Configuring a custom network diagram for direct browser access

If you access the Diagrams pages directly from a browser, without the Web Applications framework, you will not have access to the Diagram Library. In this case, Diagrams will automatically display the default network diagram generated with Vista.

NOTE: If you access Diagrams from outside the Web Applications framework, through a browser using the URL https://server_name/ion (where server_name is the fully-qualified name of the server or its IP address), you are prompted to log in using your Power Monitoring Expert credentials.

If you have a custom network diagram on the primary server that you want to use instead of the automatically generated network diagram, you need to modify the registry settings of the computer where you run the Diagrams application to specify the location of the custom network diagram.

Modifying system registry keys without the required knowledge or experience in these procedures can damage the computer's operating system and all existing data.

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IRREVERSIBLE OPERATING SYSTEM DAMAGE OR DATA CORRUPTION

Before making any changes, back up your Windows Registry in a network folder or other remote location.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in irreparable damage to the operating system of the computer and all existing data.

NOTE: Registry edits must be performed only by qualified and experienced personnel.

Start Windows Registry Editor and navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\2023\WebReach

If the Diagrams application is run on a 64-bit operating system, navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\2023\WebReach
Right-click to add a new string value and name it “NetworkDiagram”.
Right-click NetworkDiagram, select Modify, then type the path and name of your custom network diagram in the Value data field.
Click OK.
Restart IIS on your computer to apply the changes.

For more information, refer to the NetworkDiagram item in the table under Diagrams registry settings. If there is no NetworkDiagram entry in the registry, then the default value “x-pml:/diagrams/ud/network.dgm” is used.

The Network Diagram navigation button located on the date range page and the results page is automatically updated to link to the custom network diagram you specified. However, the Network Diagram button that exists in each meter user diagram uses a hard-coded link to “x-pml:/diagrams/ud/network.dgm”. Use Vista to manually update the Network Diagram link in the meter user diagrams. If you do not have access to Vista, contact your system administrator to change the link for the grouping object in the network diagram as described below.

Changing the link for the grouping object in the network diagram

Start Vista and select Options > Show Toolbox to switch to Edit mode.
Right-click the grouping object in the network diagram to open the Grouping Object Configuration dialog.
Select the Action tab and select Open User Diagram.
Click Browse to locate your custom network diagram. Select the diagram filename, then click Open.
Click OK to save your changes.