Configure the format of print and file output

Each option you select appears as a separate field in the printed output. Fields containing data exceeding the specified maximum field length are truncated to those limits.

Configure the format of alarm print and file output

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 Message tab.

   

4. In the Date/Time area, select the Date checkbox, and then select a date format from the list. The listed date formats include the following components:

   Option	Description
   DD	Two-digit day of the month (01-31)
   MM	Two-digit month of the year (01-12)
   YY	Last two digits of the year
   YYYY	Four-digit year
   MMM	Three-character abbreviation of the month

5. Select the Time checkbox and select a time format from the list. The listed formats included the following time components:

   Option	Description
   AP	Selects the AM/PM time format. For example, 3:00 PM is shown as 3:00 PM. A time without this designation defaults to 24 hour military time format. For example, 3:00 PM is shown as 15:00.
   HH	Two-digit hour of the day (00-23 or 01-12) when the alarm/event occurred.
   MM	Two-digit minute of the hour (00-59) when the alarm/event occurred.
   SS	Two-digit second of the minute (00-59) when the alarm/event occurred.
   SSS	Three-digit millisecond of the second when the alarm/event occurred.

6. Select the order that alarms appear in the alarm record according to the onset time of the alarm:

   Option	Description
   OAT	(Original Alarm Time) The date/time stamp of the onset of the alarm.
   LCT	(Last Changed Time) The date/time stamp of the most recent change of status for the instance of the alarm: onset of the alarm, change of sub-state, return to normal, or acknowledgment.
   LCT But OAT on ACK	(Last Changed Time, but Original Alarm Time on acknowledgement ) The last changed time is used while the alarm is unacknowledged, then original alarm time is used after the alarm has been acknowledged.

7. Select the alarm information to be printed.

   Option	Description
   Alarm State	Prints the alarm state. For example, UnAck, Ack.
   Alarm Class	Prints the alarm class. For example, VALUE, DEV, ROC.
   Alarm Type	Prints the alarm type. For example, HIHI, LO, MAJDEV.
   Priority	Prints the alarm priority (1-999).
   7.1 Default (button)	Selects the default settings for the Alarm Printer utility for InTouch version 7.1.
   7.11 Default (button)	Selects the default settings for the Alarm Printer utility for InTouch version 7.11.
   Remove Trailing Spaces	Removes the extra trailing spaces from a printed field when the length of the actual field value is less than the value configured for that field.
   Minimum Column Spacing	Reduces the spacing between columns so that more fields can fit on the printed page.
   Alarm Name	Prints the alarm name (tag). In the Length box, type the number of characters (64 characters maximum) for the alarm name.
   Group Name	Prints the alarm group name. In the Length box, type the number of characters (64 characters maximum) for the alarm group name.
   Alarm Provider	Prints the name of the alarm provider. In the Length box, type the number of characters (64 characters maximum) for the alarm provider name.
   Value at Alarm	Prints the value of the tag. In the Length box, type the number of characters (32 characters maximum) for the alarm value.
   Limit	Prints the tag’s alarm limit. In the Length box, type the number of characters (32 characters maximum) allowed for alarm limit. The number should be large enough to provide the desired level of precision.
   Operator Node	Prints the operator node associated with the alarm condition. In the Length box, type the number of characters (64 characters maximum) allowed for the operator’s node. In a Terminal Services environment, this is the name of the client computer that the respective operator established the Terminal Services session from. If the node name can't be retrieved, the node's IP address is used instead.
   Operator Name	Prints the operator name associated with the alarm condition. In the Length box, type the number of characters (16 characters maximum) allowed for the operator’s name.
   Operator Full Name	Prints the logged-on operator's full name.
   Operator Domain	Prints the logged-on operator's domain associated with the alarm condition.
   Comment	Prints the alarm comment associated with the tag. In the Length box, type the number of characters (131 characters maximum) allowed for the comment.
   Tag Comment	Prints the comment for the tag.
   User1	Prints the numerical values of User Defined Number 1 corresponding to the alarm.
   User2	Prints the numerical values of User Defined Number 2 corresponding to the alarm.
   User3	Prints the string value of the user-defined string property associated with the alarm. The maximum number of characters is 131.

8. Select Apply.