Configure the columns for alarm records

You can select the columns to show, specify the column order, and set the column names and widths.

Configure the display column details

1. Right-click the Distributed Alarm Display object and then select Properties. The Alarm Configuration dialog box appears.

2. Select the Message tab.

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

   

4. Select the checkbox in the Column Name list to show that column in the Distributed Alarm Display object. You must select at least one column. The following table describes the columns:

   Column	Description
   Date	Shows the date in the format selected from the Message tab.
   Time	Shows the time in the format selected from the Message tab.
   State	Shows the state of the alarm.
   Class	Shows the category of the alarm.
   Type	Shows the alarm type.
   Priority	Shows the alarm priority.
   Name	Shows the alarm/tagname.
   Group	Shows the Alarm Group name.
   Provider	Shows the name of the alarm provider.
   Value	Shows the value of the tagname when the alarm occurred.
   Limit	Shows the alarm limit value of the tagname.
   Operator	Shows the logged-on operator’s ID associated with the alarm condition.
   Comment	Shows the tagname comment. This comment is typed in the Alarm Comment box when the tagname’s alarm was defined in the database.

5. To rearrange the columns, select the column name and use the Move Up and Down arrow buttons. The column name appearing at the top of the Column Details dialog box is the column shown to the furthest left of the alarm display.

6. To edit the column name and width, select a column name and then select Edit. The Edit dialog box appears for that column.

   

   1. In the New Name box, type a new name if you want to show a column name other than the default column name.

   2. In the New Width box, type in a default column width. The column width can range from 1 to 999 pixels. The default column width is 100 pixels.

   3. Select OK in the Edit dialog box.

7. Select OK in the Column Details dialog box.

8. Select Apply.