Starting in AX-3.5, the Fox Weather Provider is an available type when adding a WeatherReport in the Weather Manager, as an alternative to the default NwsWeatherProvider and/or (starting in AX-3.7) a WundergroundWeatherProvider. See it in the drop-down “Type to Add” field in the New dialog when adding a new WeatherReport (Figure 22).
Usage is intended for a JACE station without Internet access, but which is a subordinate of a Supervisor station already using
the WeatherService. Otherwise, you can the default type: NwsWeather Provider, or if applicable, the Wunderground Weather Provider.To
use, the following must already be configured:
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An enabled NiagaraStation in its NiagaraNetwork, representing the remote Supervisor station.
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The remote Supervisor station must have an enabled NiagaraStation representing the JACE station.
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The remote Supervisor’s WeatherService must have one or more working WeatherReports.
When adding, in a secondary New dialog, you select the NiagaraStation that represents the Supervisor, and then a specific WeatherReport in that remote station’s WeatherService. Figure 23 shows an example.
Once added, the JACE station gets updated weather data by connecting to the Supervisor and “pulling” the values from the Supervisor's WeatherService.
Property sheet access of a FoxWeatherProvider shows values that represent the two selections made when adding (or editing) the WeatherReport, as shown in Figure 25.
These properties are:
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Station Name
Name of the selected NiagaraStation that represents the remote Supervisor station.
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Ord
Path in the remote Supervisor station for the source WeatherReport component.
Typically, you do not edit these properties, but instead use the New or Edit dialog in the Weather Manager to make selections from the two drop-down controls in the “Provider” field. See Figure 24.