Selecting and Configuring Alarm Query Favorites

Use the Query Favorites command on the shortcut menu to quickly select an alarm query from a list of previously defined alarm queries. You can also create new named queries, edit an existing query, or delete an existing query.

Note: For multi-line alarm queries appearing in the Distributed Alarm Display, line separations appear as "garbage" characters. This does not affect the function.

To select an alarm query for display

1. At run time, right-click the Distributed Alarm Display and then click Query Favorites. The Alarm Query dialog box appears.

   

2. In the list of currently defined queries, select the named query to use.

3. Click OK. The Distributed Alarm Display object shows the alarm information for the selected query.

To add a new named query

4. At run time, right-click the Distributed Alarm Display and then click Query Favorites. The Alarm Query dialog box appears.

   

5. Click Add. The Add Query dialog box appears.

   

6. Configure the query. Do the following:

   1. In the Name box, type the name for the query.

   2. In the Query box, type the sets of InTouch alarm queries that you want to perform. You can specify one or more alarm providers and groups.

   3. In the From Priority box, type the minimum alarm priority value (1 to 999). In the To Priority box, type the maximum alarm priority value (1 to 999).

   4. In the Alarm State list, click the alarm state that you want to use in the alarm query.

   5. In the Display Type area, click the type of alarms to show. For more information, see Summary Alarms versus Historical Alarms.

7. Click OK to close the Add Query dialog box.

8. Click OK in the Alarm Query dialog box.

To modify an existing named query

9. At run time, right-click the Distributed Alarm Display and then click Query Favorites. The Alarm Query dialog box appears.

10. In the list of currently defined queries, select the named query to modify.

11. Click Modify. The Modify Query dialog box appears.

12. Make the necessary modifications and then click OK to close the Modify Query dialog box.

13. Click OK on the Alarm Query dialog box.

Note: Modifications are not automatically applied to other Distributed Alarm Display objects that are using the alarm query being modified.

To delete an existing named query

14. At run time, right-click the Distributed Alarm Display and then click Query Favorites. The Alarm Query dialog box appears.

15. In the list of currently defined queries, select the named query to modify.

16. Click Delete. When a message appears, click Yes.

17. Click OK on the Alarm Query dialog box.

Note: Deletion are not automatically applied to other Distribute Alarm Display objects that are using the alarm query being deleted.