SCADA Report Editing via Binding Labels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing SCADA systems are limited in their ability to customize report exports, as users can only set time conditions and cannot edit finished reports or modify report fields dynamically. Additionally, users lacking SQL coding skills face difficulties in performing conditional inquiries on historical data.
Innovation Solution
A report editing method for SCADA systems that allows automatic import and re-editing of bound reports within a window interface. This method involves determining the existence of a binding label, reading or creating report data, and writing new binding labels to bind the window interface with the report data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the SCADA system uses a fixed report format with limited export options, then the system structure remains simple and easy to maintain, but the user cannot customize report fields or dynamically modify finished reports
Solution Approach 1:
The report system is segmented into multiple independent components: report templates define the structure, binding labels establish relationships between interface elements and data fields, and edited-data files store customized report configurations. This segmentation allows users to customize reports by modifying individual components without affecting the overall system structure, thereby improving adaptability while maintaining manageable complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the system requires SQL coding for conditional data inquiries, then precise data filtering is achieved, but users without SQL skills cannot perform conditional inquiries
Solution Approach 1:
Binding labels serve as an intermediary mechanism between the window interface objects and the underlying SQL data queries. Instead of requiring users to write SQL code, they simply interact with interface elements that have pre-configured binding labels. The system automatically translates these binding labels into appropriate SQL conditions, making conditional data inquiries accessible to users without programming skills while maintaining precise filtering capabilities.
3Productivity
If the system automatically imports bound reports in the pre-load stage, then users can directly export or re-edit reports without starting from scratch, but the initial system setup and binding configuration become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically importing bound reports during the pre-load stage, before the user needs to use them. Report templates and binding labels are pre-configured and stored in edited-data files, so when the system starts, these reports are automatically loaded and ready for immediate use or modification. This eliminates the need for users to manually recreate reports each time, significantly improving productivity despite the initial setup effort.
Data Source
AI summary
A report editing method for a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system is disclosed and includes following steps: when a window interface is triggered to open, determining whether a binding label exists in a register of a variable library of the SCADA system; if the binding label exists, reading report data corresponding to the binding label from an edited-data file to import the report data into the window interface; if the binding label does not exist, obtaining multiple report items through the window interface to create and store new report data to the edited-data file; and writing a new binding label corresponding to the new report data to the variable library to bind the window interface with the new report data.