Use an existing query or filter

You can use an existing query filter to filter the alarms shown in the Alarm Client Control. You can also use the Favorite Property string property in scripting to switch to an existing query filter at run-time.

To use an existing query filter

1. Double-click the Alarm Control on the canvas. The Edit Animations dialog box appears.

2. Click Queries and Filters. The Query and Filter Favorites page appears.

3. In the Query and Filter Favorites list, select a query or filter by clicking the check box before each query or filter name.

   

4. Click OK.

   Note: In Current Alarms mode, if you try to proceed from Queries and Filters page with no query or filter selected, you will be prompted with a message to confirm you want to continue. Upon click of Yes the default query will be selected and you can continue. Upon click of No, you will be returned to the Queries and Filters page. If a query is selected but no filter, no message will display.

   In Historical Alarms mode, if you proceed without a query selected but have selected a filter, the filter will be applied. If neither query nor filter is selected, you will be prompted with the same message.