Limit Duration of Overrides in Niagara 4.13

Topic: Niagara
Type: How-to Guide
Difficulty: Advanced

Overview

Set system-wide override duration limits across multiple JACE controllers from a Supervisor station using the Provisioning service. Bulk administration for 80+ controllers.

Use Case

Prevent operators from leaving overrides in place indefinitely by enforcing a maximum override duration. This ensures equipment returns to automatic control.

Solution: Provisioning Service

Use the Provisioning service to push configuration changes to multiple JACEs simultaneously.

Step-by-Step Process

1. Open Supervisor Station

   • Connect to your Supervisor in Workbench

2. Access Provisioning Service

   • Navigate to Config > Services > ProvisioningService

3. Create New Job

   • Right-click > New > ProvisioningJob
   • Name it descriptively: "Set Override Duration Limits"

4. Add Set Property Step

   • Add job step: SetPropertyStep
   • Configure the ORD path and value

ORD Path Syntax

For writable points:

station:|slot:/path/to/point|facets

Facets for override duration:

overrideExpiration=3600  // seconds (1 hour)
maxOverride=28800        // 8 hours maximum

Job Configuration

Execution

1. Select target JACEs
2. Run job
3. Monitor progress
4. Verify on sample JACEs

Verification

After running the job:

1. Connect to a JACE
2. Find a writable point
3. Check facets for maxOverride value
4. Test override behavior

Best Practices

• Test on one JACE first
• Schedule during maintenance window
• Document changes
• Have rollback plan

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• Niagara 4 Supervisor
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