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Creating Macros and Schedules
Macros are sets of user-defined commands that give instructions to the system about what tasks to perform at
a specified time and in a specified order. After creating a macro, you can then create a schedule for the
macro, which is a group of user-defined settings that cause the system to activate the specific macro during a
specific time period.
Detailed procedures for creating macros and for creating the schedules that can activate the macros are
described in the Creating Macros and Creating Schedules sections of Chapter 3, Configuring the ViconNet
System. Basic information about working with and managing the configured macros and schedules in your
ViconNet system is described in the following section.
Working with Macros
After creating macros in the ViconNet system according to your requirements, you can use the ViconNet
application to work with and manage the macros during system operation, as required, which includes:
• Viewing the current run status of all configured macros.
• Activating a macro to run immediately, independent of an alarm event or schedule.
• Stopping a macro that is currently running, if required.
• Stopping and/or restarting all macros that are currently running in the system due to the scheduler.
• Displaying or hiding the macro script, which contains all the macro commands and their settings.
• Refreshing the list of macros currently configured in the system.
You can also edit and delete macros that are configured in the system, if required, as described in the
Creating Macros section of Chapter 3, Configuring the ViconNet System.
NOTE: When a macro is running as a result of an alarm event, the following is applicable:
• If the macro is performing display operations, all functions in the ViconNet Main window, except for the
Stop Macro, Schedule/Macro, Logout and Shutdown buttons, are disabled.
• If the macro is performing all other recording operations, all functions in the ViconNet Main window
remain operational.
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