined by accessing the web services information page for each specific function 23 2 An example web service query using Python The following source code is an example of a Python script that can be used to call the StationWare web services Assuming that web services is enabled on your StationWare system and that you have Python 3 installed on your system you should be able to run this script as an example If you would like to obtain a copy of this script contact your DIgSILENT representative Prior to running the script you need to update the following variables reqUsername Set this to the user that you want the
199. t specific usage and device type 96 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 5 DEVICE LIFECYCLE 13 4 2 Create a usage To create a usage 1 Go to Administration tab gt Usages 2 Click the Create Usage link under the actions pane A new window will appear 3 Enter a name in the provided text box 4 Click Submit 13 4 3 Edit a usage To edit an existing usage 1 Go to Administration tab gt Usages 2 Click the Edit link in the actions pane 3 Edit the usage names as desired 4 Click Submit 13 4 4 Delete a usage To delete an existing usage 1 Go to Administration tab gt Usages 2 Click the Edit link under the actions pane 3 Click ff next to the usage to delete A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click OK Note A usage cannot be deleted if it is currently referenced by a device 13 5 Device lifecycle The device lifecycle is a fundamental component of the StationWare system used for managing the device settings and the business processes involved with settings management A background and more detailed explanation of the device lifecycle is presented in Section 8 1 3 This section explains how to configure the device lifecycle and lifecycle transitions 13 5 1 Create a lifecycle phase To create a new lifecycle phase 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device lifecycle 2 Click the Create lifecycle phase link under the actions pane A new window will appear DIgSILENT
200. t will always be shown with its present name If an object was deleted it will not be shown at all Location details page When accessing a location details page such as a substation only devices existing at the time you logged in are shown regarding the above restrictions Device details page When accessing a device details page the following settings are shown Applied settings Any Applied settings at the history mode time are shown as Applied Note any settings that were Applied after the history mode time are not shown Historic settings This includes old settings that have been replaced by new applied settings and also any settings where backup copies were made as part of the lifecycle process Settings details page When viewing the settings detail page you are able to see the settings as they were at the history mode login time 70 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 10 2 WORKING WITH THE HISTORY MODE 10 2 Working with the history mode 10 2 1 Accessing the history mode To access the history mode in StationWare 1 Login For more information on logging in refer to Section 5 1 1 2 Click the History tab at the top of the page The history mode login screen will appear 3 Enter a date There are two ways to do this a Type a date according to the date that you wish to login to the system Note you can enter a full date and time of the format DD MM YYYY HH MM SS the format whether DD
201. tabbed additional attributes 21 2 2 Add additional attributes to a container To add an additional attribute to an additional attribute container 1 Go to Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions 2 Select the desired container by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name 3 Click the Create additional attribute link A new window will appear 4 Enter a StationWare software name a unique ID 5 Enter a Name 6 Optional Enter a Description 7 Optional Enter a Unit 8 Select the desired Value type 9 Select the desired Kind 10 Click Create 11 Please refer to Section 21 3 for additional configuration options if applicable Note The StationWare software name can contain only upper and lower case letters numbers and underscores and it cannot start with a number DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 159 CHAPTER 21 ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTES 21 2 3 Add additional attributes of one container to another To add additional attributes of one container to another a A OO PP Go to Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions Select the destination container by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Click the Contains attributes of tab Select the source container from the Contain attributes of selection box Click Add 21 2 4 Edit additional attribute container To edit
202. tallation manual for further information on the web config file options To search explicit for the system generated ID it is possible to enter ID before entering the number The prefix FK can be used to search explicit for the foreign key of an object Wildcards such as and can not be used to search for number patterns The complete number must be entered Searching for the system generated unique ID number or the foreign key of an object To search for the system generated unique ID number or the foreign key exact match of a location device settings process tasks object 1 Enter the complete system generated unique ID number or foreign key of the object in the search field placed in the page header 2 Click to start the search If an object with the entered number exists this object s detail page will be opened If not the message not found is displayed 5 5 2 How to complete a basic search The basic search is used for searching for locations devices settings processes or tasks by name No complex logic is supported by this search but it has the benefit of being fast Wildcards such as and can also be used to look for name patterns Searching for the exact name of an object To do a basic search exact match for a location device settings process tasks object 1 From a location in the database click the Search link The Search for page will appear 2 Enter th
