Configure which alarms to print

The Alarm Printer queries the alarm memory to select records to print or save to a log file. The query selects records from the internal alarm memory based upon:

• Alarm priority

• Current alarm state (unacknowledged/acknowledged)

• Alarm group membership

Each alarm has an assigned priority number that represents the severity of the alarm. An alarm priority ranges from 1 to 999. The most severe alarm is assigned a priority of 1. The least severe alarm is assigned a priority of 999.

If a network or printer connection fails, the Alarm Printer does not reprint all alarms. The Alarm Printer only prints the alarms that have not been printed before the connection failure.

Configure which alarms to print

1. Open the Alarm Printer utility. Do the following:

   1. In the WindowMaker Tools view, expand Applications.

   2. Double-click Alarm Printer.

2. On the menu bar, select Configure. The Configuration Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the Query tab.

   

4. In the From Priority box, enter the highest priority alarm value (1 to 999).

5. In the To Priority box, enter the lowest priority alarm value (1 to 999).

6. In the Alarm State list, select the alarm state.

   Select	To show
   All	All alarms.
   Ack	Only acknowledged alarms.
   Unack	Only unacknowledged alarms.

7. In the Alarm Query box, type one or more alarm queries. You can specify one or more alarm providers and groups. Use blank spaces to separate the queries.

8. Select the Record alarms generated after query starts checkbox to only include alarms that occur after the query starts. The Alarm Printer ignores alarms records that are in the alarm memory and were triggered before the Alarm Printer started querying.

9. Select OK.