Configure Alarm Notification Settings

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Plant Applications Web Client.
  2. In the main navigation bar, select .
    The Notifications pane appears.
  3. In the Notifications pane, select .
    The Settings pane appears.
    Tip: To navigate back to the Notifications pane, select .
    In the Settings pane, you can configure the options as described in the following table.
    OptionDescription
    Sort Notifications bySelect one of the following options to decide the order in which alarm notifications appear in the Notifications pane:
    • Priority: Select to access alarm notifications sorted by decreasing order of alarm priorities; that is, high priority alarms appear first, followed by medium priority alarms, and then low priority alarms.
      Note: You set priority of an alarm notification in the alarm template in Plant Applications Administrator.
    • Time Received: Select to access alarm notifications sorted chronologically by the date (and time) when they were received; that is, any new alarm notification will appear first.
      Note: By default, the alarm notifications are sorted by time received.
    View Alarms BySelect one of the following options to view alarms only in the selected time range option, product, or process order:
    • Current Shift: Select to access all alarm notifications associated with activities in the ongoing shift.
      Note: By default, this option is selected.
    • Current and Previous Shift: Select to access all alarm notifications associated with activities in the ongoing shift and from the shift prior to the current shift.
    • Current Day: Select to access all alarm notifications associated with activities on the current Production Day.
      Note: If shifts are not configured, this option is selected by default.
    • Current and Previous Day: Select to access all alarm notifications associated with activities on the current Production Day and from the day prior to the current Production Day.
    Note: The Previous Shift and Current and Previous Shift options appear only when shifts are defined for the Display in Plant Applications Administrator.
    Dismiss Float Alarm Notification inEnter a duration in seconds after which the float alarms notifications disappear.
    Note: By default, the box value is set to 5 seconds.
    Until I Close ManuallySelect to close the float alarm notification window manually.
    Note: If you select this check box, the Dismiss Float Alarm Notification in is disabled.
    Tip: To restore the default settings, select Reset.
  4. Select Save.
    The notification settings are saved, and the Notifications pane appears again.

Results

The alarm notifications appear in the Notifications pane according to the settings you saved.