Managing IEC 61850 datasets

Use this screen to add and edit IEC 61850 tag datasets to a profile.

To access this screen:

  1. Display the Create Device Profiles tab for a device that includes ICD files.
  2. Click the Parameters sub-tab, then click Edit on the DataSets line.

NOTE: Not all ICD files allow you to add, edit, or delete datasets. If all fields are greyed out, you will not be able to change the set.

In the upper left corner are the device profile name and device type names that come from an imported ICD file. All of the entry fields are initially greyed-out. The device type datasets (upper box) are resident in the ICD. The device profile datasets (lower box) have been created or copied from other datasets in the device type or device profile.

Creating a new dataset

  1. Click Create New beside the Device Profile DataSets box.

    The fields on the right side of the screen are enabled.

  2. Type a name and description for the new dataset. These are free-form fields, but they must comply with IEC 61850 standards.
  3. Choose the appropriate logical device, then choose the logical node for that device.
  4. Choose the functional constraint for the content. This will filter the display of device type objects/topics in the box below.

    When you choose All, you must then choose an object that already has a functional constraint in it. If you choose a specific constraint, the list of available objects is filtered to display only those that include that constraint.

  5. From the Device Type Objects, choose the appropriate objects for this profile.
  6. Click OK.

The new dataset is added in the lower left, to the Device Profile list.

Creating a dataset from an existing dataset

You can create a new dataset either from one that resides in the ICD (from the device type) or from the device profile.

To create a dataset from another block:

  1. Click the dataset (either device type or device profile) to be used as the starting point for the new dataset. 
  2. Click Create From.
  3. Make the appropriate changes. You must change the name. All datasets in a single profile must have unique names.
  4. Click OK.

The new name displays under the Device Profile List.

Copying a dataset to a Device Type

This feature will not typically be used. If, however, you delete a dataset from the device type, but later decide you want to add it back, follow this procedure. (You cannot delete datasets that are used by a report control block.)

  1. From the Device Type DataSets box, highlight the dataset you want to add back.  
  2. Click Copy To.

The dataset displays under the Device Type list in the Device Profile DataSets.

Editing and deleting datasets

You cannot edit or delete datasets that are being used by a report control block or those that belong to the device type.

To edit a dataset, highlight its name, then click Edit. Make the desired changes, then click OK.

To delete a dataset, highlight its name. Click Delete, then click OK.