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User Interface

User Interface


Products: Automation Server, AS-B, Enterprise Central, Enterprise Server, AS-P, Virtual Project Servers
Functionalities: Alarms
Product version: 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1
1/3/2019

Variable Status Alarm Properties – Alarm Settings Tab

Use the ​ Alarm Settings tab to change the alarm properties of a variable status alarm.

 
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Figure: Alarm Settings tab

Table: Alarm Settings Tab

Property

Description

Acknowledgement type

Select the type of acknowledgement for the alarm.

For more information, see Acknowledgements .

Alarm message

Type the message to display when the alarm is in Alarm state.

For more information, see Alarm Messages .

Reset message

Type the message to display when the alarm is reset.

Alarm priority

Enter the priority level of the alarm.

For more information, see Alarm Priority .

Reset priority

Enter the priority level of the alarm when it is reset.

For more information, see Alarm Priority .

Category

Enter the category the alarm belongs to.

For more information, see Alarm Categories .

Category 2

Enter the second category the alarm belongs to.

For more information, see Alarm Categories .

Cause note group

Enter the cause note group used by the alarm.

For more information, see Cause Notes .

Action note group

Enter the action note group used by the alarm.

For more information, see Action Notes .

Checklist

Enter the checklist that belongs to the alarm.

For more information, see Checklists .

Checklist required

Select to require that a checklist is filled in before acknowledging the alarm.

Prefix for alarm source name

Type a prefix that is added to the beginning of the source name property of an alarm record.

Disable alarm

Select to disable the alarm, for example, before deployment.

For more information, see Disable and Enable Alarms .

Auto hide

Select to automatically hide the alarm in the Alarms pane or Alarm View.

For more information, see Hide and Show Alarms .

Disable state-change logging

Select to prevent an alarm state change from creating an event.

For more information, see Alarm State-Change Logging .

F lashing alert

Select to make the alarm row flash in the Alarms pane and Alarm Views when the alarm is triggered.

Audible alert

Select to make the alert audible when the alarm is triggerd.

Custom audio

Enter the path to the custom audio file you want to play when the alarm is triggered.

 
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(Action Requirements)

Edit

Click to open the property pane where you edit the selected user action.

For more information, see User Action Properties .

 
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(Attachments)

Add

Click to open the Create Object: Attachment wizard where you add an attachment.

For more information, see Create Object Wizard – Naming the Object Page .

 
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(Attachments)

Edit

Click to open the property pane where you configure the attachment.

For more information, see Attachment Properties .

 
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(Attachments)

Remove

Click to remove an attachment that is connected to the alarm.

See Also

  • Variable Status Alarms
  • Variable Status Alarm Properties – Basic Tab
  • References Tab
  • Acknowledgements
  • Alarm Messages
  • Alarm Priority
  • Alarm Categories
  • Cause Notes
  • Action Notes
  • Checklists
  • Disable and Enable Alarms
  • Hide and Show Alarms
  • Alarm State-Change Logging
  • Custom Audible Alarm Alerts
  • User Action Properties
  • Create Object Wizard – Naming the Object Page
  • Attachment Properties
  • Alarm Substitution Codes