Alarm Record window

This window shows additional detailed information about a specific point alarm.
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Information

Name Value Description
Timestamp hours:minutes:seconds%timestamp% (on a report) Specifies the date and time the event occurred.
Uuid read-only Displays the Unique Universal Identifier (UUID) the system uses to uniquely identify the alarm record.
Source State or sourceState NormalHigh Limit The status of the entity at the time the event, such as an alarm, occurred.
Ack State Acked or Unacked Indicates if the alarm has been acknowledged.
Ack Required true or false Indicates if the alarm must be acknowledged (true) or not (false).
Source %alarmData.sourceName% Displays the path to the point that is generating the alarm.
 NOTE: For how to format this information on a report, click on the help icon to the right of the field. 
Alarm Class List, console column, or field or %alarmClass% on a report. Specifies or returns the alarm routing option for the component.
Priority [alarm] read-only Ranks the alarm on a pre-defined importance scale. The lower the number, the higher the Priority.
Normal Time or NormalTime date and time Displays the date and time (if applicable) that the alarm state returned to normal.
Ack Time hours:minutes:seconds Displays the time that the alarm was acknowledged (if applicable).
User [alarms] Drop-down list Identifies the person that acknowledged the alarm. An unacknowledged alarm displays “unknown.”
Alarm Data read-only

Presents a detailed list of alarm data, including this information:

  • Status
  • toState
  • msgText
  • Count
  • fromState
  • Timezone
Alarm Transition text Shows the initial source state that caused the alarm to be generated. The Alarm Transition may not be the current state of the alarm source. Once an Alarm Transition is created, it does not change for a single alarm record. For example, if the source state returned to “Normal” after an “Offnormal” status, this value remains at “Offnormal”.
Last Update read-only Displays the time the system most recently updated the alarm.

Buttons

Button Value Description
left and right arrows buttons If multiple records exist for an alarm, which can happen if repeated alarm transitions occur unacknowledged, arrow buttons may be enabled at the bottom corners of this dialog box:
  • Go to previous alarm record (back in time)
  • Go to next alarm record (forward in time)
Acknowledge button Recognizes each selected alarm.
Hyperlink button Changes the current view to the hyperlinked target associated with the selected alarm. If no hyperlink is associated with the alarm, the Hyperlink button is not available.
Notes button Displays the Notes dialog box for the purpose of adding a note to the selected alarm or alarms.