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The Alarm Summary object allows users to monitor the desired alarms in a single object. The object displays detailed information about the alarm and displays up to 500 alarm messages. (GO TO APPENDIX PAGE).

Settings

Click Insert > Alarm Summary,or the Insert Alarm Summary icon in the toolbar, and click and drag on the page to bring up the Alarm Summary object as shown below:

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Properties

Provides ways to customize the user’s Alarm Summary.

To ensure the property windows are enabled, click View > Properties > Basic Properties, Appearance, Transform, or Actions and check the boxes.

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Basic Properties

The object’s name will show up in place of Basic Properties, as displayed below:

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Description

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Expands each section within the Alarm Summary pane.

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Collapses each section within the Alarm Summary pane.

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Name

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Allows the user to decide which name they want for the Alarm Summary.

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Initial Tab

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Controls the starting tab on the initialization of the project. The default is the “Active Alarms” tab.

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Active Tab

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Shelved Tab

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Historical Tab

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Visibility

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Controls whether the tab is visible or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Content

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Controls which type of data is shown in the column.

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Name

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Assigns a name to the header of the column.

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Width

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Assigns the default horizontal distance for the column. This can be changed while in runtime.

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Format

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Selects the string style of the data type.

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Precision

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Selects the number of decimal places to follow a value.

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Add Column

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Allows the user additional columns for their Alarm Summary.

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Appearance

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Description

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Visibility

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Controls whether the Alarm Summary is displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Opacity

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Controls the transparency of the Alarm Summary. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Blinking

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Controls whether the Alarm Summary blinks. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Blink Interval (ms):

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Controls how often the Alarm Summary blinks. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Background Color

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Controls the color of the cells within the Alarm Summary. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Active Color

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Controls the color in which active alarms are displayed. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Active Acknowledged Color

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Controls the color in which active acknowledged alarms are displayed. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Cleared Acknowledged Color

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Controls the color in which cleared acknowledged alarms are displayed. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Font Name

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Controls the font style of the displayed alarm text.

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Display Header

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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.

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Display Grid Lines

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Controls whether the borders between cells are shown or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Display User Controls

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Controls whether control buttons are shown or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Show Active Acknowledged

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Feature TBD. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Show Active Unacknowledged

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Feature TBD. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Show Cleared Acknowledged

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Feature TBD. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Show Cleared Unacknowledged

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Feature TBD. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Controls the color in which cleared alarms are displayed. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Transform

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Description

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X

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Controls the horizontal placement of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Y

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Controls the vertical placement of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Z index

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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.

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Width

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Controls the horizontal distance of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Height

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Controls the vertical distance of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Rotation

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Controls the rotational orientation of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.

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Use Percentage:

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TBD

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Rotation Center X

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TBD

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Rotation Center Y

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Actions

There are currently no applicable actions for the Alarm Summary object.

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