Custom alarm types

Create custom alarm types by configuring additional properties for the alarm.
Custom alarm types display additional columns in the
Alarm Grid
. For example, create an additional alarm property to have the
Alarm Grid
display the name of the mechanical system affected by the alarm.
Creating custom alarm types provides efficiency and consistency through reuse. Reuse alarms by creating instances of an alarm type. For example, you may have a machine with several temperature detectors. Instead of configuring individual alarms for each detector, configure a
TemperatureAlarm
alarm type and create a
DetectorID
property for the alarm type. Connect the detector to the monitored variable.
When you create instances of the
TemperatureAlarm
alarm in the
Alarm Grid
, you can filter the alarms by a specific
DetectorID
for the machine.
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