onCall-OnCallRecipient

This component manages the transfer of alarms between the AlarmService and on call contacts.

For example, a station sends alarm notifications by email or text message to one or more contacts that are in the on call contact list. You access this component’s property sheet by double-clicking the OnCallRecipient component.

 NOTE: Stations can send email by broadband ( Niagara outgoing account configuration required) and Sms messages using a GPRS modem. 
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TheOnCallRecipient component is linked to an alarm class component that provides a place to specify the scheduling details and other routing options.

A special on call scheduling component is in the OnCallRecipient component. It provides a standard scheduling view that is like other schedule views.

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Property Value Description
Time Range Start Time and End Time [hours of the day (defaults to 24 hours)]
Specify when during the day (start and stop times) this recipient receives alarms.
Days of the Week or Days of Week check boxes
Specifies the days of the week to include.
Route Acks true (default) or false
Enables (true) and disables (false) the routing of alarm acknowledgements to the recipient. The framework does not route trap (event notification) acknowledgements if you select false.
Enabled true or false
Activates (true) and deactivates (false) use of the object (network, device, point, component, table, schedule, descriptor, etc.).
On Call List read-only
Displays the currently-active On Call List and its status.
Escalation Delay hours: minutes: seconds Sets the time to wait for an alarm to be acknowledged by an OnCallContact before escalating the alarm to the next contact in the OnCallList.
On Call List Schedule drop-down list Determines if alarms are forwarded to the on-call contacts.

null forwards no alarms to the on-call list.

On Call List forwards all alarms to the on-call contacts as specified in the On Call List.