203. tasks delete window will appear 3 Click Delete Note Only tasks that are not in a phase of the type Applied or Historic can be deleted DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 67 CHAPTER 9 PROCESSES AND TASKS 9 3 8 Create task from template A task template is a task definition that contains a set of default attribute values that are different from the standard default values of the task Administrators can create task templates For more information refer to Section 15 6 To create a task from a template N O 0 A OQO 00 Navigate to the parent process Click Create task from template from the actions menu The task creation from a template window will appear Enter a name for the task Optional Enter a task description Optional Enter a foreign key Optional Select an user as owner for the task Select the tasks expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the new tasks status is of a lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date Select a lifecycle status for the task Click Create StationWare will show the details screen of the newly created task 68 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 10 History mode 10 1 History mode background Often when considering the performance of the protection system it is useful to be able to understand the historical development of the settings F
204. tationWare 4 User Manual 4 3 USER INTERFACE StationWa re 3 E Navigator Help El Change password Log off My StationWare Hierarchy Administration El Location 0 gt El Region Germany gt El Area Baden W rttemberg gt Pp Substation Gomaringen General functions Search object by ID A Navigation current location Substation Actions 1D Create device Create process from template Report Lifecycle changes Name Create device from template Report Al settings of a location Report Overall status report Create sub location Report Audit Trail Report Settings views Create location from template Report Devices in use Report Simple location list Foreign Key Create process Report Document search Report Template Usage Created 3 12 2013 10 13 17 AM Description Administrator Th Last Change 7 14 2015 10 10 56 AM Fi Mi dbangert Object attributes Actions box Additional Attributes SubAbb Maximo ID Inspection Period months 0 Overall Status Settings missing Revision Number 1 Location device specific tabs Sub locations Devices All devices All sub locations Processes Search Additional documents Audit trail Name Manufacturer Description Foreign Key g Example Relay Siemens Figure 4 3 1 Overview of the main StationWare interface The main aspects of the interface are as follows Section tabs These allow the user to selec
205. tern Enter the pattern followed by the asterisk For example to search for all words starting with SEL type SEL To search for documents containing two words Use the AND keyword between the two words For example to search for all documents containing SEL and AREVA type SEL AND AREVA To search for documents that contain one word or another word Use the OR operator between the two words For example to search for documents that contain the word SEL or the word AREVA type SEL OR AREVA 11 4 Working with library folder documents Documents and links can be added to a library folder 11 4 1 Adda library document The process for adding a document to a library folder is the same as adding an additional document at another location within the StationWare tree Refer to Section 6 2 1 for further instructions 11 4 2 View a library document The process for viewing a document in a library folder is the same as viewing a document at another location within the StationWare tree Refer to Section 6 2 2 for further instructions 11 4 3 Update a library document The process for updating a document in a library folder is the same as updating a document at another location within the StationWare tree Refer to Section 6 2 4 for further instructions 11 4 4 Delete a library document The process for deleting a document in a library folder is the same as deleting a document at another location within the StationWare t
206. the bottom of the rules list After the overall status rules are created or modified the system needs to re evaluate the rules for each location in the system and this does not occur automatically Hence the overall status attributes must be manually recalculated To do this please refer to Section 21 3 3 4 21 3 3 2 Create arule To create a new rule 162 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 21 3 ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION OPTIONS gt a 0 PD 0 N O 0 Goto Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions Select the desired container by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Select the Attribute definitions tab Select the desired attribute definition by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Click the Create rule link A new window will appear Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description Select a value for the Results in combobox one of the lifecycle phases 21 3 3 3 Add an entry To add a new entry gt a OO ND 0 N O 0 Go to Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions Select the desired container by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Select the Attribute definitions tab Select the desired attribute definition by clicking on the Name or the StationWare software name Select the desired rule Under the Entries tab click Add entry
