Filter alarms at runtime

You can filter alarms at runtime by using the filters you defined at design time.

If you did not define a filter according to your needs at design time, you can still create new filters at runtime, or modify existing filters.

If you saved filters to an XML file, you can load them from a file at runtime.

Filters you define at runtime are not saved for use at design-time. To re-use filters you create or modify at runtime, export the filter list to an XML file, and import the XML file at design time.

Naming conflicts may occur between the runtime and design time XML lists. To resolve naming conflicts between the XML files, leave the Overwrite design time queries and filters option checked in the Run-Time Behaviors tab of the Edit Animations dialog box. The runtime query or filter list will overwrite the design time list and resolve the naming conflict.

If you are showing historical alarms or events, you can use the filtering mechanism provided by the grid technology instead of using filter favorites.