Defining Alarm Instructions

Instructions can be provided for any alarm or group of alarms within the system. These instructions enable the qualified operator to receive and follow instructions for a specific alarm whenever that alarm occurs. Instructions can be designed to appear for the general system or be customized for specific devices, locations, time periods, or device types.

To create and customize an alarm instruction:

Step 1     Select Alarm Instructions from the Configuration option under Events & Alarms.

The Alarm Instructions dialog box appears:

Step 2     Click Add...

The Add Alarm Instructions dialog box appears as shown below.

Step 3    At the General page, enter a title for these instructions then click in the Text box and enter the instructions that apply to this alarm instruction set.

Step 4    If necessary, click the Log Code tab and the Log Code page appears as shown in below.

The fields available on this page include:

Field

Description

Log code

The internal code to identify the event. To select a log code, click Choose... The Choose Log Code window appears.

If required, select the appropriate log code for this instruction. The default is [Any].

Log codes can be viewed in the Event Policy Manager and defined as alarms. See Modifying Default Event Policies.

Log code description

Enter a description of this log code, if needed.

Applies to

Enter a description of the component(s) or conditions to which this log code applies.

Applies to plugin

If this log code applies to a plug-in component, enter a description of this.

Log code category

If required, click the drop-down option list and select a category to which this log code set applies. The default option is [Any].

 

Step 5    Click the Device tab and the Device page appears as shown below.

The fields available on this page include:

Field

Description

Devices

Enter the devices to which this instruction set applies. To include devices in this instruction set, click Choose... to display the Choose Devices dialog.

Expand the device tree as required and check the boxes of one or more devices, then click OK.

Device group

Select the device group to which this instruction set applies. To select the group, click to drop down the option list.

Select a group then click OK. The default is [None].

Anti-passback area (entry)

From the drop-down list, select the entry point of the anti-passback area to which this instruction set applies.

Only those anti-passback areas previously defined for this system appear in this list. For more on defining anti-passback areas, refer to Creating Anti-Passback Areas.

Anti-passback area (exit)

From the drop-down option list, select the exit point of the anti-passback area to which this instruction set applies.

Only those anti-passback areas previously defined for this system appear in this list. For more on defining anti-passback areas, refer to Creating Anti-Passback Areas.

Location

Select one or more designated locations where this instruction set applies. Only these locations can use the instruction set.

To specify locations, click Choose... and display the Location dialog.

Select one or more locations by checking the appropriate box then click OK.

Device type

Select the type of device to which this instruction set applies.

To select a device type, click in this field to make a drop-down list appear.

Select the device type required. The default value is [Any].

 

Step 6     Click the Schedule tab and the Schedule page appears.

The fields available on this page include:

Field

Description

Any time

Select this radio button if this instruction set should apply at any time. This is the default selection.

During schedule

Select this radio button to specify a defined schedule during which this instruction set applies.

The Schedule field is activated. Select from one of the existing schedules.

Not during schedule

Select this radio button to specify that this instruction set is not active during the designated schedule.

The Schedule field is activated. Select from one of the existing schedules.

Schedule

If the ‘During schedule’ or ‘Not during schedule’ option is selected, this field is activated.

Click to select an existing schedule from the drop-down list.

Only those schedules previously defined for this system appear in this option list. To create new schedules, refer to Using the Schedule Manager.

 

See also:

Events & Alarms

Events and Alarms in ICPAM 2.1