207. the device Softwarelds For some devices StationWare offers an exchange interface to import or export tne OEM settings file which is created by the OEM software Special settings converters are developed for this purpose These are linked to particular models by including the name of the converter s ina semi colon seperated list Manual Specifies the location path ofthe device manual ANSI Device Function No Here the device functions according to the ANSI definitions can be en tered This will be displayed in the device details page for all devices that use this model definition This is not mandatory but is useful information for users when browsing devices in StationWare EnableSettingsDocuments If set to true it will make the Settings Documents tab visible on the settings page 13 6 2 3 Settings sheet The table below shows the columns header required on all settings group sheets The meaning of each column is explained in the following section Function Chapter SWName DisplayName Range Unit Description Type Default Table 13 6 3 Columns of individual settings sheet Function Chapter This is a method to organise settings parameters into chapters These parameters will then appear together when viewing the settings in StationWare SWName This is the name for the parameter variable The name must be software compatible this means no white spaces and no special characters except underscores _ are permitted and the firs
208. the main StationWare window to the detailed page for that location Maintaining the Navigator window and the main StationWare window side by side is a practical way of using the StationWare system DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 19 CHAPTER 5 GETTING STARTED NAVIGATION AND SEARCHING 5 5 How to search the StationWare database Searching is one of the most common operations particularly in large protection settings databases where there are typically hundreds perhaps thousands of individual locations and devices In many cases searching for a location or device is faster than direct navigation particularly if you know a device or location name but are not quite sure where it is located in the hierarchical tree StationWare has four different types of searches and these are explained in this section 1 ID search refer to Section 5 5 1 2 Basic search refer to Section 5 5 2 3 Standard search refer to Section 5 5 4 4 Advanced search refer to Section 5 5 6 5 5 1 How to complete an ID search The ID search is used for searching for locations devices settings processes or tasks by ID This search function supports searching for the system generated unique ID number of an object as well as the foreign key of an object If an object number exists as system generated unique ID number and for an other object as foreign key the result depends on the configuration within the web config file Refer to the StationWare ins
209. then mandatory if the process includes tasks with a tasks status of a lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date Enter the status for any copied tasks Optional Enter the status change date This defaults to the date and time that the Copy action was clicked 9 2 4 Create process from template Administrators can define process templates that are populated with alternative default attributes from the base process For more information on the definition of process templates refer to Section 15 5 To create a process from a template oO 0 N Oo oO Pp O 10 11 Navigate to the target location where you would like to add a new process Click Create process from template from the action menu The window for creating the process from a template will appear Select the process type Select the template from the list of available templates Enter a name for the process Optional Enter a description Optional Enter a foreign key Optional Select an user as owner for the tasks Select the tasks expiry date Note that the expiry date is only available and then mandatory if the process template includes tasks with a tasks status of a lifecycle phase definition including the enabled option Expiry Date Select the initial task status Click Create 64 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 9 3 TASK ACTIONS 9 2 5 Delete process T
210. tion 18 2 of Feeder Bay Transformer Bay and Line Bay could be defined that reference this category In a way this is similar to the categorisation of animals for example there is a category of animals called a cats of which lions tigers and leopards are types StationWare comes with some built in categories like Bay Location Scheme and Substation Admin istrators can define addition categories or modify the existing ones depending upon the user require ments 18 1 2 Create a location category To create a new location category 1 Goto Administration tab gt Location categories Click the Create location category link under the actions pane A new window will appear Enter a StationWare software name a unique ID Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description O a A WwW ND Tick the Device container option if the location can contain devices DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 139 CHAPTER 18 LOCATION ADMINISTRATION 7 Click Create Note 1 The StationWare software name can contain only upper and lower case letters numbers and underscores and it cannot start with a number 2 The value of Device container property can only be assigned during creation and can never be modified 18 1 3 Edit a location category To edit an existing location category 1 Go to Administration tab gt Location categories
