Technical Reference Manual - InduSoft

Alarms, Events, and Trends
UseLegacyPriorityAck=1
Caution: The settings configured in the body of each Alarm worksheet are stored in the Tags
Database archive(s). Therefore, changes to the tags database may affect the content of the Alarm
worksheets (body). Notice that each tag/type cannot be available in more than one Alarm group
simultaneously because the Alarm Group is a property associated to each Tag/Alarm Type (e.g., Tag:
Level; Alarm Type: Hi; Alarm Group: 2).
Alarm Worksheet Header
The following table describes the Header settings on an Alarm worksheet:
Field Remarks Syntax
Description
Group Name
Email Settings
Advanced
On Line > Display in Alarm Controls
On Line > Ack Required
On Line > Beep
On Line > Send to Printer
Description of the alarm group. It is displayed on the workspace. This field is used for
documentation only.
Name of the Alarm group. During runtime, the operator can filter alarms based on the
Group Name by the built-in Filters dialog of the Alarm/Event control object.
Launches the Email Settings dialog, where you can configure the settings for emails
sent automatically based on alarm conditions.
Launches the Advanced Settings dialog, where you can configure the settings for
emails sent automatically based on alarm conditions.
When checked, the alarms are available to be displayed on the Alarm/Event Control
object.
When checked, the alarms require acknowledgment. In this case, the alarms
are displayed on the Alarm/Event Control object (Online mode) until they are
acknowledged AND normalized.
When checked, the computer keeps beeping while there are alarm(s) to be
acknowledged, currently active.
When checked, the alarm messages are sent to the printer as soon as the alarm event
occurs. When using this option, you must use a matrix printer (instead of DeskJet
or LaserJet) in order to print the message(s) and feed just one line — otherwise,
each alarm will be printed in a different sheet of paper. The alarms will be printed in
the default printer. If you want to send alarms to a printer different from the default
printer, you can specify the printer path/name, editing the following parameter in the
project_name.APP file:
Text (up to 80 chars)
Text (up to 32 chars)
Button
Button
Checkbox
Checkbox
Checkbox
Checkbox
[AlarmLog]
Device=PrinterPath/PrinterName
History > Save to Disk
When checked, the alarm messages are stored in the history log when they become
active.
Checkbox
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