Columns in the Alarm and Event Banner

The data fields in the Alarm and Event Banner alarm list are organized into columns and represent the following alarm and event information. The columns selected at design time are displayed in the Alarm and Event Banner at runtime.
The following tables describes the information contained in the columns:
Column
Description
Priority
The urgency of the event:
  • FTAE_Priority_Low Low
  • FTAE_Priority_Med Medium
  • FTAE_Priority_High High
  • FTAE_Priority_Urgent Urgent
Severity
The severity of the event. This is a value in the range of 1 (lowest severity) through 1000 (highest severity).
Alarm State
The state of the alarm condition:
  • state_inalarmunack In Alarm and Unacknowledged
  • FTAeSummary_State_ActiveAcked In Alarm and Acknowledged
  • FTAeSummary_State_NormUnack Normal and Unacknowledged
Event Time
The time at which the alarm condition or sub-condition changed into the currently displayed state. The time can include seconds, milliseconds, or microseconds depending on the timestamp type selected in the
Show seconds for all timestamps
drop-down list box.
In Alarm Time
The time at which the alarm condition changed state from Normal to In Alarm. The time can include seconds, milliseconds, or microseconds depending on the timestamp type selected in the
Show seconds for all timestamps
drop-down list box.
Acknowledge Time
The time at which the alarm condition became acknowledged. The time can include seconds, milliseconds, or microseconds depending on the timestamp type selected in the
Show seconds for all timestamps
drop-down list box.
Out of Alarm Time
The time at which the alarm condition changed into the Normal state.
Internally
FactoryTalk Alarms and Events
 normalizes time values to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Objects such as the
FactoryTalk
 Alarm and Event Banner then convert the time values to the local time zone of the computer where the object is running. For example, the Event Time displayed on computers in different time zones will differ by the number of hours between their time zones. Also, the display format of date and time values are controlled by the Windows Regional Settings in the Control Panel on the computer where the
FactoryTalk
 Alarm and Event Banner is running.
Area
The
FactoryTalk Directory
 path to the area in which the event occurred, in the format /Area1/SubArea1/... .
For example: /Line1/MixingTank
.
Server Name
The name of the server that generated the event. For example: Packaging Server.
Group
The name of the group associated with the alarm, in the format
Group1.SubGroup1
.
Alarm Name
The full qualified name of the alarm without the area path and server name.
For example,
[Line1Controller]Program:Line1Program.MixingTank1
.
Alarm Short Name
The short name of the alarm.
For example,
MixingTank1
.
Condition Name
A name that describes the alarm condition. Condition names vary by event category. For example,
  • Level
     (available to Logix analog instruction alarms, Logix tag-based alarms, analog alarms by a Tag Alarm and Event Server, OPC UA alarms): LO, LOLO, HI, HIHI
  • Discrete
     (available to Logix tag-based alarms, discrete alarms, and OPC UA alarms): TRIP, TRIP_L, S_TRIP
  • Deviation
     (available to Logix tag-based alarms, deviation alarms served by a Tag Alarm and Event Server, and OPC UA alarms): DEV_LO, DEV_HI
  • Event
     (available to server-based event conditions): EVENT, EVENT_L
  • System
    : STATUS, SHORTCUT
  • Configured
     (also known as Logix tag-based alarms): TRIP, HIHI, LOLO, HI, LO, ROC_POS, ROC_NEG, DEV_HI, DEV_LO, TRIP_L, HIHI_L, LOLO_L, HI_L, LO_L, ROC_POS_L, ROC_NEG_L, DEV_HI_L, DEV_LO_L
  • Rate of Change
     (available to Logix analog instruction alarms, Logix tag-based alarms, and OPC UA alarms): ROC, ROC_POS, ROC_NEG
  • OPC UA
     (specific to OP UA alarms): AC, DISCREPANCY, DISCRETE, S_TRIP, TRIP, IDIAG, SDIAG, CERTIFICATE, LIMIT, LIMIT_HIHI, LIMIT_HI, LIMIT_LO, LIMIT_LOLO, HIHI, HI, LOLO, LO, DEV_HIHI, DEV_HI, DEV_LOLO, DEV_LO, ROC_POS, ROC_NEG, UDT
Message
The text that describes the event.
Alarm Count
The number of times the alarm condition has gone In Alarm. The alarm count can be reset from the
Alarm Details
 dialog box which is accessible from the Alarm and Event Summary and the
Alarm Status Explorer
.
Alarm Class
A classification string associated with an alarm when it is defined. The Alarm Class provides a user defined string that can be used for filtering and sorting alarms.
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