Alarm Status Explorer Configuration dialog box
How do I open the Alarm Status Explorer Configuration dialog box?
Use
FactoryTalk View Studio
at design time to configure the Alarm Status Explorer
for use with the Alarm and Event Summary.- Right-click the Alarm and Event Summary object and then clickProperties.
- Click theAppearancetab.
- UnderToolbar, click theBrowsebutton next toConfigure Alarm Status Explorer.
Use the
Alarm Status Explorer Configuration
dialog box to configure the appearance of the Alarm Status Explorer when it is displayed from the Alarm and Event Summary.The following table describes the settings available.
Setting | Description |
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Show area tree | Controls the display of alarm sources. Select this check box to display only the alarm sources contained in the area selected in the tree. To hide the area tree and always display all alarms in the application, clear this check box. |
Root area | Defines the area shown at the top of the area tree in the Alarm Status Explorer . To choose the root area click the Browse button and then select an area.You can only select areas for which you have security permissions. At runtime, the operator can only select areas within the root area. |
Show enable and disable buttons | Controls whether the operator can enable or disable alarms from the Alarm Status Explorer at runtime. Select this check box to show the Enable selected alarm source button and Disable selected alarm source button in the toolbar. |
Show unsuppress and suppress buttons | Controls whether the operator can unsuppress or suppress alarms from the Alarm Status Explorer at runtime. Select this check box to show the Unsuppress selected alarm source button and Suppress selected alarm source button in the toolbar. |
Show unshelve and shelve buttons | Controls whether the operator can unshelve or shelve alarms from the Alarm Status Explorer at runtime. Select this check box to show the Shelve selected alarm button and Unshelve selected alarm button in the toolbar. |
Show details button | Controls whether the operator must use the right-click context menu to view details about the selected alarm in the Alarm Status Explorer window at runtime. Select this check box to show the Show details for selected alarm button in the toolbar. |
Show help button | Controls whether the operator must use F1 to open online help at runtime. Select this check box to show the Help button in the toolbar. |
Configure the splitter bar position | Controls whether the operator can drag the splitter bar between the area tree and alarm source list to the left or right to configure the position of the splitter bar at runtime. |
Configure column widths | Controls whether the operator can drag the divider between column headings to the left or right to change the width of a column at runtime. |
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