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OMS Web a web based application at American Electric Power. by Butch Robinson Corpus Christi Distribution Dispatch Center. Contents. Introduction Definition Reporting Regions Application Interfaces OMS Web Current Outages Historical Outages Other Links Weather
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OMS Weba web based application atAmerican Electric Power by Butch Robinson Corpus Christi Distribution Dispatch Center
Contents • Introduction • Definition • Reporting Regions • Application Interfaces • OMS Web • Current Outages • Historical Outages • Other Links • Weather • Outage Notification System (ONS) • DDC Website • PowerOn Remote Dispatch (PORD)
OMS Web • A web-based application within the AEP Outage Management System • Provides: • Real-time view of initial outage conditions and predictions across the AEP System • Online access to historical outage information • Links to other sites both internal & external.
Reporting Regions AEP East AEP West AEP Texas PSO SWEPCO AEP Ohio Appalachian Indiana/Michigan Kentucky
Click here for definitions Application Interface Diagram Customer Calls HVCA/ACBS SCADA OMS Web PowerOn/PORD CSC TERS ONS IVR MDC HOIS AEP.COM
Starting OMS From the Windows Desktop Start the web browser In this case, Internet Explorer
AEP NOW Enter “oms” in the address line
Opening Screen Select “Outages” A drop-down list of options appears Menu Driven Select a category Such as “Current Outages”
Current Outages Overview by OMS Area Outage data is presented 3 ways Graphical by Region Tabular by Region
Current Outages – Graphical by Region Total AEP Outages are listed by several Categories in the left hand column Customers Predicted by Region Toggles between Current & Historical (last 23 Hours) Customers Confirmed by Region
Current Outages – Tabular by Region AEP Company Totals Are broken down by Region
Current Outages – Tabular by Region Types of information PowerOn’s prediction of customers out Compared to individual tickets received Actual Outages vrs customers confirmed out Click here for definitions
Overview by OMS Area – AEP East “OMS Area” often is the area covered by a Service Center
Overview by OMS Area – AEP West Color of the “OMS Area” indicates a range of customers affected in that area For example, Light Blue indicates from 1 to 9 customers
Locate Individual Regions Click on Region Name
Outage Data by District Region Totals Pick a District District Summary
Outages by OMS Area within a District Click on OMS Area to get individual outages. Number of outages
Individual Outage List Click on Outage Number to view individual outage. List of all Orders in that OMS Area
Locate Individual Ticket Select an Area under “Tickets”
Active Tickets Click on ticket number to view individual ticket data.
Historical Outages From the drop-down box Select “Historical Outages” From the Menu on the Opening Screen Select “Outages”
Historical Outages Several combinations of search are options available such as: Region District Area Start & End Date Outage Number Station/Circuit Premise (address)
Historical Tickets Select “Historical Tickets” A similar process is used to locate individual customer tickets From the Outage Drop-down box
Historical Tickets - Options Search options include: Name Address Company Phone Number Account Number Region Premise Ticket Number Start & End Date
Historical Tickets - Example Enter a customer Name Enter a Region Name
Trouble Tickets by Customer All tickets with that name are listed Select a Ticket Number
Individual Trouble Ticket Information Customer Info Information recorded by CSC Agent Outage Information
Individual Trouble Ticket Information Search by Account Number
Other Information – Maps/Drawings Station One Lines
Other Information – DDC Web Access to the Corpus Christi Distribution Dispatch Center Web Site
Click For example, To retrieve information about the Laredo Automatic Restoration System
Other Information - Weather Links to a variety of weather services is provided.
A web-based service which will notify AEP personnel of outages by text paging. Each individual can customize the system to be paged for specific types of outages. In the example above, pages will be sent for all feeder outages where the feeder serves 2000 customers or more.
PORD • PowerOn Remote Dispatch • Web-based application • Allows limited dispatching functions from remote locations such as a service center. • Intended for use during major storms.
Conclusion • Easy to use • No special training required. • No risk • The user can access databases with no possibility of accidental damage. • Reduces the need to contact Dispatch directly for outage information. • Evolving as new uses are found.
For More Information Arlise (Butch) Robinson • Supervisor, Corpus Christi Distribution Dispatch Center • Telephone: (361) 289-4001 • E-mail: alrobinson@aep.com