Configure the shown time format of alarm records

You can configure the time format for shown alarm records.

For the Alarm Viewer control, the original alarm time is the date/time stamp of the onset of the alarm. If tag is an I/O tag, then it is the time stamp from the I/O Server if that server is capable of passing time stamps.

Configure the time format

1. Right-click the Alarm Viewer control and then select Properties. The AlarmViewerCtrl Properties dialog box appears.

2. Select the Time Format tab.

   

3. In the Time Format list, select the desired time format. The Time Format box shows a set of strings consisting of characters separated by the % symbol for the format you selected.

   String character	Description
   d	Two-digit day of the month.
   b	Three-letter month abbreviation.
   Y	Four-digit year.
   m	Two-digit month.
   y	Two-digit year.
   #x	Full day and date. For example: Friday, August 10, 2007
   B	Complete month name.
   H	Hours in 24 hour time format.
   M	Minute.
   p	AM or PM (for 12 hour time format).
   S	Seconds.
   s	Fractions of a second.
   I	Hours in 12 hour time format.

4. In the Displayed Time list, select the shown time:

   OAT	The original alarm time, which is the date/time stamp of the onset of the alarm.
   LCT	The last changed time, which is the date/time stamp of the most recent change of state for the instance of the alarm: onset of the alarm, change of sub-state, return to normal, or acknowledgment.
   LCT But OAT on ACK	The last changed time, but the original alarm time on acknowledge. The last changed time is used while the alarm is unacknowledged, then the original alarm time is used after the alarm has been acknowledged.

5. In the Displayed Time Zone list, select the time zone:

   GMT	Greenwich Mean Time, also known as Coordinated Universal Time, UTC, or Zulu.
   Local Time	Alarm time adjusted for the local time zone.
   Origin Time	Alarm time adjusted for the time zone of the alarm source.

6. Select Apply.