Configure which alarms to log

In the second page of the Alarm DB Logger Manager configuration wizard, you define one or more queries to select alarms from InTouch or Galaxy alarm providers. You also select a range of alarm priority values that are part of the database query.

Use the following query syntax for remote nodes:

\\NodeName\Provider!AlarmGroup

Use the following query syntax for the local node:

\Provider!AlarmGroup

Example:

\\ProdSvr\InTouch!$System

The following is an example of using a Galaxy alarm provider. This query gives you all alarms from a specific area.

\Galaxy!Area

Note: The Alarm DB Logger Manager only supports 50 Queries and 3072 characters.

Configure which alarms to log

1. Open the Alarm DB Logger Manager and start the configuration wizard. Do the following:

   1. In the Tools view, expand Applications.

   2. Double-click Alarm DB Logger Manager.

   3. Select Settings. The Alarm DB Logger Manager - Configuration wizard appears.

2. Select Next. The Alarm DB Logger Manager - Query Selection page appears.

   

   The read-only Alarm State box shows the alarm state for logging. The read-only Query Type box shows the type of query.

3. In the From Priority box, enter the starting value of the alarm priority range.

4. In the To Priority box, enter the ending value of the alarm priority range.

5. In the Alarm Query box, type the alarm queries that you want to use to store or retrieve data from the alarm database.

   Note: Area name with 128 characters is not supported by Historian.

6. Select Next to configure the logging interval. See Configure the logging interval.