Shelve alarms

You can shelve alarms directly from the Alarm Control by selecting commands from the Alarm Control’s Context menu.

To shelve selected alarms using the Alarm Control

1. Select one or more alarms in alarm state.

2. Right-click the Alarm Control grid and click Shelve Selected from the shortcut menu.

   The Shelve Comment dialog box appears to set a shelf duration and enter a comment.

   

   Note: If the application runs under security and the Alarm Control has been configured to require a SHELVE signature, operators must authenticate themselves. The Shelve Comment dialog box includes additional fields for an operator to enter a username, password, and domain.

3. Select an alarm shelving duration from the Duration field.

4. Type a mandatory alarm shelving comment in the Reason field and click OK.

To shelve other alarms using the Alarm Control

5. Select one or more alarms in alarm state.

6. Right-click the Alarm Control, point to Shelve Others, and click one of the following shortcut commands:

   • Shelve All to shelve all alarms in alarm state

   • Shelve Visible to shelve all visible alarms

   • Shelve Selected Groups to shelve alarms with the same provider names and group names of one or more selected active alarms

   • Shelve Selected Tags to shelve alarms with the same provider names, group names, and tag names of one or more selected active alarms

   • Shelve Selected Priorities to shelve alarms with the same provider names, group names, and within the same priority ranges of one or more selected active alarms

   • Shelve Selected Severities to shelve alarms with the same provider names, group names, and within the same severity ranges of one or more selected active alarms

   The Shelve Comment dialog box appears with fields to set a shelf duration and enter a comment.

7. Select an alarm shelving duration from the Duration field.

8. Type an alarm shelving comment in the Reason field and click OK.