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Configuring an Alarm Window
Double-click any Alarm window object in the display to configure it. Table 20 describes the Alarm window configuration.
 
Table 20: Alarm window configuration 
Field
Description
Control Name
Defines a name for the control, so it can be accessed in the CodeBehind script. See Displays Code Behind.
MaxLines
Maximum number of lines to display in the window.
List
Select the type of alarms to display in the window:
OnlineAlarms—Displays only active alarms. Alarms only display while the alarm is in the alarm state.
AlarmHistory—Displays only past alarms.
Events—Displays only the SystemEvents (Edit > Alarms > Groups).
AlarmHistory+Events—Displays past alarms and SystemEvents.
Merge Hi and HiHi Lines
Combines alarms configured as Hi and HiHi into a single row.
History Interval/To
Enter the start and end dates for the alarms.
Show Column Titles
Select to display the column titles.
Ack by Page
Enter a tag name, which when triggered, acknowledges the alarms in the alarm window.
Show Group Control, Label
Enter text to display above the column titles.
AllowSort
Select to let users sort the data by column.
Allow Column Reorder
Select to let users change the order of the columns.
Filter
Enter SQL statement to limit the alarms displayed.
Refresh
Enter a tag name that will trigger a refresh of the alarm data.
Display Millisecond
Select to include milliseconds in the alarm time.
Ack Selected Line
Configure settings for acknowledging an alarm.
Columns
For each column in the list, select the column and configure the settings to the right of the list (described below).
Visible
Select for column to display in the alarm window.
Allow Filter
Select to let users filter the column.
Show in Column Chooser
Select to include the column in the column chooser, which lets users select the columns to display.
Title
Enter the text for the column title.
Width
Enter the initial column width, in WPF units (device-independent pixels).
Sort
Select how to initially sort the column.