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User Interface

User Interface

Products: Enterprise Central, Enterprise Server, Esmi Sense FDP

Functionalities: Alarms

12/2/2024

Sum Alarm Properties – Basic Tab

Use the Basic tab to view or edit the basic properties of a sum alarm.

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Basic tab

Figure: Basic tab

Table: Basic Tab

Component	Description
Alarm state	Displays the present state of the alarm. For more information, see Alarm States .
Basic evaluation state	Displays False when the alarm is in its normal state.
Evaluation state	Displays the present evaluation state of the alarm. For example, Upper limit alarm is displayed when the monitored value reaches the upper alarm limit.
Disabled cause	Displays the cause for the alarm being disabled: Shunt variable means that the alarm has been disabled by a shunt variable User means that the alarm has been disabled by the user System means that the alarm has been disabled by the system
Matching alarms count	Displays the number of alarms that currently meet the criteria of the sum alarm.
Reset delay (s)	Enter the time, in seconds, the alarm has to be within the reset criteria before the alarm state is changed from alarm to reset. For more information, see Time Delay .
Alarm delay (s)	Enter the time, in seconds, the alarm has to be within the alarm criteria before the alarm is triggered. For more information, see Time Delay .
Shunt variable 1	Enter the shunt variable that is used to enable or disable the alarm. For more information, see Shunt Variables .
Invert shunt value 1	Select to invert the shunt value, that is, enable the alarm when the shunt value is active and disable the alarm when the shunt value is inactive. For more information, see Shunt Variables .
Shunt operator	Select AND or OR to add logic between the first and the second shunt variable. For more information, see Shunt Variables .
Shunt variable 2	Enter the second shunt variable that is used to enable or disable the alarm. For more information, see Shunt Variables .
Invert shunt value 2	Select to invert the shunt value, that is, enable the alarm when the shunt value is active and disable the alarm when the shunt value is inactive. For more information, see Shunt Variables .