211. tions covered in this Chapter 2 Devices see Chapter 7 3 Settings see Chapter 8 This chapter discusses locations and actions that can be completed on a location 6 1 About locations A location in StationWare is a software representation of a physical location They are used primarily to organise the StationWare tree in a hierarchical structure that becomes meaningful to users who are familiar with the system being represented Locations are also used to enforce location rights and help control who has access and what actions are allowed in each area of the tree Typical examples of locations include Areas Regions Substations and Bays Although the types of locations available in StationWare depends on the way the system is configured by the administrators From an administrative perspective it is useful to understand that locations are defined through the use of location categories and location types The latter is all that is presented to the user during regular access of the database More information about configuring location categories and types can be found in Chapter 18 When you enter the details page of a location the screen that is presented looks typically as shown in Figure 6 1 1 The highlighted areas include 1 Additional documents see Section 6 2 Notes see Section 6 3 Links see Section 6 4 Audit trail see Section 6 5 a A OO PP Actions see Section 6 6 DIgSILENT StationWare 4
212. traints section located at the bot tom of the page 3 Click the Delete link under the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click Delete 13 5 5 Rights management 13 5 5 1 Transition rights Group authorisation rights can be configured to allow or deny access to perform a phase transition To configure 1 Follow the steps in Section 13 5 3 2 to access the transitions page 2 Under section Rights for each group either select Access to allow the transition or No ac cess to deny the transition as desired 3 Click Submit 13 5 5 2 Lifecycle rights Group authorisation rights can be configured to allow read write or no access for individual groups for settings in a lifecycle phase To configure 1 Go to Administration tab gt Device lifecycle 2 Click the desired Lifecycle phase name in the list Lifecycle Phases or click the desired Lifecycle phase in the graph 3 Click the Rights management tab 4 Choose the appropriate rights To allow read only access select the Read column To allow read write access select the Write column To deny access select the None column 5 Click Submit Note Lifecycle rights work in conjunction with the parent location rights by using AND operation 102 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 6 CREATING A DEVICE MODEL DEFINITION XML 13 5 5 3 Lifecycle rights explanation R
213. tration section allows the StationWare administrator to define such categories according to the organisation s preferences 14 1 1 How to define document categories 1 Click the StationWare Administration tab note you must have rights to the administration control panel for this tab to be visible 2 Click the Document categories link under the library section of the administration page 3 Click the Create document category link A new window will appear 4 Enter the StationWare software name Note this name must not include spaces or special char acters Camel case is recommended for long names CamelCase Wikipedia 5 Enter the Name display name This name may include spaces 6 Optional Enter a description that describes the document category This is useful for explaining to users what documents should use this category 7 Click Create to save the category DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 109 CHAPTER 14 LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION 14 1 2 How to edit document categories 1 Click the StationWare Administration tab note you must have rights to the administration control panel for this tab to be visible Click Document categories under the library section of the administration page Click the link for the document category either the name the software name or the description Edit the fields as desired a A OO ND Click Submit to save the changes 14 1 3 How to delete document categories W
214. tributes as required within that container This also has the benefit of grouping together attributes to simplify the assignment process The idea is that you can assign a single attribute container to an object which contains several attributes rather than having to manually assign the individual attributes one by one 21 2 1 Create additional attribute container To create a new additional attribute container 1 Go to Administration tab gt Additional attribute definitions Click the Create container link A new window will appear Enter a StationWare software name a unique ID Enter a Name Optional Enter a Description O oa A WO PP Select Is tabbed to view all the attributes within the container in a separate tab rather than within the details of the location device setting please see Figure 21 2 1 that illustrates the difference between a tabbed and non tabbed attribute 7 Enter a Tab name if the Is tabbed property is selected 8 Select Read only if all the attributes in the container are required to be read only Useful for automated imports of additional attributes 9 Click Create 10 To add additional attributes within this container please follow the instructions from Section 21 2 2 and Section 21 2 3 Note 1 The StationWare software name can contain only upper and lower case letters numbers and underscores and it cannot start with a number
215. u pressed the Create device link The Valid from date time can be earlier than the current time and effects the time that the device would be visible to when in History mode Click Create 34 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 6 6 LOCATION ACTIONS 6 6 11 Create device from template It is commonly the case that certain standard protection settings for various schemes exist within an organisation These include typical settings for each device that are used as a starting point for devel oping new settings In StationWare this is supported through the use of location device and settings templates A device template can be setup with default settings and attributes of the proposed functionality of the device which in turn simplifies the settings development process and reduces the amount of manual data entry The StationWare administrator can define device templates See Section 13 3 7 for more information To create a device from a template 1 Click the Create device from template action The device creation page will appear Select the device category Select the manufacturer Select the device type a A OO ND Choose the template Note only available templates will show in this list Templates are also specific to devices Enter a name for the new device Optional Enter a description Optional Enter a foreign key Optional Select an user as owner for the settings O O
