The following table provides detail on each element of an Alarm Summary object:
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 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
Displays the alarm statuses for the time chosen (i.e., 10 min would display the last 10 minutes of the alarm statuses).
Delete
Removes 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, Transform, and Actions.
Basic Properties
This table shows the elements of the Basic Properties pane to change displayed content and formatting.
Item
Description
Expand all
Expands each section within the Alarm Summary pane.
Collapse all
Collapses each section within the Alarm Summary pane.
Name
Allows the user to decide which name they want for the Alarm Summary.
Initial Tab
Controls the starting tab on the initialization of the project. The default is the “Active Alarms” tab.
Active Tab
Shelved Tab
Historical Tab
Visibility
Controls whether the 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.
This table shows the elements of the Appearance pane to enable the use of colors and selections to alter visible characteristics.
Item
Description
Visibility
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.
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 Grid Lines
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.
Show Active Acknowledged
Controls the initial selection of whether Active Acknowledged alarms are displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.
Show Active Unacknowledged
Controls the initial selection of whether Active Unacknowledged alarms are displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.
Show Cleared Acknowledged
Controls the initial selection of whether Cleared Acknowledged alarms are displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.
Show Cleared Unacknowledged
Controls the initial selection of whether Cleared Unacknowledged alarms are displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the status in runtime.
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