Alarms Main Window

To view alarms, do the following

Step 1            Select Alarms from the Events & Alarms menu, in the Monitoring menu. The main window shows the most recent 500 uncleared alarms.

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Step 2          Modify the list of records using the following toolbar controls:

·         Scroll Lock: Disables or enables automatic scrolling of the list as new events are inserted.

·         Report...: View the selected alarms in a separate window, or save the information in a file. See Creating Reports.

·         Columns...: Define the columns displayed and their order. See Revising the Column Display

·         Filter: Filter the alarms to display a sub-set of records. To change the number of displayed alarms, select Max rows. See Using Filters

Step 3          Change the state of an alarm, add a comment, or acknowledge the alarm.

Use the following toolbar buttons, or right-click on an alarm's entry, and select a command from the pop-up menu.

·         Ack: Acknowledges an alarm, placing it in an acknowledged state. This means that the operator is aware of the alarm, but it has not been resolved. A solid orange color indicates this state.

·         Comment: Adds a comment to an alarm. Does not change the state of the alarm. A new comment may be entered, or a previously entered comment may be selected from the drop-down list.

·         Clear: Places the alarm in a cleared state (resolved) and changes the icon to green.

·         Ack All: Acknowledges all alarms currently in the unacknowledged state.

·         Comment All: Adds a comment for all alarms currently unacknowledged.

·         Clear All: Places all alarms in a cleared state and changes the icon for these alarms to green.

See Alarm States for more information. The alarms state options are also available in the detail window.

Step 4   Select an alarm and click View... to open the detail window. You can also double-click the record. See Alarm Properties for field descriptions.

 

See also:

Viewing Alarms

Viewing Events

Viewing Events, Alarms and Audit Trail Records