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Overview

Alarm Groups enable the grouping of alarms with common characteristics and define various alarm attributes, such as:

  • Whether user acknowledgment is required.

  • Whether it will have sound.

  • Minimum time for the condition to trigger the alarm.

  • Type of notification.

AlarmGroups refer to the alarm feature to group alarms items according to shared characteristics to enhance the organization and alarm monitoring. They streamline alarm management by allowing users to configure settings collectively. These settings include acknowledgment requirements, notification methods, sounds, colors, logging preferences, and minimum active times. 

The software platform offers pre-defined AlarmGroups to categorize alarms by severity and purpose. Warning alarms indicate potential issues or deviations from normal conditions. Critical alarms signal urgent situations that require immediate operator intervention to prevent severe consequences. AuditTrail alarms track system events, actions, or modifications, providing a record for analysis, security monitoring, and complianceThe settings related to the group apply to all Alarm Items within it.

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Configuring

Alarm Groups

AlarmGroups

To create a new Alarm GroupAlarmGroup, follow the steps below:

  1. Access Alarms → Items/ Groups.
  2. Click the plus Plus icon to create a new group.
  3. Enter a Name and Description for the group.
  4. Click Ok to save the new group.

  5. Now, edit the properties, such as Sound or Log Events, by double-clicking the desired one. See the next section on this page for more details on the available properties.

  6. Once finished press Enter on your keyboard to save the edit.

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    You can also do this to edit an existing group. Double-click the desired property to edit it, and press Enter on your keyboard to save it.

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To delete an Alarm GroupAlarmGroup, select it from the list of groups and click the red X icon. 

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Before Deleting an Alarm Group will also delete all of the alarms associated with that group.

Alarms Groups Properties

AlarmGroup, ensure all associated Alarm Items are detached. Go to Alarms / Items to verify if any alarms are still linked to the specific group. Additionally, utilize the Track Changes / Cross Reference tool to see if the alarm group is currently in use.

AlarmGroups Properties

The AlarmGroups The Alarms Groups properties allow users to define and manage collective behaviors of alarm items bundled into specific groups. Each group can have unique characteristics, such as:

  • Whether acknowledgments are required.
  • How they present themselves visually and audibly.
  • The notification methods employed.
 

The following is a table describing each available property field for Alarm GroupsAlarmGroups:

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If a property column is not visible on the grid, enable it by right-clicking the grid header and selecting it from the list.


Alarm Groups Configuration Table

Property

Description

Name

The

Defines the name of the

alarm group

AlarmGroup.

Ack Required

Defines the acknowledgment necessity status

. If

, indicating that if an alarm

goes off

is triggered, it

remains

stays active until acknowledged by the user, even if operating conditions return to normal.

Active Time Deadband

The duration within which active alarms are ignored.

Ack Timeout

ActiveTimeDeadband

Specifies the time period during which the system ignores active alarms.

AckTimeout

Defines the

The

timeout period for acknowledgment..

Auto Ack Time

AutoAckTime

Specifies the time period after which the system automatically acknowledges the alarm if the user has not already done so

The automatic acknowledgment time setting. If an alarm has enabled Ack required property, you can set a period to acknowledge the alarm automatically if the user hasn't already

.

Sound

The

Defines the sound alert linked to the

group. When running a Rich Client, if the application has an alarm window and an alarm goes off, this client will play the configured sound until the alarm is acknowledged.

AlarmGroup. The system plays this sound when an alarm triggers until the user acknowledges the alarm. For more information, please see the Alarm Groups Sounds page.

Show

The display status of

Indicates whether the system displays alarms from this group.

Log Events

LogEvents

The

Specifies logging status for group events.

Colors

Defines the color codes

associated with

assigned to alarms in

the

this group for visual identification.

Notification Method

NotificationMethod

The

Defines the method used

for sending notifications. For custom applications, there is a way to call

to send notifications. Sending notifications involves calling a Class method from the Script module

to perform any automatic process like

in custom applications. This allows for performing automated processes such as sending emails, SMS, or

anything that can be programmable

any programmable action.

Category

The

Specifies the category designation for the group.

Lock State

LockState

The

Shows current lock status of the group.

Lock Owner

LockOwner

The

Identifies the user or system that locked the group.

Date Modified

DateModified

The

Shows the date the group was last modified.

DateCreated

The

Shows the date when the

group

AlarmGroup was created.

X Ref Info

Cross-reference information for the group.

Description

The

Provides a detailed

description

explanation of the

alarm group

AlarmGroup and its purpose.


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