Understanding the Active Alarms List
The Active Alarms list is used to preview alarm definitions that are selected in the Behavior table.
The default Active Alarms list columns are:
The + column contains a count of the number of child alarms associated with an alarm in the alarm list. The alarm count can be clicked and this will change the Alarm List into the selected alarms child view displaying the child alarms associated with the parent alarm.
The Unacknowledged column contains a bell icon if the alarm is unacknowledged.
The Attribute column contains the type of SCADA measurement or type of System alarm.
The Priority column contains the priority associated with the alarm. The priority field’s background is filled with the priorities associated color while the alarm is not acknowledged.
The Alarm Time column contains the time the alarm was generated in the field. For a SCADA alarm this is the timestamp supplied by the RTU.
The Class column contains the alarm class associated with the alarm.
The Category column contains the alarm category associated with the alarm.
The Alarm message column contains the alarm text
The following right click options are available:
Acknowledge: Acknowledge the selected alarm.
Silence: Silence the selected alarm.
Clear: Clear the selected alarm from the Alarm List.