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Alarm Summary Information

Alarm Summary Tables

Active Alarm

ItemDescription
Active AlarmsDisplays the currently triggered alarms.
Shelved AlarmsOpens the Shelved Alarms tab.
Historical AlarmsOpens the Historical Alarms tab.
Label FilterAllows users to decide which alarms they want to view based on labels.
Check AllSelects all alarm messages in a specific tab.
ActiveChecking and unchecking this box will display or hide the active alarms.
ClearedChecking and unchecking this box will display or hide the cleared alarms.
Active, Ack.Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide the acknowledged-active alarms.
Cleared, Ack.Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide the acknowledged-cleared alarms.
AcknowledgeSets an active or cleared alarm to “Active, Ack” or “Clear, Ack”.
ShelveSuppresses an alarm.
UnshelveRemoves the suppression of an alarm.
Time DropdownSets the length of time to suppress alarms after clicking Shelve.
DeleteDeletes an alarm status from the Alarm Summary.

Basic Properties

ItemDescription
Expand AllShows all dropdown content within the Alarm Summary pane.
Collapse AllHides all dropdown content within the Alarm Summary pane.
NameAssigns a name to the user’s Alarm Summary object.
Initial TabControls the starting tab on the initialization of the project and re-opening of the page. The default is the “Active Alarms” tab.
Active TabCustomize the number of Columns and their respective properties for the Active Tab.
Shelved TabCustomize the number of Columns and their respective properties for the Shelved Tab.
Historical TabCustomize the number of Columns and their respective properties for the Historical Tab.
VisibilityControls whether the tab is visible or not.
DeleteRemoves the Column from the Alarm Summary.
ContentControls which type of data is shown in the column.
NameAssigns a name to the header of the column.
WidthAssigns the default horizontal distance for the column. This can be changed while in runtime.
FormatSelects the date/time Format for the “Alarm Time” column.
PrecisionSelects the number of decimal places to follow a value.
Description IndexAssigns the Description to display based on No. # in Edit Alarm’s Descriptions tab.
Add ColumnAllows the user additional columns for their Alarm Summary.

Appearance

ItemDescription
VisibilityControls whether the Alarm Summary is displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
OpacityControls the transparency of the Alarm Summary. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
BlinkingControls whether the Alarm Summary blinks. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Blink Interval (ms)Controls how often the Alarm Summary blinks.
Background ColorControls the color of the cells within the Alarm Summary. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Active ColorControls the color in which active alarms are displayed. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Active Acknowledged ColorControls the color in which active acknowledged alarms are displayed. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Cleared ColorControls the color in which cleared alarms are displayed. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Cleared Acknowledged ColorControls the color in which cleared acknowledged alarms are displayed. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Font NameControls the font style of the displayed alarm text.
Display HeaderControls whether the header of each column is shown or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Display Grid LinesControls whether the borders between cells are shown or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Display User ControlsControls whether control buttons are shown or not. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Show Active AcknowledgedControls the initial selection of whether Active Acknowledged alarms are displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Show Active UnacknowledgedControls the initial selection of whether Active Unacknowledged alarms are displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Show Cleared AcknowledgedControls the initial selection of whether Cleared Acknowledged alarms are displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Show Cleared UnacknowledgedControls the initial selection of whether Cleared Unacknowledged alarms are displayed or hidden. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.

Transform

ItemDescription
XControls the horizontal placement of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
YControls the vertical placement of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Z indexControls the layering of objects. Objects with a lower z-index will lay on top of objects with a higher z-index. The lowest z-index is 0.
WidthControls the horizontal distance of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
HeightControls the vertical distance of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
RotationControls the rotational orientation of an object. A tag may be bound to this property to control the value in runtime.
Use PercentageControls whether Rotation Centers X and Y are used as percentages or values.
Rotation Center XSets the x-position of where the object will rotate from.
Rotation Center YSets the y-position of where the object will rotate from.

Shelved Alarm

ItemDescription
Active AlarmsOpens the Active Alarms tab.
Shelved AlarmsDisplays the shelved alarms.
Historical AlarmsOpens the Historical Alarms tab.
Check AllSelects all alarm messages in a specific tab.
UnshelveRemoves the suppression of an alarm.

Historical Alarm

ItemDescription
Active AlarmsOpens the Active Alarm tab.
Shelved AlarmsOpens the Shelved Alarms tab.
Historical AlarmsDocuments every alarm status change.
Label FilterAllows users to decide which alarms they want to view based on labels.
Check AllSelects all alarm messages in a specific tab.
ActiveChecking and unchecking this box will display or hide the active alarms.
ClearedChecking and unchecking this box will display or hide the cleared alarms.
Active, Ack.Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide the acknowledged-active alarms.
Cleared, Ack.Checking and unchecking this box will display or hide the acknowledged-cleared alarms.
DeleteRemoves an alarm status from the Alarm Summary.