Select and configure display columns

For the Alarm DB View control, you can:

• Select and order the columns.

• Set the width of a column in pixels.

• Rename a column.

At least one column must be selected.

Important: The column names are reset to default column names if the display mode is changed. It is better to select the display mode first before changing the column names.

Configure the display column details

1. Right-click the Alarm DB View control and then select Properties. The AlmDbViewCtrl Properties dialog box appears.

2. Select the General tab.

3. Select Column Details. The Column Details dialog box appears.

   

4. In the Name column, select the checkboxes next to the names of the columns that you want to appear in the Alarm DB View control. You must select at least one column from the list.

   Column Name	Description
   Time	Shows the time at which the alarm occurred.
   State	Shows the state of the alarm.
   Class	Shows the alarm category.
   Type	Shows the alarm type.
   Priority	Shows the alarm priority.
   Name	Shows the tag or source that caused the alarm or event.
   Group	Shows the alarm group name.
   Provider	Shows the name of the alarm provider.
   Value	Shows the value of the tag when the alarm occurred.
   Limit	Shows the alarm limit value of the tag.
   Operator	Shows the logged-on operator’s ID associated with the alarm condition.
   Operator Full Name	Shows the logged-on operator’s full name.
   Operator Node	Shows the logged on operator’s node associated with the alarm condition. In a Terminal Services environment, this is the name of the client computer that the operator established the Terminal Services session from. If the node name can't be retrieved, the node's IP address is used instead.
   Operator Domain	Shows the logged on operator’s domain associated with the alarm condition.
   Alarm Comment	Shows the tag’s comments. This comment was typed in the Alarm Comment box when the tag’s alarm was defined in the database. When an acknowledgement comment is introduced for alarms, the new comment is updated in this comment column.
   User1	Shows the numerical values of User Defined Number 1 corresponding to the alarm.
   User2	Shows the numerical values of User Defined Number 2 corresponding to the alarm.
   User3	Shows the string value of the user defined string property associated with the alarm.
   Duration	Shows the unacknowledgement duration or the alarm duration, depending on what has been selected by the operator.
   UTC Time	Shows the time of the alarm in UTC.

5. Rearrange columns by selecting the column name and using the up and down arrows. The column name appearing at the top of the Column Details dialog box is the left-most column of the alarm control.

6. To change the name of a column or its width, select the column and select Edit. The Edit dialog box appears.

   

   1. In the New Name box, type the new column name.

   2. In the New Width box, type the column width. The column width can range from 1 to 999 pixels.

   3. Select OK.

7. Select Reset to Default to return to the default column detail settings.

8. Select OK in the Column Details dialog box.

9. Select Apply.