Create an alarm group list file
- Last UpdatedApr 08, 2025
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You use the Distributed Name Manager to create an alarm group list. Then, you add existing alarm groups from the local and remote nodes to the list.
The following table shows the syntax to specify alarm groups from the Distributed Name Manager.
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Node |
Alarm Group Syntax |
|---|---|
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Local |
\InTouch!Group_Name or .Group_Name |
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Remote |
\\Node_Name\InTouch!Group_Name or Node_Name.Group_Name |
For these examples, Node_Name is the name of the InTouch remote node. Group_Name is the name of the alarm group. If the alarm group is defined on the local node where the alarm group list is being defined, you can simply enter the alarm group name with a preceding period. For example, .Group_Name.
Create an alarm group list
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Open WindowMaker.
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On the File menu, select Configure, and then select Distributed Name Manager.
The Distributed Name Manager configuration screen appears.
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In the Distributed Alarms tab, select the Add (+) icon.
The Add distributed alarm dialog appears.
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In the Members box, type the list of InTouch nodes and alarm groups to be included in the query.
You can enter the node names and alarm group names using Standard Group Entry syntax or as short cut entries using periods. Short cut entries are converted to Standard Group Entries when you save the alarm group list.
Note: The Node.Group and .Group syntax can be used only in this configuration dialog box. It is not valid in the alarm display configuration or any alarm QuickScript function.
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Select Add to add the list to your alarm group file.
The syntax of the members is automatically converted.
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Select Save.
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Add the name of the alarm group list to a query in an Alarm Viewer control. The Alarm Viewer control now shows alarms for all groups specified in the list.