Assigning an Item to a Group

1. Select Setup > Groups. The Group Manager appears.

2. Click or  to navigate to the Category and then click to select the place or meter Group where you wish to add items.

3. From the Group menu, select New > Item. The Assign Place or Assign Meter window appears.

To assign an item place to a group:

1. In the Assign Place window, select the appropriate place in the left pane of the window. The sub-places are displayed in the right pane.

2. Select the appropriate place in the right pane.

NOTE: It is possible to select and add multiple items simultaneously by using the Ctrl-Click or Shift-Click key combination to select more than one item from the right pane of the Assign Meter/Place window:

3. Click Add.

4. Repeat as necessary to attach additional places to the same group.

5. After making your selections, click Close. The Assign Place window closes.

Place items from different places in the Tree View can belong to the same group. Navigate to another place in the Group Manager Tree and repeat the previous steps.

To assign an item meter to a group: 

1. In the Assign Meter Facility Tree View window, locate the appropriate place in the left pane of the window. The meters belonging to that place are displayed in the right pane.

2. Click to select the desired meter from the right pane.

3. Click Add.

4. Repeat as necessary to attach additional meters to the same group.

5. After making your selections, click Close. The Assign Meter window closes.

Meters belonging to different places can belong to the same group. Navigate to another place in the Tree View and repeat the previous steps.

Adding/Removing an item from a Group in Place/Meter Properties (Facility Manager)

In addition to the procedures listed above, it is also possible to assign a Place or Meter to a group by adding that place or meter to the Active Group list maintained in the Facility Manager Place/Meter Properties: 

1. From the Facility Manager, open the Place or Meter Properties window.
2. Click the Groups tab. The Place or Meter Properties window will open. 
   
   
3. Click the Plus button (+) to add a group. The Browse Groups window will open. Browse the Groups tree to select/highlight the desired group. Then click OK. The meter or place will be added to the group selected, and the group will display in the Active Groups: list.

To remove a place or meter from a group or groups from the Place/Meter Properties window, follow the procedure above, but use the Minus button (-) rather than the Plus button.