Alarms, Events and AuditTrail > Configuring Alarm Items
  
Configuring Alarm Items
When configuring Alarms, you configure the specific thresholds that generate an Alarm. You can have multiple rows for the same tag to set different thresholds for the tag.
To configure Alarms:
1. Go to Edit > Alarms > Items.
2. Enter or select information, as needed.
 
Column
Description
TagName
Enter a tag name or click ... to select a tag.
Condition
Select the condition you want to use for this alarm event.
For DeviationMinor or DeviationMajor, specify a limit, then use the Setpoint column to set a value or a tag to compare for the deviation.
Limit
Enter a value for the alarm limit that corresponds to the condition you selected.
Group
Select an alarm group that controls what happens when an alarm occurs. See Configuring Alarm Groups.
Priority
Enter a priority value that controls where the alarm displays in the list. The higher the number the higher the priority. You can use the same priority for more than one alarm event. Enter 0 (zero) for alarms to be at the end of the list.
Message
Enter the text that displays in the alarm list.
[Other columns]
For definitions of other columns that are available in many tables, see Common Column Definitions.
3. Continue adding as many alarm events as you need.
•If needed, right-click a row to cut, copy, paste, or delete the row.
Visualizing Alarm and Events
In order to visualize alarms and events, you can use the built-in object on the displays or reports. See section Configuring an Alarm Window for more information.