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 Smsmessages using a GPRS modem. 
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The OnCallRecipient 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:minutes:seconds: Sets the time of day to begin and stop the function (for example, trigger schedule, alarm event)
Days of the Week or Days of Week check boxes Specifies the days of the week to include in the function.
Route Acks true (default) or false Enables (true) and disables (false) the routing of alarm acknowledgements to the recipient. Trap (event notification) acknowledgements are not routed if false is selected.
Enabled true or false Activates and deactivates use of the component.
On Call List text Specifies the current active OnCallList and its status. This is the list that the OnCallContact is a member of. A contact may be a member of more than one contact list.
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 hours: minutes: seconds Sets the time for making OnCallList active.