Time and Organization Mode Conditions

The Time and Organization Mode expander is available when you configure an automated function, such as automated handling of an alarm, an operating procedure, an operating procedure step, or a reaction.

It lets you specify the necessary time-dependent conditions (date ranges, time intervals, days of the week, and so on) for triggering or filtering the function you configure.

Each condition occupies one row and at least one row must be true (OR logic between rows) to assert the Time and Organization Mode trigger/filter:

  • To add a new row, click Add.
  • To remove a row, select it and click Delete.

Within each row, you define what criteria will make that row true. All the criteria you specify on a row must be met for that row to be true (AND logic between columns):

  • From date/To date
  • Time
  • Effective days
  • Organization mode

From date/To date

Lets you specify a date range by entering a start and end date. Selecting the Any check box disables date selection. If you set:

  • From date = Any: then any date before the specified To date is valid.
  • To date = Any: then any date after the specified From date is valid.
  • Both From date and To date = Any: then any date is valid.

A date is considered valid only if the weekday it falls on is also selected in Effective days. The system will not accept a row with From date later than To date.

From date is automatically set to the current date in the following situations:

- When you select Monthly from the Recurrence drop-down list of Effective Days, and set any combination of values for this type of recurrence.

- When you select Weekly from the Recurrence drop-down list of Effective Days, and configure Every with a value greater than 1 (one week).

Time

To set a specific time of day, enter a value in Set Start Time and clear Set End Time.

To set a time range, enter values for both Set Start Time and Set End Time.

Select Begin of day to set the start time to midnight (24-hour clock: 00:00:00; 12-hour clock: 12:00:00 AM). Set Start Time selection becomes unavailable.

Select End of day to set the end time to one second to midnight (24-hour clock: 23:59:59; 12-hour clock:11:59:59 PM). Set End Time selection becomes unavailable.

To make any time of day valid, select both Begin of day and End of day.

The way the time displays (24-hour clock or 12-hour clock) depends on the language set for the user in the User Settings expander in the Users application.

Effective days

Here you can specify Weekly or Monthly recurrence patterns. You can:

  • Specify individual days of the week, the entire week (All), work week from Monday to Friday (WW), or weekends (WE) Saturday and Sunday, and the recurrence of this pattern (for example, once a week or every two weeks, and so on).
  • Specify certain dates in the month (such as the first or the 14th day of the month) and the recurrence of this pattern (for example, the first day of the month every 3 months, or the last Monday of the month every 6 months).

An error message displays in case of invalid configuration with days or months not selected. The system will not accept a row with no effective days.

Organization Mode

Organization modes are labels that can be configured—or dynamically toggled by Desigo CC—to reflect the operational status or schedule of the site.

You can use the different organization modes as the input triggers/filters for reactions, automated alarm handling, or guided alarm handling procedures.

You can select from one of the following predefined organization modes:

  • Day/Night
  • Open/Closed
  • On/Off
  • Operational Status (in operation, in maintenance)
  • Occupied/Unoccupied

You can also select multiple organization modes from the list (for example, Night and Unoccupied). In this case, they will be combined with an OR logic (only one of them needs to be true, to make the Organization Mode column true).

If necessary, new organization modes can be created for specific needs or organization modes can be automated. For instructions, see the step-by-step section. For background information, see the reference section.

Time zone

By default, the system current time zone is automatically taken.
NOTE: If the selected time zone observes daylight saving time, the function you configure will be triggered or filtered according to the same daylight saving time. If you do not want the condition is affected by the daylight saving time it is recommended to select a time zone that does not observe daylight saving time and that has the same Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) offset as the current time zone. For more information, see Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center.