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This page discusses how to open and utilise the Quick Commands Menu and Selection Menu.

The Quick Commands Menu and the Selection Menu are integrated into the PPI, and directly configure the Live display.

There are two aspects to the Quick Commands radial menu:

  • Creating new entities.

  • Viewing Quick Reports of track histories.

The Quick Commands Menu is accessed by a long right click on the PPI.

The Selection Menu is accessed by a long left click on the PPI.

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The New function enables the creation of a new entity located in the same position as the long right click. For example:

  1. Ensure the Config function is enabled.

  2. Long right click on the PPI Display where the new entity will be placed.

  3. Select New, then choose an entity.

  4. The Create New Entity wizard will open. Configure, and select Finish.

  5. The new entity will appear on the PPI in the chosen location.

  6. Edit, and Save.

The Home Position dictates where the Camera dwells when at rest. The Home Position is represented by a star icon on the PPI, and should be placed about half-way within the Camera's field of rotation. The Home Position can be re-positioned by:


  1. Long right click on the PPI where the new Home Position is to be placed.

  2. Select Set Camera Home, then the appropriate camera.

  3. The new Home Position Icon is only visible when the camera is under Edit mode. Select Edit to check if the new position is correct.

Quick Reports are a way of quickly displaying track histories on the PPI without having to leave the Live tab to perform a Playback Query. There are two types of Quick Report:

  • Recent Tracks

  • Recent Alarm Tracks

A Recent Tracks Quick Report will display all recent track histories as pathways on the PPI in the specified time period. For example:

  1. Long right click on the PPI.

  2. Select Recent Tracks, and then a time period - always measured from the present, e.g. 5 minutes ago.

  3. The track pathways will appear on the PPI Display. Ctrl+Click to view individual Track Details.

  4. Open the Quick Commands Menu and select Clear to remove the report from the PPI.

The time periods displayed as options for the Quick Reports can be configured in Settings: Quick Reports.

A Recent Alarm Tracks Quick Report will display recent alarm track histories as pathways on the PPI in the specified time period. For example:

  1. Long right click on the PPI.

  2. Select Recent Alarm Tracks, and then a time period - always measured from the present, e.g. 1 day ago etc.

  3. The alarm track pathways will appear on the PPI Display. Ctrl+Click to view individual Track Details.

  4. Open the Quick Commands Menu and select Clear to remove the report from the PPI.

The benefit of examining Quick Reports of previous alarm tracks on the Live tab is that they can be compared to current alarm tracks in real time.

Under the Live and Playback tabs, it is possible to open a selection menu, in order to specify which aspect of the PPI you wish to select. This is useful when it comes to the highway, where several entities are overlaid and can be difficult to individually separate. The selection menu can be accessed by:

  1. Hovering the mouse pointer over a highway, and then make a long left click.

  2. The Selection Menu will appear:

  3. Click on any one of the options to highlight/select anyone of those entities for review or configuration.

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