Functions for Notifications

Add Notification

1. On the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, select an agent instance and click on the Add Notification icon.

   The Add Notification dialog box appears.

2. Select one of the following options:

   • Static notification

   • Notification template for remote subscriptions

   • Versioned notification

   • Method notification

3. Choose the Next Step pushbutton.

   The dialog box for notification maintenance appears.

4. Enter the name and the description for the notification.

5. Click OK.

   The new notification is displayed below the corresponding agent instance.

6. If you want to create a versioned notification, you need to select the Versioned Notification option. For more information about how to create versioned notifications, see Adding a Draft Version.

Duplicate Notification

1. On the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, select a notification and click on the Duplicate icon.

2. The duplicated notification is displayed below the original notification.

Add a Notification Using Drag&Drop

You can create a notification for any destination system by clicking on the destination system and dragging it to the agent instance of your choice. PCo then automatically creates a notification with the standard settings. The selected destination system is already entered on the Destinations tab. The prerequisite for this is that the agent used supports the notification process.

Copy and Paste a Notification

To copy notifications, you can use the Windows functions Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V, or proceed as follows:

1. On the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, select a notification and choose Edit  Copy.

2. Then choose the Paste function.

3. The copied notification is displayed below the original notification.

Delete Notification

1. On the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, select a notification and choose the Delete Notification icon.

2. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

Rename Notification

1. On the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, select a notification and choose Edit  Rename.

2. Enter the new name and click OK.

3. The renamed notification is displayed in the list.

Change the Description of a Notification

After creating a notification, you can use this function to change its description at any time by clicking on the notification and choosing Edit  Change Description in the menu. You can only display the description of a notification by placing the mouse pointer on this object. PCo then displays the description that you entered when you created the agent instance.

Context Menu

You can call a context menu for each notification by clicking on the notification with the right mouse button. The following functions are available in the context menu:

• Add agent instance

• Import / export agent instance

• Duplicate notification

• Delete notification

• Rename notification

• Change notification description