The option Operator preferences opens a window with two tabs: My preferences and Shared preferences.

 

My preferences tab

The tab contains the following sections:

•Show symbols in map - Select which symbols to display on the map when Operator is shown.

•Dynamic coloring - Select to color the network based on whether it is energized and/or grounded. See section Dynamic coloring for more information.

•Other - Decide how you want the south and east panels to open:

oDocked in the main window

oTogether in a separate window

oSplit into two separate windows

 

Shared preferences tab

The sub-tabs that appear depend on which modules and features are installed and what permissions you have.

The tab may contain the following sub-tabs:

•Auto-publish - Publish outages in the outage map automatically. Requires the Outage Map module.

•External announcements - Activate all automatic and semi- automatic announcements. Set the desired options for the automatic announcements. Requires the Auto Announcement module, which in turn requires Core Announcement.

For example, you can send automatic announcements when an outage has been automatically resolved by selecting Yes in the Outage is restored automatically field under the heading Outage ends > Automatic in case of. This option can be used in conjunction with the automatic restoration of meter alarm outages function. Once the outage is resolved, automatic announcements are sent to customers via SMS and/or email, without any further action by field crews.

•Automatic announcement meter alarm - Send announcements automatically for meter alarms that have occurred due to customer faults. Requires the Meter Alarm and Core Announcement modules.

•Resource announcements - Add recipients and select preferences for sending. Requires the Auto Announcement module, which in turn requires Core Announcement.

•Organizer - Automatically create tasks in Organizer based on templates when an operation outage has been added. See section Use Operator together with Organizer for more information. Requires the Organizer module.

•Operating orders - Add resources under For action and For information. These resources are then automatically added to the flyleaf of each new operating order. Requires the Operating Order module.

•Switch order - Activate a warning  that warns the user if the connection state of the switches differs between the start and the end of an outage. The warning reduces the risk of leaving the network in a state which differs from normal feeding after an outage has been fixed.

•Meter integration - Automatically create outages from meter alarms. Requires the Meter Alarm module.