Add (or edit) Alarm Console view, Alarm Classes tab

This tab associates an alarm class with a console recipient.
Figure 304.   Console Recipients Alarm Classes tab
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This tab opens when you click Controller (System) Setup > Alarm Setup > Alarm Consoles, and click the plus button (Image).

Buttons

In addition to the standard buttons (Delete, Filter and Export) these buttons support console recipient alarm classes:

  • Image Assign moves a discovered item from the Unassigned view to the Assigned view.
  • Image Hyperlink links to the edit view or window for the selected item. It is the same as double-clicking the table row. This button is available when a single record is selected.
  • Image Assign Mode buttons open and close the Unassigned pane.

Columns

Column Description
Display Name Reports the name that describes the event or function.
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.
Total Alarm Count

Displays the total number of alarms assigned to the alarm class from all sources.

Open Alarm Count

Displays the total number of current alarms. An alarm is considered to be open when it is not acknowledged and normal or not acknowledged and in alarm.

In Alarm Count

Displays the total number of alarm sources.

Unacked Alarm Count

Displays the total number of unacknowledged alarms.

Time of Last Alarm

Displays the time that the system generated the last alarm assigned to this alarm class.