216. ude Routine maintenance of relays Maintenance of instrumentation transformers Routine testing of relays and instrument transformers Trip circuit routine testing e Maintenance of substation auxiliary equipment such as DC battery banks Attention to these items is important to guarantee the reliability of the protection system and hence many organisations develop detailed processes and tasks associated with each process to assist with managing and coordinating human resources test equipment and so forth StationWare already includes a detailed device lifecycle that enables the management of the device settings work flow process It hence seems natural to extend this concept to also support other types of routine processes and tasks such as those mentioned previously where management of them would improve overall work flow transparency and efficiency Thus the concept of processes and tasks was included within StationWare StationWare supports multiple separate process lifecycles These are independent from the device lifecycle and allow for definition of complex tasks and dependencies according to internal organisation procedures Processes and tasks in StationWare are setup by the system administrator For administrators seeking more information about how they are configured refer to Chapter 15 For explaining how processes and tasks are implemented in StationWare and how to work with them an example process cal
217. under the actions pane A confirmation dialog will appear 4 Click Delete Note If a device category is currently being referenced in any device model then the user will not be able to delete a device category 84 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 13 2 MANUFACTURERS 13 2 Manufacturers A manufacturer is a StationWare category used to organise device models by their original equipment manufacturer OEM The definition of manufacturers is mandatory before the uploading of device mod els This is because the device model specifies a manufacturer reference Every manufacturer has a dedicated folder in the StationWare Library under Library Device types A user with appropriate permissions can add manufacturer specific documents and or links in these folders This location can also be accessed directly via the Manufacturers page by clicking on the folder icon next to the relevant manufacturer 13 2 1 Create a manufacturer To create a new manufacturer 1 Goto Administration tab gt Manufacturers 2 Click the Create manufacturer link under the actions pane A new window will appear 3 Enter a name in the provided text box 4 Click Submit 13 2 2 Edit a manufacturer To edit an existing manufacturer 1 Goto Administration tab gt Manufacturers 2 Click the Edit link under the actions pane 3 Edit the fields as desired 4 Click Submit Note Editing manufacturers will automatically upd
218. verter Contact your DIgSILENT representative in case of difficulties with converter installation 176 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual is a consulting and software company providing engineering services in the field of electrical power systems for transmission distribution generation and industrial plants was founded in 1985 and is a fully independent privately owned company located in Gomaringen T bingen Germany DIgSILENT continued expansion by establishing offices in Australia South Africa Italy Chile Spain and France thereby facilitating improved service following the world wide increase in usage of its software products and services DIgSILENT has established a strong partner network in many countries such as Mexico Malaysia UK Switzerland Colombia Brazil Peru China and India DIgSILENT services and software installations have been conducted in more than 110 countries DIgSILENT GmbH Heinrich Hertz StraBe 9 DIgSILENT develops the leading integrated power system analysis software PowerFactory which covers the full range of functionality from standard features to highly sophisticated and advanced applications including wind power distributed generation real time simulation and performance monitoring for system testing and supervision For wind power applications PowerFactory has become the power industry s de facto standard tool due to PowerFactory models and algorithms providing unrivalled
219. wCount 1 elif statusName APPLIED appliedCount appliedCount 1 elif statusName HISTORIC historicCount historicCount 1 elif statusName BACKUP backupCount backupCount 1 def printInformation Output AppendLine PLANNING str planningCount Output AppendLine REVIEW str reviewCount Output AppendLine APPLIED str appliedCount Output AppendLine HISTORIC str historicCount Output AppendLine BACKUP str backupCount 130 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual Chapter 17 User administration The user administration section is used to configure the StationWare users and user groups There are explained in the following sections 1 Users and user groups see Section 17 1 2 Users rights example see Section 17 2 3 Technical Information see Section 17 3 17 1 Users and user groups 17 1 1 About users and user groups In StationWare all the rights are applied to user groups and not the users themselves Users get assigned those rights depending upon which user group they belong to A StationWare user can belong to as many user groups as required and they inherit the rights of all groups that they belong to It is possible for a user group to contain other user groups as well This however does not apply to the Everyone group which is a special group and can only contain users and no us
