One of your first tasks when configuring alarms is to create alarm areas by naming them. iFIX provides 16 default alarm areas, named A through P; however, you can rename the default areas or add new ones by clicking the Alarm Area Database button on the SCU toolbox. Each alarm area name you enter must be unique and can be up to 29 alphanumeric characters.
In order to enter or edit an alarm area name, iFIX must be running. In addition, you can only edit the alarm area database from a SCADA server.
NOTE: Alarm area names cannot contain the characters "*", "?", or "\".
