Report Basics

The Report is a service defined in the IEC 61850-7-2 standard. It facilitates event-driven communication by incorporating trigger options into the Report, enabling the server to generate a report and transmit it to the client based on events occurring in the substation. This service is commonly applied for communication between bay-level equipment and station-level equipment and is utilized for signals such as:

Measurement information
Status of switchgear and other sensors in the substation

Report Control Block

The configuration of Reports, specifically Report Control Blocks, is managed through the SCL element ReportControl and its associated child elements: TrgOpts (trigger options), OptFields (optional fields), and RptEnabled (containing the clients) and its referenced DataSet element. Additionally, it references a DataSet element using the datSet attribute within the ReportControl element.

Note: The ReportControl element must reside within the LN0 or LN element, and both the ReportControl and its referenced DataSet must share the same parent element.

Dynamic vs. Static Reporting

Configuring reports involves three steps, which can be executed either dynamically or statically, depending on the chosen strategy. Dynamic configuration occurs online, while static configuration takes place in a system configuration tool (SCT) or an IED configuration tool (ICT).

basic step	static reporting	dynamic reporting
create control block	Both SCT or ICT but more common in SCT	Predefined empty Report control blocks in the *.icd file
create data set	Both SCT or ICT but more common in SCT	Online using `CreateDataSet` request defined in IEC 61850-7-2
combine control block and data set	Both SCT and ICT but more common in SCT	Online using `SetBRCBValues`, `SetURCBValues`
Enable the Report by a client	Online using `SetBRCBValues`, `SetURCBValues` request. Can be automated using the `ClientLN` element in the SCL file	Online using `SetBRCBValues`, `SetURCBValues` request. Can be automated using the `ClientLN` element in the SCL file but not common for dynamic reports