VPIV Duration Tag

General Information

This tag is used to find the amount of time (duration) a monitoring point(s) has been active.
The Duration can be setup to show a very specific time duration using the options available.

Basic Functionality

Name – enter a name.
Functionality – select Duration.
Active Only - select this option to only show a Duration when the Monitoring Point is active.
Time Period - this field will provide access to the following options:

Current Shift - shows duration when a shift is active. After the current shift has elapsed, the duration will reset to zero.
24 Hour - show duration over a 24 hour period. After the period has elapsed, the duration will reset to zero.
Specific Shift - only shows the duration for the specific shift selected. After the shift has elapses, the duration will reset to zero.
Span - allows the user to manually set a period of time. After the time period has elapsed, the duration will reset to zero.

Exclude Overlap - used to remove duration time overlap. This setting applies to all options.
Option – allows the user to filter the duration according to how a schedule is setup. The following options will be available:

All Time - this will not filter the time.
Shift Time - this will filter the duration to only prove duration that elapsed during the shift.
Shift/Non-Break Time - this filter the duration by removing any time elapsed during breaks.

Data Source - Monitoring Point - this field allows the user to select what duration is to be captured. By default the field will be set to Monitoring Point, the following options are available.

Monitoring Point - allows the user to select a specific monitoring point on a device.
Filter Group - allows the user to select a specific filter group setup in the system.
Device - allows the user to select a specific device setup in the system. Selecting this option will give duration for the all monitoring points setup on the device.
Window - this is a custom option used for specific configurations.

Data Source - Device - this field will show when Monitoring Point or Device has been selected from thee options above. Allows the user to select the specific device for duration.
Data Source - Monitoring Point - this field will only show when Monitoring Point has been selected from the options above. Allows the user to select the specific monitoring point on the device for duration.
Data Source - Group - this field will only show when Filter Group has been selected from the options above. Allows the user to select the specific filter group for duration.
Result - this field allows the user to specify how the duration is calculated. Integer or Time Span can be selected.

Example - Monitoring Point Duration

Returns the Duration of the Materials alarm on Station 8, at all times, only when it is Active.

Example - Filter Group Duration

Returns the Duration of the Downtime Filter Group for 1st Shift on the Current Day.

Example - Device Duration

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