HSL Commands
HSL Commands
HSL Commands
Module: System Administration
Overview
HSL Commands (program #1572) allows you to define strings to send to the Front End.
To access this program, select HSL Commands (program #1572) from the main menu of SBN.
The HSL Commands Window
The following graphic shows HSL Commands as the program opens. The upper pane displays previously defined HSL commands.

Field/Column Descriptions
The following table describes the fields and columns used in HSL Commands.
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Field/Column |
Description |
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FEPID |
Identifies the command. |
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Description |
Text description of the command. |
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Concid |
ID of the primary concentrator |
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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. |
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FEP# |
Front End Processor number. Read-only. |
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Concid - Secondary (No label) |
ID of the secondary concentrator. |
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Port (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. |
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Type |
Identifies the type of command. l M = Morse command l H = HSL command |
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Branch |
Branch ID. (This menu originates from program #1530.) |
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Phone (1-8) |
Up to eight phone numbers used by the HSL ET command. |
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 HSL Commands (program #1572), 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. If you have selected an HSL command, SBN opens the following dialog box:

‰ If you have selected a Morse command, SBN opens the following dialog box:

3. Select the command you want to send to the receiver.
4. Choose Close.
Zooming into the Sublevel of HSL Commands
HSL Commands contains a sublevel with two tabs:
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The Display Tab - in which you can view all commands waiting to be sent to the receiver.
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The Results tab - in which you can view the results of all commands sent to the receiver.
The Display Tab
In the Display Tab you can view all commands waiting to be sent to the receiver.

Field/Column Descriptions
The following table describes the fields and columns used in the HSL Commands Display tab.
|
Field/Column |
Description |
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Concid |
ID of the concentrator. |
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FEP# |
Identifies the command. |
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Port...Command |
Port numbers...identifies the command. |
The Results Tab
In the Results Tab you can view 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 HSL Commands Results tab.
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Field/Column |
Description |
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Date |
Date on which the transmission occurred. |
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Time |
Time that the transmission occurred. |
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CID |
CID. |
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Text |
Data from the receiver. |
Working in the Results Tab
The Results tab contains two function buttons:
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Choose Toggle between Local and CS [Alt+F6] to toggle between local user time and the customer time zone.
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Choose Redisplay Screen [Alt+F7] to refresh the display and to show any results that have arrived since you initially opened the program.
Button Functions
The following table displays the buttons, describes the shortcut keys, actions, and functionality.
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Button |
Name |
Shortcut Key |
Action |
Description |
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Get |
ALT+F1 |
1572/ 1 |
Get record. |
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Change |
F2 |
1572/ 2 |
Change selected record. |
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New |
F3 |
1572/ 3 |
Create new record. |
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Send |
SHIFT+F6 |
1572/ 4 |
Sends information to a different user. |
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Delete |
SHIFT+F10 |
1572/ 7 |
Delete selected record. |
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Undelete |
ALT+F10 |
1572/ 8 |
Restore deleted record. |
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CTRL+F8 |
1572/ 9 |
Print selected records. |
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Send |
SHIFT+F6 |
1572/ 10 |
Sends information to a different user. |
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Send |
SHIFT+F6 |
1572/ 11 |
Sends information to a different user. |
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Local / CS |
ALT+F6 |
1572/ 31 |
Toggles between Local and CS. |
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Redisplay |
ALT+F7 |
1572/ 32 |
Displays the previous record. |
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Previous |
F4 |
1572/ 999 |
Select last record. |
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Next |
F5 |
1572/ 999 |
Select next record. |
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Zoom |
F10 |
1572/ 999 |
Zoom in/out of sublevel. |
Modifications and Updates to HSL Commands
The following table lists modifications and updates to the HSL Commands document.
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Mod Number |
Date |
Description |
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n/a |
09/15/14 |
Images updated. |








