Configuring the Display Properties of the Grid

For the display grid, you can configure:

• A title bar, status bar, and scroll bars.

• Where new alarms appear in the grid and whether to auto-scroll to them.

• A default message to be shown if there are no alarm records to show.

To configure the appearance of the grid

1. Right-click the Distributed Alarm Display object and then click Properties. The Alarm Configuration dialog box appears.

   

2. In the Display Name box, type the name for the alarm display. This name must be unique for each alarm display used. This name is used throughout the system for referring to this object for execution of tasks such as alarm acknowledgment and queries.

3. In the New Alarms Appear At area, configure where you want new alarms to appear in the object:

   • Click Top of List to show the most recent alarm at the top of the list.

   • Click Bottom of List to show most recent alarm at the bottom of the list.

4. In the Properties area, configure title bar, status bar, and scroll bars. Do any of the following:

   • Select the Show Titles check box to show the alarm message title bar.

   • Select the Show Status Bar check box to show the status bar.

   • Select the Show Vert Scrollbar check box to show the vertical scroll bar.

   • Select the Show Horz Scrollbar check box to show the horizontal scroll bar.

5. Select the Show Message check box to show a default message if there are no alarm records to show. Type the message in the box.

6. Select the Auto-Scroll to New Alarms check box to have the selection automatically jumps to the new alarm. New alarms are defined as those that are not currently shown within the display object.

7. Click OK.