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Settings
The following table provides detail on each element of an Alarm Summary object:Active Alarm
Item | Description |
Active Alarms | Displays the currently triggered alarms. |
Shelved Alarms |
Opens the Shelved Alarms tab. |
Historical Alarms |
Opens the Historical Alarms tab. | |
Label Filter | Allows users 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 the active alarms. |
Cleared | Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide the cleared alarms. |
Active, Ack. | Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide the acknowledged-active alarms. |
Cleared, Ack. | Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide the acknowledged-cleared alarms. |
Acknowledge | Sets an active or cleared alarm to “Active, Ack” or “Clear, Ack”. |
Shelve | Suppresses an alarm. |
Unshelve | Removes the suppression of an alarm. |
Time Dropdown |
Sets the length of time to suppress alarms after clicking Shelve. |
Delete |
Deletes an alarm status from the Alarm Summary |
Properties
The following sections include tables with detailed information on the Properties' windows for an Alarm Summary object: Basic Properties, Appearance, and Transform. |
Basic Properties
Item | Description |

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All | Shows all dropdown content within the Alarm Summary pane. |

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All | Hides all dropdown content within the Alarm Summary pane. |
Name |
Assigns a name to the user’s Alarm Summary object. | |
Initial Tab | Controls the starting tab on the initialization of the project and re-opening of the page. The default is the “Active Alarms” tab. |
Active Tab |
![]() Customize the number of Columns and their respective properties for the Active Tab. |
Shelved Tab |
![]() Customize the number of Columns and their respective properties for the Shelved Tab. | |
Historical Tab |
![]() Customize the number of Columns and their respective properties for the Historical Tab. | |
Visibility | Controls whether the tab is visible or not. |
![]() Delete | Removes the Column from the Alarm Summary. |
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 |
date/time Format for the “Alarm Time” column. | |
Precision | Selects the number of decimal places to follow a value. |
Description Index | Assigns the Description to display based on No. # in Edit Alarm’s Descriptions tab. |
Add Column | Allows the user additional columns for their Alarm Summary. |
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Appearance
Item | Description | |
Visibility | Controls whether the Alarm Summary is displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status value in runtime. | |
Opacity | Controls the transparency of the Alarm Summary. A tag may be bound to this property to control the | status value in runtime. |
Blinking | Controls whether the Alarm Summary blinks. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status value 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 value 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 value 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 value 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 value 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 value in runtime. | |
Font Name | Controls the font style of the displayed alarm text. | |
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 value in runtime. | |
Display Grid Lines | Controls whether the borders between cells are shown or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the | status value 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 value in runtime. | |
Show Active Acknowledged | Feature TBDControls the initial selection of whether Active Acknowledged alarms are displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the | status value in runtime. |
Show Active Unacknowledged | Feature TBDControls the initial selection of whether Active Unacknowledged alarms are displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status value in runtime. | |
Show Cleared Acknowledged | Feature TBDControls the initial selection of whether Cleared Acknowledged alarms are displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the | status value in runtime. |
Show Cleared Unacknowledged | Feature TBDControls the initial selection of whether Cleared Unacknowledged alarms are displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status value in runtime. |
Item | Description | |
X | Controls the horizontal placement of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status value in runtime. | |
Y | Controls the vertical placement of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the | status value in runtime. |
Z index | Controls the layering of objects. Objects with a lower Zz-index will lay on top of objects with a higher Zz-index. The lowest Zz-index is 0. | |
Width | Controls the horizontal distance of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the | status value in runtime. |
Height | Controls the vertical distance of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status value in runtime. | |
Rotation | Controls the rotational orientation of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the | status value in runtime. |
Use Percentage: TBD | Controls whether Rotation Centers X and Y are used as percentages or values. | |
Rotation Center X | TBDSets the x-position of where the object will rotate from. | |
Rotation Center Y | TBDSets the y-position of where the object will rotate from. |
Shelved Alarm
Item | Description |
Active Alarms | Opens the Active Alarms tab. |
Shelved Alarms | Displays the shelved alarms. |
Historical Alarms | Opens the Historical Alarms tab. |
Check All | Selects all alarm messages in a specific tab. |
Unshelve | Removes the suppression of an alarm. |
Historical Alarm
Item | Description |
Active Alarms | Opens the Active Alarm tab. |
Shelved Alarms | Opens the Shelved Alarms tab. |
Historical Alarms | Documents every alarm status change. |
Label Filter | Allows users 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 the active alarms. |
Cleared | Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide the cleared alarms. |
Active, Ack. | Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide the acknowledged-active alarms. |
Cleared, Ack. | Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide the acknowledged-cleared alarms. |
Delete | Removes an alarm status from the Alarm Summary. |