The alarm summary object allows the user to monitor the desired alarms in a single object. The object displays detailed information about the alarm and displays up to 500 alarm messages.
Settings
Click Insert > Alarm Summary or click the icon 
and click on the page to bring up the configuration window as shown below:
Item
Description
Active Alarms
Displays the currently triggered alarms.
Shelved Alarms
Displays the shelved alarms.
Historical Alarms
Documents every alarm status change.
Label Filter
Allows the user to decide which alarms they want to view based on labels.
Check All
Selects all alarm messages in a specific tab.
Active
Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide, respectively, the active alarms.
Cleared
Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide, respectively, the cleared alarms.
Active, Ack.
Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide, respectively, the acknowledged-active alarms.
Cleared, Ack.
Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide, respectively, the acknowledged-cleared alarms.
Property Editor
Provides ways to customize the user’s Alarm Summary.
Item | Description |
| Expands each section within the Property Editor pane. |
| Collapses each section within the Property Editor pane. |
Name | Allows the user to decide which name they want for the Alarm Summary. |
Appearance |
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Visible | Controls whether the Alarm Summary is displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Opacity | Controls the transparency of the Alarm Summary. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Blinking | Controls whether the Alarm Summary blinks. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Blink Interval(ms): | Controls how often the Alarm Summary blinks. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Background Color | Controls the color of the cells within the Alarm Summary. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Active Color | Controls the color in which active alarms are displayed. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Active Acknowledged Color | Controls the color in which active acknowledged alarms are displayed. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Cleared Color | Controls the color in which cleared alarms are displayed. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Cleared Acknowledged Color | Controls the color in which cleared acknowledged alarms are displayed. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Font Name | Controls the font style of the displayed alarm text. |
Location |  |
Z index | Controls the layering of objects. Objects with a lower Z-index will lay on top of objects with a higher Z-index. The lowest Z-index is 0. |
X | Controls the horizontal placement of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Y | Controls the vertical placement of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Width | Controls the horizontal distance of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Height | Controls the vertical distance of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Rotation | Controls the rotational orientation of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Actions |  |
Touch | Controls whether the object responds to touch or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
On Press - Delay (ms) | Assigns how long, in ms, after touching an object that action occurs. |
On Press - Action | Assigns a specific function to occur when an object is touched. |
On Release - Delay (ms) | Assigns how long, in ms, after releasing touch on an object that action occurs. |
On Release - Action | Assigns a specific function to occur when an object is released from being touched. |
On Double Click - Interval (ms) | Assigns how long, in ms, the interval between two clicks constitutes a double click. |
On Double Click - Action | Assigns a specific function to occur when an object is double-clicked. |
Permissions | Assigns accessibility parameters for touching the object. |
Display Configuration |  |
Display Header | Controls whether the header of each column is shown or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Display Outlines | Controls whether the borders between cells are shown or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Display User Controls | Controls whether control buttons are shown or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Filters |  |
Show Active Acknowledged | Feature TBD. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Show Active Unacknowledged | Feature TBD. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Show Cleared Acknowledged | Feature TBD. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Show Cleared Unacknowledged | Feature TBD. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Initial Tab | Controls the starting tab on the initialization of the project. Default is the “Active Alarms” tab. |
Active Tab |  |
Visible | Controls whether the “Active Alarms” tab is visible or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Content | Controls which type of data is shown in the column. |
Name | Assigns a name to the header of the column. |
Width | Assigns the default horizontal distance for the column. This can be changed while in runtime. |
Format | Selects the string style of the data type. |
Precision | Selects the number of decimal places to follow a value. |
Add Column | Allows the user additional columns for their Alarm Summary. |
Shelved Tab |  |
Visible | Controls whether the Shelved Alarms tab is visible or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Content | Controls which type of data is shown in the column. |
Name | Assigns a name to the header of the column. |
Width | Assigns the default horizontal distance for the column. This can be changed while in runtime. |
Format | Selects the string style of the data type. |
Precision | Selects the number of decimal places to follow a value. |
Add Column | Allows the user additional columns for their Alarm Summary. |
Historical Tab |  |
Visible | Controls whether the “Historical Alarms” tab is visible or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime. |
Content | Controls which type of data is shown in the column. |
Name | Assigns a name to the header of the column. |
Width | Assigns the default horizontal distance for the column. This can be changed while in runtime. |
Format | Selects the string style of the data type. |
Precision | Selects the number of decimal places to follow a value. |
Add Column | Allows the user additional columns for their Alarm Summary. |