Associate points with alternative alarm limits

The final step in setting up alternative alarm limits involves associating analog, rate, and flowTotalConfig records with a specific set of alternative alarm limits.

Note: In the procedure below, an analog record is used as an example. The procedure is the same for rate records, but slightly different for flowTotalConfig records (as described below). The Alarming tab in the analog Row Edit dialog box is opened through the analog table listing in the Advanced Database Editor (ADE). For general information on ADE, and further information on the analog table, refer to the Advanced Database Editor (ADE) Administrator and RealTime tables, respectively.

To associate points with alternative alarm limits

1. Navigate to the Alarming tab in the analog Row Edit dialog box.

   Note: For flowTotalConfig records, navigate to the appropriate Calc. Element [0-3] tab in the flowTotalConfig Row Edit dialog box.

   

2. Select Enable Alternate Alarm Limit.

   If not selected (default), the system uses the default alarm limits for the point, not alternative alarm limits.

3. In the Alarm Limit Set field, enter or select the name of the desired almlimitset record.