StationWare Functions

DIgSILENT StationWare is an extended and extendable system with regard to the type of information stored in it. The device list managed by DIgSILENT StationWare has no limits; and may be extended according to the number of devices to be managed. One central question about this management system is how to integrate it into the existing IT infrastructure of your company. This requires both automation interfaces as well as data exchange possibilities.

Asset Management

Asset Management for primary and secondary equipment
User-definable location management
User-definable asset types and asset attributes
Geographic representation of locations and location-relevant information
Topology model for primary and signal connections

Protection Settings Management

Management of protection settings, according to a company-specific workflow
Management of protection devices and their attributes
Comprehensive protection device model library
Models including range checks and multiple settings groups
Management of manufacturer-specific settings files
Management and definition of settings templates

Business Processes

Management of business processes for primary and secondary equipment
User-definable process types
Assignment of devices and settings
Definition and management of process lifecycles with customer-specific lifecycle phases and transitions
Audit trail

Document Management

Library as a central storage area for documents and software
Customisable library folder structure
Library folder access rights
Object-specific document management
Full-text search
Definition and management of document category lifecycles with custom lifecycle phases and transitions
Document category access rights and version lifecycle phases
Links to web pages or StationWare objects
Custom notes for objects

Protection Settings, Process and Document Category Lifecycle

Customer-specific phases and transitions
Interactive lifecycle graph
Access rights per phase and transition
Audit trail
Trace of historic settings records depending on lifecycle transitions
Transition-triggered scripts and email notification
User-definable checklists
Multiple definable process and document category lifecycles

User Management

StationWare authorisation is based on roles. Authorisations can be granted on an object hierarchy level, individual lifecycle phases/transitions, and administrative functionality.

The user rights management allows the administrators to precisely, yet easily, control the access rights of the individual users. StationWare can define user accounts with a specific username/password combination. Alternatively, StationWare can be configured to use Windows domain users (LDAP) for authentication.

StationWare specific user accounts
Concurrent read-only guest account pools
Individual user page
- Assigned settings
- Assigned tasks
Windows authentication using local or domain accounts (LDAP)
Anonymisation of personalised data
Access rights management for user groups
- Location-dependent rights
- Lifecycle-dependent rights
- Library-dependent rights
- Functional rights

Reports and Scripts

Reports are a tool for analysing, collating and presenting StationWare data in a clear and concise manner. Report results can also be presented graphically. Scripts provide administrative users with the ability to automate common processes in StationWare. StationWare is delivered with an extensive set of quickly accessible built-in reports. Users also have the option to develop custom scripts and reports using the Python programming language via well-documented interfaces.

Various localised built-in reports available
Python scripting language for user-definable reports and scripts
Graphical presentation of report results using built-in visualisation library
User-definable layout formats: XML, HTML, PDF, EXCEL
Automated trigger for Python reports and scripts
Access rights management for reports and scripts

Table Views

Table views are a way to present information in a convenient tabular form. They can be defined for locations, devices, settings, processes, tasks and documents. The tables can either be viewed as tabs at location and device level, or be used to replace the default search results for StationWare objects.

User-definable presentation of information at location and device level
Customisable search result tables for StationWare objects
Access rights management for table views

Audit Trail

The audit trail provides StationWare with a safe and tamper-proof way of logging events. Detailed audit trail reports can provide users with data regarding modifications to settings, devices, and locations. This is essential for traceability and accountability.

Safe logging of StationWare events
Read-only (tamper-proof)
Detailed reports

Historic View Mode

Historic data, which may be used to evaluate the network as it was at any particular point in time, may be recalled for analysis. Such analysis, together with knowledge of system experience, can lead to improved stability and availability, simultaneously and automatically increasing expert knowledge.

Snapshot of the StationWare system at a previous point in time
Trace of historic settings records

Data Exchange Facilities

Web services provide a remote interface to StationWare. Web service methods can be invoked from a local computer or over the network to provide functionality for automated processes.

This allows StationWare to integrate seamlessly into existing IT systems. One example of the StationWare web service integration with another application is the PowerFactory link. This connection allows the exchange of calculation-relevant settings values between StationWare and PowerFactory.

Import/export of numerical protection settings files
Import/export of task attributes
Exchange of calculation-relevant parameters from/to PowerFactory
Excel import/export capabilities
Web service interface

Manufacturer-specific Interfaces

In StationWare, settings files can be viewed and managed independently of their manufacturer software. Converters provide the ability to import and export settings files directly to and from StationWare for further processing.

In general, settings converters support manufacturer-specific file formats; this means that one converter can be used for various different device types and firmware configurations. The ever-growing selection of converters contains 35+ import and 15+ export converters. DIgSILENT accepts requests for the development of not yet supported file formats. Expert users also have the possibility to develop their own, customised converters.

Import Converters¹

ABB: CAP540, PCM600, MCUSetup, WinECP 7
Arcteq: AQtivate-200
Basler: Bestcoms
Beckwith: IPScom M-3425
Eaton Cooper: ProView (Power Series devices)
Entec: ETIMS ETR300-R-600
Eberle: WinREG, WinTM, Toolbox
GE: various Enervista software versions
- MII, MM2, MM300/MM200, SR3, UR
Nari Electric: PCS-Explorer
Noja: CMS
NSE: DIGICOM
Nulec: WSOS 4.4
P&B Vision Control 3 Software
Reinhausen: TAPCON 240/260
Reyrolle: Reydisp Evolution 7, Reydisp Evolution 8/9
Schneider Electric: eSetup Easergy Pro, Micom S1 (S&R103 IEC, S&R Modbus, S&R Courier), SEPAM converter, WSOS 5
SEL: AcSELerator 4, AcSELerator 5
Siemens: DIGSI 4, DIGSI 5
Thytronic: ThySetter
VAMP: VAMPSET
ZIV: ZivercomPlus

Export Converters¹

ABB: CAP540, PCM600 (XRIO)
Arcteq: AQtivate-200
Basler: Bestcoms
Eaton Cooper: ProView (Power Series devices)
Eberle: WinREG, WinTM, Toolbox
Entec: ETIMS ETR300-R-600
GE: various Enervista software versions
Noja: CMS
NSE: DIGICOM
Nulec: WSOS 4.4
Schneider Electric: eSetup Easergy Pro
SEL: AcSELerator 4, AcSELerator 5
Siemens: DIGSI 4, DIGSI 5
VAMP: VAMPSET
ZIV: ZivercomPlus

¹ Import/Export converters may refer to specific versions of manufacturer settings file formats. Data validation by the manufacturer-specific software is assumed. Please contact stationware@digsilent.de for more details.