Alarm Console columns

An event related to a device or point occurs. If the event generates a value that is outside of normal, the event triggers an alarm. The table provides a set of basic columns of information about the event, which triggered the alarm.

Clicking the down arrow to the right under the control buttons provides a list of columns you can include in the alarm console. The ones with check marks next to them are the ones currently in view on Alarm Console. To include or exclude columns, click the column name in the list. This toggles column inclusion on and off.

To sort the information in any alarm console, click a column title.

The bold column entries in the table identify the default columns.

Column Description
Source

Reports the component that transitioned from normal to offnormal, fault, or alert. If defining search criteria, you can use wild cards here.

Message Text Describes the condition that generated the alarm.
Source State

Reports the component state transition:

  • Offnormal (normal to offnormal)
  • Alert (normal to alert)
  • Fault (normal to fault)
  • Normal (offnormal, alert, or fault to normal)
Priority Reports the priority level assigned to the alarm class for each component state transition (from normal to Offnormal, from normal to Fault, from offnormal, fault or alert to Normal, and from normal to Alert).The lower the number, the more significant the alarm. The highest priority alarm (most significant) is number 1.The lower the number, the more significant the alarm. The highest priority alarm (most significant) is number 1.
Ack State Reports the state of the alarm (unacknowledged, acknowledged).
Alarm Class Reports the Display Name of the alarm class ( High, Medium or Low) associated with the point, recipient or other component. The configuration of these designators determines the alarm recipient.
UUID Universally Unique Identifier
Ack Required Indicates if the alarm must be acknowledged (true) or not (false).
Normal Time When displayed, shows a null value until the point returns to a normal state, then it displays the time that the point status returned to normal.
Ack Time Displays the time that the alarm was acknowledged (if applicable).
User If the alarm was triggered by an access control violation, identifies the person associated with the badge. If the alarm was generated by malfunctioning equipment, identifies the security system user, if known.
Alarm Data Refer to Alarm Data.
Alarm Transition 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 Displays the time the system most recently updated the alarm.
Alarm Value The point value that triggered the alarm.
Notify Type  
Add Alarm Data Column Opens the Add Alarm Data Column window, which provides a drop-down list of additional data columns you can add to the console. These columns are not documented in this Reference.
Remove Alarm Data Column Opens the Remove Data Column window, which provides a drop-down list of the additional data columns you may have added to the alarm console. The purpose of this list is to delete any added columns from the console.
Reset Table Settings Opens a confirmation window. Clicking Yes returns the console columns (multi-source view) to their defaults.

Alarm Data

These data identify the source of the alarm and what caused the alarm (message text).

Name Description
Message Text Displays the customized message created for this alarm.
Source Name

Reports the component that transitioned from normal to offnormal, fault, or alert. If defining search criteria, you can use wild cards here.

Time Zone Reports the time zone where the alarm occurred.