Area table

Note: Area records cannot be edited from ADE. For information on how to edit this table, see the Tools Administrator documentation.

Area records are used to define the different views of the system.

An area consists of a collection of groups. Areas are not required to be mutually exclusive, and a group can be assigned to more than one area. This enables the creation of different types and sizes of areas, ranging from system overview areas that cover large portions of the system, to station level areas that focus on individual telemetry locations.

A group may or may not be controllable within an area. Such distinctions are configured when assigning the groups to an area. This means that within their area of control, the Controller may not be able to control devices associated with a group outside of their area of control (unless the same group is controllable within a second area over which they have control). This is useful for configuring supervisory areas, with which a Controller may be able to see alarms, but not acknowledge them. It is also useful for allowing a Controller to see alarms from devices that are adjacent to their area of responsibility, while preventing them from acknowledging or controlling those devices.

If an alarm originates within an area that is not currently selected for control by any active easy eXtended Operator Station (ezXOS) station, it is sent to all active ezXOS stations that are configured to receive non-covered alarms. This ensures that every telemetry device alarm is sent to at least one ezXOS station, assuming the System Administrator has configured at least one active ezXOS station to receive non-covered alarms.