An absolute rule is based on a user defined absolute threshold, for example, if demand
exceeds 20 kW within a given time period. You can configure absolute rules through the Meter Summary
page or from any meters grid.
Before you begin
Create notification contacts for normal alerts and BEPA alerts in all locations where you want
issues to be assigned to a specific user. For more information, see the related link.
About this task
You can configure alerts for different periods, for example, just for one or more days per
week. By default, the data displayed on the alert rule screen is based on a whole week Monday -
Sunday.
Procedure
Configuring an absolute rule for consumption measures
- Configure an absolute rule for consumption measures that triggers an alert when the
cumulative consumption over a defined period exceeds a user defined threshold:
- To create an absolute rule, right-click a meter in the Meters grid, or on any meters
dashboard click .
- In the Set Alerts page, select a period using the time navigator.
- In the Select Measure grid, select a unit of measure and click Generate
Chart. A cumulative consumption chart is displayed showing average, minimum, maximum,
68% confidence interval (1 standard deviation from the mean), and 95% confidence interval (~2
standard deviations from the mean). You can use these charts to determine the appropriate threshold
for the rule.
- Click the New Rule button.
- In the New Rule dialog, complete the fields:
- Alert Name
- This name will appear as the summary on the issue that is created when the alert is
triggered.
- Alert as
- Set the priority of the alert and issue to be created. This will also impact which notification
contact, if any, is assigned to the issue and receives a notification email.
- When Value Is Greater/Less Than value
- Set the rule condition and threshold value.
- Monitor From time To time Over days of
week
- Select what period and days of the week the rule applies to. For example, for a load that is
operating 24 hours a day 7 days a week, select the default options, which are Monitor
From
00:00
To
24:00
Over
Whole Week. For an office building, the options might change to
Monitor From
08:00
To
18:00
Over
Monday to Friday.
- Delay_On
- Not applicable for consumption measures.
Configuring an absolute rule for demand measures
- Configure an absolute rule for demand measures that triggers an alert when the
instantaneous demand over a defined period exceeds a user defined threshold:
- Click the New Rule button.
- n the New Rule dialog, complete the fields:
- Alert Name
- This name will appear as the summary on the issue that is created when the alert is
triggered.
- Alert as
- Set the priority of the alert and issue to be created. This will also impact which notification
contact, if any, is assigned to the issue and receives a notification email.
- When Value Is Greater/Less Than value
- Set the rule condition and threshold value.
- Monitor From time To time Over days of
week
- Select what period and days of the week the rule applies to. For example, for a load that is
operating 24 hours a day 7 days a week, select the default options, which are Monitor
From
00:00
To
24:00
Over
Whole Week. For an office building, the options might change to
Monitor From
08:00
To
18:00
Over
Monday to Friday.
- Delay_On
- This setting inhibits alerts from triggering because of spurious demand readings, which prevents
false alarms. For example, if you configure an absolute rule for kW demand with a threshold of
greater than 20kW and a delay period of 3 hours, an alert is triggered only if the demand is
sustained above the 20kW threshold for at least 3 hours during the monitoring period. If the delay
is not configured, any interval above the 20kW threshold triggers an alert.
What to do next
Select a measure and click Generate Chart to display existing configured
rules in the Manage Rules grid, where you can edit and delete rules.
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