220. were introduced Modern multifunction numerical devices often have several settings groups each of which contain many hundreds or even thousands of individual settings Typically such settings are stored within a proprietary electronic format specific to the relay manufacturer This is known as a settings file and depending on the manufacturer can be stored in many different electronic formats including ASCII XML and binary Although in principle such settings could be printed in entirety and stored in a non electronic system because of the number of settings it is generally not practical nor desirable to maintain a paper based DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 9 CHAPTER 4 STATIONWARE OVERVIEW system A further complicating factor that adds to the management burden is the common practice of having many versions of settings for a particular device Such versions might include temporary settings for emergencies historical versions from previous network configurations design settings and the currently applied settings Secondly in addition to the relay settings files it is a common need to store other related documentation that is useful for those concerned with the management of the protection relay Such documentation might include design documents test reports substation single line diagrams relay manuals and ap plication notes It is convenient to have such documents organised along with the relay settings such that th
221. window will appear 2 Click Delete Note It is only possible to delete a device if the user is authorized to also delete the contained settings Applied historic and backup settings cannot be deleted However an administrator can delete devices including such settings using the delete function in the administration control panel See Section 19 1 for more information 7 10 5 Compare to another device The Compare to another device action compares the attributes of one device to another It does not compare settings To compare settings use the compare settings action see Section 8 5 6 for more information To compare device attributes 44 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 7 10 DEVICE ACTIONS 1 Click the Compare to another device action The page will change to show the StationWare tree 2 Navigate to the device that you want to compare 3 Click the device A table will appear showing a comparison of the device details The table is categorised into attributes that are different and attributes that are the same to allow you to easily identify any obvious differences Note Device attribute comparison is also allowed between different device types 7 10 6 Create settings To create settings for a device 1 Click the Create settings action The settings creation page will appear Enter a name for the settings Optional Enter a description for the settings Optional Enter a forei
222. with appropriate descriptions and ranges would be created on the fly by the device settings converter It is the recommended approach for complex numerical relays with many thousands of set tings that a dynamic device model is used and settings are always imported into StationWare using the associated converter For more information on working with settings in StationWare refer to Chapter 8 Administrators who would like more information on settings converters should refer to Chapter 24 4 3 User interface StationWare is web based software This means that the interface to the software is through a web browser such as Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome The web browser is responsible for rendering the page graphics and due to slight implementation differences within each browser the display of StationWare of things such as colours fonts width of text boxes and input fields can appear slightly different However in all cases the general structure and functionality will be the same It also means that many of the controls in the software are implemented as links rather than buttons which are typical in a classical windows application There are however still places in the software where the more traditional buttons are used For example when selecting documents to add in the additional documents tab of a location device or setting The basic layout of the interface is illustrated in Figure 4 3 1 12 DIgSILENT S
223. within StationWare and how they are represented internally within the software The second part of the chapter explains how to work with settings and the possible actions that are available 8 1 About StationWare settings 8 1 1 Settings structure in StationWare In StationWare a setting must belong to a device typically a relay Although other categories of device can also contain settings it is normally the relays that contain the most complicated settings and also the majority of settings information in the protection settings management system PSMS Because settings are always located within a device the device defines the format and also the structure of the settings The following paragraphs explain the structure of the internal representation of settings within StationWare The highest level of the setting structure within StationWare is the settings object Settings objects can be seen as a list of links within the device underneath the Settings tab as shown in Figure 8 1 1 A settings object always has a status which is defined by the settings lifecycle phase The settings lifecycle is discussed in further detail in Section 8 1 3 DIgSILENT StationWare 4 User Manual 47 CHAPTER 8 SETTINGS E Navigator Help Ej Change password Log off StationWare My StationWare Hierarchy Administration Location O gt E Region Australia gt Ef Area Victoria gt Y Sub area Melbourne gt

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