Column | Description |
Name | Enter a name for the alarm group. The system lets you know if the name is not valid. |
AckRequired | If required, the alarm stays in the alarm list until someone acknowledges the alarm by double-clicking it in the application. |
Sound | Select the sound that will play when the alarm occurs. |
Show | Select List for the alarm to display in the alarm window in the application |
LogEvents | Select when you want the alarm to be logged to the alarm historian: •None—Alarms are not logged. •Active—Log when alarm is active. •ActiveAck—Log when the alarm is active and acknowledged. •ActiveNorm—Log when the alarm returns to normal. •All—Log all of the above conditions. |
Colors | Select the colors you want to use for each state: •Active—Configured alarm is in the alarm state. •Normalized—Configured alarm was in the alarm state, but is no longer in the alarm state and still needs to be acknowledged. •Acknowledged—Configured alarm has been acknowledged, but still is in the alarm state. |
AckTimeout | Defines a timeout to ack the alarm. If the alarm is not acknowledged after the specified time, the alarm becomes active again |
AutoAckTime | If the alarm is not acknowledged after the specified time, the system acknowledges the alarm. |
Description | Enter a description of this alarm group. |
[Other columns] | For definitions of other columns that are available in many tables, see Common Column Definitions. |