Overview
The Global Settings tab encompasses broad configurations for alarm management, including database settings for logging alarm events, determining behaviors upon system startup, and specific alarm handling parameters. Additionally, these properties offer robust audit trail capabilities, ensuring comprehensive tracking of various system events, user activities, and operational adjustments.
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Configurating Global Settings
The Global Settings interface is composed of three parts, they are:
- Alarm Logging Database
- Alarm Handling
- Audit Trail
See more details on each of them in the sections below.
Alarm Logging Database
The Alarm Logging Database setting manages where and how alarms are logged. Users can choose the database type, define connection parameters, and configure the life span of stored alarm logs. The following is a table with all available settings for alarm loggings:
Setting | Description |
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Database | The type of database used. The default option is SQL Lite. You can adjust this setting by clicking the gear icon. |
Connection | The connection string for database connection. |
Life Time | Defines the amount of time the data remains in the database (in days). |
Alarm Handling
The Alarm Handling setting manages the alarms considering the operational status of the devices. Here's a breakdown The following is a table with all available settings this section:
Setting | Description |
Initial disable time on Startup | This setting determines the period during startup when alarms are disabled. It ensures that alarms are not triggered immediately upon startup, allowing the system to stabilize first. |
Ignore Alarms During TimeDeadband | This option enables the system to ignore alarms during a specified TimeDeadband. |
Enable Limits by Shift | Allows the user to set different alarm limits based on different work shifts. |
Log User Full Name | Option to log the complete name of the user. |
Audit Trail
Tag Changes
The Audit Trail setting allows users to enable or disable system auditing. When active, users can select which actions, such as user logins, system warnings, or tag changes, are recorded, ensuring transparency and traceability.
Setting
Description
Enable Audit Trail
This option activates the Audit Trail setting.
User Logon/Logoff
Allows to track user sign-in and sign-out actions.
Open/Close Displays
Monitor the opening and closing of display windows.
Operator Actions
Track actions performed by operators.
Remote Connections
Log remote system connections.
Modify Datasets
Monitor modifications to datasets.
Load Datasets
Track dataset loading actions.
Save Reports
Log report saving actions.
Custom Messages
Track custom message events.
System Warnings
Monitor system warning messages.
Learn more on the Audit Trails page.
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