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DCC Commands

DCC Commands


DCC Commands

Program #:   1788

Module:    System Administration

Overview

DCC Commands (program #1788) allows you to define commands to send to the Frontend.

To access this program, select DCC Commands (program #1788) from the main menu of SBN.

The DCC Commands Window

The following graphic shows DCC Commands as the program opens. The upper pane displays previously defined DCC commands.

Field/Column Descriptions

The following table describes the fields and columns used in DCC Commands.

Field/Column

Description

FEPID

Identifies the command.

Description

Text description of the command.

Concid

ID of the primary concentrator

Port

Three fields in which you type the port numbers from the primary concentrator stack.

O    These numbers must match the route that the message takes, from the top down.

FEP#

Frontend Processor number. Read-only.

Concid - Secondary (No label)

ID of the secondary concentrator.

Port 2 (No label)

Three fields in which you type the port numbers from the secondary concentrator stack.

O    These numbers must match the route that the message takes, from the top down.

Branch

Branch ID. This list originates from program #1530, but is restricted by the miscellaneous user profile.

Using Common Functions

See the reference document Common Functions in SBN for more information.

Sending a Command to the Receiver

Use the following steps to send a command to the receiver:

   1.    In DCC Commands (program #1788), select the FEPID from which you want to send a command.

   2.    Choose Send to another user [Shift+F6] .

‰    SBN opens a Send Command dialog box.

   3.    Select the command you want to send to the receiver.

   4.    Type a port number and a line number.

   5.    Choose Send.

Zooming into the Sublevel of DCC Commands

DCC Commands contains a sublevel with two tabs:

  • The Display tab - in which you can view all commands waiting to be sent to the receiver

  • The Results tab - in which you can view the results of all commands already sent to the receiver.

The Display Tab

The Display shows a list of all commands waiting to be sent to the receiver.

Field/Column Descriptions

The following table describes the fields and columns used in the DCC Commands Display tab.

Field/Column

Description

Concid

ID of the concentrator

FEP#

Identifies the command.

Port...Command

Port numbers...identifies the command.

The Results Tab

The Results Tab displays a list of all commands waiting to be sent to the receiver. SBN limits the display to the previous hour and to the default branch for the user.

Field/Column Descriptions

The following table describes the fields and columns used in the DCC Commands Results tab.

Field/Column

Description

Date

Date on which the transmission occurred.

Time

Time that the transmission occurred.

CID

CID.

Text

Data from the receiver.

Working in the Results Tab

The Results tab contains two function buttons:

  • Choose Toggle between Local and CS to toggle between local user time and the customer time zone.

  • Choose Redisplay Screen to refresh the display to show any results that have arrived since you initially opened the window.

Button Functions

The following table displays the buttons, describes the shortcut keys, actions, and functionality.

Button

Name

Shortcut Key

Action

Description

Get

ALT+F1

1788/ 1

Get record.

Change

F2

1788/ 2

Change selected record.

New

F3

1788/ 3

Create new record.

Send

SHIFT+F6

1788/ 4

Sends information to a different user.

Delete

SHIFT+F10

1788/ 7

Delete selected record.

Undelete

ALT+F10

1788/ 8

Restore deleted record.

Print

CTRL+F8

1788/ 9

Print selected records.

Send

SHIFT+F6

1788/ 10

Sends information to a different user.

Send

SHIFT+F6

1788/ 11

Sends information to a different user.

Local / CS

ALT+F6

1788/ 31

Toggles between Local and CS.

Redisplay

ALT+F7

1788/ 32

Displays the previous record.

Previous

F4

1788/ 999

Select last record.

Next

F5

1788/ 999

Select next record.

Zoom

F10

1788/ 999

Zoom in/out of sublevel.

Modifications and Updates to DCC Commands

The following table lists modifications and updates to the DCC Commands document.

Mod Number

Date

Description

n/a

8/18/14

Images updated.



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