Working with the Alarm Summary Object

As you configure the Alarm Summary object, you can switch to the iFIX WorkSpace's run-time environment to view and test the object's configuration. The object provides a right-click menu. The options on the menu depend on the settings you enable. Among these options are the commands listed in the following table.

Optional Alarm Summary Pop-up Menu Commands 

Enabling the property...

Displays the commands...

And enables the operator to...

Allow Alarm Acknowledgement

Acknowledge

Acknowledge the currently selected alarm.

Acknowledge All

Acknowledge all the alarms that match the current filter. Upon acknowledging the alarms, the object sends one message to all the enabled alarm destinations for the local node.

Acknowledge Page

Acknowledge all the alarms on the screen, including animated objects and Data links. Alarms in the spreadsheet that are not displayed are not acknowledged. To view these alarms, use the scroll bars.

Allow Alarm Deletion

Delete

Delete the currently selected alarm. Unlike acknowledging alarms, deleting one alarm sends no message.

Delete All

Delete all the alarms that match the current filter. Unlike acknowledging alarms, deleting all alarms sends no message.

Allow Run Time Configuration

Filter

Change the Alarm Summary object's filter configuration.

Sort

Change the Alarm Summary object's sort configuration.

Is Selectable

Tag Status

Open the Tag Status picture of the tag associated with the selected object.

If multiple tags are associated with the selected object, open the Tag Status picture of the first associated tag, or open the Tag Control Panel picture, which lists the Tag Status pictures of all tags associated with the selected object.

Quick Trend

Open the Quick Trend picture of the tag(s) associated with the selected object(s). The Quick Trend picture displays up to eight pens when multiple tags are associated with the selected object(s).

The other commands in the menu always appear. The following table lists these commands:

Standard Alarm Summary Pop-up Menu Commands 

The option...

Enables operators to...

Properties

Configure the Alarm Summary object by displaying its property sheet.

Show/Hide Grid Lines

Show and hide the grid lines in the object.

Enable/Disable Alarm Horn

Enable or disable the Alarm Horn.

Silence Alarm Horn

Silence the Alarm Horn for the current alarms.

Pause Alarm Read

Temporarily disable the alarm refresh rate and instruct the Alarm Summary object to stop updating the spreadsheet.

NOTE: You can have up to 30 Alarm Summary objects active in the iFIX WorkSpace run-time environment.

Keyboard Shortcuts

If you are using a keyboard, the following keys control the Alarm Summary object:

Alarm Summary Object Keyboard Shortcuts

Use the key...

To...

F3

Scroll right.

F4

Scroll left.

F5

Scroll the window up one line.

F6

Scroll the window down one line.

F7

Scroll the window up one page.

F8

Scroll the window down one page.

F9

Deselect an alarm.

Spacebar

Select an alarm.

A

Acknowledge all the alarms that match the current filter. Upon acknowledging the alarms, the object sends one message to all the enabled alarm destinations for the local node.

K

Acknowledge all the alarms on the screen, including animated objects and Data links. Alarms in the spreadsheet that are not displayed are not acknowledged. To view these alarms, use the scroll bars.

C

Change the order of columns or the specific columns displayed by the Alarm Summary object.

F

Change the Alarm Summary object's filter configuration.

S

Change the Alarm Summary object's sort configuration.

P

Temporarily disable the alarm refresh rate and instruct the Alarm Summary object to stop updating the spreadsheet.

Delete

Delete the currently selected alarm. Unlike acknowledging alarms, deleting one alarm sends no message.

D

Delete all the alarms that match the current filter. Unlike acknowledging alarms, deleting all alarms sends no message.

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